Words and music

Of the three music stars who died recently, the one I will miss most of all is Glenn Frey, of the Eagles.

Bowie was inventive, Lemmy was loud, but Frey was clever with words and music, and there are few who do both well.

'It's a girl my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford, slowin' down to take a look at me'

'City girls seem to find out early, how to open doors with just a smile.'

'You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave'

Words like that, with great guitar and drum work from a bunch of long-haired, tall, lean guys in jeans and checked shirts made the Eagles special.

And they were proper rock stars. They fought each other, they drank and took drugs.
They made great records. Thank you Glenn.