Eagles - Dirty Laundry

"Dirty Laundry" is a song written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar, from Henley's Gold-plus debut solo album “I Can't Stand Still”, released in 1982. The song hit number 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart in October 1982, prior to being issued as a 45. Lyrically, the song describes mass media sensationalism and yellow journalism.
Released as the second single from “I Can't Stand Still”, it spent three weeks at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1983. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in March of 1983, representing sales of over one million in the United States.

“Dirty Laundry” este un cantec scris de Don Henley si Danny Kortchmar, de pe albumul de aur solo de debut al lui Henley “I Can’t Stand Sill”, lansat in 1982. Cantecul a atins locul 1 in clasamentul pieselor de pe albume de la Billboard in octombrie 1982, inainte de a fi imprimat pe turatia de 45. Versurile descriu senzationalismul din media, asa-zisul jurnalism galben.
Lansat ca al doilea single de pe “I Can’t Stand Sill”, a stat trei saptamani pe locul 3 in Billboard Hot 100 la inceputul lui 1983. Single-ul a fost certificat cu aur de catre RIIA in martie 1983 pentru vanzari de peste un million de copii in Statele Unite.
Videoclipul din postare este de la concertele din Melbourne din noiembrie 2004.

I make my living off the evening news

Just give me something, something I can use

People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry

Well, I could've been an actor, but I wound up here

I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear

Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around

We got the bubble-headed bleach-blonde who comes on at five

She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye

It's interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet?

You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet

Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry

You don't really need to find out what's going on

You don't really want to know just how far it's gone

Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down

Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around

(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down)

(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down)

(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down)

(Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around)

Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies

We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie

Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry

We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing

When it's said and done, we haven't told you a thing

We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry

(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down)...