Eagles - The Last Resort - (Paradise) - “The Last Resort“ lyrics on screen & description

Eagles - “The Last Resort“ slideshow with lyrics on screen & in description. This song is really a history lesson. I’ve created this slideshow using images of beautiful American fine art, historic photographs and colorful high quality current scenic photographs. “The Last Resort“ is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. It was originally released on the Eagles’ album Hotel California on December 8. 1976.[1] It was subsequently released as the B-side of “Life in the Fast Lane“ single on May 3, 1977. n a 1978 interview with Rolling Stone, Henley said: “’The Last Resort’, on Hotel California, is still one of my favorite songs... That’s because I care more about the environment than about writing songs about drugs or love affairs or excesses of any kind. The gist of the song was that when we find something good, we destroy it by our presence — by the very fact that man is the only animal on earth that is capable of destroying his environment. The environment is the reason I got into politics: to try to do something about what I saw as the complete destruction of most of the resources that we have left. We have mortgaged our future for gain and greed.“ (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The song reflects on the Westward Expansion in America, with the hardship, bloodshed, greed and destruction of natural resources and wildlife that came with the settling of the West. Americans felt it was their destiny to claim the land and own the frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. California was the last frontier. Ironically, the song says, “We can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina“, which is a town on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. Don Henley wrote the lyrics, which tell the epic story employing sarcasm and criticism. Lyrics for Eagles, “The Last Resort“: “The Last Resort“ She came from Providence, the one in Rhode Island Where the old world shadows hang heavy in the air She packed her hopes and dreams like a refugee Just as her father came across the sea She heard about a place people were smilin’ They spoke about the red man’s way, and how they loved the land And they came from everywhere to the Great Divide Seeking a place to stand or a place to hide Down in the crowded bars, out for a good time, Can’t wait to tell you all, what it’s like up there And they called it paradise I don’t know why Somebody laid the mountains low while the town got high Then the chilly winds blew down Across the desert through the canyons of the coast, to the Malibu Where the pretty people play, hungry for power to light their neon way and give them things to do Some rich men came and raped the land, Nobody caught ’em Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus, people bought ’em And they called it paradise The place to be They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina just like the missionaries did, so many years ago They even brought a neon sign: “Jesus is coming“ Brought the white man’s burden down Brought the white man’s reign Who will provide the grand design? What is yours and what is mine? ’Cause there is no more new frontier We have got to make it here We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds, in the name of destiny and the name of God And you can see them there, On Sunday morning They stand up and sing about what it’s like up there They call it paradise I don’t know why You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF “FAIR USE“ IN TITLE 17 § 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMPARISON, AND CRITICISM ONLY. NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED.