Comments on: White Label Wednesday: Don Henley, “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Beau http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-39770 Beau Fri, 23 May 2008 04:01:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-39770 This song was about politics? I had no idea. That's how little impression the lyrics made.<br><br>And I actually like some Henley tunes from this era. "Heart of the Matter" is a great song any way you slice it. This song was about politics? I had no idea. That's how little impression the lyrics made.

And I actually like some Henley tunes from this era. “Heart of the Matter” is a great song any way you slice it.

]]> By: Beau http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-18117 Beau Fri, 23 May 2008 03:01:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-18117 This song was about politics? I had no idea. That's how little impression the lyrics made.<br><br>And I actually like some Henley tunes from this era. "Heart of the Matter" is a great song any way you slice it. This song was about politics? I had no idea. That's how little impression the lyrics made.

And I actually like some Henley tunes from this era. “Heart of the Matter” is a great song any way you slice it.

]]> By: Pico http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-18116 Pico Thu, 22 May 2008 13:07:47 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-18116 I pretty much agree about "Dance;" it was a political screed awkwardly shoehorned into a monotonous, one-chord soulless dance tune. Now, it sounds painfully dated too boot.<br><br>On the other hand, I too thought that "Sunset Grill" was such a cool song and I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe it's because the line "meanwhile, have another beer" was all the excuse I needed back then to do just that ;&) I pretty much agree about “Dance;” it was a political screed awkwardly shoehorned into a monotonous, one-chord soulless dance tune. Now, it sounds painfully dated too boot.

On the other hand, I too thought that “Sunset Grill” was such a cool song and I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe it's because the line “meanwhile, have another beer” was all the excuse I needed back then to do just that ;&)

]]> By: Elaine http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-18115 Elaine Wed, 21 May 2008 20:34:18 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-18115 Interesting take! I wasn't very savvy back then, but even I rolled my eyes at molotov cocktails being the local drink, mixed in the kitchen sink. We might be soulless, plastic people, but what is Don Henley? He makes big bucks pushing a mainstream political agenda (right out of the dreaded American machine) in pop songs, and has for going on 3 decades.<br><br>I will give him one thing. I recall that "Sunset Grill" sounded cooler at the time than just about anything else on the radio. Interesting take! I wasn't very savvy back then, but even I rolled my eyes at molotov cocktails being the local drink, mixed in the kitchen sink. We might be soulless, plastic people, but what is Don Henley? He makes big bucks pushing a mainstream political agenda (right out of the dreaded American machine) in pop songs, and has for going on 3 decades.

I will give him one thing. I recall that “Sunset Grill” sounded cooler at the time than just about anything else on the radio.

]]> By: peterlee43 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-18114 peterlee43 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:44:07 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-18114 I'm torn by this song - it was a favorite of mine growing up, but now that I look back at it, I think to myself, why? Your post just makes that all the more clear... I'm torn by this song – it was a favorite of mine growing up, but now that I look back at it, I think to myself, why? Your post just makes that all the more clear…

]]> By: el bandito http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-18113 el bandito Wed, 21 May 2008 18:10:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-don-henley-%e2%80%9call-she-wants-to-do-is-dance%e2%80%9d/#comment-18113 When you think of dicks in music Mike Love always should be first...but Henley is coming up quick! This song reallly sucks! When you think of dicks in music Mike Love always should be first…but Henley is coming up quick! This song reallly sucks!

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