Eagles & Jackson Browne - Take It Easy - Live 1974‏

- The song, "Take It Easy" by the Eagles, is certainly right up on the list of most well known rock and roll songs in history. It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972 and was the opening track on the band's Self Titled debut album "Eagles." It reached No. 12 that year on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has become one of their signature songs. It is listed as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Lead vocalist on this track was the Eagles band member Glenn Frey. What most people don't know is that, Glenn Co-wrote this song with a long time friend of the band, Jackson Browne. The following year, Jackson Browne also recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, For Everyman (1973). Although, Jackson Browne went on to have tremendous success as a solo artist, his version of this song is not very well known.

According to Frey, the second verse of "Take It Easy" refers to a time when Jackson Browne's automobile malfunctioned in Winslow, Arizona, during one of his trips to Sedona, requiring him to spend a long day in Winslow.

In 1999, in response to the lyrics that made the small town kind of famous, the city of Winslow erected a life-size bronze statue and mural commemorating the song at the Standin' on the Corner Park. The statue stands near a lamp post, the male figure with an acoustic guitar secured between his right hand and the shoe of his right foot. Above his head, a metal sign, crafted in the style of U.S. Route shields, displays the words "Standin' on the corner". The mural on the wall behind the statue is that of a storefront, and includes what would appear to be the reflection of a red flatbed Ford pickup truck driven by a blonde-haired woman. The second floor of the mural features an eagle perched in one window on the left and a man and woman (apparently the man on the corner and woman in the truck) embracing in another window on the right. The site has become a landmark that attracted many visitors to the town. In 2016, a life-sized statue of Glenn Frey was added to the Standin' on the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona, to honor his songwriting contributions to "Take It Easy".

This is an 1974 concert clip of The Eagles playing "Take It Easy" with a guest appearance of their friend Jackson Browne.

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