Desperado

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"Desperado" is a classic ballad, originally by the Eagles, that became widely known through Linda Ronstadt’s acclaimed 1973 cover version.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
associatedAct Eagles
Linda Ronstadt
composer Don Henley
Glenn Frey
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Linda Ronstadt
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs classic ballad
firstReleaseYear 1973
genre country rock
rock ballad
soft rock
hasCoverVersion Desperado self-linksurface differs
surface form: Desperado (Linda Ronstadt recording)
hasLiveVersion Desperado (Eagles album)
surface form: Desperado (Eagles live performances)
includedInAlbum Desperado (Eagles album)
instrumentation piano
strings
vocals
language English
lyricist Don Henley
Glenn Frey
musicalKey G major
notableFor being one of the Eagles’ signature songs
being widely known through Linda Ronstadt’s 1973 cover
originallyPerformedBy Eagles
partOf Eagles discography
performer Eagles
Linda Ronstadt
producer Glyn Johns
recordedBy Eagles
Linda Ronstadt
recordLabel Asylum Records
releaseType album track
tempo slow
theme emotional vulnerability
loneliness
reluctance to love
timeSignature 4/4
trackNumber 5
vocalStyle ballad

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Linda Ronstadt notableSong Desperado
Anti track Desperado
The Eagles notableWork Desperado
subject surface form: Eagles
The Eagles hasPart Desperado
subject surface form: Eagles
this entity surface form: Desperado (album)
Don’t Cry Now hasTrack Desperado
subject surface form: Don't Cry Now
Don’t Cry Now hasCoverVersionOf Desperado
subject surface form: Don't Cry Now
Desperado hasCoverVersion Desperado self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Desperado (Linda Ronstadt recording)
Eagles notableWork Desperado
Eagles album Desperado
Anti World Tour setlistFeature Desperado
Donald Hugh Henley notableWork Desperado