Don Henley doesn't seem to be too fond of lawyers.

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Don Henley doesn't seem to be too fond of lawyers.

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In the title song of "End of the Innocence", he makes two similar, unflattering references to them:

"Lawyers dwell on small details,
Since Daddy had to fly."

"Lawyers clean up all details,
Since Daddy had to lie."



I guess those aren't too bad. But on the same album, in the song "Gimme What You Got", he says:

"You cross a lawyer with the Godfather, baby,
Make you an offer you can't understand." :shock:



And then, when the Eagles sing "Get Over It", that's Mr Henley's voice you hear singing:

"The more I think about it, old Billy was right
Let’s kill all the lawyers, kill ’em tonight."


Do ya think he's got a grudge against the profession? Or was he just giving the public what they wanted to hear?
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Re: Don Henley doesn't seem to be too fond of lawyers.

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PapaMouse wrote:Do ya think he's got a grudge against the profession? Or was he just giving the public what they wanted to hear?
Well he has had his run ins with the law on more than one occasion so maybe this is his personal way of getting back at them.
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