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      • In contrast, "Victim of Love" was recorded in a live session in studio apart from the lead vocal and the harmony on the choruses which were added later.
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  2. This means that the song "Victim of Love" was played live in the studio by all five Eagles playing together. Since the Eagles were accused of being so staid and lifeless in the studio, they decided to play live in the studio and then let people know they had done it.

  3. In contrast, "Victim of Love" was recorded in a live session in studio apart from the lead vocal and the harmony on the choruses which were added later. Don Felder initially sang the lead vocals in the many early takes for the song, but the band felt that his efforts were not up to the required standard, and Henley then took over as the lead. [ 6 ]

    • The vocal part going to Don Henley was something that resulted from the band’s dissatisfaction with Don Felder’s performance. Felder was promised a lead vocal on the album and thought that this would be the song, seeing as he was the one who came up with the idea.
    • However, they did let Felder record the vocals, but did a sneaky maneuver on him by distracting him to allow Henley to record his own version. Manager Irving Azoff took Felder for a meal while Henley recorded his vocals.
    • With the roles rearranged, Henley was now on lead vocals, Felder on lead guitar, and Joe Walsh on the slide. Henley thought of Felder wanting the lead vocal on the song as equivalent to him demanding to play lead guitar.
    • The run-out groove on Hotel California’s B-side has the message “V.O.L is a five piece live”, which indicated that the song was played in the studio live by the five Eagles members.
  4. Jun 6, 2024 · Midway through recording, Felder said that he wanted to sing the track ‘Victim of Love’, which he claimed to have written by himself. As Henley remembers, Felder presented the band with just a collection of riffs, which was then turned into a song by Frey and JD Souther.

  5. Jan 24, 2024 · Victim of Love” paints a vivid picture of Henley singing to an unnamed person, expressing concern about their love life. The lyrics suggest a tumultuous romantic situation from an outsider’s perspective.

  6. Victim of Love was recorded live in the studio, with the only overdubs being the vocals. Don Felder was supposedly promised to sing two tracks on the album. This being one of them. Don...

  7. Oct 4, 2018 · Eagles icon Don Felder recalled his disappointment at coming back from dinner to find that Don Henley had recorded the vocal track for the Hotel California song “Victim of Love,” even though...