The Long Run

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"The Long Run" is a song written by American musicians Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by Eagles as the title track of their album "The Long Run". Released as a single in November 1979, the song reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980. The sound of the song is viewed as a tribute to the Stax / Memphis rhythm and blues sound. According to Don Henley, "The Long Run" was written in part as a response to press articles that said Eagles were "passé" as disco was then dominant and punk emerging

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