hearts on fire Randy Meisner-

[catfishcraz]

I remeber this song being a hit back in da day!

[hasekdom]

I always liked Randy! He had a lot of cool songs.

[DaveWollenberg]

Randy hit #19 in Billboard, 3-14-81. Linda Ronstadt sang backup. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!

[Freyja1133]

This sounds like a heavy metal song to me... does anyone agree?

[devilfan1965]

i think he still plays with the new poco now.....they were up in north jersey a few years back

[marywbashara]

I once got to meet Randy--Club Foot in Austin. Remarkable night and performance. One of the nicest guys ever, and...gorgeous....so glad he is happy. Someday his talent will be fully acknowledged.

[castertunes1967]

Remember this one well from thirty years ago....."I've been achin' from desire"...great track!

[catfishcraz]

This song is from the album " One more Song" . I used to have this o cassette but am having a hard time finding it on cd. Great album!

[Freyja1133]

@catfishcraz  try amazon.com that's where i found the cd ,my friend

[roffelpantoffel]

This son was taken from this Album : One more Song

[msstevie1951]

rocker53zero,Thank you so much! I love this ♥I think you know me a little too well! LOL But I'd like to get to know you better too,cause my heart's on fire! ♥ Love,msstevie ♥

[sinjin405]

With Kim Carnes. Love this song. The guitar work is unbelievable too. Rocking with my baby all night.

[stellaa331]

wow hes is hot!! why did he leave the Eagles?

[wambajamba]

Meisner is from Scottsbluff Nebraska. Before the Eagles were big time they used to play in Scottsbluff at a place called "the Woodshed".

He ownes a small office/shopping mall and some other property there, don't know what he's up to now days..........................­..............................­...

[kp365]

To everyone who is still living in the 70's...Randy left voluntarily in 1977. Get over it already! Geesh!

[Ramona817]

@kp365 so what's wrong with living in the 70s?

[widehd99]

Take it to the Limit was on you tube does anybody know why its gone

[bucks1955mjm]

@widehd99 Frey and Henly couldnt stand Randy upstaging them! Thats why.

[heartsonfire38]

please bring Randy back with the song live on stage "take it to the limit " i love that song,he was the best of the Eagles,Better then any of them,there so jealous of him, i want that song back,thanks.

[oldstumpcutter]

Fantastic Nebraskan !!

[anthonylattanzio]

It does not any better than this song . Ihave been playing it for about 22 years. and a lot of the old band re dead, but still playing with us. N. Y. Tony

[woodyinappleton62]

I think Randy today is comfortable living off his Eagles royalties and just doesn't need the hassles anymore and does his Worlds Greatest Rockers things once in a while and is happy with that...whoc could blame him since he paid his dues in the rat race with the Eagles and just wants to enjoy the rest of his life. The guys high voice made the the Eagles harmonies, he is so underrated.

[nyrichiek]

I could be wrong and probably am but Randy was still under mngt by Irving Azoff when he left the Eagles. Knowing Glenn and Don's grudge's they probably instructed Irving to not promote him much And if i remember correctly he did a show at thr Bottom Line in NYC once and did not feel well. Reporters hounded him about not sounding too good. He took exception to it and i think relations between he and the press soured. That did not help him much either.

[bluorangefyre]

@nyrichiek According to the credits for the album this song is from, Henley and Frey did background vocals, at a time when neither Henley or Frey were getting along with each other. Also, seems like the famous Meisner/Henley/Frey harmony is on this song.

[nyrichiek]

I don't get the point you are trying to make here.

[pabsk67]

Love his voice. I really haven't had a song lately where I absolutely love it like I did back then. I don't know if it's lack of talent nowadays or something to do with my youth.

[andyinoregon]

Randy Meisner's vocals on "Midnight Flyer" and "Take It To The Limit" are irreplaceable in The Eagles songbook, but then so is Timothy B. Schmit's one in a million voice on "I Can't Tell You Why."

[JenniferPoco]

in terms of poco, tim's contributions were much more in terms of quantity. several mini hits from the mid 70s era featured tim, including Keep On Tryin, Starin At The Sky, etc........

[JenniferPoco]

tim and randy are very different singers. both are excellent and both brought excellent harmony vocals to many eagles tunes sung by don and glenn. tim's solo material is equally as good as randy's.

[skipper8257]

I have to say after listening to more of Randy's songs I will retract my last statement.

[skipper8257]

Sorry folks but I will take Timothy any day. His smooth effortless voice is to me much better.

[JenniferPoco]

i find it surprising that randy's solo records didn't do better commercially.

[PEDROCLASSIC]

hi there. are you a POCO fan?

love them POCO

Good feelin to know huh

[iucoltsfan]

ive got this song on 45 vinyl record

[woodyinappleton62]

I'm sorry folks, I don't care what anyone says, but once the Eagles lost Randy and his higher voice, there was a huge void that couldn't be filled........with him they sounded soooo good, his voice comes thru in the background in a lot of songs......like One of These Nights.....Randy Rules !!!!!!!!

[djspotcam2]

Both Randy M and Timothy B are fabulous singers and bass players. But to say that The Eagles was "never the same" after Randy left, I totally disagree. Then again, YOU guys don't know music like I DO! I spent years singing Eagles cover while playing bass! Check out the Hell Freezes Over concert and watch Timothy B. play astounding bass lines on "New York Minute". Not many bass players could pull THAT one off! Can YOU???? And yes, I can!

[Drillin4Oil]

When this song first came out, Detroit disc jockeys said that Linda Ronstadt was doing the female backup to give the song a boost when, in fact, it was Wendy Waldman.

[jakerandall123]

After Randy left the Eagles, there was never the same high part harmony in the group again. Timothy Schmidt does a good job and I like his style too, but Randy gave that over the top sound that made their early music better than it is today.

[JoelBWeisberg]

As an Eagles purist I want to say right on

"jaker 123" They never quite recaptured the Meisner sound. I too admire all the members of my fav. band but Randy was

irreplaceable. Take It To The Limit!!!!!!!!

[woodyinappleton62]

Triple Amen Brother !!!

They were a different band, albeit a very good one after "The Meis" left the Eagles.

[tdelamont]

Amen Brother...

[SixstringPlayR]

I cant help thinking how much greater the Eagles would have been had they not gotten rid of Randy.I guess the egos ruled though considering Randy had the better voice and was probably considered better looking than Henley or Frey,lmao.Eveyone knows how those two fought over women like rabbid dogs over fresh meat and ultimaately ended the EAGLES,THEY DESERVE WHAT THEY GET.

[KellyGiftShop]

Why did they get rid of Randy? Frankly, I don't think it had anything to do with looks.

I ask this question all the time about Randy leaving. I get so many stories. Randy was and still my FAVE! He's AWESOME!

[MusicDude86]

Randy was growing weary of the road and disliked leaving his family behind.

[eeg1952]

It was in 1976 After Glenn Fry got some girl so high on drugs tha t she over dosed Randy said enough and left the band. or so I heard

[KellyGiftShop]

eeg1952

You could be right. There are so many stories ..I wish Randy himself would answer the question! :)

[SHOTGUN285]

I'm fairly certain the Eagles didn't "get rid of" Randy. He quit (after threatening to do so many times) because he was tired of the constant strain and wanting to spend more time with his family. I do agree that Randy was a key part of the best years of the Eagles and it was a shame that he left.

[tommyboy6267]

@SixstringPlayR Don't know about the chick thing, but you nailed it with the better voice. And that MAN had a knack for composing a song that the rest of those assholes envied. Why do you think they settled for Timothy B Shit as a replacement. But you are right .The Eagles without Randy died a slow and boring death. Rock on Sixstring! Tommy.

[GOODY61]

It's a standard power struggle regarding song writing credits and money. Henley and Frey formed a songwriting partnership and dominated the band. They made it impossible for Leadon and Meisner to stay with the band and ultimately drove Felder off when he questioned where the money was going in the late 90's after they reformed. From what I have read today, Frey and Henley are owners of the Eagles brand name. Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmidt are hired salary players since they joined the Eagles.

[usingcommonsense]

I saw him in concert in the late 70s in Portales NM opening for the Beach Boys. Portales used to have a lot of good concerts for a small town back in those days. Saw Pat Benatar and also Santana with El Chicano

[Freyja131]

which Randy Meisner Lp is this song from?

[mrdee11091]

from the lp One More Song

[Freyja131]

does any one know the chords for this &  other Randy Meisner songs?

I 'd love to play these songs on the guitar

[MusicDude86]

key of B major...chord changes aren't that hard...try figuring it out.

[terrysteward]

I actually recorded this song myself a number of years ago,as a fun thing,i recorded a drum track on my alesis sr16,and added bass,4 guitar parts,and 4 vocal pts,but had to keep bouncing tracks,as i only had a tascam 4 track,but it came out surprisingly well.

[Freyja131]

Randys' voice got better after he left the Eagles

[heartsonfire38]

wow, this is awesome, never heard this before, and best thing is, i'm heartsonfire, hey, you can put my fire out anytime,yahoo.

[mrdee11091]

thank you for the comment glad you like it i have posted other randys songs on you tube ,,,thanks

[pheniox101]

@heartsonfire38 would enjoy getting to know you

[bhart2408]

Randy is awesome! What ever happened to him?

[mrdee11091]

i sent you a website link to find out apparently he was in europe in 2008 thank you

[Ramona817]

What a talented performer he is

[soniasteak]

can u please email me this song??

[mrdee11091]

yes if you provide me with youir email address thank you paul mrdee

[TheGregWoodBand]

Wow, I did'nt even know this song was by a former Eagle, it sounds like Doolin Daltons does'nt it? real good song!

[Freyja131]

itdoesn'tsoundlikedoolin dsltons...If soundslikeaeaglessong...it has to be one of the rockers

[TacoGer08]

Cheers id appreciate that!!

[mrdee11091]

i had a good look round and could not find any interview videos of him however the photos on this video are of him..

[TacoGer08]

Have u got any interviews with I dnt think ive ever seen him in 1?

[mrdee11091]

no but i will look around....

[ulula19]

woah..

i'm waiting for my baby... singing forever in our heart

[oolola88]

Randy Meisner made the Eagles sound good~ too bad he left. It was their lost~ same as Journey -_ loseing Steve Perry !!!

[nancy33]

It's very refreshing to see all these positive comments regarding Randy Meisner. He's always seemed like such a nice, regular kinda guy. My very favorite Eagle and kind of got treated shitty by two members in particular!! I'm so glad he's not been forgotten by some fans out there!!

[ridley986]

I've trying to find this song for a long time. Great music! Makes me feel young again!

[junkie4vids]

Great post. "Hearts On Fire" is one of Randy's best ! You can't beat the original Eagles - Randy, Glenn, Don and Bernie.

[mrdee11091]

thanks for the comment

[Pak31]

I was just at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin and heard this on their "musak" while on the lazy river. It brought back many memories and scary but funny, I knew it word for word.

[PaperRings]

He Can Sing to Me any night ;) love his Voice*

[riidinghard]

Classiest guy ever in the Eagles.

[sverigregrabb]

Super song!!! I've always loved this song, ever since I was a schoolboy! And it's such a rarity, too. Many thanks indeed.

[eeg1952]

Big story about the Eagles in the last issue of the Rolling Stone They finally mentioned Randy...but he still get paid for the name so it's all good

Love you Randy

[moose6747]

This guy is like the most forgotten member of a famous band. He got hosed by not being on tour with Eagles in the 1995 comeback, and Timpthy B Schmitz was asked? He was on 1 Eagles album, the Long Run. Meisner was with them until after Hotel California.

[Mystifier122]

I remember hearing this song on the radio a lot around 1980, it was a hit. Good song.

[blaketbarber]

I thought this song was lost forever. lmao

thanks

[FastEddie95]

Always loved this tune. It's from the early '80s. Thanks for posting!