They took me down highways and through musical doors that seared into my psyche, influenced my musical choices, helped me form an appreciation for phrasing and lyricism that lasted my whole life.My friends and I used to sing “Desperado” with the radio on the way home from school. We added harmonies and passionate joy that only comes when teenagers invade the back of a Volkswagen Beetle drinking glass-bottled cokes popping peanuts inside.I was a freshman and my boyfriend had a car. It was a yellow 1966 Ford Mustang convertible with a stick shift and I loved to drive it. We sang “Peaceful Easy Feeling” (1972) …. “Take It Easy” (1972)…”Lyin’ Eyes” (1975 Don Henley/Frey)…so many times in my friend’s Volkswagen or in my yellow love bug machine flying down back country roads fifteen minutes past my eleven o’clock curfew. Turning down the music was always the best option when trying to sneak in the driveway unnoticed. It didn’t help that the headlights would always shine directly into my parents’ bedroom window.   Why is it that his music always brings back memories of carefree high school days with friends….when all that mattered was which song was on the radio?

Source: Mimi Writes…….: Glenn Frey ~ You Better Let Somebody Love You ….