![]() “Goodbye to a River” was released on Don Henley’s fourth solo album, “Inside Job.” The album reached number seven on the U.S. The book by John Graves inspired this environmental song. ![]() He says the years have also increasingly diluted his senses, but he wants to remember how it used to be. In the process, they pollute fields and entire stretches of land. Henley tells of environmental toxins being carried around the world in these rivers. Henley says goodbye in the lyrics to straightened rivers or lakes put in their place. It was meant to wash away mankind’s arrogance towards nature. ![]() ![]() Don Henley – “Goodbye to a River”ĭon Henley, formerly the distinctive voice of the “Eagles,” used rain as a metaphor in this song. Also recommend: 80 The Most Popular Love Songs From The 70sĪt the end of the song, the band expresses their wish that things will eventually turn around for the good of Aborigines and the environment. ![]()
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