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Most Eagles<\/a> fans were just satisfied to see all of them playing together by the time they entered the 2000s. The band had fallen apart in front of their eyes, and so many of those fans hadn\u2019t yet got the chance to see them perform. <\/p>\n There was no anticipation to see what a new-and-improved version of the California legends would be, and considering the number of fans showing up in droves, it\u2019s not like they were willing to mess with the formula all that much, either. They still had unfinished business, and Long Road Out of Eden meant resurrecting a song they thought would never have caught on when Don Felder was in the group.<\/p>\n Because for as quiet as he seemed behind his guitar, Felder carried a significant amount of influence when he was with the group. He had the ability to write a foundation for Glenn Frey and Don Henley to work with, and without him, the haunting opening strains of \u2018Hotel California\u2019 would have probably never been written.<\/p>\n After coming together for Hell Freezes Over, though, Felder\u2019s role was still limited to a guitarist who occasionally came up with a decent lick. Although Felder would give up the basis for \u2018Busy Being Fabulous\u2019, not everyone was itching to return to the studio just yet.<\/p>\n During an interview from the same time, Henley expressed a muted desire to go back into the studio, saying in History of the Eagles<\/a>, \u201cWe just can\u2019t keep recycling all of the old material, although it seems to be working just fine.\u201d By the time they started recording again, Felder would be long gone, having had multiple disagreements with the group over royalties.<\/p>\n Although \u2018Hole in the World\u2019 was the first new Eagles song of the new millennium, the 9\/11 tribute track was just a palette cleanser for what was to come. And when their double album officially dropped, \u2018Busy Being Fabulous\u2019 had reached its final form. <\/p>\n This is strange because Henley remembered Felder presenting the idea and discarding it. According to the singer, Felder considered the track nowhere near the group\u2019s standards, saying<\/a>, \u201cGlenn ran with it even though Don didn\u2019t like it or think it was good enough. Glenn kept working on it and filling in the holes in the lyrics. Industry people said it was a hit.\u201d<\/p>\n Described by Henley as \u201cA song the Stones could have done\u201d, the track is a powerhouse tune waiting for discovery for any relaxed fans. \u201cYou were just too busy being fabulous \/ Too busy to think about us,\u201d the band sing as they once again deliver a track about male heartbreak. <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Eagles-1970s-Far-Out-Magazine-F-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a>The Eagles and their wagon wheels. (Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n