1973年，在巡演结束后发行的第二张专辑《Desperado》依旧由Glyn Johns担任制作，可惜在商业上依旧没有太大起色，不过也在一年后成为了金唱片，而其中的专辑同名单曲《Desperado》却名声大噪，后来被许多人翻唱，包括曾经让这四名成员做陪衬Linda Ronstadt也翻唱过这首单曲。
虽然《Desperado》的销售状况最不理想，可是它在概念上所表现出的整体性，使一帮老乐迷无不承认这张唱片的价值。
专辑介绍
专辑名称：《Desperado》
演唱歌手：老鹰乐队（The Eagles）
发行时间：1973年4月17日
录音：1973年，在英国伦敦的Island Studios录音室
长度：35分40秒
唱片公司：Asylum唱片公司
制作人：Glyn Johns
《Desperado》（译为：《亡命之徒》）是美国摇滚乐队——老鹰乐队的第二张录音室专辑。在英国伦敦的Island Studios录音棚录制，并于1973年发行。《Desperado》是一张以Dalton Gang（译为：道尔顿帮；又译为：道尔顿兄弟）和美国旧时西部为灵感的概念专辑。
虽然标题曲（歌曲"Desperado"）是老鹰乐队的代表曲目之一，但是它从来没有作为单曲发布。歌曲"Desperado"在2004年由《滚石杂志》杂志（《Rolling Stone》）评选出的“史上最伟大的500首歌曲”中排名第494名（The 500 Greatest Songs of All 时间）。但是，这张专辑产生出两首打榜单曲："Tequila Sunrise"和"Outlaw man"。分别达到了1973年美国公告牌第64名和第59名。虽然这张专辑在那时不是商业性作品，但多年来它被认为是具有创造性和艺术性的杰作。它也被作为老鹰乐队早期乡村风格的一个完美例子。比如歌曲"Twenty-One"，就展示了吉他手Bernie Leadon在班卓琴上的造诣。这张专辑在美国公告牌唱片销量榜上达到了第41名，销量达到200万张。这张专辑被很多人认为是有史以来最伟大的乡村摇滚专辑之一。
创作背景
这张专辑讲述了一个故事：
Doolin-Dalton是十九世纪末美国大西部真正的不法之徒，由William Doolin（Bill Doolin）、Dalton兄弟和George Newcomb等人组成的盗匪，当时称之为The Dalton Gang（道尔顿帮）。Doolin（Bill Doolin）由于名气太大，以及性格过于疯狂难以集体行动，所以并没有加入The Dalton Gang。在一次抢劫中，这个团伙失去了三位兄弟，还有三人生还在1891年开始追随起Doolin。后者在1896年被捕，并被判50年监禁，后在越狱后，于岳父的农场被击毙。
“老鹰”乐队的《Doolin-Dalton》，就是以这个历史事件为背景，所创作的一首歌曲。倒不是说他们希望通过这首作品，为这群杀人如麻的悍匪立碑树传。而是希望通过这样一首歌曲，重现出一个率真、江湖的特殊时代。而他们更通过这个故事的主题，延伸出《Desperado》这张经典的专辑概念，其封面的叛逆英雄造型，同样来自于The Dalton Gang“赋予”他们的灵感。
注：歌曲“Doolin-Dalton"的标题不是指一个人的名字，Doolin是指William Doolin（1858-1896） ，昵称Bill Doolin；Dalton是指William Marion Dalton（1866–1894），昵称Bill Dalton（英文名中Bill是William的昵称）。Doolin-Dalton是这两个人在1892年于俄克拉何马州组成的Doolin Dalton Gang（杜林与道尔顿帮），这是一个美国旧时西部的盗匪组织。
（更详细背景资料介绍整理中，敬请期待）
专辑曲目
第一面
第二面
参与人员
当时乐队成员
Don Henley（鼓、打击乐、主唱）
制作团队
Glyn Johns（制作人、录音师）
Howard Kilgour（助理录音师）
Barry Diament（混音）
Ted Jensen（重混音）
Jim Ed Norman（编排）
Gary Burden（艺术指导、设计）
Henry Diltz（文字、摄影）
榜单成绩
专辑成绩(1973年)
美国公告牌200畅销专辑榜（US Billboard 200）——第41名
加拿大《RPM》杂志100专辑榜（Canada RPM 100 Albums）——第35名
英国专辑销量排行榜（UK Albums Chart）——第39名
新西兰Top 50专辑榜——第40名
单曲成绩
《”Tequila Sunrise"/"TWENTYONE"》1973年4月17日发行
1973年7月公告牌流行单曲榜（Billboard Pop Singles）——第64名（歌曲"Tequila Sunrise"）
《"Outlaw Man"/"Certain Kind of Fool"》1973年8月6日发行
1973年10月公告牌流行单曲榜（Billboard Pop Singles）——第59名（歌曲"Outlaw Man"）
歌曲歌词
Doolin-Dalton
They were duelin', Doolin-Dalton
他们正决斗著，杜林与道尔顿帮
High or low, it was the same
无论输赢都是一样
Easy money and faithless women
得手容易的金钱和毫无信仰的女人
Red-eye whiskey for the pain
喝到眼红的威士忌只为抚平痛苦
Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will,
倒下吧，比尔道顿，那必然是上帝的旨意
Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeyville
两名兄弟死在考菲村的地上
Two voices call to you from where they stood
两个声音从他们站著的地方呼唤你：
Lay down your law books now
放下你的法律教条吧
They're no damn good
他们该死的毫无良知
Better keep on movin', Doolin-Dalton
快上路吧，杜林与道尔顿帮
'Til your shadow sets you free
等待你的影子解除束缚
If you're fast, and if you're lucky
如果你够快和够幸运的话
You will never see that hangin' tree
你便能永远逃离绞刑
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains
小镇散布于遍地尘土的平原
Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waitin' for the 人名s
犹如遍地墓碑的坟场，等待将名字填上
And a man could use his back, or use his brains
一个人能倚赖蛮力或头脑
But some just went stir crazy, Lord, 'cause nothin' ever changed
但有些人就发疯了，主啊，因为什都不曾改变
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
直到比尔·杜林遇上比尔·道尔顿
He was workin' cheap, just bidin' 时间
报酬低落的他不过在拖延时间罢
Then he laughed and said,"I'm goin,"
接著他笑了，说“我来了”
And so he left that peaceful life behind
并将一切和平的日子抛诸脑后
TWENTYONE and strong as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give the reason why
I should ever want to die
吉拉宇·丹特古 no cause to be afraid
Or fear that life will ever fade
'Cause as I watch the rising sun
I know that we have just begun
I might spend my life upon the road
Just tryin' to add to what I know
Then someday I might settle down
And all my friends will be around
They say a man should have a stock and trade
But me, I'll find another way
I believe in getting what you can
And there ain't no stoppin' this young man
Because I'm you and fast as I can be
I know what freedom means to me
And I can't give the reason why,
I should ever want to die
No I can't give the reason why
I should ever want to die
Out of Control
Oh, my, don’t the sky look spacious
With the stars all shinin’ down
Well, I can hear the night wind howlin’
It’s a high and lonesome sound
And I ain’t had a woman in so long
I can’t feed my starvin soul
Come on, saddle up, boys, we’re gonna ride into town
We’re gonna get a little out of control
There’s a card game in the corner
And the barmaid smiled at me
Well, I tipped her a sliver dollar and
she brought me a drink for free
All the town-folk call her the cheap one
And the gamblers call her flo
Come on, set ’em up again
I got me a friend and I think I’m gettin’ out of control
Oh,oh,oh
She’s cool H₂O, her momma taught her
I got news, she’s mine and mine alone
And if anybody’s lookin’ for trouble
You know I’m the one you want to try
Well, I’ll fight any man who wants to
And I don’t care who or why
You got to gamble on your story
You got no guts, you get no glory
And I’m bettin’ my money on an ace in the hole
Think I’m gettin’ out of control
Tequila Sunrise
It’s another tequila sunrise
Starin’ slowly ’cross the sky, said goodbye
He was just a hired hand
Workin’ on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by
Ev’ry night when the sun goes down
Just another lonely boy in town
And she’s out runnin’ ’round
she wasn’t just another woman
And I couldn’t keep from comin’ on
It’s been so long
Oh, and it’s a hollow feelin’ when
It comes down to dealin’ friends
It never ends
Take another shot of courage
Wonder why the right words never come
You just get numb
It’s another tequila sunrise,this old world
Still looks the same,
Another frame, mm...
Desperado
Desperado,why don't you come to your senses？
亡命之徒，你为何执迷不悟？
You've been out-riding fences for so long now
你已经独自漂泊了很久。
Oh you're a hard one ,
喔，你是个固执的家伙
But I know that you've got your reasons
但是我知道你有你自己的理由
These things that are pleasing you can hurt you somehow
你怕这些令你喜悦的终有一天会伤害到你
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
为什么不丢弃那张方片皇后，男孩？（在美国，方块皇后代表暴力）
如果她可以，她会打败你
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
你知道你最好的选择一直是红心皇后。（红心皇后代表仁慈）
Now it seems to me some fine things
现在，我眼中的好东西
Have been laid upon your table
都摆在了你的眼前
But you ONLY want the ones that you can't get
但是你只想要你得不到的
Desperado,oh,you ain't gettin no younger
亡命之徒，噢，你已不再年轻
Your pain and your hunger
你的痛苦，你的饥饿
They're driving you home
他们正驱使你回家
Freedom,oh,freedom well that's just some people talking
自由啊，自由，那只是片面之词
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
你一生的孤独漂泊正如禁着你的铁窗
Don't your feet get cold in the winter 时间
你的双脚是否禁得住冬天的寒冷
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
雪不飘舞，光被遮蔽
It's hard to tell the night 时间 from the day
分不清黑夜与白昼
You're losin' all your highs and lows ，ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away？
你将失去你的一切喜悲，这难道不可笑吗？
Desperado,why don't you come to your senses
亡命之徒，你为何执迷不悟？
Come down from your fences，open the gate
敞开心扉吧
It may be raining
或许会经历风雨
But there's a rainbow above you
但雨后依旧会有彩虹
You'd better let somebody love you
你最好让别人来爱你
(let somebody love you)
让别人来爱你
You'd better let somebody love you
你最好让别人来爱你
Before it's too late
在为时已晚之前。
Certain Kind of Fool
He was a poor boy, raised in a small family
He kinda had a craving for somethin’ no one else could see
They say that he was crazy,
The kind that no lady组合 should meet
He ran out to the city and wandered around in the street
He wants to dance, oh yeah,
He wants to sing, oh yeah,
He wants to see the lights a flashin’ and listen
He saw it in a window
The mark of a new kind of man
He kinda liked the feeling, so shiny and smooth in his hand
He took it to the country and practiced for days without rest
And then one day he felt if,
He knew he could stand with the best
He wants the same, oh yeah,
And it’s a certain kind of fool who
Like to hear the sound of his own name
Oo...
A poster on a storefront, the picture of a wanted man
He had a reputation spreading like fire throughout the land
It wasn’t for the money, at least it didn’t star t that way
It wasn’t for the runnin’ , but now he’s runnin’ everyday
Outlaw Man
I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw’s son
The highway is my legacy
On the highway I will run
In one hand I’ve a bible
In the other I’ve got a gun
Well, don’ you know me
I’m the man who won
Woman don’t try to love me
Don’t try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
First left my woman, it was down in santa fe
青头鹦鹉 for oklahoma, I was ridin’ night and day
All of my friends are strangers,
They quickly come and go
And all my love’s in danger,
’cause I steal hearts and souls
Woman, don’t try to love me
Don’t try to understand a life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
Oo....
Woman, don’t try to love me
Don’t try to understand
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man
Some me call me abel,
Some 山案座 call me cain,
Some men call me 救赎之路, lord
Some men call me saint
Some say there’s a jesus
Some men say there ain’t
When you got no life to lose
Then there’s nothin’ left to gain
Outlaw man
Outlaw man
Saturday Night
Seems like a dream now, it was so long ago
The moon burned so bright and the time went so slow
And I swore that I loved her and gave her a ring
The bluebird was high on the wing
Whatever happened to saturday night
Finding a sweetheart and holding her tight?
She said,"tell me, oh, tell me, was I alright? "
Whatever happened to saturday night?
The years brought the railroad
It ran by my door
Now there’s boards on the windows
And dust on the floor
And she passes the time at another man’s side
And I pass the time with my pride
What a tangled web we weave
Go ’round with circumstance
Someone show me how to tell the dancer
From the dance
What ever happened
To saturday night?
Choosin’ a friend and loosin’ a fight
She said,"tell me, oh, tell me, are you alright? "
Whatever happened to saturday night?
Whatever happened to saturday night?
苦啤酒 Creek
Once I was young and so unsure
I’d try any ill to find the cure
An old man told me
Tryin’ to scold me
’oh, son, don’t wade to deep in bitter creek,’
(bitter creek)
Out where the desert meets the sky
Is where I go when I wanna hide
Oh, peyote (oh,peyote,mm)
she tried to show me
(tried to show me)
You know there ain’t no cause to weep
At bitter creek
(苦啤酒 creek)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
We’re gonna hit the road for one last time
We can walk right in and steal ’em blind
All that money (all that money,ooh..)
No more runnin’ (no more runnin’)
I can’t wait to see the old man’s face
When I win the race
(苦啤酒 creek)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo..........
Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (Reprise)
Well the stage was set, the sun was sinkin lowdown.
As they came to town to face another showdown.
The lawmen cleared the people from the street.
All you bloodthirsty bystanders, will you try to find a seat?
Watchin doolin, doolin-dalton.
High or low, it's all the same.
Easy money, faithless women.
You will never kill the pain.
Go down little doolin, don't you wonder why.
Sooner or later we all have to die.
Sooner or later, that's a stone cold fact.
Four men ride out and ONLY three ride back.
The queen of diamonds let you down, she was just an empty fable.
The queen of hearts you say you never met.
Your twisted fate has found you out, and it's finally turned the table.
Stole your dreams and paid you with regret.
Desperado, IS THERE GONNA BE ANYTHING LEFT, IS THERE GONNA BE?
You've sealed your fate in a long time, ANYTHING?
AIN"T IT HARD WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE IN THE 内角 RING?
Now there's no time left to borrow, IS THERE GONNA BE ANYTHING LEFT?
ONLY Star dust, MAYBE tomorrow?
Maybe tomorrow
DESPERADO, DESPERADO, DESPERADO,
参考资料
Desperado.豆瓣音乐.2023-11-06