TS: Pink Floyd's "Young Lust" vs. The Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane"

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It's the E chord and blues riff for late 70s FM radio thing.

― Joe (Joe), Monday, 19 June 2006 11:01 (twenty years ago)

I'm going with the Floyd, not because I hate the fuckin' Eagles (I don't), but because "Young Lust" is so enjoyably out of character for Pink Floyd - it has a directness that a lot of their stuff doesn't really have, not to mention randiness.

― LC (Damian), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:08 (twenty years ago)

The Eagles every time.

― Feebee (Feebee), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:20 (twenty years ago)

"Young Lust," but "Life" is still kinda cool.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:20 (twenty years ago)

Pink Floyd had a song called "Young Lust" ?

Not a Syd epic, I'll wager.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:32 (twenty years ago)

I can't immediately think of how "Young Lust" goes, which is a big point in its favor.

― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:46 (twenty years ago)

"Young Lust"

― Sundar (sundar), Monday, 19 June 2006 12:59 (twenty years ago)

"oooooh, I need a dirty woman..." if that jars your memories

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:03 (twenty years ago)

My question is - why was Gilmour inserting the "Young Lust" riff into live versions of "Learning To Fly"?

― Edward Bax (EdBax), Monday, 19 June 2006 13:39 (twenty years ago)

By that stage Pink Floyd was full of subtle or unsubtle nods to their old stuff.

― LC (Damian), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but I don't see the connection between those two songs in particular...

― Edward Bax (EdBax), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:53 (twenty years ago)

"young lust," definitely

― lavendra diamondheart (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 June 2006 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but I don't see the connection between those two songs in particular...

I struggle to find one either, other than that maybe David Gilmour was bored. Given the nature of the show Pink Floyd put on there's so little room for spontaneity, so when he throws in that quote from "Young Lust" it seems like such a huge surprise.

― LC (Damian), Monday, 19 June 2006 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Of course, "Young Lust" is one of only 3 tracks on The Wall that Gilmour co-wrote as well...

― Edward Bax (EdBax), Monday, 19 June 2006 17:57 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, you're right - almost all the good things on The Wall have his name on them.

― LC (Damian), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:05 (twenty years ago)

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