Dirty Laundry (Don Henley)
I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something, something I can use
People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry
Well, I could’ve been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
We got the bubbleheaded bleach-blonde, comes on at 5
She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
It’s interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry
Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet?
You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set, we need dirty laundry
You don’t really need to find out what’s going on
You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone
Just leave well enough alone, keep your dirty laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re stiff, kick ‘em all around
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
Love to cut you down to size, we love dirty laundry
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
When it’s said and done, we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry
Yup. That’s what I thought of when I read it. It’s all about ratings and getting an interview.
The government bugged the men’s room in the local disco lounge,
and all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance.
But that don’t keep the boys from all the weapons they can scrounge
and all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance.
WAIT, WHAT?
Want a thought that’ll scar your memory for good?
I never will forget those nights
i wonder if it was a dream
remember how you drove me crazy?
remember how i made you scream?
Yeah, out there someone was screaming, “Oh, Don HENNNLLEEYY! Oh! Oh! Harder, Don Henley, harder!”