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The End of the Innocence (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'The End of the Innocence'" is the lead single and title track from Don Henley's third solo studio album of the same name, released in 1989. Henley co-wrote and co-produced the song with Bruce Hornsby, who also performed piano; both artists perform the song live in their respective concerts. The single peaked at number eight on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming his fifth solo top-10 hit on the chart. "The End of the Innocence" also became his fourth number-one single on the Album Rock Tracks chart. In Canada, it reached number three on the 'RPM' Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts. The song received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Music video
The black-and-white music video for the song was directed by future film director David Fincher ('Alien 3', 'Seven', 'Fight Club') and earned Henley an MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1990.
Henley ensured there would be two political comments in the video. At the line "armchair warriors often fail," it shows a TV set showing scenes of the congressional testimony of Oliver North. At the line "they're beating plowshares into swords, for this tired old man that we elected king," it shows a series of posters of President Ronald Reagan.
Personnel
* Don Henley vocals, drums
* Bruce Hornsby acoustic piano, additional keyboards
* Jai Winding keyboard bass
* Michael Fisher percussion
* Wayne Shorter soprano sax solo
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
* Ronald Reagan in music
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1989 songs
Category:Black-and-white music videos
Category:Don Henley songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
Category:Political songs
Category:Music videos directed by David Fincher
Category:Ronald Reagan
Category:Songs written by Bruce Hornsby
Category:Songs written by Don Henley
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