About the song
“Busy Being Fabulous” is a song by the American rock band Eagles, released in 2008 as the second single from their album “Long Road Out of Eden.”
Background:
- The song was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, two of the founding members of the Eagles.
- It features Don Henley on lead vocals.
- The song was a moderate commercial success, reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- It is a rock song with a country influence, reflecting the band’s evolution over the years.
Themes:
- The song explores the strains in a relationship caused by one partner’s obsession with social status and appearances.
- The lyrics describe a woman who is “too busy being fabulous” to focus on her relationship, leaving her partner feeling neglected and frustrated.
- The song also touches on themes of materialism, superficiality, and the hollowness of chasing fame and fortune.
- It serves as a commentary on the pressures of modern society and the importance of genuine connection in relationships.
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Lyrics
I came home to an empty houseAnd I found your little note“Don’t wait up for me tonight”And that was all she wrote
Do you think I don’t know that you’re out of the townWith all of your high-rollin’ friends?What do you do when you come up empty?Where do you go when the party ends?
And you were just too busy being fabulousToo busy to think about usI don’t know what you were dreaming ofSomehow you forgot about loveAnd you were just too busy being fabulous, uh-huh
A little time in the countryA day or two to slow downA bottle of wine and a walk in the moonlightMaybe some foolin’ around
But you think time is just a magazineAnd money’s just a thrillI’ve waited so long for you to change your way of livin’But now I realize that you never will
‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulousToo busy to think about usLookin’ for something you’ll never findYou’ll never know what you left behind‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulous, uh-huh
You tell a joke and everybody’s laughin’That’s something you know how to doYou’ve always been the life of the partyBut now, my baby, the joke is on you
‘Cause you were just too busy being fabulousToo busy to think about usRunning after something that never comesWhat in the world are you runnin’ from?
And you were just too busy being fabulousToo busy to think about usTo drink the wine from your winner’s cupTo notice the children were growin’ up
And you were just too busy being fabulousToo busy, too busy
Oh
Too busy, hmmAw, baby