The Boys of Summer

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Written by: Henley, Mike Campbell
Produced by: Henley, Campbell, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi
Released: Nov. '84 on Geffen
Charts: 22 weeks
Top spot: No. 5

Henley gave California rock a stylish Eighties makeover with this poignant lament for his generation, featuring the famous line "Out on the road today/I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac." When the Ataris did their hit punk-rock cover version in 2003, they changed it to a Black Flag sticker -- but the sentiment was the same.

Appears on: Building the Perfect Beast (Geffen)

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