27 Eagles songs in the RP catalog, but this is the only one I've ever particularly noticed being played.

Back when they were GOOD!     

(Henley hadn't completely jacked the band, Bernie was still with 'em...)

 Proclivities wrote: 

...should have used the Improbability Drive.

Man, that sorcerer's journey sure took a long time.  Can't he fly or something and get there faster?

 Bone wrote: 
Lunchtime!  Heading out to meet the meat!

 scarletdancer wrote:  

Before I heard  it here, I'd have sworn this was written as the theme music to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I always thought it went well with the series. 

 badean wrote: 
=BUMPED with a "42" and a Pangalactic Gargleblaster=

Parts of it sound like the eagles were trying to write the score for a Jet Li film.  I don't really get it.

Didn't RJD2 sample this?

Good song, great album.

It's sort of country rock's answer to that scene in Spinal Tap: "We are Jazz Odyssey. I hope you like our new direction!"

 Egrey wrote: 
Seriously!  I'm a kid of the 70's loved the Eagles, then along comes The Dude.  Now I cannot, in good conscience, listen to their music anymore.

Wow. Takes me back to sitting around the shack with my pal Woody, world's biggest Eagles fan, "relaxing" after a day working construction.

DON'T PANIC (sorry I just couldn't resist)

Never got why they picked this for Hitchhiker, but it is a nice piece.

 Deadwing wrote: 

That's the only reason I like it. And the BBC series was soooo much better than the Hollywood movie (and I'm sure was a small fraction of the cost).

Deadwing wrote:

Man I am so glad you wrote that. I haven't heard that theme song in years and years. I was trying to figure out if it was the theme to Red Dwarf or something when I looked and saw it was the Eagles. There was a brief but intense mind fsck until I read your post.

The Dude:  "had a rough night, and I hate the !@#$ing Eagles, man."

 steve_san_carlos wrote: 
I think a lot of us are nostalgic about this song because it was used as the theme song for the BBC's budgetally challenged but pretty adorable version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

And you must admit this is a weird spin for the Eagles   

I used to love this song as a pre-pubescent 12 year older. As an adult I find it shockingly awful and forgettable.

Had to bump this up to 10
Had this one on tape with other instrumental songs, as driving music.This song started and ended the tape! So many journeys ........

cowboys doing prog? i think not...

I keep expecting the tune to fade out and Peter Jones voice to come in. There's a BBC site devoted to the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, though no episodes available sadly. As for the Eagles - ptui! This is probably their best number for me as it doesn't have any singing.

 big_gare wrote:
Had a nice e-mail from Bernie a couple of years ago after I notified him about trying to track down a copy of an LP on which he played as a part of the gospel-group, Ever Call Ready. I used to play it a lot on WLJN (Traverse City, MI) during a Sunday night slot as a volunteer DJ/station operator.

Perhaps becoming a born-again (like Chris Hillman and Al Perkins) was a bit of a conflict with the Eagles' way of life?

Bernie Leadon - the Eagles were never the same after he left.  This song is a sample of his musical genius.  Forgot what a great track this is.  Actually, I think the last time I heard this was on my Quadraphonic 8 Track car Stereo, back in the day!  Almost embarrassed to admit that!  :-)

Add me to the growing list of people who had listened to HHGTTG back in the day and didn't know that this was a real song. Learn something new everyday!

How could I have possibly failed to know the origin of this song?  I am a HUGE fan of the BBC Radio version of HHGTTG.  Excellent!

The Shoe Event Horizon!

Awesome track. Thanks for the great HGttG memories!