The Eagles - Randy Meisner - Take It To The Limit 1977

[@bkobog]

At the end of that long note, the crowd clapped and the band smiled. A Star was born. The eagle has landed.

[@wakeupuk3860]

Sadly Randy Meisner died today 28/7/2023 but this song and his singing of it, never will. Two very strong and deep memories, the first is the loss of my first love of a girl who broke my heart who play it so much and secondly 15 years later my two sons aged 6 and 4 sat in the back of my car, asking me to play it again, so as a family we could sing along to it. If it comes on the radio when I am driving, I swear I can see my youngest son Tom, smiling, laughing and singing along loudly to it, in my rear mirror and it always brings tears to my eyes.

[@bernardopunongbayan7459]

I'm 66 yes old but I really love this song than the song of new generation

[@louie5692]

Who still listens.?(2023 28 04)

[@petersabolewsky4983]

August 7, 2024

[@lavittooaye7836]

Sept .22/9/24.here ami.i love this song..!!.

[@lavittooaye7836]

Sept.22_2024.

[@angelabrinkley2155]

November 2024

[@ThomasMatchett1950]

November 25, 2024

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

I came here on the day Randy Meisner died. I had forgotten how beautiful this song was. He had a beautiful voice, and this song is really the best. Thank you Randy for all the beauty you brought to the world!

[@terrydawson5573]

An exceptional singer

[@lynn8691]

I’ve watched this video numerous times and never tire of it! The Eagles were a phenomenal band. And Randy Meisner’s voice was amazing… and when he hits that high note and holds it at the end, well that just made history! What an amazing moment it must’ve been for him. RIP Randy, your fans will always remember you fondly. He was such a cutie to boot! ❤️😘😍🥰

[@slavenkahorvatic8644]

Randy, my favorite Eagle!

[@kymvalleygardensdesign5350]

I am sorry to have heard this news, the soundtrack of my life. Thank you for the music, Randy.

[@marilynross5965]

cutie pie Randy we love you rip dear heart

[@aubreynoble509]

So long Randy…wherever you are, - ‘Take It To The Limit’! RIP…and Thank you!

[@danibitolska]

RIP Randy Meisner... ❤️ The most beautiful voice of The Eagles ❤️🙏

[@robertoprandi3471]

everyone of the band have beautiful voices,

[@ezkohrpyan]

I say to you mister Meisnerm THANK YOU VERY MUCH for being part of this life and part this great BAND. As I listen to your song I have goose pimple and some sweet moments come to mind. Your voice your and sound were around on those difficult time in my life. You gave me company and let me relax, suffer in silence and believe that in life, when one love goes away Only GOD and music will for ever remain in one´s life. And I can attest to that God and The Eagles band have bestow me with much love, company, sound and emotions. REST FOR VER IN PEACE.. Oh what a voice ....

[@VesaGuardian]

Nobody will ever sing this better, no matter what the rest of the band says.

[@edmundoelizondo7270]

Try and love again, Is it true?, midnight flyer, take it to the limit.... What a great vocals!!!....Randy. the best one!!!

[@michaelhowitt1318]

Randy i know your gone but your not forgotten im from Scotland and you will always be remembered here You was a nice guy Happy Trails my Freind

[@gilbertmanuel359]

Nobody sings this song better than this guy. RIP Randy. A true legend.

[@leoreim5347]

Absolutly

[@murraydean2371]

Rest in eternal peace big man, your voice entranced me in the 70's and will continue to do so for as long as I am here on planet earth. You were and always will be the BEST of the Eagles.

[@bohkensha]

"I don't want to sing this song today because my voice isn't right," Randy said before the day's stage began. But Glenn wouldn't allow it. "Randy sing it. There are people waiting for you to sing this song." And this song was played. The result is a resounding success. Randy's high tone voice is the best. As he played the piano, Glenn looked at Randy and smiled.

[@johnhowie4099]

RIP Randy. Grew up with the Eagles and saw them in Glasgow when Hotel California came out.

[@Zoro007]

Had the honour to watch Randy sing this live in 1977.... Absolutely breathtaking, sad how it ended up for him and the Eagles but he was in the best lineup and Hotel California was their pinnacle...RIP Randy, you left us a great legacy..👍👍👍👍👍

[@markkelly5248]

Unbelievable! When Randy hits that high note at the end, the audience explode with applause despite the fact that the song wasn't over. The look on Glenn Frey and Randy's face is priceless.

[@stevebagnall1553]

Frey, admired him hitting the top C note and Randy hated singing so in effect he was bullied into singing it, perhaps the reason he quit.

[@ingfig1]

@@stevebagnall1553 .. “Randy hated singing” … not so! Randy became reluctant to sing TITTL, but Randy LOVED singing and said that he would have liked to sing lead on MORE songs not FEWER songs (interview with Randy in John Beaudin’s Rock History Music YT channel) - but the Egoes Frey and Henley (as the self-appointed “bosses”) ensured that they promoted themselves by appearing to be in the lead. This is the background to Randy becoming reluctant to sing Take It To The Limit: Randy had a premonition at the time that he wrote it , that if the song became a hit, he would have to sing it and reach those high notes at each live performance .. and yes it became a hit and he had to sing it at every live performance ... this was the song that the crowds demanded to see him sing, showing that Randy was the real drawcard for the fans.. Well .. OK so he could hit those notes (and even higher if he wanted to, said Joe Walsh in an interview), for sure, but with a live performance there is no do-over like in a studio - and if he didn’t hit those notes in a live performance, Randy felt he would have disappointed the audience and embarrassed himself. So although he loved to sing lead, he developed a dread of singing that particular song., especially singing it almost every night without a rest for his voice to recover from those prolonged high notes (which many women struggle to reach), on the 11-month grueling Hotel California tour. In the 1977 concert in Washington, you can see that when Randy sang TITTL he used muscles in his core, throat and face to sing each word with passion - now imagine singing like that when you have stomach ulcers and flu.

[@patkinsella8164]

❤rip AMEN 🙏

[@GCKuss23]

@@ingfig1 I think he meant he hated singing that note, seems like typo to me

[@captainbuck5969]

When Randy left the Eagles, the band was never the same. As a musician, I can tell you he is one in a million.

[@mikecorbett8760]

One in a billion, only Roy comes close

[@marcosacchi4069]

Randy and Glenn : two giants

[@catherinemontague2285]

By far the best eagles singer of them all. No contest this guy is amazing

[@petersabolewsky4983]

The humble “Thank you “ at the end sums up Randy Meisner to a T An amazing singer without the ego

[@slavenkahorvatic8644]

Can't get it enough!

[@GCKuss23]

Love Joe Walsh at 3:39. Like, "watch this guys, Randy's gonna blow you away"

[@margaretross9150]

So cute.

[@viliko4308]

To be so modest and talented ❤ Mesmerizing Randy ❤ That silent charisma and soft presence is SO precious... RIP Randy, we will never forget you ❤

[@silvestrovirdis2315]

E bravooo Randy

[@MrLibra56]

RIP Randy. I have a special place in my life for your song Take It To The Limit. Thank you for your songs and for them giving me happy memories.

[@nunyaax]

I am so sad Randy has left us, love the Eagles but Randy was my favorite :(

[@eissa2464]

R.I.P Randy Meisner the greatest musician of Eagles.

[@RoseMary-qw4tx]

This song is timeless and hauntingly beautiful. So is Randy's voice. Thank you Randy Meisner and The Eagles.♥️♥️♥️

[@susanrusso934]

His voice range was incredible

[@familiaballon2237]

Desde Peru, mi video favorito de Eagles,grande Randy

[@jamiepaton5]

The Eagles biggest mistake was sacking Randy Meisner. I love all the bands vocals individually and as a group but Randy was sensational. just my opinion.

[@ingfig1]

They did NOT sack him. He quit when he stopped enjoying what he was doing, precipitated by the altercation with Glenn Frey - the last straw for a sweet and humble man after a prolonged period of bullying by Frey. Randy went on to have fun singing and playing bass with his own band, with other bands, and with other great musicians. For Randy it wasn’t about fame and fortune - but about a bunch of guys having fun making great music, whether for a small group of people or for a crowded venue - “There’s nothing better” is what he said in an interview on John Beaudin’s YT channel (Rock History Music).

[@nettynoodle8336]

Legends

[@Sttm35]

He was tired of endless concert tours.

[@1knightinbangkok946]

True. He hated singing Take It To The Limit in the end and refused to sing it.

[@zimmer651]

@@ingfig1 you are right in what you say my friend.

[@jepz11]

Randy Meisner proves both the name 'Eagles' and the song title, Take it to the limit. He soars.

[@rjo9113]

Brilliant song sung by one of the best vocalists; even after all these years that really is as good as it gets.

[@catherinemontague2285]

R.I.P Randy i could listen to you all day n night. Thank you for the wonderful memories :((((

[@driverbirch]

Nobody does this as well as Randy what a voice 🙋‍♂️

[@Malmes999]

Its Randy's song that's why Top tune!

[@stevejeffrey11]

The Greatest Eagle by far

[@ingfig1]

Nobody can touch Randy’s rendition of this song, which is his own composition that he was writing in his own creative process and in his own creative time .. until it was hijacked by Frey and Henley with their “let us help you finish it” trick that they used on a few other musicians to get their names on the credits and on the royalties checks.

[@patriciajohnson3017]

No one could sing this except Randy RIP

[@ninja-rv4yt]

The best vocalist they ever had - and they knew it.

[@brianm.armstrong70]

I absolutely 👍 agree... its sad to see how things have turned out for Randy

[@andyobsteter1983]

Joe Walsh is also great

[@mjames4709]

@@andyobsteter1983 good one

[@edgarrapisora2712]

The others members of the eagles were felt insecure of his voice that s why they kicked him.

[@roybarwick3452]

Totaly agree!

[@julieannejoolz]

#RIP Randy Meisner, such sad news that you've gone..what an amazing musician and vocalist..this is the song that really put the band on the map..his voice was so amazing. Thank God we have his music! 😢❤❤❤

[@DevaughnLightning]

Randy RIP This Song Is Really You Song.The Best.

[@RoseMary-qw4tx]

Incredible vocals. Timeless masterpiece. The great Randy Meisner. Good bye, very sad to see you go. Rest well in paradise. 💔😢🌹🙏

[@thomasbaillie-carrigan3100]

Eagles. Randy Meisner. What a great man with the best vocal chords ever. I'll probably see you soon, as i'm Heaven bound. See Ya then! I'm a Scotsman. Miss my home country by The Firth of Fourth. Or unless you're a Genesis listener.........................

[@lobsangpadma107]

Thank you Randy, the beautiful soul and the most amazing voice. ❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤

[@ireneolsson7642]

That is no one can sing like Randy Meisner he is amazing and that voice

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️

[@brendadainton7497]

What an amazing voice Randy has and the high notes he hits is incredible. ❤️

[@victormirabelli5895]

RIP Randy Meisner. Eagles fans will miss you. But, your songs and voice will live forever! 1946-2023 (77)

[@avengernemesis7990]

The Golden Eagle has flown. RIP Randy Meisner.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@redreprise7631]

One of the greatest rock vocals ever, the way he holds those notes and the vocal range, brilliant. RIP Randy

[@robertfrazer8161]

Joe's face at 3:40 "Yes, we're THAT good!" Brilliant!

[@harro16]

RIP Randy. This song is a huge part of your legacy. 💜💜💜

[@janeharris8990]

I absolutely love this Song n love Randy i love the Eagle s i listen to then daily❤🎶🎸🎵😍

[@slavenkahorvatic8644]

The most beautiful guy with the most beautiful voice.

[@jenniferv88]

Rest in peace Randy. Say hi to Glenn for us🌹❤️

[@archintalpade6880]

Beautiful soulful voice and a very talented gentleman - God Bless Randy Meisner.

[@paulsumner2524]

One of the best bands ever

[@aclark903]

One of the best bands of the 70s. I’d put #SteelyDan & #ELO in that category too.

[@angelabrinkley2155]

Still gives me chills listening to this 💙

[@jacquismith3277]

Me too. And the warm fuzziness.

[@zimmer651]

This is Randy’s song. This song made the Eagles. Nobody since has come close to singing it better than Randy. The Eagles have tried with various artists over the years to do the song justice, and all have failed miserably. I don’t know why they even bother.

[@lovelifetips1706]

It's his masterpiece, priceless..What a voice,one of those songs that made me love the Eagles band.Randy took it to the limit!What a great song!Love it

[@netzvideos68]

Randy Meisner 😢🙏🏻 ✝️🤍 Just read the sad news….. May he rest in peace. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@johnyuristy6137]

This song is no doubt, the best one out of the Eagles songbook. Up there with Hotel California. And Randy Meisner has the voice, it took Suzy Bogguss to even come close. The outro vocals are superb. I am so blessed to have spent my prime in a time when music such as this was on the stage. No more, but the technology has preserved the sum total. That too I give my thanks.

[@brianmouland209]

Never had another vocalist with his range

[@stephankraft347]

R.I.P. Randy Meisner. Thank you for all the little and big things you gave to the Eagles and thus to us.

[@Radwinskee]

Just wow! I can't get tired of listening to this...for me the best vocalist of the Eagles.

[@reneroypahilanga9573]

yes

[@Carole_Jane]

Oh, res! 💕🔥💕

[@ingfig1]

Hands down, the best!

[@catherinemontague2285]

Absoloutly

[@Patryk-le4jt]

Dynamite voice!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ngatokoruataumaa2980]

He is the best singer in the group by far

[@catalhuyuk7]

My favourite Eagles song. Guess it just resonates with my beliefs.

[@louie5692]

The original Eagles will never be replaced.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️♥️

[@reaveymr]

Meisner at his absolute best. RIP Randy

[@toshiasai5981]

ランディー・マイズナーのご冥福をお祈りします。 本当に、美しい声で、心が洗われそうです・・・（涙）

[@vikinghex]

79 years old I sing this it sounds good well me and jack think so that my Jack Russell my Jack Daniels and that good for me

[@brianreed5494]

When the Eagles were the Eagles. Best lineup not taking anything from those who followed. Too bad they couldn't get along. Can you imagine how good they could have been.

[@LuisFlores-ds9bb]

Toda una leyenda Randy con Eagles, su voz en los coros y solo irremplazable!! qepd Randy

[@reggiebigaw4321]

Randy meisner signature song forever...

[@bossleonie7658]

Such a great song. Rest In Peace to a legend.

[@michellefuerst1039]

Randy is just amazing!! He voice is phenomenal!! Love it!❤️❤️❤️

[@rce59]

The eagles first 2 albums were the best with the original line up.

[@ingfig1]

@@rce59 .. I agree. Although, the next two albums were great too (that included co-founder Bernie Leadon before he left in 1975) - Bernie gave Eagles their characteristic sound with his penchant for bluegrass. Check out Bernie’s banjo playing on “Early Bird” which was co-written by Bernie and Randy - especially the part where Bernie banjo duels with Frey’s slide guitar and Frey just couldn’t keep up (nice try tho). Noteworthy: after Eagles lost both Bernie and Randy, not much new material was released, and Eagles basically became a bunch of guys doing covers of the hits from when Bernie and Randy were in the band. Also, after Randy left, the band broke up only two years later, and stayed broken up for 14 years!

[@sadsack324]

The greatest of songs sung by a bloke with one of the best vocal ranges in the business!

[@alessandrorigobello7551]

Shhh an Angel is singing. Amazing Perfect!

[@alblessing6034]

Randy was 50% of the Eagles!An incredible Voice!

[@rheezz129]

I only listened to their songs during my student days, but after watching their performances on U Tube, I like Eagels' songs even more.

[@ndhan72]

So sad Randy and the Eagles parted company....Randy's vocal talent is among the best.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️♥️

[@danielaberdeen1444]

This was my introduction to the Eagles thank you Randy Meisner 👍 r.i.p ... Take It To The Limit will forever remain my favorite 👌 .

[@David_Thompson]

RIP Randy Meisner - this video is much better quality than the other one above it on YT!

[@gabrielmcloughlin5599]

What a band brilliant songs brilliant singers & Randy you were sensational with the vocals in this performance! This music will never be forgotten

[@janetdale7020]

1977, my absolute favourite performance of this beautiful song. That look Walsh gave the camera! 😏💗 Meisner had a real gift. Thankfully, we can still hear that beautiful gift he gave all of us.

[@chrispulham4779]

Wow ,,,, Randy was too good for the Don Henly Show. R.I.P. LEGEND!!

[@JamesSheehan-s7n]

Love this song, what a great voice

[@JevilTheJesterFromDeltarune]

Amazing. I never get tired listening to this classic. Thank you Randy Meisner ❤🙏

[@thaiscollingwood7520]

Amazing voice...RIP Randy 😢

[@deborahhennessey]

RIP sir. I was a young child when my older brother would play his vinyl records and it was through him I often heard these earliest of songs. Being classically trained myself, and trained and competed in ballroom dancing, I can often remember dancing to this very song, of all waltzes available, in dance competitions and elegant ballrooms the world round. Saw them live in one of their iterations, but Randy was the real deal. Godspeed sir.

[@JacksPlace-AusMusic]

Just sensational! This was 'THE' line up. Just a real shame the band lost Randy and Don (Felder). They were never the same and no one sings this tune like Randy.

[@ingfig1]

Also they lost Bernie Leadon, who was one of the four co-founders in 1971 along with Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey and Don Henley - later joined in 1974 by Bernie’s old school chum Don Felder. Bernie’s excellent instrumentation and strong bluegrass influence gave Eagles their characteristic sound which enabled them to soar above all the other wanna-be country-rock bands in an overcrowded arena. It was Bernie’s lead and memorable guitar licks on their first four albums. Also, Bernie wrote some great songs : he wrote all the iconic music for Witchy Woman, which was Eagles’ 3rd hit but their FIRST hit written only by Eagles members (with Don Henley having written the lyrics). Other memorable Bernie compositions: Bitter Creek and Early Bird (co-written with Randy, contains a great banjo-guitar duel between Bernie and Glenn Frey on slide guitar).

[@flemingcourt]

Ya, it's always troubled waters when you have so many strong minds within one group. But heck, what a band over-all!

[@dodongdavsalicumanjun5769]

How about Bernie Leadon isn't He so so important as pioneering member of the greedy now EAGLES,,,,,Oh how I wihs they still they were.

[@57Jimmy]

Totally agree! Randy just wasn’t the party kind of guy and felt out of place but he was in the right place all along, the tin gods wouldn’t have it that way. Then Don Felder..really? The wienie they (tin gods) got to fill in his spot is like taking a 454 out of your muscle car and dropping in a Hyundai Pony four banger! This guy reminds me of the one that played on ‘Santa Clause’ with Tim Allen. The one who gets his Wienie Whistle from Tim!🤣

[@kfmctell]

Great comment- this was my favourite (ever) band, they're no longer 'the Eagles'...

[@brasstacks7181]

My mom's favorite Eagles song. She passed and this song will always remind me of her. Randy's voice is soooo beautiful. Bless you Randy.

[@bensmith6107]

This is the best Eagles lineup ever ☮️

[@frankchan9025]

Totally agree

[@winnykooyman4851]

Most beautiful song ever of the Eagles. Everybody of the band was so proud! !! Only the face of Don H. was cold as ice,like he is. .

[@emmaanderson4196]

What a voice!! Thank you for sharing this video

[@gavinpixton7089]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[@大阪のおばちゃん-d5g]

私は、Randyの甘いマスクが好き❤でした。 なぜ、イーグルスのメンバーから外れたのか、残念でした。この頃のイーグルスが最高❗️

[@GerryMaguire-vv9ho]

Pure class

[@alan12345669]

Randy knew how to take it to the limit!

[@MrGreggallman]

This incredible performance is like flawless shiny polished chrome. We're so fortunate to have quality audio and multicam video of this. Thanks for posting.

[@elisabetharthur114]

Rest in paradise LÉGEND RANDY. Ce morceau appartient à RANDY chef d œuvre de RANDY 💫💫💫🎨🎨🎨🌷🌷🌷💜💙💕