Do NOT Cover The Eagles or Don Henley -Don Henley Against Small Musicians

In the never ending saga of Don Henley and his issue with KZbin, Facebook he has chosen to “protect” cover song artists, musicians and creators in general by ordering your content struck down. Don Henley, as a prominent figure from the Baby Boomer generation, has indeed found himself at odds with younger generations on various issues in the past and now he is specifically targeting the people he is supposedly trying to “protect.” I share my thoughts on this matter as it pertains to musicians, and creators of art and online music content in general. Learn about how it can effect you when an artist blocks their music.
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[@EXMORr]

I turn the radio off when they come on because I don't want to get sued for listening to them

[@Rick-tj5iq]

Lol.

[@michaeldowson6988]

They were deft at pumping out AM radio dross.

[@larrycanepa]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinklein959]

🤣

[@lloydrobeau5126]

Awesome

[@music4ever4100]

I was playing Hotel California yesterday and a green laser appeared and sliced my guitar in half. Now I can only play it on a ukulele.

[@FrankPersico]

Hahaha

[@billpugh58]

Hahahahahahaaaaa

[@davidgangemi3314]

Half a ukulele when you get caught.

[@rockhead69]

Laughing my ass off here... hehehe

[@patrickturley8427]

Shit happened to my kazoo too! Now I have a recorder 😢

[@karmaandkerosene2885]

I can't imagine being that rich and also that petty at the same time.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Spot on. It's astonishing. Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor Don, just try relaxing in your autumn years.

[@batphink2655]

Ever get the feeling Henley was bulled a lot in school? LOL!

[@doctordel]

Petty actually refused the song

[@jefff6167]

Proves it was always about money and ego for Don Henley. Sad.

[@chuckfriebe843]

The two come hand in hand.

[@multieyedmyr]

If no one is able to play the music, the eagles music will be forever forgotten.

[@michaelbailey8729]

No it wont

[@richardsinger01]

Result!

[@cargueone1971]

@@michaelbailey8729explain why not?

[@baronvg]

We still have Don Felder on our side.

[@TheBrettWilson]

One can only hope 🙏

[@bobparker8294]

"The business of the musician is music. The business of the professional musician is business. Only become a professional musician if you have no choice." (Robert Fripp)

[@BillyBlaze7]

If you never want to make money be the first, if you want to make a career from music you cant help but be the second

[@TehKaiser]

Beethoven was about business. I'm not joking.

[@stuipooey1]

Robert Fripp, another notorious blocker and out of touch musician.

[@ericwilleke6613]

Ok with me, I've heard Hotel California too many times

[@michaelwilsonbarber]

I turn it off every time it comes on.

[@seankm6nfo990]

Don't memorize it. Your brain will be erased!😅

[@davebennett4087]

Working as a flight attendant, you get to see people as they really are. I served Mr. Henley three separate times over a period of about 15 years. Twice he was traveling with one of the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. He was such a miserable prick. I can’t imagine being so unhappy with life. The lady he was traveling with, was doing her best to calm him down and smooth things over for him, but he insisted on being miserable. The third and final time he boarded our flight he was alone. I guess that sweet beautiful lady he was traveling with finally had enough of his BS.

[@philotomybaar]

I take your point, but I don’t think anyone would agree that how one is on an airplane is how one “really is.” 😉 Granted, I doubt that Don was crushed into a coach seat…

[@TehKaiser]

I guess he hired an escort.

[@bigbadlust4403]

@@philotomybaar It's how people like this treat poeple in the service business, like flight attendants, waiters, nurses etc. People they think are beneath them. If you suspect someone to be a petty miserable narcissist just watch how they act in those situations and you'll get you answers.

[@philotomybaar]

@@bigbadlust4403 I completely agree. I think the way someone treats people engaged in service says quite a lot about their standards of conduct.

[@deaconblooze1]

Or maybe he dumped her because she turned 15.

[@jlminks9800]

Henley is a jerk. Look how he has treated his bandmates over the years. He is rich, but can never get enough $$$. He needs to be sued for "allegedly" MIMING his songs during his live concerts, since people are paying outrageous prices to see the "Eagles Tribute Band".

[@cavecookie1]

Amen. Randy Meisner is sort of a hometown hero of mine.

[@chuckfriebe843]

He's a socialist too. Oh, the irony.

[@jlminks9800]

@@chuckfriebe843 I agree. Nothing like watching Millionaire "Celebrities" in our country tell us how evil Capitalism is and how bad America is.. while I don't see any of them giving all of their possessions and money away the help the poor and oppressed they are supposedly speaking up for. Bunch of HYPOCRITES.

[@kpodonnell7924]

Nothing allegedly about it. He is a huckster.

[@InSearchof8]

@@kpodonnell7924 just ask Don Felder, Henley and company have been stealing Hotel California credit from him for YEARS! Felder described how each time Hotel California went to press, his name was moved further, and further away from the leading credits. That's exactly how Communists/Socialists take over by rewriting history until it is removed and totally replaced with their history. Truly sad! But, if that's truly what Henley wants is to have his legacy remembered as a greedy son of a b*tch, so be it.

[@hpblack1953]

I'd love to see Henley have a Milli Vanilli moment on stage.

[@FrankPersico]

Hahaha that would be priceless

[@flyballhdeg9775]

Ashley Simpson 😅

[@baronvg]

Lmao 🤣

[@JJP316]

He is. He's lipsyncing on their current tour.

[@paulg9038]

Even Don Henley's worried about singing Eagles songs live - that's why he mimes them. Allegedly ;)

[@brushstroke3733]

😂😂😂🤘🤘

[@stevenrice8439]

Too worried about KZbin videos to keep his voice in shape.

[@John-the-Bass]

Proven by wings of Pegasus.

[@1rwjwith]

He might accidentally SUE HIMSELF😁

[@officialWWM]

😂😂

[@officialWWM]

I grew up with a healthy diet of the Eagles. I loved every song the produced. I went on to become a musician and loved playing several Eagles songs. In the last few years however, the way Henley has acted toward small time musicians has completely put me off their music! I can’t listen to any of it anymore :(

[@matchpoint14]

official, it is good music, but I have heard it all a million times it is so old at this point

[@officialWWM]

@@matchpoint14 agreed.

[@michaelwilsonbarber]

Don should take it easy...... Has he become a witchy woman? He wants to hide HIS lying eyes?

[@michaelwilsonbarber]

I could be banned just for making comments about the big Don on KZbin. Weirdo.

[@officialWWM]

@@michaelwilsonbarber 😂😂

[@JTPiano2011]

I was playing an eagles tune on my piano the other day. These three dudes in black suits burst into my house and told me to stop playing it. Then I woke up…

[@user-or4hs7xq9u]

It'll be grey suits, men in black is the other film LOL

[@shaunstephen9761]

Damn they mustve knocked you out before you woke up after??

[@michaelwilsonbarber]

I was playing guitar on my car port to Desperado and someone pulled up in a black Escalade and walked out, grabbed my guitar, and smashed my guitar on the driveway. True story.

[@christopherspohn8071]

Lol, don is a frightening person.

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

Same here… tried to play Desperado on piano, got into a running battle with Henley’s copyright army. They’ll never catch me …DESSSSS-PERADo…

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

As the Dude says in The Big Lebowski, "man, i hate the Eagles!"

[@ericmunoz6004]

He actually says "I hate the fucking Eagles!" 😅

[@GoldTop57]

That was a joke as Jeff Bridges is actually a huge fan, but that was a great line

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

@GoldTop57 but the Dude hates them....

[@scott7521]

The Dude was spot on.

[@GoldTop57]

@@thenaturalmidsouth9536 Can’t argue with that

[@jrpipik]

Leland Sklar got a copyright strike against a play-long with a James Taylor song that he played on. A couple days and a lot of fan pressure later (possibly even from James) and the strike was removed.

[@FrankPersico]

I heard about that story. Unreal

[@NewFalconerRecords]

James Taylor himself has had problems performing his own songs on KZbin. He got blocked by his own publishing company doing a live performance OF HIS OWN SONG. It's insane.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

*play-along

[@eugenejoseph7076]

Talk about an incentive to write your own stuff! Henley is the ultimate Grumpy Old man! This is slowly going to end the monopoly of his music! I am meeting more and more young people that haven't a clue who the Eagles are!

[@texasskyliner704]

Same thing has happened to Jimi Hendrix. His estate is just like Don Henley, thus he and his music are being forgotten. Less people know about Hendrix than the Eagles. They are literally shooting themselves in the foot. It makes absolutely no sense.

[@thomaswatkins3686]

Then why the furor over him not letting people cover them? What a bizarre logic gap.

[@mad_cat_1st]

9:25 - How about covering Mojo Nixon's tune "Don Henley Must Die"?

[@FrankPersico]

Omg. That could have been the soundtrack to this video. Classic! lol

[@johngoodman9380]

Just think about how bitter he must feel about Don Felder cleaning his clock in court if something this innocent bothers him. Henley must wake up mad everyday, poor, sad guy.

[@lukasfoo]

I saw a recent 2023 KZbin video where Don Felder played many of the Eagles hits in a concert, most of which were not written by him. I wonder how Don Felder was able to get away with that? Prior to that I had not heard him singing any Eagles songs except Hotel California, which he co-wrote. How come?

[@johngoodman9380]

@@lukasfoo I forget the dates on this. Felder ask to see the financial books on the Eagles and was told on Monday, instead Henley and Frey fired him on Monday. Felder being a full member sued and got a "Huge" settlement including the right to perform any Eagles material any time he choose. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leaden were ran off and paid 12 and 8 million respectively. Don Felder new his legal rights and "Reamed" them out evidently. Some say Felder's settlement included 50 million, rights to play the music, which he does often, and future royalties.

[@johngoodman9380]

I may have overstated what Meisner and Leaden got paid.

[@harrywalsh677]

Can't understand why one of the Great guitarist and singer namely Vince Gill joined them.

[@johngoodman9380]

@@harrywalsh677 He didn't join, just a hired hand like Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmitt and others. I think the only real member is Don Henley. Not sure about Glen Frey's son who has appeared with them lately.

[@dongoard1]

Don Felder teaches the Hotel California solo on line. He wrote it. Should be able to use it. Henley can blame his legal team but too bad he doesn’t realize that this will be his legacy and not theirs.

[@FrankPersico]

Yeah that’s absolutely crazy

[@tracycagliero129]

I like Don Felder a lot but he shares writing credit on Hotel California with other Eagles bandmates.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@tracycagliero129 Yep. You own a percentage of the authorship of a song, but not specific components within the song itself.

[@davidmccoomb7214]

Hotel California is an Andalusian chord progression. It’s been the staple of flamenco and classical music for centuries.The eagles don’t own it.Play it,turn it inside out,upside down,have fun.

[@stevelaferney3579]

That very interesting solo, a part of it anyway, is actually played by Rick B as an example of a specific set of notes that make up a specific scale I think it was. Andolucian I believe. It sounds so similar to the solo part.

[@MarkClayMcGowan]

I posted a video I made at a Christmas light show that changed with the melody of "Kids On Christmas", which I'd never even heard of. I didn't monetize it, but youtube still sent a notice that I couldn't, but there was no strike. As to Henley, he is and always has been an a-hole, and not just toward musicians.

[@janinee6733]

Sad times for music. Why do people do this? They should be proud that others love their stuff so much to care about learning it and taking it out to the world. And everyone knows who originally wrote those songs. As long as you don’t claim someone elses songs as your own, no harm is done.

[@taylornewell-je1zr]

People are monetizing off his work. It's one thing to play a cover, but it's another ball of wax for "influencers" to have channels completely dedicated to profiting off other people's music. The influencer thing is out of control.

[@angelainamarie9656]

​@@taylornewell-je1zrthat's okay if he wants people to not play his music ever again he's going the right way about it.

[@sammyprice9448]

It's simple, Greed !

[@morbidmanmusic]

So, you learn his song and put it on youtube. You ma have worked hard, and did do it for money,, But, KZbin made money off the ads. So, that makes a little sense. If you could not have commercials, then it would be fine for everyone.

[@thomaswatkins3686]

Because it’s not about love. It’s using a song that is known to further your own career. I don’t see why these people playing guitar on KZbin think everybody wants to hear their cover of some popular song. You’re forgetting that KZbin had made it next to impossible for truly gifted artists to get ahead. Now they’re dealing with 600 others playing what they are. Who cares at that point? It’s a bunch of nobodies showing how easy it is to be a nobody. Try writing original music. Once you do you’ll probably realize why so few are going that route (people aren’t interested in most players, sorry).

[@noonsound4894]

I posted a video of my band singing live a number of years ago. I had a copyright strike from the Eagles. We weren't singing any Eagles songs but our name was Too Many Hands which happens to be an Eagles song. I appealed but in this day and age you have no power against KZbin or assholes like the Eagles or Don Henley.

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

I appealed a copyright claim for a song written in the 1800's and it wasn't taken down. It's not just Henley, it's the bots.

[@twodux77]

Let Henley's music slip into the quicksand of time.

[@FrankPersico]

He may be doing that already in his own… if the younger people are forbidden to use his music in the formats that they are accustomed to it’s a foregone conclusion ..

[@kevinvitale8980]

I like the music he’s made and will continue to. I separate the man from his music. I’ll let Henley reputation slide away.

[@soaringvulture]

Leave Henley in the quicksand. Take the music.

[@zapwai]

Great video, as always. The issue of copyright crosses my mind a lot, since I only play covers. Thanks for the heads up about Don Henley!

[@FrankPersico]

You’re welcome: just do your research. Also know that if your you ever become part of the KZbin partner program there are ways to share revenue with the copyright holder.

[@mikeholper5992]

Thanks for doing this video Frank. A very important topic for gigging musicians who occasionally feature short clips of live performances on KZbin or a website. Best to stay clear entirely of these artists.

[@FrankPersico]

Admittedly this is news to me. I know its been an issue for others for awhile and me just learning of this made me think how many could be in danger of messing up their channel without them even knowing. I'm glad you appreciate the video. All The Best

[@batphink2655]

Giggling? LOL

[@QuickAcousticDitties]

I got two strikes within 15 minutes - both guitar only demos (Hotel California and Boys Of Summer). I had to remove about 27 Eagles demos. I managed to put a few back up credited to the actual writers (Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon, Jackson Browne etc). I don’t promote the Eagles in any way now which makes me a little sad. DH really is destroying the once rich legacy of that band.

[@lloydrobeau5126]

​@@jazzcat5950not ALL of the eagles songs are theirs, they did covers, he should sue himself

[@jazzcat5950]

@@lloydrobeau5126 WEAK argument since very few songs were with other writers. And they have permission to use them! That is the whole point so wth are you talking about? If you ask permission and they say yes then you can use them. If not then you cannot. smh. Still funny though. Sue themselves. 😆

[@dkidder1367]

i just had a thought. Don Henley is at a wedding reception. The band plays eagles, and he starts pulling cords out of amps and trying to turn stuff off 😜

[@ghijkmnop]

Then the venue owner shoves a copy of their ACSAP, BMI, and SESAC licenses in his face, and the cops that were called tell him to plug it all back in.

[@bobperry2578]

They can PLAY it they just can't publish it. Any cover band can play anyone's song live. Just can't film it and put it out for the public

[@markstevens1729]

That’s funny…. Don Henley still has friends who invite him to a wedding!

[@adamo.233]

And it gets uploaded

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

A very informative post. Thank you!

[@keylimewinesingersongwrite862]

No matter what kind of venue I play; I always crank up my voice harmonizer, for my first song; Seven Bridges Road. It's a head turner. I started guitar late in life, played open jams to learn, and when I did Peaceful Easy Feeling my way, and the other players weren't digging it. I started writing my own songs. 400 Originals later, I've actually received 2 royalty checks ( yup. big money ,right?) What an honor as a Songwriter that someone else wants to play your Original. Don Henley, you get your money. Don't forget how it feels to have someone honor you by playing your creation. So. Don, or Frank, or KZbin Folks, if you want to play " Somewhere East of A1A" , key of D#, go ahead and help me remember why I wrote songs in the first place!! Fantastic Video and info Frank, Thanks Man!!

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks for taking the time to make such a great comment. Amazing you have that many songs. I have a couple albums out. Myself so I can relate to just how flattering it is when people like your music. For them to wanna cover it AND generate royalties. Bonus !! Wish u the best

[@robertgrimsted877]

Really interesting topic frank

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks. When I heard this I had to make a video about it. I thought it was worth sharing.

[@garyschafer-thepickinpilot9010]

I appreciate the video. I got my first strike for covering Desperado. I have a few other Eagles songs I better remove. Thanks, Frank 👍👍🙏🙏

[@sm5574]

Musicians do not have the legal right to prevent people from playing covers, as long as appropriate royalties are paid. But KZbin doesn't want to put forth the effort of dealing with it.

[@thomaswatkins3686]

You can cover anything you like. And those who write the songs STILL hold rights (such as synchronization rights) over those covers which need clearance. Welcome to the adult world of copyright laws.

[@sm5574]

@@thomaswatkins3686, covers involve mechanical licenses, which the copyright owner cannot prohibit.

[@rjlchristie]

To put it another way: musicians DO have the legal right to collect royalties for people playing or using their copyrighted material for commercial purposes.

[@NLNPNL]

@@sm5574 mechanical royalties cover audio recordings. You can cover a song and pay the mechanicals without permission from the songwriter/publisher. Music synchronized to video must have a sync license which is a different kettle of fish. Sync licenses are negotiated individually and require permission.

[@exponentmantissa5598]

I cant tell you how many times I have gone to see an act or bought music after seeing a youtube video on the artist.

[@FrankPersico]

Totally

[@Imintune...]

He treated other members like crap including Felder who sued him.

[@FrankPersico]

Very true

[@zmortis111]

The music of the Eagles simply needs to pass into history like the Eagles themselves. Forgotten by future generations as per their wishes.

[@FrankPersico]

Sad but true. This is the inevitable outcome

[@jeffbenefield3400]

that level of PRICKLINESS takes practice. piece of work

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

I think that should read "PRICK-liness" 😂

[@soaringvulture]

Is that word supposed to have an "L" in it?

[@FrankPersico]

👍

[@macstil585]

You did a great job of expressing how we all feel about this subject...sadly he will one day realize the Fast Lane comes to an end even for him.

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks for the comment. I really tried not to be negative or bash the guy. Even though I disagree strongly with his actions and know I would not do the same were I in his shoes.

[@tummablues4013]

Does it count if I mime the Eagles like Don Henley does? (asking for a friend)

[@MelodyMaker]

I've had good fun with this. When I got excited about uploading youtube videos in 2018, I was aghast when I had a copyright strike. I had one strike and one copyright claim. The songs were "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Eagles) and "The River" (Bruce Springsteen). I don't remember which one was the claim and which one was the strike. I had one friend who saw the immense humour given that my chops in 2018 were so rudimentary. To this day, it's a running joke. I haven't had a "strike" since despite uploading many covers. I've covered "Slowdive" five times and they haven't once placed a copyright claim (very cool cast of characters). Lately, I've been revisiting "The Last Resort" to remind myself of Henley's immense talent. One day he may look back and conclude that this internet policing initiative has all been much "Wasted Time".

[@FrankPersico]

Great story and thanks for sharing. If artists like don Henley want their music to stand the ultimate test of time then his approach is going to assure that his music doesn’t. If the next generation and future generations don’t get to embrace and play your music freely and you don’t even allow people to teach your music it’s inevitable.

[@dcarlisle123]

Bitter old man

[@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555]

Be careful… Don gonna sue you😊

[@MrChopsticktech]

Bitter old man describes most of the people complaining about copyright strikes, channels being shutdown etc. because they posted things violating the KZbin terms and agreements they agreed to follow when they started their channels.

[@cdavidlake2]

Great content. Your accent takes me home - NJ? NY? As a transplanted New Yorker I noticed it immediately.

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much. Yes I am from Queens

[@davetrumpet1]

I got hit with a copyright strike, when I put my rendition of one of Don Henley‘s songs on KZbin. It had like 2 views.

[@JasDarc]

Likewise, what a prick he is.

[@soaringvulture]

I guess at least one of the views was from Henley's lawyer.

[@superuser13]

Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Don

[@FrankPersico]

Hahaha great use of the quote

[@brushstroke3733]

A year or two ago I heard a live Hendrix song on a random KZbin channel and thought the Hendrix estate must have finally lifted their draconian (and stupid) ban on others posting his music. So a couple days later I uploaded five or six live Hendrix songs I had from a great CD that I got a long time ago to my KZbin channel. I figured they would be flagged if there was a copyright violation and that if there wasn't, the videos would be de-monitized at least (so any revenue from views would go to the Hendrix estate, which I thought was perfectly reasonable. I wasn't after money or clicks - just wanted to share some great, rare, clean live versions of some songs with fellow fans.) About a week or two later, I was informed by KZbin that one of these videos had received a copyright strike from Sony Music and as such had been taken down. I immdiately took down the remaining videos and promptly wrote an email to Sony explaining the situation and apologizing for my accidental infringement. Needless to say, they did not respond nor did they take back my strike. Sadly, I now hold a grudge against Sony and Hendrix's estate and basically avoid anything they are tied to. Let them all fade away.

[@thedude4672]

Jimi wouldn't agree with what Sony and his estate are doing, that's for sure. Greed. Henley's no JImi, which is why Henley's music will be gone in 100 years and Jimi's will still be with us

[@clintonwilcox4690]

I played Desperado at a talent show at my church, and then uploaded the video to KZbin. It was banned before it even completely uploaded. Apparently my performance of their song at a church talent show is going to take money away from their recordings. Something needs to be done. On the one hand, I believe someone needs to be compensated for their work, but things have gotten way out of hand. Performance is as much an art as composing and not every musician can write good music. Musicians have been performing for thousands of years without writing their own music, and it's only in the 20th century that musicians have started being banned from performing the works of composers due to copyright law.

[@lonesomelenny7606]

Henley is a boomer that should be thinking about his legacy. This is not the way to create a pathway to your music going forward after you're gone.

[@FrankPersico]

Couldn’t agree more

[@lasentinal]

I am a boomer and I don't agree with Don Henley. In fact most boomers would not agree with his attitude. So please don't denigrate boomers.

[@miller-joel]

After he's gone? There's a specific section of copyright law that allows use of the material for educational purposes. No need to wait for the greedy ahole to dye. Copyright law has been corrupted beyond recognition by corporations and scumbags like Donny.

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

@@lasentinal In what universe did that comment denigrate Boomers? I'm one, and I didn't take it that way. He merely pointed out that Mr. Henley is not young, is at the end of his career, and should be more concerned with his legacy than whatever petty things are bothering him today. His commnet was aimed squarely at ONE Boomer. There was no blanket statement about all Boomers, other than the fact that we're not young anymore, which is an undeniable fact.

[@lasentinal]

@@MarkMay-cr6bv As the song by Mike And The Mechanics says, "Every Generation Blames The One Before." Not strictly true, but the term 'boomer' is one that I have only ever heard used in a derogatory way and lonesomelenny7606's use, I regard as no exception to this.

[@bunkie2100]

Speaking of rabbit holes, there are actually two parts to a song that have separate copyrights. The first is the song itself (lyrics,melody, etc). The authors of the song (or their contracted partners such as record companies or publishing companies) own this. The second is the Sound Recording of the song. This is separate and belongs to the performers or their contracted partners. If Joe Nobody records a cover of a copyrighted song, the only royalties due are those for the mechanical. If KZbin grabs all the revenue and gives it to the owner of the mechanical, the performer is getting cheated. To be honest, I have no idea how KZbin channels the revenue from a cover, so it might not be an isssue at all. But it bears mentioning, especially if Joe Nobody’s cover blows up and becomes a major hit with millions and millions of views.

[@FrankPersico]

Wow good points: worthy of looking into deeper for sure

[@tonepilot]

In 50 years from now, the Eagles will be long forgotten.

[@FrankPersico]

Well it’s on them. Doesn’t need to be that way

[@alexharbison4411]

Many people said that 50 years ago.

[@tonepilot]

@@alexharbison4411 Haha. Maybe.

[@rogerdodger6025]

This will be what they're known for unfortunately.

[@LicksoftheLegend]

That’s the honest reality that these old classic rockers don’t seem to understand.

[@rocktober1327]

As I was watching your video I was playing my guitar, the solo to Hotel California ang Tequila Sunrise. I don' t have a You Tube channel. I gave You a thumbs up.

[@FrankPersico]

That's awesome! Thank you

[@danw1955]

Henley is the perfect example of how to completely alienate your fanbase and guarantee you'll never make another dollar off your precious royalties. I used to love the Eagles back in the 70's and 80's, but this guy is a real piece of work. Don Henley and The Eagles will gradually fade into non-existence because of his toxic attitude toward other musicians.😠

[@FrankPersico]

Totally 👍

[@mark-russell-music]

Boys Of Summer had been one of my all time favorite songs since the first time I heard it. I have a KZbin channel with 180 acoustic covers on it, so of course I put my cover of Boys Of Summer on my channel. It was there for maybe 6 months and didn’t get very many views because the KZbin generation doesn’t know who he is, or care (they like Springsteen though, at least on my channel). Anyway, I got a Copyright Strike and it was taken down. Don Henley can kiss my …

[@davidfaustino4476]

That's Mike Campbells song anyways. Henley just bought it.

[@MrChopsticktech]

KZbin launched in 2005, nearly twenty years😢 ago, when l was 32. So am l the 'KZbin generation'? Is my 33 year old daughter?

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

I've heard "Hotel California" so many times throughout my life that I don't really need to hear it again, ever!

[@FrankPersico]

Yeah I feel like that about Billy joel. Just know the songs soooo well I almost don’t have to hear them to hear them lol

[@JohnSmith-tc2gu]

And the sad thing is that anyone taking the time to learn an Eagles song is most likely a devoted fan of the band. But I guess Donny already has their money from albums, CDs, concerts and memorabilia, and realizes he can’t squeeze another cent from them. The musical version of Lenin’s “useful idiots.”

[@thomaswatkins3686]

There are other reasons to learn a song. Like maybe to make yourself a better musician so you can incorporate their sounds and stylings into your music. But no no: it’s all about tribute. Lol.

[@rowanlyle]

My cover of Desperado was deleted despite other covers on there being there years. It was my first copyright strike

[@rubbadubdubba]

This time of year I normally do an open air thing at the Farmers Market in our local park. This year they stopped because of this crap. They're afraid someone will post a video and ASCAP will see it. They like to sue venues because of copyright issues. The thing is, all musicians learn from one another. And every performance is in and of itself and when I do covers I really try to make them my own interpretation.

[@FrankPersico]

I have a buddy who owns a pizzeria/restaurant. He decided to do an open mic on Tuesday nights. It’s literally 15 or so men and women in their 60s and 70s sitting around playing some songs on their acoustics. Some covers some originals. ASCAP starting going after him to the tune of 3k a year for him to have this open mic. SMH

[@tonepilot]

Playing a song live isn’t copyright. If someone else uploads it, that’s their issue. The people running the market obviously don’t know that.

[@tonepilot]

@@BenChokin I swear I read that live covers fell under the Fair Use act. Very possibly I’m wrong.

[@tonepilot]

@@BenChokin How do all these tribute bands do it?

[@orlandoguitarist]

@@tonepilot Unfortunately, you're wrong. From the SESAC website: A Performing Rights Organization (PRO) represents the copyrighted musical works of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. A PRO provides businesses using music the ability to obtain a license granting blanket authorization to use the music it represents in exchange for license fees. The PRO then distributes those fees as royalties to its affiliated songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The business benefits from a consolidated or clearinghouse approach to fulfilling their obligation under US Copyright Law to obtain prior authorization from every copyright owner of every song that may be publicly performed at their business. The copyright owner (songwriter, composer, or music publisher), benefits by having the PRO ensure that businesses are in compliance and have the proper authorization to publicly perform the songs they have created.

[@JamesMiller-ce1df]

Good info, thanks.

[@FrankPersico]

You bet

[@peterwaterford9482]

In 1984 Henley showed up totally smashed at a Mojo Nixon show and joined Mojo's band onstage to sing "Don Henley Must Die". "Then, says Nixon, he walked outside and failed to open his car door because he'd put his key into the wrong Mercedes."

[@FrankPersico]

Oh wow … that mojo Nixon song is funny as hell too

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

I’ve heard Hotel California enough for one lifetime.

[@FrankPersico]

lol I totally understand where u r coming from

[@johnbindert7046]

Don Henley and other artists who block and give out copywrite strikes don't seem to understand that KZbinrs are promoting their music. They are actually hurting themselves.

[@thomaswatkins3686]

Lmfao. The Eagles have made BILLIONS they don’t need a bunch of shitty hacks who are trying to go viral to do promotion. Don pays millions for that, by the way. Your petty contribution means zilch.

[@FrankPersico]

I agree 100%

[@catherine6653]

Thank you for making this video.

[@FrankPersico]

My pleasure

[@speedracer2336]

They never gave JD Souther, Jackson Browne or Don Felder the proper respect for writing many of their hits!

[@klausfahnle1925]

Ha.. if Henly wants to claim my sorry renditions of his music.. I wear that as a badge of honour 😂😂😂

[@wayneturpen592]

Don Henley is an amazingly gifted musician and song writer. But….. This beyond crazy. I personally believe that fame and fortune have become his downfall. Greed, pride, narcissism… and so on are not good traits. I agree with Frank on the point that people doing covers of their songs are actually helping the song writer. Henley has enough money and notoriety that can last more than one lifetime. What’s next???? Do I have to fear singing an Eagles/Henley song at karaoke? Am i going to jail for it, or fined ??? Never again!! Thanks Don

[@JimDiBattista]

Yea I had a cover of Heart of The Matter taken down and I don't even try to make $ off of any cover song

[@freeplayfrank7736]

Thanks for making this video, the more people near about this issue, the more likely it will be fixed. The biggest turn off for me, is when an artist does this crap to people who love their music and want to share it. I can see them being pissed off if you do a terrible cover that is emberassing to watch, or if you try and claim it as your own..I'm fortunate in that I don'tlike most of the popular and over rated stuff anyways. and my channel's not monetized. But it is still annoying.

[@powellsa]

Regarding "the more people hear about this issue, the more likely it will be fixed"...sadly, this particular issue won't be fixed until Don Henley is dead and gone.

[@Cajundaddydave]

Don Henley is destroying the Eagles music by cutting off people from small-time covering and introducing new listeners to their music. No longer sharing this once great music with the world. Thanks Don.

[@benjimartinnc]

This was exactly why my last KZbin channel got taken down. It had several Eagles/Don Henley covers on there, and I found out the hard way that KZbin and Facebook aren't places for covering those artists' music. I had to start over with a new KZbin channel, and I left the Eagles and Don Henley alone since.

[@FrankPersico]

Ouch. Im sorry to hear that

[@MrChopsticktech]

You must have violated the KZbin terms of use. You can't post any content you don't own the copyright for.

[@benjimartinnc]

​@@FrankPersicoThat's okay. I learned my lesson well.

[@chrisayers7625]

There needs to be a song written to talk about this. So much to put in lyrics. Singer, songwriter, lawyers. Kid Rock has said anyone can cover any of his songs. Even record and release them. He knows it just makes him that much bigger.

[@richardelliott8352]

henley is not disparate for recognition. He might not appreciate his original art being transformed by another , or more probably a lesser talent interpreting his work. completely different deal with kid "Beer killer" rock.

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

If I programed a classic rock station, I would totally remove the Eagles from the playlist.

[@FrankPersico]

It will eventually happen by natural selection if no one is ever allowed to play or teach (aka perpetuate) the music in the formats that the future generations are accustomed to…and we aren’t even factoring in AI and what possibly detrimental effects it will have on music publishing in general

[@DMalone-xn4ip]

This guy speaks the truth, I got a strike a couple years ago for covering “Boys Of Summer”. What a tight ass Henley must be, pathetic

[@FrankPersico]

agreed. sorry that happened to you

[@boomerbear7596]

Henley's the king of the blockers, besting even McCartney. No music channel I follow even touches the Eagles or Henley because of this. For what it's worth my preferred version of "The Boys of Summer" is The Ataris version, partially for this reason and partially because I just prefer it.

[@FrankPersico]

King of the blockers! Love it lol

[@powellsa]

Makes you wonder what THEY had to give Henley to cover it. Wouldn't surprise me if they didn't make a dime off of it. And yes - it's a great cover of it.

[@colinhorne2437]

Great video - I love your channel! An extra note of caution to your viewers - I have a very, very small KZbin channel for my band with a few traditional folk tunes and songs plus the odd cover. Bizarrely, our version of the traditional song 'The Parting Glass' was taken down! My understanding is that its a 300 year old traditional song that has been sung and recorded by many, many artists, and I didn't even stop to wonder if anyone owned or would claim the copyright, but it looks like someone has! 😮

[@FrankPersico]

Sometimes people will cover a song and release it… once they do that KZbins content ID may pick it up then they “claim” it. Sometimes they don’t even have the right to do so. Did you see the name of the group or publishing organization that made the claim?

[@colinhorne2437]

Hi Frank, no, I didn't unfortunately. I didn't really understand how the copyright strike thing worked at the time, but if it happened again, I would definitely appeal it.

[@FrankPersico]

@@colinhorne2437 Yes. most of the time if you played a copyrighted song it would just be marked as copyrighted material. no negative effect on your channel. If you were monetized then you would be "sharing" revenue with the original copyright holder of the song. They may be taking the lions share of your revenue but still no negative effect on the channel. but DH just doesnt want his material covered. so he uses aggressive tactics such as the "Strike". Its not about money its about ....well i don't know what the heck its about actually we would have to ask DH... I wouldnt give him the time of day personally. he can keep is music .. its his right... let him play it for himeself lol. I've been turned off by him and all i've learned about him... good riddance i say

[@gamingwithmrgvil3511]

I posted a video years ago about installing siding on a house. The neighbors had some music playing that evidently got picked up in the recording. The only way you could even hear it was if speakers were at full volume but youtubes system picked it up and down went my instructional video I'd spent hours on.

[@FrankPersico]

See stories like yours are prime examples of copyright taken too far.

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

Your suggestion of doing a search before you post a song is a good one. You can also upload a video as private and KZbin will tell you if the copyright owner will claim it. Although, by that time, you've already put in the work to make the video. Also, there are a few artists who are known to object to covers of their songs but it seems to depend on numbers. So, if you post your cover of "Summer of '69" and you only get 50 views, then maybe Adams won't bother you. But, if it gets 10,000 views, that may be another thing. Ironic since that would mean more money for him.

[@HaleysTusk]

You can get strikes from videos you posted years ago. I've only had one strike against me, it was for a video w/ fewer than 300 views and posted 8 years ago.

[@guapodoy60]

I uploaded a video of me playing “ Heart of the Matter” and you tube emailed me to take it down and give me one strike. Too bad Don Henley is one of my favorite singers!

[@electricsuitbatman]

I've been aying music for 30 yrs. Even when Napster was free and wildly awesome, I didn't download any Henley music. It was just pretentious music to me. Hear it on the radio...cool. thats as much as I need of him.

[@CharlesHess]

I was never a fan. Probably because of the thousands of times radio flogged me with their tunes.

[@richardpichette4380]

I wish I could say I’m surprised by this, unfortunately, I’m not. I remember watching the eagles documentary several years ago. I was struck by the commentary by Glen Frey. He said that when they got the original lineup back together in the nineties, that he and Henley would be paid more than the other members. His reasoning was that only he and Henley were the only members that went on to successful solo careers post eagles. I believe his words were they were the only two “ that did anything “. I was taken back by this. The truth is, they wanted more because they thought they were better than the others and because they were greedier. Based upon what I’m seeing and hearing in this video,Henley is still greedy.

[@FrankPersico]

Wow thanks for sharing. I did not know this. Gotta try to find that documentary..

[@1rwjwith]

I think your advice is correct and I think everybody should boycott all HENLEY OR EAGLES material…in terms of covering and uploading to any streaming services. DON’T DO ANY OF THEM , NO EAGLES!! I also refuse to cover them in any live performances I CONTROL. I do NOT really admire HENLEY’s musicianship or Vocals anyway… I grates on me…I am sick of hearing pretty much any Eagles. anyway..I like Joe Walsh really alone of the Eagles members…they are a corporate cover band now, I would not go see them for free.

[@grahamcarruthers9337]

Went to see Don Henley in Sydney quite a few years back. Very disappointed that there were no screens as our seats weren’t great. The venue told me that Don wouldn’t pay to operate the screens. What a tight ass

[@FrankPersico]

Unreal

[@truvakaplan2376]

It happened to me as well. I had to change "Boys of Summer" to "Girls of Winter". That one is still there.... Truva Kaplan Obscure Classics

[@legman1476]

You can post covers on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and the other streamers. As long as you're not uploading a video, you're golden. Those music streaming services pay the license(s) needed to legally play songs, originals, covers or otherwise. Bryan Adams and Led Zeppelin will also have your video of their songs taken down. Henley is addicted to litigating people as much as anyone with cosmetic surgery addiction. Leland Sklar, the renowned bass player, had a video taken down because he was filming while walking past a bar that was playing "Dirty Laundry." Those 8 seconds earned him a copyright strike. I hope someone with means, and the time, sues Henley for lip-synching during his "live" Eagles' performances.

[@Spladoinkal]

Well Don Henley is getting his just desserts for it now because he's single handedly ensuring that nobody from New generations even know who the Eagles are.

[@MrChopsticktech]

​@@Spladoinkal You obviously underestimate the younger generation's ability to discover previously unknown music. My kid didn't need to discover bands/musicians from social media. I didn't back in the Eighties either. I am a Clapton fan, and read he was heavily influenced by Robert Johnson, Robert Cray, BB King etc.

[@legman1476]

@@MrChopsticktech Liking an artist doesn't mean you'll like their influences. I love Stevie Ray Vaughan but care little for Jimi Hendrix. Love the Beatles, like practically none of their influences. It doesn't easily translate. Plus, the average human has an attention span of just 8.25 seconds according to recent studies - 4.25 seconds less than in 2000. Even less for today's youth. #TikTok

[@van1976]

I've been on YT for 18 years,since 2006. Last week I got my first YT strike for my non-monetized version of "The Boys of Summer", which I posted last Feb. My apologies to the Henley's for...Taking food off the Henley Family table. Once I've had a video taken down , (no strike), for Jimi Hendrix and AC/DC playing in the background.

[@FrankPersico]

Dude you are the reason I made this video! It was your comment on my other vid where you told me about the strike.

[@van1976]

@@FrankPersico Yeah it did kind of sound like me. Oh I thought you were referring to the guy @1:15...ha ha. Thanks for the mention Frank, ... I was at this event today, "Watch City Steamfest" (Waltham, MA)--kind of an 1890's theme w/ Rock and Roll--Good time...Guitar in hand, as always, mingling in the crowd I played "The Boys of Summer"...Mr Henley, please don't sue me --lol

[@FrankPersico]

@@van1976 yeah i realize after i cut in the clip of that other guy the song i mentioned was i believe a diff song than yours.. i think yours was desperado. its just that clip i used makes the vid seem like its about HIM per se.

[@langreeves6419]

Doing a cover usually results in furthering the popularity of the original song and the original artist. Demanding no one covers your song means your song will slowly fall into oblivion.

[@FrankPersico]

Absolutely true

[@tjzini]

Good video. Man, there's a lot to say about this subject. Some legalese person was harassing the bars here in my home town that had live music saying they had to join two different groups so the artists who were in these groups of music providers would get paid. It was all over copyright. A bunch of bars just quit having live music. I can't remember exactly but to be safe it was going to cost each bar about two grand per year. When you're not a club, just a bar, there's no way to ever make that money back. It took two bar owners to have a spine, tell the rep to GFY and take me to court. It went away. I think back to college. There was a band at a club I liked to go to that covered Steely Dan's "My Old School". That's where I heard it. That's where I fell in love with Steely Dan. Fast forward fifty years and I own tons of Steely Dan on at least three formats. People that push this are so short sighted.

[@FrankPersico]

Yes. Same happened to a friend of mine who owns a small restaurant. He would have an open mic once a week. About 20 or so people each taking a turn getting up and singing a mix of covers and originals. He started getting harassed by the organizations … would have cost a couple grand a year. They eventually went away. Amazing the greed

[@plusfour857]

I was also given a copyright strike for covering Desperado.

[@FrankPersico]

You should have come to your senses ;)

[@digitalwasabi2]

@@FrankPersico😂😂😂

[@davidgangemi3314]

Paul McCartney is 10x richer than Don Henley. Never once did he go after people on KZbin to shut them down for playing Yesterday on a ukelele . Ponder that!

[@FrankPersico]

Very good point. Sir Paul.

[@1oolabob]

In 1978 I learned my very first guitar song from a songbook. It was Hotel California. At the time lots of people did the same. We bought songbooks full of popular songs and learned to play them. This is part of what made popular music popular. With his greed, Don Henley is causing the music of The Eagles to die out. It's nice music, but not worth getting sued just for playing it. NEXT.

[@FrankPersico]

Well said. It’s his call. There is not shortage of great music to enjoy.

[@Johnsmusic416]

What do you think of Burton Cummings stopping the Guess Who from preforming any song he wrote while in the Guess Who?

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

Henley and Frey are both a POS for how they treated Felder anyway

[@InSearchof8]

Frey was really, really a dirtbag liberal. Even wore blackface at an event. I wasn't moved by his passing. Shame when you go from being an adored musician to then turning off your fans, ruining your legacy by opening your mouth to support liberal causes that are NOW seeing unfold before our eyes. THIS is how we got to "Drag Queen Story" time, by people like Frey and Henley using their star power to influence fans (more like they were told to because they are apart of the elite system that does practice satanic stuff) not all of them, but they have things on these people and will take away their "fame" that they were given unless they DO WHAT THEY ARE told. Don't believe me, just look at Jonathan Majors. Listen to Katt Williams, he knows.

[@FrankPersico]

so true. tells you a lot about who you are dealing with

[@JamieAndersonMusic]

I quit having Henley's songs on my channel when I started hearing the rumors. My 76K subscriber channel is a blip in the world of social media but I can't risk losing it because, as you say, it's one of the ways I make a living. I don't have an issue with sharing income with copyright owners -- it's their song after all -- but it's EVIL to issue a copyright strike.

[@FrankPersico]

I totally agree I wish you the best

[@bongocuba]

Sadly it happened to me recently with “I Cant Tell You Why”, KZbin, Facebook and Instagram.

[@FrankPersico]

That’s too bad

[@kennytaylor2738]

We have been covering Victim of Love by the eagles. Do we owe Don anything and where do I mail it to?

[@FrankPersico]

Mail it to me. I will see to it that he gets it :)

[@vielcollins9337]

The Eagles made good music. However, Don Henley's behavior is so disgusting that I no longer listen to them.

[@FrankPersico]

I feel ya

[@clint6872]

The sad thing is it affects young artists who are trying to find a footing for their talent on KZbin. A strike is a big deal and KZbin is one of the few ways young people can access an audience and many use covers to introduce themselves. People won't click on artists they don't know doing songs they don't know.

[@clint6872]

@@jazzcat5950 Many artists do covers as well as their own material, it's not an either or. Covers done well can give new life to songs that otherwise would gradually be forgotten. Kudos to you for actively seeking out new artists.

[@clint6872]

@@jazzcat5950 👍

[@lumberpilot]

If I play The End of The Innocence, what if Bruce Hornsby wants to see covers but Henley doesn't. How is it resolved when there are co-writers?

[@DoIGetTube]

It AIN'T. Hornsby and Henley are now bitter enemies.

[@flyingfluffyhockey]

interesting story that is relative. I run a hockey channel and every year I do a musical video for the start of the season, and the playoffs. This year we covered Hotel California. Now I know all about the Eagles reputation. Like my other songs, we use the music but I rewrite the lyrics to be hockey related. Here was my experience; First, I wanted to use a version of HC that had vocals removed as the backing track. Uploaded as unlisted, No dice, immediately copyrighted and not allowed to be shown. Then, I took 2 different karaoke versions that are already on YT, and uploaded them as unlisted to see if they could be used. Same thing, even though those videos are ALREADY on YT, mine got instantly copyrighted. We then uploaded our own acoustic version without any singing, unlisted....This one was immediately recognized but was allowed to be used with revenue sharing. Go figure. So I sang the song, put it on the channel and no problems, it's up and running sharing revenue, even though the bots recognized the chords from HC. The odd thing is that the way our guitar player played it, yeah it's kinda recognizable but you have to listen to it to really hear it, he just strummed the chords mostly, in a lower key at that. So maybe the less it sounds like the original the more likely it is that they allow it? No idea, especially considering all 3 of the attempts to upload that got copyrighted are already on KZbin running just fine. Boggles the mind, but in the end I am one of the lucky ones that got away with it I guess.

[@FrankPersico]

I actually had covers up on KZbin that were never reported but after I heard of all this I took them down anyway.

[@henrykc3]

Titles are not copyrighted, I wish several people could write and release songs titled Hotel California or Take it Easy

[@bullcrap9409]

It’s utter bullshit that Henley has 60 lawyers working to protect his rights.

[@graemejoyce5629]

As stated it is UMG who look for copyrignt breaches / unlicensed works on behalf of a multitude of artists.

[@johnmalinosky5372]

So, how does this apply to doing a cover of an Eagles song at a local bar gig, or an Open Mic?

[@FrankPersico]

You should be ok there. The venue if they have live music pays fees yearly to the publishing organizations (who usually bully them and shake them down btw) but that’s for a separate video I suppose

[@davedavid7061]

Just play the song Paul Shaeffer made for The Letterman Show to avoid copyright called Supercharger. Its brilliant