Standing on a corner

[Triple-o]

A few years ago I drove down  to see Meteor Crater n Arizona. A mind boggling place. To this day  I regret one thing and that was driving past Winslow Az. and not taking a picture of myself “standin’ on a street corner”. I went out of my way to visit a really cool Guitar Store in Flagstaff, I even drove to Sedona to visit a Starbucks with an incredible view,  but for some reason bypassed Winslow. I really can’t explain it, especially since I  usually  went out of my way to drive on Route 66 whenever I had the chance. One place being Gallup NM, another town with a story behind the name that I would have never guessed.

I have seen another version of the song “Take it Easy“ and  It says “standin’ on a corner in Southern California,“  is  that the original?

I also heard it wasn’t a Ford flatbed in Winslow, but a “Toyota pickup“  In Flagstaff and that was the reason for the line in the song.
 

ps it was before the statue was erected.

Edited September 9, 2020 by Triple-o

[Popeye]

I have been following the Eagles since before they were the Eagles and they were singing and playing behind Linda Ronstadt. The songs original version on radio and LP was written by Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne in 1972.

"Well I'm Standin' on the corner of Winslow  AZ, such a fine sight to see, its a girl my lord in a Flat Bed Ford, Slowin' down to take a look at me".

There may be other versions out on the street and Jackson Browne may have used some different lyrics playing locally in LA since that is the music scene he and the Eagles grew up in. You never know with music. Covers get tinkered with and version get tinkered with to fit a town or a venue that a band is play in. 

Here is lyrics taken of sheet music of original version-

Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me

[Triple-o]

6 hours ago, Popeye said:

 

Here is lyrics taken of sheet music of original version-

Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me

Thanks, I went back and looked at it again, the Southern California line  was “supposedly” used on their 1980 album  “Live”