Eagles Once Sang on This Massive Boz Scaggs Hit Back in the Early 80s
Boz Scaggs’ 1980 song “Look What You’ve Done To Me” featured three Eagles members on backing vocals and Don Felder on guitar in its radio single version. The song was written for the film *Urban Cowboy* and linked Scaggs, David Foster, Toto and the Eagles through the soundtrack.
Scaggs and Foster wrote it overnight after being asked to provide a song by the next day; it was sent to the film-makers the following morning. The soundtrack also included Eagles’ “Lyin’ Eyes” and tracks by Joe Walsh, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Anne Murray and Mickey Gilley. Scaggs had already had hits with “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle”, and later followed the song with “Miss Sun”.
In short
- Eagles members played and sang on Scaggs’ radio single.
- The song was written overnight for *Urban Cowboy*.
- The film soundtrack featured several prominent artists.
Explained simply
Boz Scaggs is an American singer and songwriter whose 1970s hits included “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle”. In 1980, he and songwriter and producer David Foster wrote “Look What You’ve Done To Me” for the film Urban Cowboy, a drama set around country music and dancing in Texas.
The song brought together musicians connected to several well-known acts. Foster was associated with the band Toto, while Eagles members contributed vocals and guitar to the radio single version. The film’s soundtrack also featured music by the Eagles, Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt and other performers, making it a meeting point for artists from different parts of American popular music.