Song for Emma - Joe Walsh video free download

Roel Lassche

So sorry that this one is not recognized: i only can say í've never heard a man make a lament so beauttiful as Joe's for his lost daughter,all i can say: this one should never be forgotten:real like life. 

Roel Lassche

Song for Emma, In the city ?? genius at work ? The lord can't do better,Bless you Joe,stay strong and beatiful,you're great.. 

Matthew Mahan

Joe, I don't know if you ever read these comments, but you are my favorite musician over the long haul, ever since the days of the Rides Again album. Your talent, wit, humor, wonderful creativity and musical genius have always inspired me. Many times I have sent a prayer up for you when you have come to mind. You have certainly had your share of challenges in life. So, I have always liked the name Joe.Tomorrow my little girl turns 3. She reminds me a lot of Emma. And her name is Josephine.

Roel Lassche

My epithaph for my brother, died at 6,please keep the place that Joe created for Emma in a good condtion, i will visit it.Thanks Joe, for all your great mucic and compositions: you're more than an Eagle...........

Matthew Mahan

Farang Wang, interesting you should say that. Yesterday I was listening to the song (same day as you) and it brought a tear to my eye as well. I had been reading the article about Emma, and in the photo she reminded me a lot of my own daughter, soon to turn 3 as well. Today I played the song and danced around the room to it with my daughter in my arms, and with her twin brother. When the song came out in 1974, I was a big fan of Joe, and still am. But I never understood what the song was about, and always wanted to know. Now, I think I understand a little more, and I am deeply touched by it.

Farang Wang

this brought a tear to my eye. that hasnt happened in ages.

roger9552

Emma was killed in an automobile accident in April of 1974 just shy of her 3rd birthday

Roel Lassche

10 months ago i wrote an angry answer on some peopel who i tought didn't take interest in this song.I'm sorry for my reaction.I see a message from Bernard Elias here and i think: not eveeybody is bad .This is Joe's most hauntingly song and i heard it for the first time.I knew he had a daughter who had died and heard on Dutch Radio that this one was an epitaph for her.Now ,listening to it almost a year later.Phewww,so beautifull.And when i see the release date of Joe's album. Whe're 40 years on...This is as good as Bach or Mozart,Thanks Joe. you're great,Hope your live is good.Remember Emma..........

Lowell Thomas, Jr.

Saw the story of Emma and somehow felt even closer to Joe and his music than ever. He has always been one of my favorite singer/songwriter/guitarists.

Bernard Elias

You might have had a drink from the unassuming water fountain at the North Boulder Park playground. But, unless you turned and looked down, you probably missed the memorial plaque.On a recent overcast October day, the words of the dedication were partially covered with overgrown grass, fallen crabapples and autumn leaves. It reads: This fountain is givenin loving memory of Emma Walsh April 29, 1971-April 1, 1974Emma's mother, Stefany Rhodes, still a beautiful, petite brunette, recalls meeting Joe Walsh when she was a student at Boston University. They married shortly after her graduation, when she was just 21 years old. The couple welcomed baby girl Emma in the spring of 1971 and the family moved west a few months later.Emma Walsh in her North Boulder backyard in 1973. (Stefany Rhodes Courtesy photo)Emma's life coincided with the area's blossoming rock music scene. As a baby she often slept on the floor of the Caribou Ranch recording studio, while her father was making an album. The destination studio was built near Nederland in 1971.Later, when the family moved down to Boulder, Stefany worked hard to make a home for the golden-haired girl amidst smoke, loud music and a constant stream of hippie musicians. "Our house was like a crash pad," she said in an interview. The young wife put her foot down when yet another singer-songwriter, Dan Fogelberg, asked to stay at their home.Mother and daughter were very close. They walked nearly every day from their home to North Boulder Park to enjoy the playground. There were bars for Emma to swing on and the toddler especially loved it when her mother joined in the swinging. "She was warm and funny," Stefany said, describing Emma's personality.On April 1, 1974, Stefany drove down 9th street, taking her daughter to a morning playgroup. Joe, who had been touring extensively, as well as recording in Los Angeles, was returning to Boulder that day. Stefany was planning to drive back to their house and get ready for her husband's homecoming.But a driver ran a stop sign at 9th and Spruce, crashing into the passenger side of the Walshes' green Porsche. The impact caused the Walsh car to spin around and hit a fence across the street.Emma Walsh, less than a month away from turning 3 years old, sustained massive head injuries from the accident and was taken off life support late that night.One of the girl's physicians came to their home asking for permission to harvest Emma's corneas and kidneys for donation. Although taken aback at the request, Stefany gave consent.The Walsh marriage didn't survive the tragedy. "The accident kind of did us in," Stefany said. "We divorced shortly afterward."Joe later suggested a memorial water fountain at their favorite playground and she agreed. "The fountain was all Joe's doing, really," she said. "Joe was a very romantic person." Arrangements for the memorial were made through their lawyer.A popular 1970s style, the 'exposed aggregate' fountain was designed to match existing buildings in the park. Originally, it was built into a wooden structure and the memorial plaque was placed above eye-level.Boulder Mayor Frank Buchanan took the ceremonial first sip of water, when the fountain was dedicated at North Boulder Park on May 25, 1976.In 1984, Stevie Nicks' impromptu visit to the fountain with Joe Walsh inspired her song, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You."According to Lisa Martin, Urban Parks Manager for the City of Boulder, the fountain has been vandalized often over the years. The base began rotting and became unstable. In recent years, the city had the fountain removed from the original structure and moved slightly. The plaque was then secured in the ground.There are no current plans to restore the drinking fountain.For parents who take notice of her daughter's memorial, Stefany's message is, "Love your children and pay attention to them -- just pay attention to them."Emma Walsh is buried in her mother's hometown cemetery in Ipswich, Mass.

Mario Munoz

Beautiful & Heartbreaking

Blaire Ronzel

Joe's album title summed it up.... I think the alcohol all those years was from what happened. Truly tragic.

David Dean

JJJ .. do you really think that the Eagle's music was not sincere - granted, no other member has lost a child and could not possibly feel what Joe felt at that time - however; to compare a life tragedy to life experience is not quite fair - Desparado - sounds very heartfelt - Wasted Time sounds very heartfelt & Take it to the limit also feels very heartfelt -- granted not based on the loss of a child -- but based on loss and real life.............

Roel Lassche

talk,talk,you listen #### americans.a fan from holland with empaty ( WHJAT????) 

xxleandraxx1

Beautiful, and i'm sure Emma is happy and honored her daddy did this for her <3 R.I.P.

Mario Munoz

I never knew the story behind this song. Now I understand why it has always been so painful to hear it. It is such a beautiful love song. Thanks for posting.

kneapoe51

@alienlovecharm Same here, I agree totally, have listened to it since buying the album brand new all those years ago. Was always moved deeply by it especially after finding out about Joe's daughter not long after I got it. Now, with age plus experiencing (within the past 16 months) the loss of a Grandson, the song is that much more poignant to me. Bless him, for sure. He/music have "Helped Me Through The Night" many, many times over the years, especially over the past few months. Thanks. : )

Albert Brewster

I've buried 2 boys. Hurts like hell everyday

alienlovecharm

God Bless Joe... We are not suppose to bury our young.. Heard this song all my life as well and now I get it..

Scooter Mac

@marsiozo Truly.

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