The story behind the Eagles last top 40 hit: “Almost a mystical thing about it”What was once a vocal warm-up to some, and a heartfelt memory to others, became a chart-topping hit for the Eagles in 1980. The evocative country tune ‘Seven Bridges Road’ ended up being recorded live two days before the band imploded, but the song’s journey to their stage had started ten years before. A young country rock songwriter and guitarist was about to pioneer his genre when travelling along a country road outside Montgomery, Alabama. That’s how ‘Seven Bridges Road’ was born, an Americana country acoustic written by Steve Young. Marked by its peaceful imagery and moving emotion building quietly powerful narratives, the song’s calming sentiment helped appease the grief of Eagles’ fans following their split.