File:Eagles Desperado.ogg

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Description	Audio sample of Eagles' "Desperado"
Source	Album sample
Article	Desperado (Eagles song)
Portion used	34-second sample
Low resolution?	Reduced bit-rate
Purpose of use	Illustration of the band's style on one of their best known songs
Replaceable?	Commercially released recording. No free equivalent is possible
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Desperado (Eagles song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagles_Desperado.oggtrue

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