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"The Garden of Allah" | ||||
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Single by Don Henley | ||||
from the album Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits | ||||
Released | 1995 (US) | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 7:02 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | Don Henley, Stan Lynch, John Corey & Paul Gurian | |||
Producer(s) | Don Henley | |||
Don Henley singles chronology | ||||
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"The Garden of Allah" is a song by Don Henley, released as new material on his 1995 album Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits . [1]
It is presented as a modern-day fable in which the Devil discovers he has become obsolete. [2] Background vocals were provided by Sheryl Crow. Actor Kirk Douglas appeared as the Devil in the music video. [2]
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