HOTEL
CALIFORNIA
THE EAGLES
SONGWRITERS:
DON FELDER;
DON HENLEY & GLENN FREY
COUNTRY: SWITZWELAND
ALBUM:
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
LABEL: ASYLUM
GENRE: ROCK
CLÁSSICO
YEAR: 1976
"Hotel California"
is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as
a single in February 1977. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don
Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). The Eagles' original
recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes
with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe
Walsh.
The song is considered the
most famous recording by the band, and its long guitar coda has been voted the
best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist in 1998. The song was
awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The lyrics of the song
have been given various interpretations by fans and critics alike, the Eagles
themselves described the song as their "interpretation of the high life in
Los Angeles". In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said
that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience... that's
all...
The Eagles
are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. The founding members
were Glenn Frey(guitars, vocals), Don Henley(drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars,
vocals) and Randy Meisner(bass guitar, vocals). With five number-one singles,
six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and six number-one albums, the
Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. At the end of
the 20th century, two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel
California, were ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the United States according
to the Recording Industry Association of America. Hotel California is ranked
37th in Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"
and the band was ranked number 75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time.
On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the Mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
(Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
(Any time of year)
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
That she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
So I called up the captain
Please, bring me my wine
He said
We haven't had that spirit here since
Nineteen sixty-nine
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel Califórnia
Such a lovely place
(Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel Califórnia
What a nice surprise
(What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said
We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
Relax, said the night man
We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave!
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