Eagles perform "Hotel California" at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Song background 'One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail dated 9/11/2007: Some of the wilder interpretations of that song have been amazing. It was really about the excesses of American culture and certain girls we knew. But it was also about the uneasy balance between art and commerce.
Though the annotations to the left do their best to decipher Henley & co.’s words, it’s important to keep in mind a quote (and classic malapropism) from Eagles member Glenn Frey: “Vaguery is the primary tool of songwriters.”

Hotel California album songs
1. Hotel California; Don Felder / Glenn Frey / Don Henley; 06:30
2 New Kid in Town; Glenn Frey / Don Henley / J.D. Souther; 05:03
3 Life in the Fast Lane; Glenn Frey / Don Henley / Joe Walsh; 04:46
4 Wasted Time; Glenn Frey / Don Henley; 04:56
5 Wasted Time (Reprise); Glenn Frey / Don Henley / Jim Ed Norman; 01:23
6 Victim of Love; Don Felder / Glenn Frey / Don Henley / J.D. Souther; 04:09
7 Pretty Maids All in a Row; Joe Vitale / Joe Walsh; 03:58
8 Try and Love Again; Randy Meisner; 05:10
9 The Last Resort; Glenn Frey / Don Henley; 07:28

"Hotel California" Glen Frey co-wrote with Don Henley and Don Felder,
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Don Henley]
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

[Chorus: Don Henley]
"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"
[Verse 2: Don Henley]
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes Benz, uh
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 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

[Chorus: Don Henley]
"Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They living it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis"

[Verse 3: Don Henley]
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!"

One classic Eagles song from Hotel California inspires me to post a few more
New Kid In Town - Eagles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZgxLXmdg9A

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I like the sounds of this music.

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