Hotel California - The Eagles

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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 face
Plenty of room at the hotel california
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes benz
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 california
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They're livin’ it up at the hotel california
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 checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!



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[JK]

I know many of us would think this song is about drugs and addiction, but I still think its about something else, so I googled it and here is what I've found. After reading through it, I believe this is what the song really is about.




I have a very interesting little story for all of you in regards to this song and it's meaning. About 15 years ago, I was taking an English class in University, and the and the professor of the class had an assignment for us. He handed out a sheet of paper face down to everyone. When we turned it over, we were told to write what we thought the song was about. He added, however, that the song was NOT about a cult so don't even write that. So, basically almost every member of the class then proceeded along the next route....the drugs/addiction metaphors. When we were done, he proceeded to tell us what the song, and the corresponding album were ACTUALLY about. It seems our prof had, at one time, lived in the California area and was very good friends with a certain drummer named Don Henley. Don explained the story behind the song to him, and said he was amused at the wide varieties of interpretations the song had developed over time. According to the source, The "Hotel California" is actually, L.A. itself. The song and album take you on a trip though the music industry in L.A. in the late sixties early seventies, when agents and studios controlled artists like puppets. Back in the late sixties, 1969 to be exact, there was a major onslaught of artists being signed left, right and center, and artisit at the time were often known to basically "sell their soul" to a record company executive in order to get a recording contract. Many times these artists were given little if anything for their music, and thus ended up basically a victom to their love of music. Just imagine the scene at the time, it's late 60's, you are on your way to L.A. to strike it big with dreams of glamour and fame...and you basically are prepared to sell your soul of you have to to attain it. I must admit, when I first heard this explaination, I was a little skeptical...but trust me....listen to the WHOLE album again, start to finish and keep this definition in mind when you do it. Every song ties together in one big story, finishing off with the Last Resort which gives you a clear summery of the whole album and idea. I don't deny that drugs and addiction have a lot to do with the lifestyle and results of the quest for fame. All I ask is to keep an open mind and think of "The Hotel California" as L.A., and you may be surprised.


source: SongMeanings | Lyrics | Eagles - Hotel California (http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/4793/1/ASC/#comment)

[HcVcT]

I know many of us would think this song is about drugs and addiction, but I still think its about something else, so I googled it and here is what I've found. After reading through it, I believe this is what the song really is about.

I'm glad bro JK looked up some sources. Though interesting, it also proved a point. It shows the ART of a language. Well, actually, it's the ART of communication, presentation, expression, perception... and a slew of other terms.
As opposed to scientific articles where everything has to be precised and clear, songs and poems are left for each individual's intepretation. Most of the time, we like the song (or a poem) ... not because of what it really means but what it means to us, how we receive it, how we relate to it ... our perception of it. That's precisely the richness in languages ... any languages.
Most of the time, what makes a song (or a poem) a classic is not how it got started, how it was written, its inspriration, etc. ... but how it touches us. We remember a song because how it makes us feel. And how we feel about a song is our own intepretation of it. It's the art of communication. The author works on its presentation. The artist enhances through expression. How we receive is our own perception.

When we say "I understand the song", what we really mean is "I feel the song". So even though our intepretation is sometimes not identical to the author's, we have not "misunderstood" the song ... Truth is, we have enriched the song.

Yet, this is just MY opinion. You may chose to accept or reject it. It's your own "perception".