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Rhythm	9.7
Melody	9.6
Instruments	9.7
Lyrics	9.6
Vocal	9.8
This song has been reviewed 55 times. Overall score for this song, 9.7.

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The Eagles - Hotel California Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Hotel California
Artist	The Eagles
Album	Hotel California (1976) , Track 1 , Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982) , Track 1 , Hell Freezes Over (1994) , Track 6 , Selected Works 1972-1999 (2000) , Track 5 Disc 3, Selected Works 1972-1999 (2000) , Track 1 Disc 4, Selected Songs From Selected Works (2000) , Track 1 , The Very Best Of The Eagles (2003) , Track 17 , The Eagles [Live] (1980) , Track 1
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Song lyrics

Send "Hotel California" ringtones to your cell

Artist : Eagles, The 
Title : Hotel California 
----------------- 
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 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 place 
Such a lovely face 
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California 
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 checkout any time you like 
But you can never leave

Send "Hotel California" ringtones to your cell

lyrics corrected on 15-04-2008

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06-12-2004 03:33 sk8ers_rock12
28 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i like this song
22-12-2004 02:21 verrycherry
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal omg i LOVE this song!!!!!! this is theeeeeeeeee bestest rock song of all time!!! wooooooooo!!!! 3 cheers for the Eagles!!!
07-01-2005 23:17 spikeydude77
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal cool song, here it is 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 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!
18-01-2005 13:44 rietu87
84 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Whatever the lyrics of the song mean, this is a GREAT song. Absolutely drugging.. And btw, I know the lyrics by heart.. I sang it couple of times and then it just got stuck into my head. That Wurn Snell of Colitas story sounds quite thrilling.
18-01-2005 13:48 FatJo
3,059 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song rocks!!!!! Sends a shiver down my spine every time I hear it. Got the Eagle's DVD (Hell Freezes Over). I love the Eagles. Just wish Don Henley wasn't such a miserable bastard
31-01-2005 22:32 Plenilunio
195 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I've heard a zillion possible meanings of this song. I don't know which one is correct but I like it anyway.
27-02-2005 18:54 JuIcYjess50
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I've loved the Eagles ever since I was little and could sing....my Dad has an old Rolling Stone Magazine and the Eagles' were interviewed this song is about the drug influnences in the California area but THIS IS A GREAT SONG NONE THE LESS! Best Album----Hell Freezes Over
12-03-2005 18:35 nobody7777777
36 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal From what i hear this song is really satanic. Ive also heard that if you play it back you get some chanting and it says like praise the 666 and a lot of crap like that. Also, when they are gathered in the masters chamber and theyre stabbing the beast, its really supposed to be a sacrifice thats making fun of the last supper which is in the catholic religion. but great song, beautiful guitar, and awsome melody.
19-03-2005 17:27 sarah_2204
3,596 posts	this song is awesome man. just.. awesome I love it its wicked like yessssssssssssssssssssss
19-03-2005 17:33 I_DARE_YOU
805 posts	this song effing rules all....
31-03-2005 04:12 trunner143
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Its not about satan or anything...thats all just a rumor. look here and it has the real meaning of it http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/hotel.htm the songs actually about getting rich and famous but then becoming too worldly, greedy, materialistic, and some other stuff like that. jus look at the link and it will say what it means. Great song by the way.
25-04-2005 00:11 HYPNOTiSED
9,699 posts	i love this song.
02-05-2005 02:32 ImSpicey
79 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Classic!!..Eagles Best
02-05-2005 03:10 rapfanatic1
1,391 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is kick ass so good
08-05-2005 04:03 Unforgiven2
53 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is a great song I think that its about being trapped in a world you dont want to be in because of drug addiction greed lust and hate wicked song anyway
29-07-2005 06:26 rock67angel
1,418 posts	this song is so good! i love it
29-07-2005 19:14 lindasugar
7,691 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I luuuuuuv this song ! I luv the whole fuckin album specially The Last Resort xxxxxxx
17-08-2005 15:36 Jfizzle38
1,602 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ya tight song
01-09-2005 23:43 Aluna
1,648 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Welcome to the Hotel California! in my opinion, it's certainly about drugs... "You can check out any time you like But you can never leave" That is how drugs work. You can't leave them once you're addicted.
15-09-2005 02:18 NotAQuat
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Hotel California is about the STATE of California (well, at least the southern bit.) What Don Henly's saying that California is an addicting place, and that no one REALLY leaves there. The whole song's just a metaphor of California.
09-10-2005 01:45 SnapLuvsCurly
8 posts	This song is definitely one of my favorite Eagles songs ever. For a while I believed the rumors that it was about the band being Satanic or what have you. At least the song itsself being Satanic. The lyrics are seductively convincing towards such a notion. Besides, the beautiful adio make one feel that it is the strongest possibility. However, I did visit the site of a previous replyer http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/hotel.htm and it was indeed less satisfying of an answer...but it seemed so accurate. What it basically said is that the Eagles wrote it to describe a "loss of innocence"....or such in the music industry and lusts of the materialistic world. wow, is what i say. It's just as believable..and not as dark. I'm all for that! Also, there was a noter who made a connection to the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. I recently read this novel, and when I listened to this song I also made the same connection that noter did about the line that says "They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast." In the story the "beast" is something that takes form in their minds. After killing a boy stranded on the island with them named 'Simon', the 'cheif' of the boys said that the beast was not dead. The murder of the boy Simon who they mistook for the supposid "beast" made no difference in the beast's existence. It seems so familiar, one who read the novel and listened carefully to these lyrics would be blind not to notice it. I researched this topic and found that the Eagles CD "Hell Freezes Over" was released in 1976. Also, the novel "The Lord of the Flies" was published originially in 1954. There is a slight possibility that it could have been an influence, but honestly i believe it to be coincidence. "the beast" could be a metaphor to any internal 'demons'....or even problems in the industries of the world. in particular musical industry in southern california. I guess we'll just never know. ~haleigh ps...Look at the website i copied from another note...some of the theories of the song are quite humorous. pss. I dont know wether or not the site is credible and accurate, but it seems so.
19-10-2005 23:23 02triple_h
4,024 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ok ok... its satanic...n i agree....it talks about drugs....n im cool with that too...but who cares guys...comon....when u love a song...u love it for how it makes u feel...wether the lyrics r bad or the music style....if the song makes u fly then its tiii-iite..as for me..i hear it in the middle of the night wil im driing alone in a loooong road....like goin 40 km/h...n keep playin songs...n this EAGLES HIT is one of the leaders on my LisT though it makes me like....melancholic a lil bit...but SCREW IT ,.... i LOVE IT
19-11-2005 00:08 tinkerbellrocks
1,131 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal amazing amazing amazing song...my vote is for the drug theory for the record...
19-11-2005 22:46 02triple_h
4,024 posts	HELL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
25-11-2005 12:07 02triple_h
4,024 posts	how anybody could be this good God !! love this song sooo much