Hotel California- The Eagles

Added: Feb 3, 2008

Duration: 6:25

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hairWarm smell of colitas, rising up through the airUp ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering lightMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dimI had to stop for the nightThere she stood in the doorway;I heard the mission bellAnd 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 wayThere were voices down the corridor,I thought I heard them say...Welcome to the hotel californiaSuch a lovely placeSuch a lovely facePlenty of room at the hotel californiaAny time of year, you can find it hereHer mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes bendsShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friendsHow they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.Some dance to remember, some dance to forgetSo 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 nightJust to hear them say...Welcome to the hotel californiaSuch a lovely placeSuch a lovely faceThey livin' it up at the hotel californiaWhat a nice surprise, bring your alibisMirrors on the ceiling,The pink champagne on iceAnd she said 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device'And in the master's chambers,They gathered for the feastThe stab it with their steely knives,But they just can't kill the beastLast thing I remember, I wasRunning for the doorI had to find the passage backTo 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! Lyrics from: http://www.lyrics007.com/Eagles%20Lyrics/Hotel%20California%20Lyrics.html

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Rating: 4.85 (983 ratings) Views: 522971' favoriteCount='2662 Comments: 662

Bint7elwa Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - Its about addictions,(i.e. alcohol, drugs, sex, etc).

Bint7elwa Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - The endless agony of wanting more of the worldly pleasures that only leave one thirsty for more satisfaction. This hunger is insatiable, and the pleasures are only temporary, leaving a big hole in your soul when you come down from whatever "high" you got.

98nila98 Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - Great song...I love it

sweetieyukina Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - this song is a classic :)

XalexKiller Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - this song talk about addiction to thing like alchool or drug but in fact the hotel california realy exist ... it was a satanic chruch but its no longer one

BMWparadies Says:

Aug 26, 2008 - Einfach ein geiles Lied

SwoopDog001 Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - I've never heard anyone say a bad word about this song....

FreeThought911 Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - well said

vallancian Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - i was looking it up on the net and apparently this song touched on the following themes:nnocence (and the loss thereof), addiction in general (and to drugs), death, the dangers, temptation and transient nature of fame, shallow relationships, divorce and loss of love, the end results of manifest destiny, and the "American Dream."

headstronglover Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - i first heard this song in my english class we had to analyze it to find out what it meant and i fell in love with it

headstronglover Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - actually nobody knows what means but thats what everyone i know thinks

gayasiankitten157 Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - wat is this song about?

gayasiankitten157 Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - i think its about drug users trapped in ther mined

Tilanol Says:

Aug 27, 2008 - Wikipedia motherfucker! Do you use it?

MikeBarros73 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - I've been listening to this song over and over again and it sounds like it's talking about the devil and hell. Hell being the 'Hotel' itself, and the girl being the devil. but the biggest reason i think it's about the devil is when this part comes up 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

Roger007Audioslave Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - i think its about a girls about life in america something like that!!!

MikeBarros73 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - The wine he asked for is the blood of christ, then the captain said we haven't had that spirit here since 1969, the spirit is the holy spirit of god. The first church of satan was started in an abandoned hotel in the year 1969 in california. And she said 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device' means that we are in hell because of our own sins. but thats just what i think, everybody thinks something different.

Roger007Audioslave Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - my bad im wrong its abou a hotel in california that you could check out but never leave!!!

wtf12292 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - um i think its about the "hell" of drug addiction i could be wrong tho but thats what i get outta it

wtf12292 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - wikipedia is just other people opinions just like on here so dont be cusen people out dude not cool.

blondeninga Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - I heard it's about Camarillo State Hospital, which was one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in California. The place was open during the 30's and finally shut down in 97. They demolished it and used the rubel to build Cal State Channel Islands. They have a mission bell and everything.talking about voices, you can never leave, crazy people dancing trying to remember the good days before this hospital. look up camirillo state hospital, its amazing what they could do to people,sick bastards.

vandersar5000 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - stupid song############

GrigoriPechenka Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - Hotel California is about the groups experience with the changing music industry in Southern California during the 70s They are drawn and repulsed by it "this could heaven or this could be hell" The materialism "Tiffany twisted" "Mercedes Bends" of the 70s replaced the innocence and romanticism of the 60s "we havent had the spirit here since 1969" Indulgence of hard drugs leading to addiction is also there "stab it with there stealy knives (needles) but they just cant kill the beast (addiction)"

homofobe1256 Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - I hate it when people come up with stupid acronyms and ideas about rock and roll being evil, satanic and demonic. Who gives a crap about what it means. Its a fricking great song regardless of what it means.

2darkfreak Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - woohoo and shut up!~!~!~!~!