The Eagles – Hotel California
02 July 2006
Last Updated on 14 May 2010
Written by MazAlien
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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 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 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
The 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!
The Eagles, American rock music band, one of the most popular of the 1970s. Influenced by country-and-western music, the group played with a light, so-called soft-rock sound that was developed in California and was prevalent in the 1970s. The Eagles’ music featured demanding instrumentals, bittersweet lyrics, and straightforward melodies. The band has remained popular during ensuing decades, and continued strong sales have made its 1976 compilation Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 one of the bestselling albums in the history of rock music.
The Eagles formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1971 with original members drummer Don Henley, bassist Randy Meisner, and guitarists Bernie Leadon and Glenn Frey. At first the group was a backing band for American popular singer Linda Ronstadt on her 1970 album Silk Purse. The four men were experienced country-rock musicians: Frey had played with the band of rock singer Bob Seger; Henley had been a member of the country-rock band Shiloh; and Meisner and Leadon had played in the country-rock groups Poco and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Soon after the Eagles formed, American producer David Geffen, who then headed Asylum Records, took an interest in the group. In 1972 Asylum released the band’s first album, The Eagles, which produced two hit singles, “Take It Easy” and “Witchy Woman.” Desperado, an album based on themes of the Old West, was released in 1973, followed by the album On The Border (1974), for which the group developed a harder sound and added a third guitarist, Don Felder. The Eagles’ 1975 album, One of These Nights, produced several hit singles, including the title song and “Best of My Love,” both of which reached number one on the Billboard magazine music charts. The album also produced the group’s first Grammy Award, for the song “Lyin’ Eyes.” After Leadon left the group and was replaced by guitarist Joe Walsh (formerly of the James Gang), the band released Hotel California (1976). This album produced two Billboard number-one singles: the title track, perhaps the Eagles’ best-known song and winner of a Grammy Award in 1977; and “New Kid in Town.” In 1977 bassist Timothy B. Schmit replaced Meisner, and two years later the Eagles released their last full album of original songs, The Long Run (1979). Each member of the Eagles then embarked on a solo career, with the two main vocalists, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, achieving the most success. Henley, in particular, became one of the leading solo artists in rock with the critical and commercial success of his 1989 album The End of the Innocence. In 1994 Henley, Frey, Walsh, Felder, and Schmit reunited as the Eagles, touring and releasing the group’s fourth Billboard number-one album, titled Hell Freezes Over (in ironic reference to the fact that for years the Eagles had vowed they would never play together again). The album also reached the number-one spot on the charts. In 1998 the Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group continued to tour and work on new material in the early 2000s.
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Indeed Marcel, this brings back good memories ….. the good old times …. :wub_tb: when we were young ….. but …. speeking in your terms ….. at least we feel Forever young …. :smile1_ee:
oeps, I mean speaking …. of course …
Sometimes I am in a melancholy mood. So how about the killing fields?
Melancholy moods can be great ….. so keep on having them ….. (once in a while) .. :smile1_ee:
And about the killing fields …. it will always stay a very ‘touching’ subject …
As I told you in my comment in January 2006, ‘The killing fields’ should never be forgotten. Also the younger generation should realise what happened then.
And yes … I still hope to visit Cambodja … in one of my next trips … to ‘feel’ and experience the emotion that the killing fields give me ….. and to see Angkhor Watt and all the other things Cambodja, and also Laos and Vietnam can bring us ….
And yes …. I would like to borrow your book sometime, Marcel …..
one of those songs that will never seem old or worn out. a song that you can listen to either in good mood or in bad … either in euphoria or in melancholia. a song that will always carry its charming appeal … forever and a day.
a good song is, indeed a song parvez, wich you gan listen in a good mood or a bad mood..
those are the best.
those when you can listen cause you need to cry, or just to laugh..
yeah..
i wish i could make such a song…
ha..ha..ha…you’re sweet, little mermaid. i’m sure you can if you put your effort into it.
I think you’re right Parvez.
I know esther can write beautiful poems :wub_tb:, so why not make some music to accompany the words …. and you’ve got a song …
But maybe you have some hidden musical talents, parvez, and you can make a beautiful sound to accompany te words esther writes??? :surprise_ee:
just try it …. :thumbup_tb:
haha we could give it a shot
well ive got some old lyrics somewhere i wrote likee… 3 years ago..
but last months i dont feel like to write something..
the good words a not in my head, maybe in someone elses…
xxx
esther, you probably don’t remember it right now…but once, while chatting, you sent me couple of poems you wrote. i don’t know where they’re now …probably somewhere in my computer. i couldn’t say thanks back then. as the opportunity comes now let me say ‘thank you’. thanks for sending those to me.
keep writing…if not seriously…at least out of fun. cheers.
I couldn’t agree more with you, parvez … Esther should keep on writing those poems ….. she’s got a talent for it …. :wub_tb: