Hotel California
by 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 bends She's 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 living 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!" Eagles - Hotel California, Live 1977
Eagles - Hotel California - Live 2012
Hotel California, Reggae Style Live
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Some Questions
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1.
There she stood in the
doorway;
Why do they say “she” instead of “a woman”? Who do you think she is? And what is her role in the narrative? 2. heard the mission bell, and I was thinking to myself, This could be Heaven or this could be Hell. What is the “mission bell”? And why did he think that it could be Heaven or it could be Hell? 3. Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way Why a candle? Why not just turn on the lights? Why not use a flashlight? 4. Welcome to the Hotel California, Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face Who is saying this and why? What “place”, and what “face”? 5. Plenty of room at the Hotel California, Any time of year, you can find it here What does this mean? Find what? 6. Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends What is the meaning and implication of “Her mind is Tiffany-twisted”? What is the meaning of “she got the Mercedes bends”? 7. She's got a lot of pretty pretty boys, that she calls friends What does this imply? Why “pretty pretty”? And who are they? 8. How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. What is the significance of the phrase “sweet summer sweat”? |
9. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
What is the meaning of dancing to remember and dancing to forget? 10. So I called up the Captain, “Please bring me my wine.” He said, “We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.” What is the implication of "wine" and "spirit" in the verse? And why "1969"? 11. They’re living it up at the Hotel California. What a nice surprise, bring your alibis. What is the meaning of "living it up"? Why are we told to bring our alibis? 12. Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice. What is the implication of the mirrors and the pink champagne? 13. And she said, “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device." What is the meaning of her statement? 14. And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast What is the significance of this scene? What is a "feast"? Who is the "master"? 15. They stab it with their steely knives But they just can't kill the beast. What is the beast, and why can't they kill it? Why “steely knives”? Why not just “steel knives”? 16. “Relax,” said the night man, “We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!” What is the significance and implication of the night man's words? |