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Hotel California

on Eagles

Lyrics

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
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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
full lyrics

Features of This Track

mellow rock instrumentation
reggae influences
a subtle use of vocal harmony
a political satire lyric
demanding instrumental part writing
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
minor key tonality
an electric guitar solo
a good dose of acoustic guitar pickin'
a dynamic male vocalist
acoustic rhythm guitars
latin percussion
narrative lyrics

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Comments

I am still trying to check out!!!!
Eagles love there music!!! ; )
Noobs you suck if you hate this song
great classic!
Great song.
Princess of death metal.
This is a song about drugs and addiction. It's an amazing song!
The song is about your mind. We are all prisoners in our own heads
this. is a true. song. check in any time. you like. but you can. never. leave. that. prison
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
smithfamily4 6 7 7
my mom loves this song!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
This is a song of being in prison in cali you could check in but you cant check out !!!
This song to me is always been about purgatory. .listen to the lyrics could be heaven or this could be hell..checki n g out anytime you want but still not being able to leave..heck already dead..just my opinion nothing to good or too bad in the song...wonde r f u l tune though..I like the live version more
Assuming we can ignore Desperado.
If we could ignore Desperado, what would another candidate for a signature song for this band?
The 70's... A Great Era Of The Best Music:)
Eagles!!! The Best!! Awesome!!!
Good piece
Awesome!
the greatest song ever.
<3 favorite song.
Best song ever<3
I love this song
Awesome song I love the eagles
•.• I Love this song....
<3 :D
The only song I know by them. I few freakin love this song
Nothing beats this song :)
dalton.hanka m e r
Classic tune!!!!
I was told about coming down from a far out trip
Hey it's about dealing with all ur issues in life an getting through them ..ur only a prisoner if u don't get out
This isn't a song about a mental institution y'all. It's a song about hell. It's also an AWESOME SONG!!
Classic rock song !!!!!
You rock eagles!! I love this song!!! :)
The Eagles rules!
The first time I heard this song was with my brother and he said this will be one if the best songs of all time. Now every time I hear it I think of him and some of our best moments in time. I miss him.
Greatest rock song of all time.....non e better!
jchamb9654
like it
Uriel de Luna

Get a life !! Moron
Don't read this because it actually works. You will be kissed on the nearest possible Friday by the love of you life. Tomorrow will be the best day of your life. However if you don't post this you will die in 2 days. Now you've started reading so don't stop. This is so scary put this on at least 5 songs in 143 minutes. When done press f6 and your lover's name will come on the screen in big letters. This is so scary because it actually works
jeremy.benso n 5
I was 13 and slow danced to this song with a girl I really liked but was really nervous and forgot how long it is. But boy did I love it! Happiest teen ever that night.....no sick o's nothing happened I was 13!! Geesh!
drayfore
@jerrijohnso n 4 3
This song is a satire about the music business, or at least that's one popular theory, I don't remember if the Eagles have confirmed the inner meaning themselves.
This is a jam!
I remember singing this song with my sister at the top of our lungs while driving ........ I really miss her ......
Dont know how i got here from Ozzy Osbourne... But i love it!
Oh so nice to be on that level. Always !
Does anyone actually know what there talking about in Hotel California? A Mental Hospital Right
if you are a human, then you just gota love Aoersmith
This song is about a coke hotel . Havnt yall learned ne thing yet
rosaduarte
Love it
I've said this a few other times but to me this is a song about battling heroin addiction. Like the line "we are all just prisoners of our own device"

Ok I'll stop quoting. But it's great
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