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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
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<h1 id="hh1"><a href="itw1.html" title="Hotel California"><span>Hotel California</span></a></h1>
<h2><span>The world's most famous hotel</span></h2>
<p class="hidden"><a href="#content">Přeskočit navigaci</a></p>
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<li class="selected"><a class="anchor" href="#head">Home</a></li>
<li><a class="anchor" href="#history">History</a></li>
<li><a class="anchor" href="#cover">Cover Art</a></li>
<li><a class="anchor" href="#interpretation">Interpretation</a></li>
<li><a class="anchor" href="#personnel">Personnel</a></li>
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p>
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<p>
<strong>"Hotel California"</strong> is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name
and was released as a single in February 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the
album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley, and
Glenn Frey. The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals
and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe
Walsh. The song has been given several interpretations by fans and critics alike, but the
Eagles have described it as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". In the 2013
documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said the song was about "a journey from innocence to
experience...that's all".
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<h3>History and recognition</h3>
<p>"Hotel California" topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week in May 1977
and peaked at number ten on the Adult Contemporary charts. Three months after its release, the
single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing
one million copies shipped. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year
for "Hotel California" at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978.</p>
<p>In 2009, the song "Hotel California" was certified Platinum (Digital Sales Award) by the
RIAA for sales of one million digital downloads.</p>
<p>The song is rated highly in many rock music lists and polls; Rolling Stone magazine
ranked it number 49 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It is also one of
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song's guitar solo
was voted the best solo of all time by readers of Guitarist magazine in 1998 and was ranked
8th on Guitar Magazine's Top 100 Guitar Solos.</p>
<p>As one of the group's most popular and well-known songs, "Hotel California" has been a
concert staple for the band since its release. Performances of the song appear on the Eagles'
1980 live album, simply called Live, and in an acoustic version on the 1994 Hell Freezes Over
reunion concert CD and video release. The Hell Freezes Over version is performed using eight
guitars and has a decidedly Spanish feel to it, with Don Felder's flamenco-inspired arrangement
and intro. During the band's Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne, the song was performed in a
manner closer to the original album version, but with a trumpet interlude in the beginning.</p>
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<h3>Cover art for single</h3>
<p>The front cover art for the 45rpm release of the song was a reworked version of the Hotel
California LP cover art, which used a photograph of the Beverly Hills Hotel by David Alexander,
with design and art direction by Kosh.</p>
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<h3>Interpretation</h3>
<p>The lyrics weave a surrealistic tale in which a weary traveler checks into a luxury
hotel. The hotel at first appears inviting and tempting, but it turns out to be a nightmarish
place where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave". The song is an
allegory about hedonism, self-destruction, and greed in the music industry of the late
1970s. Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles" and
later reiterated: "It's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and
about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about." In 2008, Don Felder
described the origins of the lyrics:</p>
<blockquote><p>“ Don Henley and Glenn wrote most of the words. All of us kind of drove
into L.A. at night. Nobody was from California, and if you drive into L.A. at night... you can
just see this glow on the horizon of lights, and the images that start running through your
head of Hollywood and all the dreams that you have, and so it was kind of about that... what we
started writing the song about. Coming into L.A.... and from that 'Life in the Fast Lane' came
out of it, and 'Wasted Time' and a bunch of other songs. ”</p></blockquote>
<p>The term "colitas" in the first stanza means "little tails" in Spanish; in Mexican slang
it refers to buds of the cannabis (marijuana) plant.</p>
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<a href="#"><img src="images/Glenn_Frey.jpg" alt="" height="159" width="160"></a>
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<h3>Personnel</h3>
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<li>Don Henley: Lead vocals, drums, backing vocals</li>
<li>Glenn Frey: 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals</li>
<li>Don Felder: Lead guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar</li>
<li>Joe Walsh: Lead guitar, electric guitar</li>
<li>Randy Meisner: Bass guitar, backing vocals</li>
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