Hotel California

        'Hotel California' by Eagles band released in 1977 is considered as one of the best songs of the rock era. This song is one of my favorites that never fails to touch my heart even if I'm hearing it for the 999th time. This song has really good lyrics, an all-pervasive 12-string electric guitar base & amazingly soothing vocals. The song has won many awards including the Grammy & it has been consistently rated as one of the best songs ever. 

        The lyrics of the song on the surface is about a weary traveler who seeks shelter at a 'tempting', luxurious hotel & gets trapped there. This is also one of the very few songs that can be freely interpreted in the context of those listening to it. So there has been numerous interpretations for this song which includes the excess & materialism, life after death, marriage, high-life, etc. On the whole the song has a tint of mystery in it. And...I love the mysterious..!

Hotel California

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 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 place)

Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Any time of year (Any time of year)

You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys 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 place)

Such a lovely face

They livin' it up at the Hotel California

What a nice surprise (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 check-out any time you like,

But you can never leave!'

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Here's the song in my voice. I managed to get a so-so karoakke from the net(no comparison with the excellent original background music!!). I used a music player to record & so this is having very poor quality & my singing is also not that good...:-P Anyways listen to it & comment. And don't forget to download the original track. :-)