what do you think this song means? I think it's about the rite of passage between the freedom of the teenage years and the materialism of the adult world. Once you are a part of that world, you can never go back. that's the basics of my idea. i'd go into more detail but i can't really focus right now. maybe later.
I believe its about being seduced into drugs by southern california. Lots of people get corrupted there. "she got the mercedes benz, she's got a lot pf pretty boys that she calls friends"
"in the master's chamber , they gathered for the feast. they stabbed it with their steely knives, but they just cant kill the beast." sounds like drug addiction or hell to me, which equates to the same thing in my book.
no (Ash_Freakstreet) "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" Sounds like hell to me this is not right ! i really like this song alotttttttt +lyrics = freedom and peacefulllllll read it plz !! 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's got the Mercedes Benz She's 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 1969 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 livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise Bring your alibies Mirrors on the ceiling Pink champaign 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 nightman We are programmed to receive You can check out any time you like But you can never leave
its about spirituallity for me man . staying in an old hotel and living what has gone on there . surrounded by spirits .yeahhhh man dats what it means to me man . /peace /
I think it was written while staying at an awesome hotel and having a great time there. definatley under the influence of drugs or alcohol or probably both and the rest of it. you can never leave because even if you do you will always want to go back there and hope to experience that again. calling to the captain is just calling for room service probably, everything is fanatsised. this is my favourite kareoke song, and this is all Ive ever thought of it as!
It's the first song I learnt to sing, 14 yrs ago, it was when I was lonely and with no connection, and my life changed SO MUCH a couple of month after starting to listening to that song, I lost my virginity, I started trying weed & speed, my bf was a drug dealer , I think this song came to me because I decided that my loneliness was killing me, it was good and bad, I don't regret it, it made me allow to open up to other people and to experience things... Even though the guy had been sentenced 12 years, and had done some bad things, but I had just done my catholic school, so it was for me the need to say fuck u to my past.
Hotel California is one of my favourite songs ever. I agree to person who said that it's over-played but for some reason it just doesn't get annoying. Now I think this song is about materialism. You can read one very good interpretation here. I also have few quote from Don Henley about it:
