Then a woman appears out of nowhere “There she stood in the hallway I heard the mission bell I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell” So this could be a whole initiation into drugs. So if you listen at the beginning of the song “on a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair warm smell of colitas rising up through the air” Colitas in America could be a codeword for grass. One of the most interesting ones is that whole song is a metaphor for a drug trip and The Hotel California (THC) spells out the principal components in grass which needless to say was extremely popular in southern California at that time. However there are other interpretations for the lyrics that are more penetrative and titillating and even darker. Hotel California has inspired endless debates on what the lyrics really mean as they’re very enigmatic and cryptic. Don Henley said “It’s a song about a journey from innocence to experience.” When The Eagles were interviewed they said “it is about the jaded, blasé, hedonistic lifestyle that characterizes California” And indeed when you listen to the song there are lyrics that sounds like the epitome of that type of lifestyle (mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice, Mercedes-benz). The second is that it is referencing a religious cult (everything from the Manson Family to Hollywood Satanism to the Church of Happyology has been suggested).It’s about the jaded and hedonistic lifestyle that characterizes southern California. The first is that it is a deconstructed Ode to Intoxication. There are three main Epileptic Trees about the song.Even the band isn't really sure what its about: according to Don Henley, the song is about the problems one encounters when you spend your life seeking fame and suddenly get it Frey says its about slowly losing one's hopes and dreams as life wears you down Walsh says its about both and when he was asked, Schmit famously shrugged his shoulders and said, 'How the fork should I know, man.' note This is an appropriate response Schmit had not yet joined Eagles when the song was recorded. Mind Screw: The lyrics of 'Hotel California' constantly keep you just slightly confused about what exactly is going on.Longest Song Goes Last: 'The Last Resort', clocking in a 7:28.Inn of No Return / Hell Hotel: 'Hotel California'.

Feelies: Vinyl copies came with a fold-out poster of the band, which was eventually incorporated into the CD booklet.Crapsack World: 'Life in the Fast Lane'.Concept Album: Said to be one according to Don Henley, at least loosely so, as a reflection on the state of America at the time.Doctor said he's coming, but you gotta pay in cash.

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