Īccording to Glenn Frey's liner notes for The Very Best Of, the use of the word "steely" in the lyric (referring to knives) was a playful nod to band Steely Dan, who had included the lyric "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening" in their song " Everything You Did".
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My only regret would be having to explain it in detail to you, which would defeat the purpose of using literary devices in songwriting and lower the discussion to some silly and irrelevant argument about chemical processes.
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But that line in the song has little or nothing to do with alcoholic beverages. Believe me, I've consumed enough alcoholic beverages in my time to know how they are made and what the proper nomenclature is. Thanks for the tutorial and, no, you're not the first to bring this to my attention-and you're not the first to completely misinterpret the lyric and miss the metaphor. On "Hotel California," you sing: "So I called up the captain / 'Please bring me my wine' / He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.'" I realize I'm probably not the first to bring this to your attention, but wine isn't a spirit. In a 2009 interview, Plain Dealer music critic John Soeder asked Don Henley this about the lyrics: “ The term "colitas" in the first stanza means "little tails" in Spanish in Mexican slang it refers to buds of the cannabis plant. and from that 'Life in the Fast Lane' came out of it, and 'Wasted Time' and a bunch of other songs. 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. Nobody was from California, and if you drive into L.A. 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: “ĭon Henley and Glenn wrote most of the words. 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. The lyrics weave a surrealistic tale in which a weary traveler checks into a luxury hotel. The first working title, the name we gave it, was 'Mexican Reggae'. But this particular demo, unlike many of the others, had room for singing. He'd been submitting tapes and song ideas to us since he'd joined the band, always instrumentals, since he didn't sing. The song began as a demo tape, an instrumental by Don Felder. Glenn Frey described the origins of the song: “
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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. 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. 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. Īs one of the group's most popular and well-known songs, "Hotel California" has been a concert staple for the band since its release. The song's guitar solo is ranked 8th on Guitar Magazine 's Top 100 Guitar Solos and was voted the best solo of all time by readers of Guitarist magazine. It is also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. 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". In 2009, the song "Hotel California" was certified Platinum (Digital Sales Award) by the RIAA for sales of one million digital downloads.
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The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. Three months after its release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing one million copies shipped. "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.