How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)Īny time of year (any time of year) you can find it here Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way 'This could be heaven or this could be Hell Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air more »īecome A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Commercially, "Hotel California" reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten of several international charts. Julia Phillips proposed adapting the song into a film, but the members of the Eagles disliked the idea and it never came to fruition. that's all."Since its release, "Hotel California" has been covered by a number of artists and has become a part of international popular culture. In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience. The lyrics of the song have been given various interpretations by fans and critics alike, the Eagles themselves describing the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The song is considered the most famous recording by the band, and its long guitar coda has been voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist in 1998. 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. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977.