“Hotel California” Lyrics

 “Hotel California” Lyrics 

“Hotel California” is a song. The writers of the song were Don Henley, Don Felder and Glenn Frey and was recorded by the American rock band Eagles. This song had been recorded in 1976 but released on 22 February 1977 from the Eagles’ album “Hotel California”. This song was the most famous song of the band Eagles and in 1988, long guitar coda of this song was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist, which is a British monthly music magazine. In 1978, “Hotel California” won the 20th Grammy Award for Record of the Year. “Hotel California” had been reached at the top ten of several countries. This song reached at the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song “Hotel California” was received certification Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and 2009, it also received   Platinum certification for selling of one million digital downloads. 

 

Singer: Eagles 

Album: “Hotel California” 

Songwriter(s): Glenn Frey, Don Felder and Don Henley 

Recorded: 1976 

Studio: Record Plant 

Released: February 22, 1977 

Genre: Rock and soft rock 

Length: 6:30 

 

“Hotel California” Lyrics 

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 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 bends 

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!"