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 (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 that 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
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 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 nightman We are programmed to receive
You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave
網上關於Eagles的"Hotel California"的介紹幾乎多到泛濫，自六七十年代搖滾樂的繁榮上升時期以來，數不清的人們被這首絕世佳作深深打動。有些樂隊不但多產，而且精品甚多，Eagles也是這樣，但是正因為這首"加州旅館"太過出色，以至於人們隻記得Eagles是唱"加州旅館"的樂隊。在九天音樂有整整一張cd。全是"加州旅館"不同版本的演繹。但是總歸最最動人、最最經典的，還是Eagles自己演繹的Unplugged版本，隻有吉他、鼓聲伴奏。步入中年的Eagles，光芒四射的舞台，唯一被人們記住的"Hotel California"，歌詞裏如同宿命般斷言：你永遠也離不開"Hotel California"了，Eagles的終生成就，似乎隻有這首"Hotel California"，霜華染鬢，怕見人去，不如簾兒底下，靜靜聽人歡笑，燈影車流中，穿越喧囂繁華，"熱鬧是他們的,我什麽也沒有。"現場歌迷們的喝彩聲浪裏，是不被真正理解的Eagles的寂寞。
借用中國的一句古語"成也蕭何、敗也蕭何"，可能是“Hotel California”太成功了，Eagles再也沒有創作出超過“Hotel California”的作品。或許是聽眾們太苛刻了，他們對這首歌曲近乎於崇拜的喜愛，已使他們忽略了Eagles其他的單曲。更有甚者，據說Eagles到日本舉行演唱會，演唱會第一支曲子就安排的是Hotel California，但演唱完這首曲子之後，音樂會就走了近一半的人。
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