Ronnie W from Absolutely Multimedia takes on The Eagles' Hotel California

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Publishing/composers rights reserved. We will respect a take down notice.. Lily The Pink, Lily The Brown, Lily The Pissed, Amy f**king Winehouse for that matter. The Scaffold has been erected for the usurping British Establishment and their plastic population cuckoo clan! For the Eagles album of the same name, see Hotel California (Eagles album). For other uses, see Hotel California (disambiguation). "Hotel California" Single by Eagles from the album Hotel California B-side "Pretty Maids All in a Row" Released February 1977 Format 7" single Recorded 1976 Genre Rock Length 6:30 Label Asylum Writer(s) Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley Producer(s) Bill Szymczyk Certification Gold (RIAA) Eagles singles chronology "New Kid in Town" (1976) "Hotel California" (1977) "Life in the Fast Lane" (1977) Music sample Eagles - "Hotel California" "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. It is one of the best known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). 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. The song has been given several interpretations by fans and critics alike, but the Eagles have described it as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles".[1] In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience...that's all".[2] Contents 7 Cover versions and parodies History and recognition "Hotel California" topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week in May 1977 and peaked at number 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it number 19 on its 1977 Pop Singles year-end chart.[3] Three months after its first release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing one million copies shipped. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Hotel California" at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978.[4] In 2009, the song "Hotel California" was certified Platinum (Digital Sales Award) by the RIAA for sales of one million digital downloads.[5] The music for this song originated from a demo written and recorded by Don Felder and given to Don Henley and Glenn Frey to write lyrics for it. Once finished it was recorded in the key of E minor which turned out to be the wrong key for Don Henley to sing and was later re-recorded in the proper key for his voice which was B minor. 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".[6] It is also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song's guitar solo was voted the best solo of all time by readers of Guitarist magazine in 1998[7] and was ranked 8th on Guitar Magazine '​s Top 100 Guitar Solos[8] The song was also included in the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour. It was most recently voted the #1 12 string guitar song by Guitar World magazine. As one of the group's most popular and well-known songs, "Hotel California" has been a concert staple for the band since its release. 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. The Hell Freezes Over version is performed using eight guitars and has a decidedly Spanish sound, with Don Felder's flamenco-inspired arrangement and intro. 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.[citation needed] Glenn Frey described the origins of the song: “ The song began as a demo tape, an instrumental by Don Felder. He'd been submitting tapes and song ideas to us since he'd joined the band, always instrumentals, since he didn't sing. But this particular demo, unlike many of the others, had room for singing. It immediately got our attention. The first working title, the name we gave it, was 'Mexican Reggae'.[9] ” Interpretation The lyrics weave a surrealistic tale in which a weary traveler checks into a luxury hotel. 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.[10] Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles"[11] and later reiterated: