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, 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' 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 face They livin' it up at the Hotel California 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 The 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 checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!

这是摇滚史上最经典的作品 ，Eagles的经典之作。当年买了1100多万张。（想想吧：30年前的1100万张是个什么概念！！）前奏长达2分06秒，此段决不容错过！经典的吉他演绎！！主要描绘了美国西海岸人们粗犷的生活方式----也许并不是你想要的那种，但你一定会感兴趣，比如：stab it with his steely knife，but they can't kill the beast. 尾奏也有1分钟，若你听的是演唱会版，你可感受到当年观众的狂热，尤其当你独自分享时，你也会不由自主的狂热的，来试试这种狂热的感觉吧，这不正是我们乐迷追求的东西吗？