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The lyrics of the song describe the title establishment, a hotel where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave". On the surface, the song is a tale of a weary traveler who becomes trapped in a nightmarish hotel that at first appeared tempting; as a metaphor the song may be commenting on drug addiction or simply the decadent lifestyle the hugely successful band had been caught up in. A reference to drugs is found in the line "Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air." Colitas is the name of the buds found on Marijuana plants. Another theory is that, like in other popular songs, California (or in this case the "Hotel California") represents death.

The original version of the song is performed in slow rock style, opening with a long, repeated electric guitar motif. During the verses, guitar and bass provide melodic counterpoint to the vocal. The end section of the song consists of a series of guitar solos building to a multi-layered variation on the opening theme with multiple guitars in chorus.

The song may have been inspired by the 1969 Jethro Tull song "We Used to Know", from the album Stand Up. The chord progressions are nearly identical, and the bands toured together prior to the release of "Hotel".

Writing credits for the song are shared by the group's three main songwriters: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Don Felder .

A few cover versions of "Hotel California" have been released, notably by flamenco band the Gipsy KingsThe Gipsy Kings are a group of French gypsy (gitane) musicians, best known for bringing rhumba flamenca, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music, to mainstream audiences. Their debut recordings were Djoba Djoba , Bamboleo and Volare (a rhumba. In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, it was recorded by American IdolAmerican Idol Finalists with dates of elimination Season 1 ( 2002) Kelly Clarkson''winner Justin Guarini September 4 Nikki McKibbin August 28 Tamyra Gray August 21 RJ Helton August 14 Christina Christian August 7 Ryan Starr July 31 A. Gil July 24 EJay Day reject William HungWilliam Hung on American Idol''courtesy Fox Broadcasting William Hung ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ) (born 1983) is a Chinese American college student who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his notoriously poor, but confident, perfor.

Satanic?

Many EvangelicalEvangelical has several distinct meanings: In its original sense, it means belonging or related to the Gospel (Greek: euangelion good news) of the New Testament. In the United States, it usually refers to adherents of Evangelicalism. In Europe, especially Christians, especially in the United States, believe that the song contains elements of SatanismAlternate meaning: Satan is also the name of a genus of catfish. See: Satan eurystomus. Satan Standard Hebrew Satan Tiberian Hebrew Sn Aramaic Sin both words mean "Adversary; accuser") is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. Satan plays variou and that the band members themselves were responsible for it. Despite denials from the band members, this belief is still held by many Christians. This article at Snopes.com explains why it is an urban myth.