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Informazioni generiche sul brano Hotel California
Hotel California è una famosissima canzone a livello mondiale scritta nel 1976 da Don Felder, Don Henley e Glenn Frey. Il brano, che fu lanciato dalla band degli Eagles, fa parte dell’omonimo album del celebre complesso musicale, uscito nello stesso anno. Hotel California è una delle canzoni più ascoltate nel periodo degli album “Oriented rock”.
La canzone conquistò in breve tempo (Maggio 1977) la vetta delle classifiche “Billboard Hot 100” rimanendoci però per una sola settimana.
Nel 1988, in Germania, venne proposta dagli stessi Eagles una tripla versione in CD, con le due tracce originali ed una “live” del fortunato brano.
In relazione a testo e accordi di Hotel California, se non sapete fare gli accordi potete decidere di iniziare un corso di lezioni di chitarra.
Il testo della canzone
Sotto è riportato il testo integrale della canzone:
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
Shès got the Mercedes bends
Shès 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 1969
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’re livin’ it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibies
Mirrors on the ceiling
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 programed to recieve
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave.