Hotel California, Eagles

Hotel California, Howard Berens 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 place (background) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year Any time of year (background) You can find it here You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany twisted She's got the Mercedes bends She's 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 Place (background) Such a lovely face They're livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise What a nice surprise (background) 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 Esta canção é de 1976 e é simplesmente imtemporal. Fala de Los Angeles e dos seus excessos. Em 1977, ganharam um concurso da canção do ano mas não apareceram para receber o prémio! A letra é comparada a um episódio de Twilight Zone em que se passa de uma cena para a outra e nem sempre faz sentido. Encontrei estas informações nesta página: Song Facts. Boa para curiosos como eu! Quando a ouço, dá-me sempre um arrepiozinho, como se fosse um pesadelo vivido: pensamos que entramos no paraíso mas afinal não se consegue é sair do inferno... Ao ver o video, fiquei a pensar como os tempos estão diferentes. Ainda sou do tempo em que nas baladas acendíamos os cinzeiros e queimávamos os dedos. Hoje em dia, é tudo bem mais tecnólogico: acendem-se os telemóveis... Modernidades...