加州旅館(Eagles（老鷹樂隊）演唱歌曲)

創作背景

60年代是美國音樂界的自由創作時期，搖滾樂的流行成為60年代自由與反叛思想的象徵，然而其盛況也逐漸造成了樂手日益糜爛的生活態度。吸毒和淫亂幾乎成了每個美國搖滾樂手在70年代走的同一條墮落之路，金錢與享樂成為了搖滾音樂在70年代的新形象。

同為音樂人的老鷹樂隊看到這樣的事實，卻無能為力。樂手們已經將這種沉迷的生活看成了是音樂界的常態，搖滾樂手們周圍總充滿了漂亮的姑娘和糜爛的生活。於是，樂隊創作了這首《加州旅館》。

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 rooms at the Hotel California

Any time of year, you can find it here "

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes benz

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"