Hotel california

老鹰乐队应该说是天才中的天才，说它是美国最伟大的摇滚乐团，一点也不为过。他们的专辑的销量超过了其他所有的美国乐队。迄今为止,他们专辑的销量在全球超过三亿八千万，赢得了四次最佳专辑，五次最佳单曲和四次葛莱美大奖。没有听过老鹰乐队的歌就不可能懂得什么是真正的摇滚乐！这首Hotel California是老鹰乐团的最经典作品（这首弹曲一定要听它地前奏，你就会明白什么叫令人眩目的吉他弹奏！！！） Eagles的〈hotel california〉其中一句since 1969,又是另外一种感觉了。为什么偏偏是1969呢？这是一个充满传奇的年代，woodstock是无法超越的，吉他之神也是无法超越的，那个年代的音乐是最好的，那时的歌手每人都是一个传奇，足以让现在的乌合之众汗颜。1969标志着这一切的结束。前几天很多地方举行纪念Lennon的活动，很多乐队和歌手紧跟潮流上台唱一下什么The Beatles的歌，我想其中绝大多数人在亵渎Lennon和Beatles,乐队已经在1970消失了，Lennon也在1980年死了。许多人根本连Beatles如何写都不知道就去唱他们的歌，纯粹是为了证明自己如何有品位，Lennon的在天之灵看到这种情况定会痛心的。1969已经远去了，我们只需要安静的听那时的歌，其余的都是多余。

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 dimmer
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)
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 benz
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 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
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 receive.
you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave