Hotel California (加州旅馆) - Eagles (老鹰乐队)

Written by：Glenn Frey

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 she got the Mercedes Bends

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys 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

Such a lovely face

They living it up at the Hotel California

What a nice surprise 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 night man

We are programmed to receive

You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave

　　“老鹰”这个名字对于很多乐迷而言是神圣的，每当听到这个乐队的名字都会肃然起敬，而他们的一首著名的《加州旅馆》更是听得人如痴如醉。

　　《加州旅馆》(HotelCalifornia)是一首毁誉过半的歌曲。不过，歌曲中那种经典的吉他旋律、诡异莫名的歌词内容、感人心弦的悲世情怀，使得这首《加州旅馆》成为乐迷的最爱。

　　这首歌《加州旅馆》可以说是老鹰乐队在最佳状态、最佳组合之下完成的一首旷世之作，是充满诡异、动人旋律的钻石级金曲，单看歌词，寥寥数笔，便几乎把上世纪70年代所有的忧伤与迷惘卷携殆尽。

　　这首《加州旅馆》在1977年连续8周获得排行榜冠军的位置，歌曲特殊之处在于DonFelder与JoeWalsh弹奏的双吉他效果。在《滚石》评出的最伟大的100首英文歌曲中名列第十一。歌词之中的意味值得仔细品味。

　　《加州旅馆》更像一个寓言、一次神秘的梦游，在黑暗的沙漠高速公路旁，加州旅馆宾至如归、应有尽有，灯红酒绿、美女如云，可是当“我”想要离开的时候却被告知：“你可以随时买单，但永不能离去。”

　　歌中还有人说：“我们都是自制的牢笼中的囚徒”，这听起来颇有警世恒言的味道。然而音乐一旦响起，歌喉绽开之际，说教不见了，悲凉出现了，冷眼看世界的人满心疼痛，像是无力回天的唐僧在向神灵倾诉人间的不义与美好的不幸，而层层叠叠的铮然吉它和温厚的人声又创造了形式上的美——那网一样的听觉麻醉。”

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