2006-08-03 13:25:47 · 6 answers · asked by Terri R 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The cover image is of the Beverly Hills Hotel. However, claims have been made by various hotels around the world to be the actual inspiration for the song, most notably the Hotel California in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. However Don Henley has refuted this claim.
Rumors [citation needed] of a Satanic aspect to the album appeared during the height of paranoia about rock and heavy metal music being a tool of evil. Evidence provided were a supposedly horned figure peering down from a balcony in the album cover and the dark theme and references in the lyrics (eg. "the beast"). Allegedly, Henley was a member of a Satanist Church/Cult named Hotel California, which was founded in 1969 ("we haven't had that spirit here since 1969"). The band has denied such claims.
2006-08-03 13:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mamacat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Beverly Hills Hotel
2006-08-03 20:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by jb9860 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beverly Hills Hotel
2006-08-03 20:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beverly Hills hotel on Sunset Boulevard
2006-08-03 20:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by martin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the desert of California somewhere.
2006-08-03 20:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question
2006-08-03 20:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋