what's the meaning of the lyrics of hotel california.?

Answer 1

Hotel California touched on many themes, including innocence (and the loss thereof), addiction to drugs, death, the dangers, temptations, and transient nature of fame, shallow relationships, divorce and loss of love, the end results of manifest destiny, and the "American Dream".
Members of Eagles have described the album as a metaphor for the perceived decline of America into materialism and decadence.

Answer 2

There's a rumor that's been around for some time concerning the Eagles' song "Hotel California". The basic premise is that the song is about a Christian church that was abandoned (or otherwise vacated) in 1969, and was taken over by an occultic group (usually Satan worshippers). For some unknown reason, it became known as the "Hotel of California". Further rumors have it that the Eagles are Satan worshippers, and that Satan appears in the window on the "Hotel California" album jacket.
another rumor is "Hotel California" was about Aleister Crowley's mansion near Loch Ness, and the weird goings-on that supposedly happened there; including such "clues" as the line "...they stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill The Beast" (Crowley's nickname). It's even been said that if you look on the album cover, you can see Satanic High Preist Anton LeVey in one of the windows. I've looked, and though it is fuzzy... damned if it doesn't look like him.

we haven't had that spirit here since 1969," as meaning the Spirit of Christ had not been present since 1969 upon organization of the cult
Some see the devil in the lyrics. Others see a madhouse.


someone believed satan was in the pic but It's wonderful imagery. But it doesn't hold up. The shadowy figure was a woman hired for the photo shoot.
The song is a tribute to the place where the Satanic Bible was written.

Devil worshippers bought an old church and rechristened "the Hotel California."

Some or all of the Eagles were either heavily involved with the occult or were disciples of LaVey.

All the album photographs were taken in and around a building that used to be Anton LaVey's headquarters for his Church of Satan. (Which wasn't the case — the album cover was shot at the Beverly Hills Hotel.)

In California the 'Church of Satan' is registered under the name 'Hotel California.




Its REALLY ABOUT Hotel California is an allegory about hedonism and greed in Southern California in the 1970s. At the time of its release, the Eagles were riding high in the music world, experiencing material success on a frightening level. Though they thoroughly enjoyed the money, drugs, and women fame threw their way, they were disquieted by it all and sought to pour that sense of unease into their music and to warn others about the dark underside of such adulation.

Answer 3

Late at night, a driver stopped by an old hotel called HOTEL CALIFORNIA. Eventually it was an haunted hotel. The messages from the song highlighted the event that took place in the hotel itself.

Answer 4

it's about materialism and being trapped in a lifestyle commonly associated with the music industry at the time it was written. it has very little to do with substance abuse and nothing at all to do with satanism, which are usually the first thoughts that come to mind for most people trying to interpret the song.

Answer 5

hhmmm? Don Henley: "We were all middle-class kids from the Midwest. Hotel California was our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles".

from "Friend" 's link, below.

Answer 6

I've heard two different rumors. One was that the song was about a real mental institute in southern california (that I've actually seen!) and the other is the timeless concept that it's about going to hell.

Answer 7

SONGFACTS: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1121

This page is full of answers, to your question, some are:
*Materialism & excess, *Marijuana, *High life in Los Angeles,
*The Twilight Zone, *Friendly Rivalry, *Metaphor, *Many More.

Answer 8

it's about alcoholism