2007-01-26 18:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by Herb 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia and a quote from Henley:
"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. In an interview with Dutch magazine ZigZag shortly before the album's release, Don Henley said:
“ This is a concept album, there's no way to hide it, but it's not set in the old West, the cowboy thing, you know. It's more urban this time (. . . ) It's our bicentennial year, you know, the country is 200 years old, so we figured since we are the Eagles and the Eagle is our national symbol, that we were obliged to make some kind of a little bicentennial statement using California as a microcosm of the whole United States, or the whole world, if you will, and to try to wake people up and say 'We've been okay so far, for 200 years, but we're gonna have to change if we're gonna continue to be around.'
2007-01-26 18:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a metaphor for addiction, what ever that might be...drugs, death, danger, fame, lust...you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave, once an addict, always an addict. Once its in you, it becomes a part of you...
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
just ask don henley
2007-01-26 18:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by BOO! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a variety of theories on what the song is about. Most people think it's about drugs, but there are other ideas too. Check out songmeanings
2007-01-26 18:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by thehumourstopshere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whorehouse/wild house can check in anytime but you can never leave (it stays with you)
2007-01-26 18:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by ms maverick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When in doubt, it's about drugs. That's always my guess
2007-01-26 19:17:06 · answer #5 · answered by rock55 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋