[HOTEL CALIFORNIA{6}] Written by: Don Felder, Glenn Frey & Don Henley Produced by: Bill Szymczyk Performed by: Eagles{7}{8} First released:{9} Single: February 1977 Album: December 1976

{1}Both Don Henley and Don Felder have repeatedly and publicly stated that Colitas are, "heady desert flowers." Others assert that "colitas" is a Spanish term for "little tails," which is a reference to the buds of the Cannabis plant."

{2}Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass windows and lamps, and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements.{4}

{3}Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks.{4}

{4}The above two references (see Notes 2 & 3), are all about materialism: Tiffanys for expensive jewelry, Mercedes for expensive cars. Such luxuries can distort perspectives and foster temptation, greed and over indulgences. The words "Benz" (or its homophone, bends) coupled with twisted is a great play-on-words and metaphor for distortion.

{5}The use of the word "steely," was a nod to the band, Steely Dan, who had included the lyric "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening," in their song, "Everything You Did," according to Glenn Frey's liner notes on, The Very Best of the Eagles.

{6}This song is generally understood to be an allegory about hedonism and self-destruction in the Southern California music industry of the late 1970s. Don Henley called it, "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles." and later reiterated, "...[i]t's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about." "Hotel California" topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week in May 1977. Three months after its release, the single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) representing one million records shipped. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and in 2009, the song was certified Platinum (Digital Sales Award) by the RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 digital downloads. Rolling Stone magazine, for example, placed it as the 49th greatest song of all time. It is also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song's guitar solo is ranked 8th on Guitar Magazine's Top 100 Guitar Solos.

{7}Personnel on this recording: 1. Glenn Frey – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, harmonica. 2. Don Henley – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar, synthesizer. 3. Randy Meisner – vocals, bass, guitar. 4. Don Felder – guitars, mandolin, vocals, keyboards, synthesizer. 5. Joe Walsh – guitars, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers.

{8}covered by: Alabama3, The ApologetiX (parodied as "Hotel I Can't Afford Ya"), Arami, Sergio Arau, Michael Armstrong, The Ball Sisters Band, Banda Arrieros, Banda Dos, Banda Zeta, Burlbaw & the Entourage, Peter Calo, Joe Carran, The Cat Empire ("L'Hotel de Californie," with French lyrics), Steven Cavanagh (parodied as "Hotel of the Emporor"), Chamin Correa, Sylvain Cossette, The Countdown Singers, Dark One Lite, Dave & the High Spirit, The Desperados, Jorge Dominguez y su grupo Super Class, Glen Duncan, Majek Fashek, Los Fernandos, Giorgio Fiore, Edi Fitzroy, Gamma Ray, The Gipsy Kings, Pedro Javier Gonzales, Gypsy Rumba, Don Henley (solo), The Hit Crew, Daniel Ho, Sam Hui, William Hung, Inca Son, Cledus T. Judd (parodied as "Motel Californie") Kid with Man Head, Stan Laferriere, James Last, Helmut Lotti, Paul McDermand, Karin Melchert, Hiroki Miyano, The Moods Unlimited Orchestra, The Moog Cookbook, The Nashville Superpickers, The New Symphonic Orchestra, Emerson Nogueira, Joäo Nogueira, Pairadeux, Dadou Pasquet, Pennywise, Jonathan Press, Jay R., Rascal Flatts, The Reggae Cowboys, Ritual Tension, Bub Roberts, Max Romero, Roo'ra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerd Rube, Edinho SantaCruz e Banda, Nancy Sinatra, SkaDaddyZ, Stars at Studio 99, Steelasophical, Al B. Sure!, Thunder Coffee Club, Billy Troy, Vama Veche (version sung in Romanian), Billy Vaughn, The Anthony Ventura Orchestra, Victoria, Lou Volpe, Vulgaras, The West Coast All-Stars, Wilson Phillips, et al.

{9}Appears on:{*} Single(s): (1)Eagles A-side: "Hotel California" B-side: "Pretty Maids All in a Row" 1. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #E-45386, US-1977. 2. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #K-13079, UK-1977. 3. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #AS-13097, Netherlands-1977. 4. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #AS-13079, Germany-1977.

(2)Eagles A-side: "Hotel California" B-side: "Chicas guapas, todas seguidas" 1. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #45-1469, Spain-1977.

(3)Eagles A-Track: "Hotel California" B-Track: "Pretty Maids All in a Row" C-Track: "Hotel California" (Live) 1. Asylum Records, 5-Inch, Single, Stereo CD, #7559-66757-2, Germany-1988.

(4)Eagles A-side: "Hotel California" B-side: "New Kid in Town" 1. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #AS-13084, France-1977. 2. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #13.084, Italy-1977. 3. Asylum Records, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #969.304-7, France-1988. 4. Electra/Asylum Spun Gold, 7-Inch, Vinyl, Stereo 45rpm, #E-45085, US-1988.

Album(s): (1)Eagles: Hotel California 1. Asylum, Gatefold Cover, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #7E-1084, US-1976. 2. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo Eight-Track Cartridge, #ET-81084, US-1976. 3. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo Cassette, #TC-51084, US-1976. 4. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #K-51084, UK-1976. 5. Asylum, Gatefold Cover, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #53.051, France-1976. 6. Asylum, Gatefold Cover, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #AS-53051, Germany-1976. 7. Asylum, Reissued, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #6E-103, UK-1977. 8. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo Cassette, #TC-5103, UK-1977. 9. Asylum, Gatefold Cover, 9-Track, Stereo LP, #53051, Greece-1980. 10. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #103-2-253051, US-1984. 11. Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, Remastered, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #MFSL-1126, US-1987. 12. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #253-051, Europe-1987. 13. Asylum, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #E2-103, Canada-1990. 14. DCC, Remastered, Limited Edition, 9-Track, Gold, Stereo CD, #GZS-1024, US-1992{10}. 15. Asylum, Remastered, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #7559-60509-2, Europe-1993. 16. Elektra, 9-Track, Stereo, DVD-Audio, #60509-9, US-1999. 17. Asylum, Remastered, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #R2-401212, Italy-1999. 18. Asylum, Remastered, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #103-2, UK-1999. 19. Warner Music, 9-Track, Stereo CD, #WPCR-11936, Japan-2006. 20. Warner Music, 9-Track, Stereo, SHM-CD, #WPCR-13236, Japan-2008. 21. HMV, Limited Edition (2500 Worldwide), 9-Track, Stereo CD in Picture Box, #C881--5, US & UK-2008. et al. {*}This list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.

{10}Transcribed from the track on this album.