The Hidden Meaning Of The Eagles' Hotel California

Drug addiction, tribulations of fame, and a yacht rock rivalry? The Eagles' timeless masterpiece "Hotel California" is even more intricate than its guitar solo!

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[GrungeHQ]

What are some other rock classics that you think hold a deeper meaning?

[kay-dc]

This will always be an absolute classic regardless

[juancana]

Remember seeing Don Henley say, in an interview, that it symbolized the loss of innocence, life rips away, "and there's no way to find where I was before." That struck me how inextricable loss is to our reality.

[tintindb]

This song is like a mirror. It is a reflection of the listener.

[cathycorriher]

The Eagles are an amazing group.
Hotel California is an awsome song and will be forever be a true classic.

[pamelamays]

Hotel California. A ghost story set to music.

[leondomado]

-Drugs and addictions
-Satanism
- Bohemian Groove
- A dark story (like epstein)
You chose...

[big_duecebungalow]

The eagles was my first concert and it was such an amazing experience! 2009 conseco field house and they opened the concert with the king of the hill theme

[craigjohnson]

One of the greatest metaphorical songs of all times.

[sassykaren]

I had always wanted to know the meaning of this song.

[garydurandt]

Personally I don't give a damn about the meaning, I just enjoy it.

[dwade]

When i think of 70's rock, this tune always comes to mind.🤟

[cindyharrington]

Dewey Bunnell wrote and sang lead on "Horse with No Name", Ventura Highway" and "Tin Man" (all my favorites).

[davemooreii]

Well my theory was alot more complex than the reality...
To me it told the story of a man who died while falling asleep at the wheel
(head grew heavy and my sight grew dim)

And everything that came after was just his experiences with people in the afterlife.... but hey atleast we know what the real meaning was lol

[merrickmeyers]

The song is about the cloning centers in Hollywood. The main one is underground, under sunset boulevard. It’s called The Hotel California.

[dfzqnxl]

The song says what it says! No one wants to believe they were into the evil stuff.

[jkperdue]

I like my own thoughts about what the song represents. But thanks for your work

[kellywilson]

Joe Walsh said in a recent interview hotel california meant that at that time alot of bands were coming to california to get noticed like on the sunset strip ect ect, California seemed like a big hotel !

[mikevhx]

Telling people the truth about space and the moon.
While pushing drugs to people to beleive the lies. And be comfortably numb...but thats another band😊

[shelianichols]

I always thought it appeared to be a hotel but actually ended up being a insane asylum that they could never leave….to be honest they were probably all high on drugs but had a really cool guitar solo, so they just kinda came up with some really vague lines that sounded cool but we’re meaningless, kinda like “American Pie”. The songwriter has never said what it means because he doesn’t even know, it just sounds cool