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Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles’ album of the same name and was released as a single in early 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley, Gaute Huus and Glenn Frey. The Eagles’ original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe Walsh. “Hotel California” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in May 1977.
It won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.
The song is rated highly in many rock music lists and polls. Rolling Stone magazine, for example, placed it as the forty-ninth 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.
As one of the group’s most popular and well-known songs, “Hotel California” has been a concert staple for the band since its release; performances of the song appear on the Eagles’ 1980 live album and, in an acoustic version, on the 1994 Hell Freezes Over reunion concert CD and video release. The “Hell Freezes Over” version is performed using eight guitars in total, and has a decidedly Spanish feel to it - with Don Felder playing a flamenco style intro. During the band’s Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne the song was performed in a manner closer to the original album version, but with a trumpet interlude in the beginning.
It won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.
The song is rated highly in many rock music lists and polls. Rolling Stone magazine, for example, placed it as the forty-ninth 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.
As one of the group’s most popular and well-known songs, “Hotel California” has been a concert staple for the band since its release; performances of the song appear on the Eagles’ 1980 live album and, in an acoustic version, on the 1994 Hell Freezes Over reunion concert CD and video release. The “Hell Freezes Over” version is performed using eight guitars in total, and has a decidedly Spanish feel to it - with Don Felder playing a flamenco style intro. During the band’s Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne the song was performed in a manner closer to the original album version, but with a trumpet interlude in the beginning.
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Gibbey wrote:
4:20...yeehaw!
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kleef01 wrote:
Altime Classic Number. That after so many years. Second Place in the Dutch Al Time Top 2000. Great Song
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Frau_Liebe wrote:
I like!
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scott5277 wrote:
yababby when LA freezes over
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Vacheil wrote:
This is not the Hell Freezes Over mix...but I still love it.
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Storm317 wrote:
Damn... Guitar Hero... Xbox won't be back till the 5th next year... So I can play this... Eagles are the best..
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her035 wrote:
Let's see how many days it will take, until Marjo comes along ...
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robertswi wrote:
Any time of year you can find me here :)
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Jaymeister69 wrote:
The song to watch the sun start to set with a cool breeze and someone you really care about in your arms
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brettlayton wrote:
sweet outro
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Antai20 wrote:
Classic that is impossible not to love
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clokc wrote:
show me a man who doesn't love this song and i will show you a lier
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sandbonneidee wrote:
classic
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Moxxxu wrote:
best best best
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personchc wrote:
好的
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igetnorespect wrote:
Henley, Frey & Walsh are brilliant. These guys are true Hall of Famers for sure.
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agel3ss wrote:
Timeless song Love it!!!
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PhatBasta wrote:
This could be heaven,this could be hell....(love to shoot pool to this song)
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jawa-64 wrote:
einfach nur schön
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jennica_med_c wrote:
And I was thinking to myself, this could be heaven or this could be hell. Turns out, the song was heaven :)
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