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Hotel California (Eagles) (Completed)
"Hotel California" is a song by American rock band the Eagles, released as the second single of their 1976 album of the same name on February 22, 1977. The song was written by Don Felder (music), Glenn Frey, and Don Henley (lyrics), featuring Henley on lead vocals and concluding with a 2-minute-12-second-long electric guitar solo performed by Felder and Joe Walsh, in which they take turns playing the lead before harmonizing and playing arpeggios together towards the fade-out.
The song is one of the best-known recordings by the band, and in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The meaning of the lyrics of the song has been discussed by fans and critics ever since its release. The Eagles themselves described the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles".In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience ... that's all
Got to thank Pete for the attempt to get this on You Tube. Not sure if I just got lucky, or if on down the road I may flag it, but did get it posted to my channel. Stu created such a fine production and the talent was passionate about getting it right and created the best Hotel California on BH it sure deserves some added exposure. Currently it’s on my channel and hopefully will stay there! The you tube link is: https://youtu.be/Gy2SVchGaXw?is=z47mfiDedyhMb5PQ
Someone should put this on YouTube!
Adjusted my track offset to match better.
Stu...another exceptional production and appreciate being included with this amazing talent. Brandon and Heather make it a cut above as you called out. As a fellow guitar player, Brandons work on this is spectacular ...got to be one of the most iconic leads recorded in BH !
yoshikoba: Yoshi, my timing is off between 3:50 and 4:15 Can u fix? --AIA!!