《加州旅館》(Hotel California)是美國著名鄉(xiāng)村搖滾樂隊老鷹樂隊的歌曲，單曲發(fā)行于1977年2月，收錄在樂隊第五張錄音室同名專輯《加州旅館》中。
創(chuàng)作背景
60年代是美國音樂界的自由創(chuàng)作時期，搖滾樂的流行成為60年代自由與反叛思想的象征，然而其盛況也逐漸造成了樂手日益糜爛的生活態(tài)度。吸毒和淫亂幾乎成了每個美國搖滾樂手在70年代走的同一條墮落之路，金錢與享樂成為了搖滾音樂在70年代的新形象。
同為音樂人的老鷹樂隊看到這樣的事實(shí)，卻無能為力。樂手們已經(jīng)將這種沉迷的生活看成了是音樂界的常態(tài)，搖滾樂手們周圍總充滿了漂亮的姑娘和糜爛的生活。于是，樂隊創(chuàng)作了這首《加州旅館》。
英文歌詞
On a dark desert highwaycool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distanceI saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
I was thinking to myself
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
Any time of year
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted she got the Mercedes benze
She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain
Please bring me my wine
He said
We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
Pink champagne on ice
And she said
We are all just prisoners here of our own device
In the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
Stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
Relax said the night man
We are programmed to receive
You can check-out any time you like
But you can never leave