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A 3 pages research paper/analysis of the song “Hotel California” by the Eagles and what the song’s images convey about the culture and history of California. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to form their own band. Ronstadts manager, John Boylan, teamed Henley and Frey with Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner and "the Eagles" became a reality ("Eagles Biography"). In 1972, their
first album was released in 1972 and its first single, "Take It Easy," won them instant acclaim. Don Felder provided guitar work on their "On the Boarder" album in 1974
and became a permanent member of the band ("Eagles Biography"). "Hotel California," one of the groups signature songs, hit #1 on the Billboard Charts soon after its release.
The appeal of "Hotel California" includes its compelling rhythm and chord changes, but also the enigmatic quality of its lyrics, which rely heavily on images associated with California, its
culture and history. Don Henley, one of the songs composers, said in an interview with Londons Daily Mail that the song was about the "excesses of American culture and certain
girls we knew" ("Hotel California"). In other interviews, Henley has commented that the song is an "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles," which describes the "dark under belly
of the American Dream" ("Hotel California"). As this suggests, throughout the song there are images that portray the decadence and excess of success, which people associate with "making it big"
in California. The song opens by picturing a "dark desert highway" and the "Warm smell of colitas" (Felder, et al). "Colitas" is Spanish, which was told to Henley by
the Eagles Mexican-American road manager as meaning "Little Buds" ("Hotel California"). In other words, this refers to marijuana and introduces a drug theme within the context of Californias Mexican-influenced culture.
The narrative voice describes coming upon a hotel and meeting a woman in the doorway, as he hears a "mission bell" (Felder, et al). He thinks, "This could be Heaven
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