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HOTEL CALIFORNIA - 1976 - EAGLES

Sérgio Luiz Gallina

Hotel California é a música de maior sucesso do grupo Eagles, lançada no quinto álbum de estúdio da banda, em dezembro de 1976. Este álbum está na lista dos 200 álbuns definitivos no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

O single, lançado em 1977, ficou no topo da Billboard Hot 100 singles chart por uma semana, chegou ao número dez nas paradas Adult Contemporary. Três meses depois de seu lançamento, o single foi recebeu certificado Ouro pela Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), o que representa um milhão de cópias vendidas. 


On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I 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
And 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 Califórnia
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel Califórnia
Any time of year
Any time of year
You can find it here

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes-benz
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that 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 Califórnia
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
We're livin' it up at the Hotel Califórnia
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said: "we are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
The 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!"

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