HOTEL CALIFORNIA
My pick for this week is "Hotel California" by The Eagles. The song describes the scene of young people driving along American highways and staying overnight in hotels in California. The rhythm of the song is lively and the melody is beautiful. In particular, the opening guitar ensemble is cited as a classic. This song also exists in my playlist, it is a very classic song. When I hear it, it gives me a sense of relaxation, plus I love California, so I love this song even more. My favorite lyric is 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'. My understanding is that for young people, California described in the lyrics has another meaning, maybe a dream, maybe a yearning for an ideal life. It could be heaven or it could be hell. "You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave!" This is another lyric that I like, and it is also a kind of mapping, the meaning is more than the surface meaning of the lyrics. Overall, I like this song very much song, I'd recommend it to my friends, and it's a song I'll listen to while driving in California!
I really like this song as well! I love the lyrics because they all have a deeper meaning than you think. We went over this song and the lyrics in my language arts class in high school. It was so interesting to go deeper into the meaning of this song and see how dark it was.
ReplyDeleteI also really like the lyrics the band used. It makes the song sound very cool!
The instruments were part of my favorite part as well. It added so much feeling and emotion into the song that would not be there if the instruments were absent.
I really love this song! the reason is a little bit strange. I had guitar hero tour for the Wii when I was a kid and I can remember there being a few songs that we've learned about in this class including Hotel California. All I remember is how long the song was and I remember how tired my fingers would get for playing that long.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the song “Hotel California” by the Eagles too. The song is very much a song you blast in your car with your buddies as you cruise around town. I also agree with you that the lyrics “This could be Heaven or this could be Hell” meaning for young kids is that California is a place of dreams and yearning for an ideal life but most of the time that doesn’t happen.
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