This is from 1977, not 1997. No auto tune, pure talent.

"Hotel California" (IMHO) is an allegory using the Hotel representing the whole California scene.....sex, drugs, the corrupt music industry. He can get in to the "scene" there, but can't get out. "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device".......so well written!

Great band. Every band member could sing.

If you like drummers that sing Phil Collins in the air tonight live is a must❤

I love watching people react to this for the first time. It never gets old and neither does this song! Great choice! Nice reaction. 🌺✌️

This is a metaphysical thing. It's a mindset. But the extro.... the LIVE extro that was recorded here in Maryland is universally accepted as the ultimate version of this song.

Check out "Take it to the Limit", "Lyin Eyes", "Take it easy" from the same concert. With the Eagles, everyone could sing and play different instruments. And they were perfectly coordinated. Also check out Journey's live "Escape" concert. Also a great band with the best singer in my opinion, Steve Perry

You just witnessed the greatest American Band, at their peak.!

This is a very large rabbithole youve gotten yourself into my friend. Enjoy the journey❤

Love The Eagles -Please react to -I Can't Tell You Why -Life in the Fast Lane -Seven Bridges Road -Those Shoes

This is parallel to Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" live video. But THIS was decades before THAT video.

The song is about the depths that you have to go to become famous in Hollywood. Either as a musician or an actor.

The EAGLES are the AMERICAN rock band. They have an incredible number of amazing song.

Joe Walsh guitarist Rocky Mountain Way and Lifes been good are real bangers❤

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The lyrics are planned. But the end that's all instruments, that was NOT planned. That was amazing musicians being able to read read each other and musically perfectly responding. ❤

Listen to the sogs "TAKE IT EASY and DESPERADO. They have two many to tell you in one comment.

_You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave_ If you know, you know; that line sums up the entirety of the 1970's for me. The broken, disillusioned children of the 60's... not all of us made it, but all of us saw the world more raw and unvarnished than any generation before or since, the veil was ripped away.

Great reaction check out dire straights alchemy live sultans of swing and telegraph road

kindly react to the rage against the machine music..thanks

saw them in concert...excellent live

U so cute

I thought seeing live in 1997 was on I never saw footage of but instantly, I knew it was the "Live in 1977" iconic one. Clearly as the video starts is has on the screen the location, date and year. Hope you can keep it posted correcting it or not by doing this iconic video.....

for me, the song has always been about addiction and getting sucked in and not being able to leave the trap that you created.

Excelente reaccion amigo. (Saludos desde Argentina)🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍

Take it easy live 1977 Washington dc

If you like drummer's that can really sing you need to listen to Phil Collins and his live performance from maybe of his song IN THE AIR TONIGHT." It truly is incredible!¡

Hey Bimu, How are you doing these days? I haven't been on here too much lately, life happens! I'm so happy to see you steadily climbing and are almost at two thousand now, it won't take you long to reach that goal you are after! Exciting reaction to the Eagles! One of my favorite bands of all time! Deb

Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air.....meaning-the aroma of young buds being smoked.

The dark side of fame

If you would like to see another MASTER vocalist and drummer, I highly suggest you do "RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS" by The Carpenters. And I used to live right next to a "Hotel California" in Palm Springs CA. But I have no idea if this was an inspiration. It was an incredibly mysterious hotel though. For real.

From 1977. Not 97.

Can you read, it says 1977

They wrote this song without a specific meaning, mysterious, letting the listener decide for themselfs a meaning. It is not about a hotel. Colitas mexican slang for marijuana bud and the smell of marijuana rising through the air. For me the song is about vice, debauchery and hedonism : bad or immoral behavior that involves sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. When you are experiencing the pleasures of evil you are in heaven but know it is actually being in hell. Your addiction to self pleasure and drugs you can stab it with your steely knife but you just can't kill the beast. You can check out but you can never really leave it. Human behaviour for pleasure is very hard to resist.