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It's metaphoric. there is no hotel. The hotel is California. People go to chase their dreams but get bogged down and stuck there in the addiction, greed, sex etc etc.

You will hear this time and again, but, never break away in the middle of a guitar solo 😢

If you lived in the 60's and 70's you know what this song means. Real band here.. Gosh this is the rock I loved. These children dont know what this song means

Man, brother, you were so hung up on the meaning of this song that you failed to appreciate THEE most famous performance OF this legendary song. The spooky vibe, the KILLER musicianship, the gorgeous background vocals, the excellent drumming, and the iconic dueling guitars. You can always look up the meaning later. Also, who cares what it REALLY means? This is poetic storytelling with some abstract imagery. Like a painting where you could derive your OWN meaning. Stop and smell the roses, brother!

Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!! You NEVER stop in a guitar solo, especially this one, the beautiful duet between a Gibson SG and a Fender telecaster.

I’ve always believed Hotel California is a metaphor for the music industry. They draw you in with the beautiful women, drugs, jewels and money. Then young naive artists sign their lives away. You can check out any time you like but you can never leave. Your contract gives them possession of your name, likeness, voice and art in perpetuity throughout the universe.

If you've ever lived for while in California, especially LA, then you know instantly what this song means. And if you lived there through the 60s & 70s like I have then you lived what this song meant. Can't replicate that.

NEVER stop a song in the middle of a guitar solo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW yes Don Henley is in the group he IS the drummer. And no he was not "the" lead singer. Nearly every member of this group sang lead. This particular timeline featured Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder,, and Randy Meisner. All brilliant artists.

Never pause during a guitar solo…it’s sacrilegious 🖖🏻🇨🇦

We'll probably never see another band get together with that much raw talent and that was 77

NEVER STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A GUITAR SOLO!

Here is what the band said the meaning is behind the song: While there have been many theories that contemplate what the song represents, the Eagles' band members have revealed in multiple interviews that the true meaning behind "Hotel California" is a commentary on the hedonism and self-indulgence of America. “It’s basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about,” Henley said in a 2002 interview with "60 Minutes." In 2005, Henley further explained the meaning of the song to Rolling Stone magazine, which placed "Hotel California" at no. 49 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. “We were all middle class kids from the Midwest," Henley said. "'Hotel California' was our interpretation of the high life in L.A.”

"You can check out any time you like but you can never leave". Amazing lyric

My dear gentlemen, you do not stop one of this most great guitar solo(s) in the histoty of time!

Rest in Peace Glenn Frey. You are so missed by many.

Never, ever stop in the middle of a guitar solo, you will hear it from many, it's sacrilege.

Good God! You stopped the iconic guitar solo to discuss the lyrics! Those of us who were teenagers in the 70's just went with the vibe and figured it out for ourselves as to what we thought it meant. Same with "Stairway".

Good to see young people learn about actual music.

It's about California and even back in 1977 they knew where it was going. It was Paradise and now it's Purgatory.

I feel like you guys were so caught up in the lyrics you didn't really listen to the music itself it's one of the most amazing live performances you'll ever hear!

Every member of the band is a lead singer.

Never never interrupt a Guitar solo, this song is code, others have said it, but this is another one of the greatest songs of all time, its not just the lyrics, or the vocals its a total package and its freakin live, the instrumentals harmonies vocals its insane! I can still remember my Geography teacher playing this song to us on a VHS and TV in class, why Geo you say, I have no idea he was out there, we even watched the America's cup in his class, he brought the TV in and everything, he tried to explain this song to us, then, I don't think anyone understands this song straight off. but its still amazing today, Eagles are in the top bands of all time!

This is one of my favorite EAGLES songs. I took my on to a concert a few years back. When they played this song, my son pulled me into the isle and danced with me. It is a memory I hope I naver forget.

You don’t pause or ignore the greatest guitar jam in music history. It was always good but when the already legendary Joe Walsh joined the band (the one without the double neck guitar) his genius turned good into greatness that famous bands still try to replicate to this day. Those two men, with Walsh adding a spark created an aural masterpiece I could listen to forever and you don’t even hear it.

Glossed over one of the most captivating guitar solos ever

The Eagles had a multitude of talent. Writers, musicians and vocals by the individuals in the group. Just one of the reasons their music has stood the test of time. Such outstanding talents.

NEVER pause a video in the middle of a guitar jam!

Pauses mid solo, 'Hotel California is purgatory' 🤣

Don Felder was working in a music store when a 13-year-old Tommy Petty came for guitar lessons. What if you could tell them both they would be in the Hall Of Fame

Colita is a flower. NEVER interrupt an iconic guitar solo

First of all this song is a masterpiece! Secondly, every member of the band sings and that’s what makes this band so special besides the instruments voices, etc. every member sings so everything always sounds unique and different. When you said hotel California is purgatory that was a perfect description!

Can't believe you guys didn't mention the amazing musical talent on display in this performance! Yes, the lyrics are brilliant, but it can't be denied that they were also a phenomenal live band. The kind of ability to sound that great live is rare these days. Once again, it makes me feel so lucky that I grew up with music from the 60's, 70's and 80's!❤ (Yes, I'm an old lady😅)

Don henley said it was simply a song about the journey from innocence to experience in the LA music scene in the nineteen seventies.

Had the great privilege of seeing them live in Las Vegas years back. They performed this in an encore. Entire audience went insane! What a one-in-a-lifetime moment! From someone who had the original vinyl album and has to this day the original 45 disk.

Addictions is spot on. Glen Fry, Joe Walsh and Don Henley on the same stage! Amazing.

One of the most famous guitar solos in rock history

I can't even...... Paused during the guitar solos! WHAT???? Wow. Just wow.

You can't take the lyrics literally! Don Henley said in a interview along side Glen Frye that they wanted to give the song a "mystical" feeling, drawing from an old TV show in the 60s called "Twilight Zone". I think they did one hell of a job!

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" I always thought this sounds like the only way you can leave is to die.

It's a shame that no one in the comments even mentioned Don Felder, he's the one who deserves more credit here!

One of the best lines ever, "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."

The best harmonized guitar solo ever

I love your show. I am a 64 year old retired teacher. Thank you.

Hotel California is about the entrapment that fame brings... All these cool things seem to be happening, until you realise you are in the belly of the beast. But when you try to escape... "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" A cautionary tale

The Eagles were a very tight band musically. The two guitar players, Don Felder and Joe Walsh, are among the greatest guitar combinations in rock history. Both are guitar virtuosos. Hearing them play together, especially on a classic song like this, is magical.

The meaning of the lyrics of the song has been discussed by fans and critics ever since its release, the Eagles themselves described the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles."[10] In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience ... that's all."[11

I graduated high school in 81 and the best bud you could get in the Socal @ the time was either Christmas tree sens (said just like since) or Colitas. (I'm spelling it phonicaly) When the song came out we all knew what he was refer-ING to! I'm enjoying your reactions, thanks for putting in the time. Your new found love of ALL music has really begun to shine! Keep the faith brother!

Colitas was a slang Mexican tern for a Cannabis plant or Buds, so the Smell of buds, or Mary Jane.

In the line "they stabbed it with their "Steely" knives"... it was their tip of the hat to the band Steely Dan.

One of my fav eagles songs, Take It Easy.

Also about the band… the growth & evolution of the band… the in fighting & hard feelings

You all blew this reaction. Im actually disappointed you stopped the guitar solo and took a very simplistic view of the legendary group and song. You should have to do a redo

Don Henley as well as Phil Collins are two of the greatest drummer/lead singer's that have ever been. PERIOD!!!

Never ever stop this song !!!!!!😂 Can’t you just listen the music ???? Even in France in the 70’s we used to dance on this marvellous piece of music ! Well it’s remind me a lot of souvenirs ❤

Saw them in concert with Ronstadt in Seattle Kingdome back in the 70's. Great concert!

Hotel California is open to interpretation. It’s what ever you want it to be.

Much as I enjoy your insights - PLEASE don't stop songs in the middle of guitar solos - especially one of the most iconic solos OF ALL TIME ! 😉🤣

It was funny listening to them in my teenage years. I loved many songs on the radio then found out most were by the Eagles!! Just different singers on different songs 😂 Don Henley was my teenage crush!! 💜

Thank you for taking me back to a balmy night at the Miami baseball stadium in 1977 attending an eagles concert. Do not read too much into the lyrics of this song. We were not deep thinkers back then. However, we were a lot of fun.

My favorite line “ you can check out anytime you like but you can never leave” that always tells me that once you have gone there, it’s with you forever. Remember, he was trying to find his way back to where he was before this experience. And that’s when the Nightman told him he could check out, but he can never leave.

The Eagles were known for studio quality live performances, tight 5-part harmonies and dueling lead guitars (one Gibson and one Fender). One of America's greatest bands who imploded in front of our eyes over a couple decades due to money and power.

I have listened to this song cruising down the highway at night, at 85 miles an hour when younger.... lol Thank God I lived to listen again.

This song is a reunion to the musical industry that y it's so good just can't kill the beast

In the 70’s concept albums ruled. The album was about California and how it changed from happy and easy going to the greed and darkness. Think of 70s emerging from free love that shifted to Manson, to the 80s and greed is good.

Don Felder (double guitar) wrote the music to this. Don Henley had a tape of the chord progression playing over and over on his car deck. He left the Whiskey A go-go one night, drunk, and drove to Needles CA to find some peyote. On the way there, he wrote these lyrics. Passing by lots of Teddy bear cholla, and lonely desert hotels, he came up with a story about someone losing their innocence. Going from adolescence to adulthood, and knowing once you do, you cannot go back. The Eagles have MANY LEAD SINGERS, depending on the song. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner (their biggest hit Take it to the limit) or Timothy Smith, and Joe Walsh all sing lead on songs that have hit it big. Like the Beatles, if you cannot sing or write, you are not good enough for the group. Ringo Starr, Roger Taylor (Queen), Phil Collins, and Levon Helm (The Band) all were singing drummers.

I'll be 70 next month. 1973 I hitchhiked to San Jose from Seattle. Loved the sun, the vib and the hippies I hung with. Never will be another time like that.

this was my uncles favorite song, in the early 90's my cousin ricky (his second oldest son) and i sang this for him during kareoke(sp) at dinner on his birthday.

Don Henley says it's going from innocence to experience. It's not haunted. Everybody has their own interpretations. Eagles are my favorite band and Don Henley, the lead singer is my favorite Eagle, his voice is amazing! He's not the only lead singer but he sings most of their songs.❤😊

Bad time to break😮one of the most recognised guitar solos ever. 🎉

This song is about addiction. The highs and lows of it and how one tries to get out of the addiction but it draws you back in.

These are some of the best musicians' rock ever turned out... This is one of the best cuts ever played!

Stopped in the middle of the guitar solo 🎸 (which may very well be the best part of the song), to discuss the meaning of a song that even Don Henley doesn’t know. 😅✌🏼😎

I am 61 yrs old. You young ones need to remember what time in society this was. All of us were told told that smoking pot would make you jump Off a building from tripping and this generation decided that guys could have long hair and girls could have short hair and once we discovered that smoking pot didn’t make you crazy it was a place that you could “check out of, but never leave “. This was TRULY the greatest time to grow up in.

Seen them live in Hell Freezes Over Tour. They got back together to do this tour. Made millions. Been a fan of the Eagles since way back in the 70s. Seen Don Henley 2 times as a solo artist. He is absolutely amazing. Texas boy! He sounds the same in person as in the recording studio. A true talent. I believe this song is about Hell! He is in Hell in the song and can not leave. He Has so many good songs on his own. Check out In A New York Minute.... It is beautiful... Just found your station. Great job...

Your good. So much more to hear,I feel bad you guys missed out on the real concerts. No auto tune,no nothing raw talent. Keep reviewing and listen. Makes my soul feel good,that your experiencing it now ❤

Glen Fry and Don Hendly started as Linda Ronstadt back up band

Guys…the frigging guitar solo is epic…just sit back and take it in!!!

In 1977 I saw the Eagles with Steve Miller Band and Eddie Money and that was an awesome concert and that was the hotel California album and they sang all their hits. I truly recommend anybody to go to these concerts. It’s great music, a great atmosphere and tremendous artist.

They’ve got several #1s as singles and albums, witchy woman, tequila sunrise…. View the song as metaphoric what people in general get sucked into

She lit up a candle because she didn't want him to see what he was walking into. The voices are temptations from the entertainment industry. You can check out anytime you want but you can never leave means that you can kill yourself but you can't get away from them. Don understood this at the time. That's why he is so protective of his art.

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" became part of pop culture.

Another great by the Eagles. Glad you both enjoyed them. They have many songs out in the universe. I are all very talented and can sing. 👏💜🔥🎼

He speaks as California as the entire state. You may want to leave but it captivates you back.

Best dueling guitar solo

"Life In The Fast Lane" , great Eagles song too.

Been in love with this song since i was a little kid! Now THIS is SONG WRITING!!!!

This is my favourite song! Used the lyrics for a project in high school regarding analyzing meaning. I agree that it is about purgatory and hell.

Take It To The Limit, you'll love it. You can never go wrong with The Eagles. Also America is another amazing band from this era.

I just kept wanting you to recognize the legendary Joe Walsh!

Had the pleasure of seeing the Eagles in 1974, I was 14, and in 1979. The first time with Jackson Browne

Don explained the story behind the song to him, and said he was amused at the wide varieties of interpretations the song had developed over time. According to the source, The "Hotel California" is actually, L.A. itself. The song and album take you on a trip though the music industry in L.A. in the late sixties early seventies, when agents and studios controlled artists like puppets. Back in the late sixties, 1969 to be exact, there was a major onslaught of artists being signed left, right and center, and artisit at the time were often known to basically "sell their soul" to a record company executive in order to get a recording contract. Many times these artists were given little if anything for their music, and thus ended up basically a victom to their love of music. Just imagine the scene at the time, it's late 60's, you are on your way to L.A. to strike it big with dreams of glamour and fame...and you basically are prepared to sell your soul of you have to to attain it. I must admit, when I first heard this explaination, I was a little skeptical...but trust me....listen to the WHOLE album again, start to finish and keep this definition in mind when you do it. Every song ties together in one big story, finishing off with the Last Resort which gives you a clear summery of the whole album and idea. I don't deny that drugs and addiction have a lot to do with the lifestyle and results of the quest for fame. All I ask is to keep an open mind and think of "The Hotel California" as L.A., and you may be surprised.

Quit thinking about 70's music so hard! It's only rock and roll, and I like it!

I love when BP decided that Hotel California is purgatory. Yep it sure could be. That's the thing about these more "abstract" lyrics that you seem to get hung up on sometimes. They are whatever the "receiver" makes of them and why they can speak to so many people anywhere anytime.

Your description of this being 'purgatory' may be one of the most direct and correct I have heard. I think you got it...

Love this song, i was 10 years old when i heard this for the first time. Still love it.

The drummer in this song is Don Henley. Most of the time he is standing at the microphone singing. Sometimes he plays the drums while singing. Henley, Randy Meisner (RIP- on the far left of the stage), Glenn Frey (RIP- next to Meisner) are mostly the lead singers. When Meisner left the group then Timothy B Schmit took over and sang lead vocals in many songs. Joe Walsh and Don Felder are the two dynamite guitar players in the band.

Henley isn't just the drummer. He so much more in this band. You can't not love this song!

Yes they are still touring, and they had orchestras with them. Last year one stop was in Tampa, where my cousin is in the Tampa Bay Symphony. The shows were very well received. The musicians were not allowed to take photos or record anything. They had minimal contact with the Eagles, but she loved doing it anyway.