Eagles
La banda californiana de country y rock la formaron Glen Frey y Don Henley en Los Ángeles en 1971. Llamaron a Bernie Leadon (guitarra, banjo, mandolina) y Randy Meisner (bajo). A ellos se les unieron posteriormente Don Felder (guitarra), Joe Walsh (guitarra y coros) y Timothy B. Schmit (bajo y coros). De Hotel California, decía Don Henley que «es una canción sobre el lado oscuro del sueño americano, y sobre el exceso en los Estados Unidos, algo que conocíamos muy bien». (Wikipedia).
Hotel California
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 thinkin’ 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 California …