Hotel California (song)

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

So you don't have History of the Eagles? It's FANTASTIC. I've watched it probably 50 times. I've made DVD copies for probably a dozen people. I have a set in my car right now, because I was talking to an old man at a bar last week, and he was telling me how much he loved The Eagles. I told him I'd have him a Xmas present the next time I saw him(even though I'd never met him before). Hey, Don Henley's got plenty of money!

Honestly, I've just never given Steely Dan a chance. I don't own any, either. My prejudiced take on it is that it's probably too jazzy for me. With Christine being a big fan, you'd have thought I'd have tried it. Nope!

I'd have LOVED to have gotten sh*tfaced with her, back in the day. Couple bottles of wine and some blow? SIGN ME UP!

I know the old goat fills at least half of the seats. There's no accounting for taste! Those are "lowest common denominator people"!!!

When I was an early teen. There was a girl in my neighborhood who had an aunt who would watch those crazy Christian channels where everything was satanic and everyone going to hell. She sent her parents these cassette tapes from these preachers talking about rock bands and their satanic influence. Hotel California was a major topic of discussion. The "Beast" was considered Satan. But I forgot about the shadowy figure on the back of the album that was supposedly a tribute to Satan which of course the band denied. They also went off on Fleetwood Mac and those crystal balls on the White album and Rumours and how the band was into the occult.
Here is a short clip that brought back the memories of Satan and Hotel California

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QmYKgYLJfM

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

When I was an early teen. There was a girl in my neighborhood who had an aunt who would watch those crazy Christian channels where everything was satanic and everyone going to hell. She sent her parents these cassette tapes from these preachers talking about rock bands and their satanic influence. Hotel California was a major topic of discussion. The "Beast" was considered Satan. But I forgot about the shadowy figure on the back of the album that was supposedly a tribute to Satan which of course the band denied. They also went off on Fleetwood Mac and those crystal balls on the White album and Rumours and how the band was into the occult.
Here is a short clip that brought back the memories of Satan and Hotel California

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QmYKgYLJfM

People are just dumber than a bag of hammers.

Maybe part of the reason $tevie works my last nerve is - that I don't believe in fairy tales. I'm a realist, and an atheist. I need science and PROOF to believe in sh*t like that. I remember when I was about 10, after my parents had got divorced, and Mom was trying to raise me right. So we went to my Pentecostal preacher uncle's church for a couple of years. We ended up going to some revival one weekend. People around us were speaking in tongues, and they had snakes at the altar. My Mom and I looked at each other like, "what the F*CK are we doing here?" We got up and left, and never went back. Religious people scare the f*ck out of me!

[Villavic]

There was a time when many people tried to find the "hidden satanic message" within Hotel California, Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, Styx' Snowblind and other songs.

Henley also explained that the lyrics don't have to be that accurate. In fact, he laughs at criticisms about wine not being a "spirit" drink (wine is just fermented, spirits are distilled). They wrote "Please bring me my wine" just to rhyme with "1969".

And yes, History of the Eagles is a great doc. I watched lot of times until Netflix removed it from its catalog.

PS: It's amazing how you guys find the way to mention Stevie Nicks in every thread, even in those which it seems that there was no relationship with her.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

There was a time when many people tried to find the "hidden satanic message" within Hotel California, Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven, Styx' Snowblind and other songs.

Henley also explained that the lyrics don't have to be that accurate. In fact, he laughs at criticisms about wine not being a "spirit" drink (wine is just fermented, spirits are distilled). They wrote "Please bring me my wine" just to rhyme with "1969".

And yes, History of the Eagles is a great doc. I watched lot of times until Netflix removed it from its catalog.

PS: It's amazing how you guys find the way to mention Stevie Nicks in every thread, even in those which it seems that there was no relationship with her.

We only mention $tevie in every thread BECAUSE $HE SLEPT WITH EVERYONE WE'VE EVER HEARD OF.

How can you have a Don Henley discussion without her and their baby $he aborted?

And everyone should buy History on Ebay. I did. I think I paid maybe $20 for the 3 DVD set. Well worth it.