1976年是老鹰乐队最为辉煌的一年,年底乐队推出的第五张专辑《加洲旅店》莆一问世便赢得了一片叫好声,
这张专辑被誉为七十年代美国最重要的专辑。在这张专辑里老鹰以一种极为颓废暧昧的方式反映了70年代美国那
种世风日下,混沌与散漫的社会风气。在这首标题歌曲中,唐·弗尔德和乔·沃什运用娴熟的吉他技巧,搭配出
双吉他的神奇效果,而唐·亨利的嗓音显得异常嘶哑。歌词本身也很玄妙,充斥着一种超现实的意境,更似一个
人的梦中呓语。大意是说走了很长很长路的旅 客在落日时分见到了这加洲旅店,而这旅店十分热情地接待所有客
人,只是这里有进无出,你在任何时间都可以去结帐,但你却出不了门。在这张专辑里的另一曲子《New Kid In Town》
双双登上1977年葛莱美最佳录音奖和最佳声乐改编奖。
《加洲旅店》可以说是老鹰乐队在最佳状态最佳组合时完成的旷世杰作。专辑混乱而低调内容使他成为70年代
社会问题的代表作,销量在一千五百万张以上。
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 thinking 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
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said,'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,'said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
but you can never leave!