Hotel California

Original song: Hotel California
Performed by Eagles
Released in 1976 on the album Hotel California.

Lyrics by Don Henley and Glenn Frey.
Music by Don Felder.

This version is a creative arrangement and reinterpretation inspired by the original composition.

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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,
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place),
Such a lovely face.
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
Any time of year (Any time of year),
You can find it here."

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,
She got the Mercedes Benz, uh.
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 1969."
And still those voices are callin',
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 place),
Such a lovely face.
They livin' it up at the Hotel California,
What a nice surprise (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.
They 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 check out any time you like
But you can never leave."

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My arrangement of this song is via the link:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/8CSdqM8GpcfgiA

One more alternative version:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/X97lhntiJVxtRw

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Russian interpretation is via the link:

http://stihi.ru/2026/02/28/773