Eagles is a rock band that rose in the early 1970s, and quickly became a band with extensive influence in the United States and even around the world. 1976 is the most brilliant year for the eagle. At the end of the year, the band's fifth album, HotelCalifornia, won applause as soon as it came out, and was regarded as the most important album in the United States in the 1970s. In this album, Eagles "reflects the declining, chaotic and lax social atmosphere of the United States in the 1970s in a very decadent and ambiguous way". Among them, the single of the same name "HotelCalifornia" is Eagles' perfect work, and its strange and inexplicable lyrics and touching melody almost took away all the sadness and confusion in the 1970s.

HotelCalifornia has attracted many questions and criticisms since its publication. Many people can't understand what the confusing scene in the second half of the lyrics shows: "They are dancing in the courtyard and the fragrance of summer is dripping." Some dances make people remember, while others make people forget. " "My name is the head waiter, please give me some wine. He said that starting from 1969, we don't serve spirits. There is a mirror embedded in the roof, and pink champagne is placed in the ice. We are all just prisoners in our own buildings, waving steel knives and forks, but we can't stab wild animals,' she said. Although no one dares to boast that his understanding is a positive version, the interpretation of the song is decadent and ambiguous. The obvious hints of drug abuse, promiscuity and cult in the lyrics seem to be full of mystery, revealing a strong surrealism color, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of moral guards and has been resisted by religious groups in many States in the United States.

HotelCalifornia is not so much a strange and mysterious nostalgic song as a fable full of practical significance: beside the dark desert highway, hotels in California make people feel at home, with everything, colors and beautiful women, but when I wanted to leave, I was told, "You can check out at any time, but you can never leave." Perhaps the modern highly materialized commodity society is our own California hotel. There are countless wonderful nights to satisfy your desires and countless beautiful and prosperous places for you to enjoy, but you need to pay the price: your freedom.

I didn't really delve into the profound connotation of the lyrics of Hotel California. What I appreciate more is Eagles' skill of expressing the song content so perfectly with sweet melody and rhythm. Layers of complex and rich guitars and singers' heartfelt interpretations hit the farthest and richest depths of my memory, allowing me to see the real beauty in a strange and real desolation. When the enduring Hotel California receded from my heart, everything was quiet, leaving only emptiness in my heart!