旋律好听的话，会拿歌词来补英语听力。刚好Eagles重出江湖不久，就拿他们的歌来囫囵吞枣了。这个94年版的加州旅馆，吉他前奏和结尾的Solo都是超棒，现在的流行乐坛显得反而不会用乐器了。
比较深的感触是隐喻，比如：Tifanny-twisted, Mercedes-Benz （Bends）等等。美国人大多性格开朗，但对话中会有不少玩笑般的隐喻，不撕开脸皮说破，就像汉语里用带故事的成语来表达。“不在餐桌上，就在菜单里”大抵上也是这个意思。
可笑的是，当时怎么也发不好Mercedes这个词，三个e各发各音。
Hotel California - Eagles
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 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 danced 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 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 place) Such a lovely face They're 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"
