Gipsy Kings Follow

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
Then 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 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 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 living 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"

Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light

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Anonymous
This song has several meanings.Colitas can be interpreted asmarijuana, but it is also a desrt plant. The reference to notbeing able to kill the beast also points to drug addiction.Also,"You can check in any time you want, but you can never leave",could be referencing to drug addiction.

The mental hospital viewcould be also correct. After all, one person in the HotelCalifornia was, "Tiffany Twisted", and had the "Mercedes Bends",which are references to mental illnesses. The voices in thehallway also explain this.

But still, it is a great song!
April 08 at 04:44

Anonymous
Eriogonum jamesii is a species of wild buckwheat known by thecommon name James' buckwheat and Antelope sage. It is native tosouthwestern North America, in: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas,New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.
[edit]In popular culture

Itmay also be called a Colita, such as in one of The Eagles' mostfamous songs, "Hotel California", in the opening lines, depictedas an aroma while travelling a highway heading intoCalifornia.
Alternatively, syndicated columnist Cecil Adamsreports a different story:
This E-mail just in from Eaglesmanagement honcho Irving Azoff: "In response to your [recent]memo, in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California'by Messrs, Henley, and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated forthem by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' Youhave obviously already done the necessary extrapolation.

Thesong itself is about heroin addiction!
April 01 at 09:15

Anonymous
i believe this song is talking about the hippy life in california,the eagles wrote this song before they became famous. the drumsin the beginning play all over the streets of california. listento the song, and have in the back of your head the hippie way oflife. you will learn from this song. and its true the lastparagraph, and scary to think bout. i hated this song, until icame back off of california. california is not apart of theunited states. way different culture.
December 27 at 10:15

Anonymous
The song was intended to speak the ugly truth about the seemingly"good life" of celebrities, mainly in California. But it couldmean many things to many different people, as is with many songs. I mean, I can easily see how this song could be about drugaddiction as well.
December 03 at 10:09

Anonymous
Who really gives a crap what the song means. It has a good beat,easy listening and is one of the all time favorites by musiclisteners across America. Let it rest and enjoy thesong.................
November 15 at 03:29

Anonymous
This song is about California Rehabilitation Center in Norco Ca.Its a State Prison. It use to be a beautiful Hotel where famouspeople stood. When the depression hit it closed. Californiadepartment of corrections bought it years later and now housefemale and male inmates. great song.
July 05 at 09:29

Anonymous
how about it has multiple meanings? different verses havedifferent meanings, but the point of the song is someone fromanother place getting caught up in the fast lifestyle and glamorthat California was famous for in the 60's and 70's. Then afterliving the life no matter where they may go they are stillCalifornians.
June 16 at 11:55

Anonymous
It's about HEROIN addiction, DUH. You can "check out" (die)anytime you like but you can never leave(break the habit). & inthe master's (drug dealers) chambers they gather for the feast,they stab it with their steely knives (needles) but they justcan't kill the beast (always chasing that amazing first high thatthey felt but can never achieve again)
May 08 at 12:03

Anonymous
This song is about the Betty Ford clinic in CA. Drug rehab. Nowine since 1969 etc, here by our own device etc etc...
May 06 at 04:46

Anonymous
*$%%@! what every one says this is one of the best songs of alltime so yea....what about stairway to heaven..gonan say the smaething too?
April 14 at 08:15

Anonymous
dis is an osomn!!!! song.... dis comments is given by MR. VarunKafley..................................................i reallyappreciate Bryan for this song...
February 01 at 04:00

Anonymous
the hotel california is the first satanic church in californiaplease read up before u post such nonsense. the colitas is aflower n the desert
January 15 at 12:15

Anonymous
ok everyone does know that this song (from what I was told) waswritten while the song writer was in a mental hospital.He checkedhimself in, and while there he was talking about being mental. Themental hospital was located in Camarillo,Ca. which is now auniversity. Read back on the words, "you can check in but you cantcheck out" One can always check in a mental place but you may onlybe get out (in those times) by the doc.'s. The voices he hears butdoes not see the people who also are committed.
December 01 at 12:30

Anonymous
don henley supposedly had written the song because of a dream hehad.oh and i think the song when they talk about colitas they aretalking about a desert plant
July 16 at 06:46

Anonymous
there are some ignorant people in america

July 03 at 08:14

Anonymous
The term "colitas" in the first stanza of the song is a desertflower, also known as Antelope sage or Colita de Rata. Both DonHenley and Don Felder have repeatedly and publicly stated thatColitas are "heady desert flowers." Others assert that "colitas"is a Spanish term for "little tails" or "little bottoms", and areference to the buds of the Cannabis plant.
June 14 at 04:47

Anonymous
Colitas means the part of the cigarette that you throw away. Itcan be a regular or marijuana. I think in here is the second one.
June 06 at 08:42

Anonymous
colitas is a type ofpot..http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=colitas
June 06 at 07:39

Anonymous
Does anyone know what "colitas" means? I cannot find it in anydictionary...English or Spanish.
May 18 at 12:35

Anonymous
I think its about drug addiction too.
May 14 at 03:18

Anonymous
The song is about being in Hollywood.
March 08 at 11:47

Anonymous
I love this song...but I want to know what it allmeans..
"Stabbed it with their steely knives but they just can'tkill the
beast"...etc etc Is it talking about the Californialifestyle ?
There's plenty of room there ? There used tobe..!
How about the wine and 1969 ? Is it about a cult.. ?
Howcan I get in touch with Don Henley ?
February 28 at 06:22

Anonymous
i think its about a ghost hotel,
December 31 at 01:29

Anonymous
I think this song is about a drug addiction...you can check outanytime you want but you will always be an addict. I have beenclean for seven years and it can still be tough sometimes.
October 29 at 01:10

Anonymous
great song!
October 24 at 09:27

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