某日中午去 Lunch，路经一间音箱专卖店，再次邂逅这首加洲旅馆，激动得我未能移步，那情形大概就仿如《唐伯虎点秋香》里华安那段敲击乐般的“高潮一浪接一浪”：好正，好正，绝对是如痴如醉！！！
记得大二在龙洞时，有个艺术访问团来学校做节目，在教学楼下面的空旷场地摆设了巨大的宽屏，当然，还有舞台级的音响设备。当时放的第一首试音就是这首 Hotel California，当然，是视频，就是 94 年 Eagles 的《Hell Freezes Over》地狱冰封演唱会经典现场版的。那情形就叫：爽，爽呆了！！！
首先吉他在这首歌中起了非常灵魂的作用，那个经典的长达两分多钟的前奏已经是致命的了，再加上绝不重复的故事叙说般的娓娓道来，尤其结尾意犹未尽的将近两分钟的尾奏简直让人疯狂——整整七分多钟的大气演绎就这样被老鹰成就为经典。可以豪不夸张的说：这首歌不叫经典，那天下已无经典！
而实际上这首歌的歌词所描述的关于“吸毒”的故事却并不是那么地经典，甚至是出大多数人的意外，包括知道这个真相之前的我。其实你大可用批判的眼光来质疑这样一回事，但如果经过一番应证，可能你也会发现，那样的一番说法可信度是相当高的。而这样的真相并不会对这首歌的经典程度有何等的撼动，相反会有经典之外那种更真切的真实感……
The Eagles - Hotel California [MV('94 Live)]
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 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 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
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 checkout any time you like, but you can never leave
Freeman (68)