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livin' it up at the Hotel California April 14, 2015 6:04 pm hank

From the Wikipedia article on The Eagle’s hit song, “Hotel California”.

In a 2009 interview, The Plain Dealer music critic John Soeder asked Don Henley this about the lyrics:

On “Hotel California,” you sing: “So I called up the captain / ‘Please bring me my wine’ / He said, ‘We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969.’” I realize I’m probably not the first to bring this to your attention, but wine isn’t a spirit. Wine is fermented; spirits are distilled. Do you regret that lyric?

Henley responded:

Thanks for the tutorial and, no, you’re not the first to bring this to my attention—and you’re not the first to completely misinterpret the lyric and miss the metaphor. Believe me, I’ve consumed enough alcoholic beverages in my time to know how they are made and what the proper nomenclature is. But that line in the song has little or nothing to do with alcoholic beverages. It’s a sociopolitical statement. My only regret would be having to explain it in detail to you, which would defeat the purpose of using literary devices in songwriting and lower the discussion to some silly and irrelevant argument about chemical processes.

What a broadside.

If you’re not familiar with the lyric, its definitely worth a listen…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0G1Ucw5HDg

  • When I was fourteen, by podrock 2015-04-15 15:55:38
    • sex, drugs, and all that jazz... by hank 2015-04-15 17:03:08
    • With all due respect. by bowser 2015-04-15 13:57:44
      • You obviously never bothered to read the the Wikipedia article... by hank 2015-04-15 15:29:01
        • I want to apologize. by bowser 2015-04-15 21:36:12
          • Never apologize. by hank 2015-04-16 05:21:04
          • He claims a deeper meaning, and won't say what it is? by bowser 2015-04-15 19:45:26
            • Are you sure we're talking about the same tune? by hank 2015-04-15 20:15:03
              • I like that! by bowser 2015-04-15 20:32:24
                • Manifesto by hank 2015-04-16 05:17:44

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