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#1131354
Rumpshaker Slim
I friggin hate The Eagles but even I know "Hotel California" is about *see below*
I much prefer the Mojo Nixon classic "Don Henley must die"
3/12/2010 11:30:20 AM
#1131360
Mortician
You jackass.
Don Henley, as quoted in the London Daily Mail (November 9, 2007):"Some of the wilder interpretations of that song have been amazing. It was really about the excesses of American culture and certain girls we knew. But it was also about the uneasy balance between art and commerce."
I also wanted to add this little nugget per songfacts.com: The line "They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast" is a reference to Steely Dan. The bands shared the same manager and had a friendly rivalry. The year before, Steely Dan included the line "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening" on their song "Everything You Did."
3/12/2010 11:34:48 AM
#1131368
Lucilius
And as David J. Meyer was typing, the radio suddenly began playing and replaying "Send in the Clowns."
3/12/2010 11:40:43 AM
#1131370
shifty eyes
I always thought the song was about someone who dies in a car crash. "Dark desert highway...saw a shimmering light/head grew heavy and my sight grew dim" "This could be heaven or... hell" "...you can never leave"
3/12/2010 11:42:09 AM
#1131377
Old Viking
Then there was Chile, followed by Turkey. Given God's notoriously poor aim, this is a clear indication that God is pissed off at Upper Graustark, the Grand Duchy of Durr, and certain parts of New Jersey.
3/12/2010 11:44:10 AM
#1131391
moose
When I returned to my what used to be a house after a hurricane, there was a Beatles album laying in the middle of the yard. It was "Help". I guess that too was "too appropriate to be coincidental". But then again....why wasnt a babble sitting in the front yard? And yet, then again.....was gawd punishing me with a hurricane for my sins? The fantasy illusions can go on forever.
3/12/2010 11:56:56 AM
#1131396
Sisyphus
That's a big ol' CITATION NEEDED there big buddy.
3/12/2010 11:58:40 AM
#1131397
Lance
I like "Hotel California". Am I a satanist now?
3/12/2010 11:58:46 AM
#1131400
Canadia
That reminds me of this one time I farted while listening to Stairway to Heaven backwards.
3/12/2010 12:02:11 PM
#1131414
In a way I kind of feel sorry for David J. Meyer. He's an old guy with failing health and clearly any semblance of brains he once had are rotting out.
3/12/2010 12:12:36 PM
#1131417
aaat
WHAT.
3/12/2010 12:17:03 PM
#1131454
TGRwulf
WHERE do you people come up with this stuff?!
3/12/2010 12:37:50 PM
#1131463
caustic gnostic
I bet they're glad it wasn't "Don't Worry, Be Happy".
3/12/2010 12:47:00 PM
#1131475
Jezebel's Evil Sister
Someone oughta tell the Eagles that their song is not about what they think it's about. (cocaine addiction)
3/12/2010 12:57:14 PM
#1131478
Horsefeathers
This guy could easily be the subject of a Ph.D. thesis in abnormal psychology.
3/12/2010 1:00:31 PM
#1131486
shockmeshockmeshockmewiththatdeviantbehavior
YOU INFIDEL!!! YOU LEAVE THE EAGLES OUT OF THIS!
Seriously, man. That song isnt about evil, occultism, or the devil! Its about ghosts in a haunted old hotel in which the guy happened to be suckered into staying the night at. And this is why he says you can check in but can never leave. The ghosts wanted to turn him into one of them. Once again. NOTHING TO DO WITH SATAN. Get off your high horse. I know music better than you do obviously. And thats just sad. I bet jesus loves music. And the eagles. And your a blasphemer. HAHAHAHA
3/12/2010 1:05:43 PM
#1131487
JohnTheAtheist
What is even more amazing is the bazillion other times Hotel California has been played and nothing has happened.
Also, I am sure that somewhere in the very Christian country of Haiti someone was singing a hymnal when the quake struck. That too is an eerie coincidence.
Oh, also, you are a complete douchebag.
3/12/2010 1:06:44 PM
#1131498
dionysus
Every Satanist and most witches know full well that "Hotel California" is another name for the church of Satan.
Well, there's actually no such thing as witches but can any satanist confirm what I already suspect: that this guy is full of shit?
The song describes very clearly the captivating of the soul by Satanism.
No, like most art, the meaning is carefully hidden behind metaphor and isn't clear at all. In fact, before Mortician provided the explanation from the artist himself I had no idea that the song was about American culture and commerce. What IS clear is that fundies think they know everyone else's motives even though they're just making shit up.
It even contains a verse describing human sacrifice, stating that the participants "stabbed him with their steely knives but could not kill the beast."
Okay, even if we buy your ridiculous assertion that this is about Satanism, wouldn't this more likely be about how powerful Satan is? You know "just can't kill the beast". However, I doubt your entire interpretation so this is a moot point.
It also describes the onlooker running for the door, where he was met by the "night man" who told him, "….we are programmed to receive, you can check out any time you want but you can never leave."
And this has exactly what to do with Satanism? I'd say it's a far better description of fundamentalist Christianity.
It is quite amazing that this song so compatible with voodoo
Voodoo? I thought you said it was about Satanism? Oh wait, I forgot. If it's not your denomination of Christianity it must be Satanism, right?
was the only thing playing as judgment was falling upon that pagan land
Yes, Haiti is a Pagan land just like Russia is a Jewish land. Meanwhile, here in Realityland, we know that Haiti is mostly Catholic and thus cannot be called a Pagan land by any stretch of the imagination. Just because they're not burning Pagans at the stake doesn't mean their land is run by them. Just like how straight people can support gay rights and not secretly be gay.
This is too appropriate to be coincidental
Well, as we've all demonstrated here, it's not appropriate so there is no coincidence; well, maybe that both the DJ and I like Hotel California.
3/12/2010 1:14:58 PM
#1131505
GodotIsWaiting4U
Actually, the song is a condemnation of hedonism and self-destruction in Southern California, in other words, something that you guys should actually love.
3/12/2010 1:28:19 PM
#1131524
BlowFly
"Somebody's gonna hurt someone - before the night is through"
Those lyrics describe what'll happen to this asshole if I ever see him on the street - namely kick him right in his nuts.
3/12/2010 1:42:21 PM
#1131526
BlowFly
Whoops - double post. My bad.
3/12/2010 1:45:01 PM
#1131539
Right. So what are colitas, again?
3/12/2010 2:06:52 PM
#1131541
pete
Every "classic rock" station in the U.S. has played Hotel California several times a day for about 30 years. If Davy the retard were right? North America would be smoking rubble.
3/12/2010 2:10:00 PM
#1131543
Zeus Almighty
"It even contains a verse describing human sacrifice, stating that the participants 'stabbed him with their steely knives but could not kill the beast.'"
You mean like this?
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Refrain
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you walking daily by the Savior?s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
(Refrain)
When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?
(Refrain)
3/12/2010 2:12:05 PM
#1131557
...what? And for the last time, Haiti is a Catholic country. Voodoo practitioners there are a small minority.
3/12/2010 2:34:04 PM
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