The Eagles -Hotel California

 為什麼 Don Felder 在 The Eagles 合唱團工作多年後於 2001 年被解僱？

Glenn Frey 和 Don Felder 之間一直存在衝突，這已不是什麼秘密。但 2001 年的糾紛是跟錢有關的。Glenn Frey 和 Don Henley 認為，他們應該保留巡演中的大部分收入，因為他們認為自己是巡迴演出中的明星。 Timothy B.Schmit、Joe Walsh 和 Don Felder 應該少拿點錢。

Timothy 和 Joe 並沒有真正反對這個想法，因為他們基本上是後來加入該團的僱傭兵。但 Don Felder 從第三張專輯開始就加入了Eagles ，​​與 Glenn Frey 和 Don Henley 一起，他是該合唱團的擁有者之一 。

經過一番爭吵後，Don Felder 拿了一筆金額不詳的錢買斷，然後離開了樂隊。有人在演唱會上看到了他，他完美地複製了他在 Eagles 時期所參與過的所有歌曲。

The Eagles 合唱團於洛杉磯組成，是一個 Soft-rock 輕搖滾樂團，其實他們的團員 Glenn Frey 和 Don Henley 是從頭到尾都在樂隊中的團員，他們的專輯 《Eagles/their greatest hits 1971-1975》 僅次於Michael Jackson的《Thriller》，是全美銷售冠亞軍的二套專輯唱片。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09839DpTctU

Hotel California 這首歌1977年獲得單周冠軍，是滾石雜誌 RS500 排行第#49 的名曲，傳言歌詞與毒品有牽扯，但Don Henley 是否認的，他表示創意只是對洛杉磯美好生涯的回憶而已，Don Felder 也是作者之一，同時擔任12 弦吉他伴奏。
歌迷們對此曲只有一個字形容 masterpiece ！

Hotel California

Lyrics：D.Felder/D.Henley/G.Frey
Music：D.Felder/D.Henley/G.Frey

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 benz
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 nineteen sixty nine'
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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
The 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!