Don Henley opened up about the perfection of Eagle’s 1970’s the most popular Song “The California”.
He mentions that the famous song has a great combination between a short tale and music. This feature helps the song to stay live for a long time.
The California- A perfect blend of music and story
Music lover still love the song “The California” for its excellent blend of music and short story. Don Henley, the writer of the song started writing the song during his stay in Malibu, California.
Don Henley recalls that he was sitting in the living room and thought about the world to be a wonderful place to live. Then he started paying the 12-string acoustic guitar and the plot of “Hotel California” arrived in his mind.
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The popular culture was greatly influenced by “Hotel California.” Nancy Sinatra, The Killers, and Gipsy Kings all covered the song. The aforementioned cover was featured in the iconic movie The Big Lebowski. One character in the movie constantly makes fun of The Eagles.
Among the many rock ‘n’ roll myths linking the genre to the occult is the urban mythology around “Hotel California.”
The song also gave rise to an urban legend, according to which it is about the 1966 founding of the Church of Satan by author Anton LaVey. There’s no valid reason to believe that the song and the Church are related in any way.
Conspiracy theories similar to this one claim that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” contains a backwards Satanic message and that Kiss’s name is an acronym for “Knights in Satan’s Service.” It’s understandable that many wanted to think rock music was blatantly demonic because many listeners perceived it as dangerous for a variety of complex reasons.
The California’s Great Achievement
“Hotel California” spent 19 weeks overall at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 list, where it remained for one week. It is still a staple on classic rock radio and was one of the band’s most well-known tunes. The song was featured on the eponymous album. For a total of 158 weeks, Hotel California remained at the top of the Billboard 200 list, holding the position for eight weeks.
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