Joe Walsh - Hotel California (Eagles) | The Story Behind The Song

[@beesteboy711]

That guitar solo harmony still gives me chills...

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜💜

[@northernbettygirl]

@@joewalsh275 I think it's wonderful that you personally responded to this fan. Thanks Joe!

[@radar0412]

​@@northernbettygirlHe's lucky too, because only Hookers on Twitter give me their personal information 😂

[@robjknight6501]

yeah...its top notch!

[@dlee6912]

My 21 yr. old son saw you at Guitar Center in Scottsdale about three years ago. Not being shy, he went up and talked to you. And, you talked back! He asked you about writing Rocky Mountain Way and you gave him some insight on it. Three weeks later we saw you in Nashville and a few months after that we saw you in Vegas at the epic Hotel California concert! My son has a story he will be telling the rest of his life. Thanks for that!

[@Javelin405]

Totally awesome story... Hopefully he is still playing

[@sweeabn6736]

Beautiful!!! The true artists and savants are humble. They have their gifts and creativity but they make us better.

[@jamestiscareno4387]

A terrific experience you'll treasure forever. That's what life is all about. Making memories.

[@iggypopisgod9]

@voiceimpression ok karen

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

Thanks for sharing your story. From my experience the successful and the people that are in music for the right reasons. Have time for their fans. We are after all fellow music lovers. It makes the song and the band that bit more special knowing they care and have time for the fans.

[@toddg3268]

Just saw Joe and the rest of the band in Austin last night. Joe had the line of the night: “it was more fun being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the 20s.” What a performance!

[@victorgibson4932]

Seen them in Liverpool UK on Monday. He said the same thing. Without doubt, the best live band I've ever seen.

[@pavlovshouse77]

Saw them in Ottawa 10 days ago, same great line, same great show.

[@Papadoc1000]

More fun then for so many reasons. It's hard to find any entertainment these days that isn't there for some other reason than just plain old entertainment. Put more than 5 people together and the guy with a mic starts preaching, often incoherently.

[@iambored2094]

Seen them last month, best live band I've seen! Brought my 16 year old daughter and she love it! Those guys rock hard for reaching their 80's !

[@gib59er56]

Joe is a legend.

[@burritosupreme333]

Don Felder casually bullshitting with Joe Walsh while playing one of the most iconic guitar solos of all time just made my day.

[@Thelonelyscavenger]

Joe Walsh is like" Don't talk to me right now. I'm trying to concentrate on this solo"

[@peverson3465]

One of my favorite parts of the solo

[@ronsws6]

I seem to recall Don telling the story that as they are playing the solo, he notices that Joe still had some white powder on his nose and laughs and tells him.

[@davidmg1925]

burrito what on earth is an iconic solo

[@ibrsp2]

Probably you are not aware that it was Felder who composed almost all of the Song's Guitar play including Solo (same thing in their Hell Freezes over version of this song). And it was Felder who favored and saved Joe in the band which was one of the reasons (not the major one though) why Band eventually broke up

[@andrewherbert8125]

I see Joe Walsh...I just click, what a guitarist and a character

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

The one I clicked before this one, I found out his and Paul Mc Cartney's wives are sisters.

[@mariejoseemathieu8931]

@@kevinmontgomery1383 Ringo star

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@mariejoseemathieu8931 It was a song with Paul M. and Joe W. that I watched on KZbin. One of the commenters said that their wives are sisters.

[@thomashoog782]

@@kevinmontgomery1383 not Paul, Ringo Starr's wife and Joe's are sisters

[@winkhopson8217]

If you have never heard him tell the story of Keith Moon of the Who, showing how to make a bomb, youtube the spoken word "Lifes Been Good"

[@kennethmdouglass]

The Eagles were the primary backdrop music for my wife and my's early courtship. 30 years later their music still takes us back to the early stages of a romance that will last forever....

[@davidmccain7662]

The real story is that Felder created the most memorable guitar intro to the most memorable song on their most memorable album.....and Henly and Fry trreated him like nothing more than a session musician. Walsh is incredibly talented and has earned his accolades, but " Hotel California " will always be Felders greatest contribution to classic rock history.

[@a2ndopynyn]

Yep. The real reason the Eagles broke up is that Henley & Frey could never forgive Felder for writing their all-time best song. And he *did* write it; it's not just the intro, it's the verses as well, not to mention the ending solos, although I'm sure the chords were changed slightly here and there. The rest of the band contributed to the finished piece, of course, but it was Felder's baby. Henley & Frey's egos never got over it.

[@peterbalac1915]

Very interesting comments thanks guys, I'm just grateful for the music and the memories the likes of these gentlemen will never come again AMEN.🤘❤

[@alanmurphy8293]

and that is the crux of why Henley gets annoyed when Felder's name comes up. Besides losing the lawsuit. Many consider the song to be the definitive Eagles song and neither Henley nor Fry can lay claim to creating the masterpiece

[@FARABALE66]

Absolutely correct !

[@johnbattista9519]

Fry was an a-hole

[@ricklachaine5406]

I have always thought that Joe Walsh was an amazing creative artist, and a hell of a guitarist, never realized how well spoken he was until watching this. Thank you

[@AFloridaSon]

He is amazing with some amazing stories. Some tragic, like the loss of his daughter, and some unexpected, like his love of and desire to protect, Santa Cruz Island. And then there's the antics on the road.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

well he kind of soft-pedaled the meaning of Hotel California. There are definitely darker themes present in the song, referencing sin, satanism and sacrifice.

[@conservative6759]

yeah I almost understood him

[@mybiz1006]

One of the few albums a person can play and not skip even one song. Its brilliant. ❤

[@ckaz007]

Joe's goofy smile and expressions during the solo always crack me up. A great song, right up there with Stairway to Heaven.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@БаходирМухаммадиев-ы5т]

​@@joewalsh275Привет Джо! Я впервые услушал вашу группу в 1982 году когда мне было 14 лет, и до сих пор слушаю ваши альбомы! Компазицию ,,Атель Калифорния" сам с удовольствием играю на гитаре... . Спасибо вам за вашу музыку! Привет всем участникам группы!!! 🦅🤝👍🎸

[@cooterwallace]

I was born in 1977 and grew up on your albums. Thank you.

[@guy2368]

I grew up in the '60s and'80s

[@eclap78]

Hotel California is to this day the song | call the best produced song ever. Layers upon layers of musical perfection. I'm not even a big Eagles fan, I do respect them but I'm not a groupie. But Hotel California just sounds out of this world. Respect to everyone who took part in putting this masterpiece together. Will listen to it over and over, forever.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

I'm not an Eagles fan at all but this song is astounding. Somehow it has the feel of an effortless jam whilst at the same time every note/beat/vocal sound is precision. It's a masterpiece of understatement and that's something many bands never master, or never master together at the same time.

[@TheSenatorSam]

@@randomhumanoidblob4506 Im a massive Eagles fan so i am slightly biased lol but i love seeing reaction videos to this song and knowing which parts they are going to comment about. Every single piece of this songs satisfies the musical needs between lyrics and instumentation.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

@Sam Juneau It's not in my usual oeuvre - I listen to much harder, harsher stuff and electronica right on the hard cutting edge. But every now and then something transcends genres and rises above, and this is almost the epitome of that ascension. What I love about it is that they didn't overblow anything. All it would take is one ott vocal line :(god, I hate yowling vocalists who have to make everything complicated. My pet peeve!) or any one of the guitar lines tipping into indulgence as was common at the time and it would be ruined. The balance is just immaculate. And on top of that there's the ambivalence; the listener interprets. Of course music is subjective, but for me this is one of those rare songs that is immortal - it reflects its time but isn't constrained by it. Absolutely extraordinary. And get me, being all deep n meaningful - usually I'm just headbanging away ;-)

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@TheRealBalloonHead]

bohemian rhapsody has that title I believe.

[@jamescotner2459]

I’ve listened to the Eagles just about my whole life and Joe explains the meaning behind hotel California better than any other member. Nice Joe , you Rule!

[@cchavezjr7]

I've been reading articles with Joe Walsh interviews since the early 90s when I was learning to play guitar and his story has changed so much since then. Back then, it was "all Felder" as he would say before and he would say don't listen to Frey's and Henley's story as Felder was the one who made the whole song except the lyrics. It's really changed a lot since then and much has to do with him not wanting to hurt a steady paycheck with the Eagles and future upcoming tours.

[@wrdlmbrt1956]

Wow, " We were in a position ... to do anything we wanted...... so we did !!! " Epic statement Joe Walsh! 👍😎

[@mck24601]

Anything they wanted is code for drugs and young groupies

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@alanspicertelecom]

@@joewalsh275 I would like to honor you by saying You are Not Joe Walsh.

[@gordondahle7583]

“It’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door.” Joe Walsh a true artist of the times!

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜💜

[@akosiapad3499]

@@joewalsh275 👍🏻😃👏🏻

[@janishart5128]

@@akosiapad3499: That was a TROLL, not Joe Walsh, who doesn't have time to answer comment sections!!

[@NothingMaster]

That double guitar solo was destined to put a whole new twist on the rock guitar ecosystem. But the curious thing is that to this day it has never been topped. One of those truly unique and magical moments in the history of Music.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💜💜💜

[@liquidmagma]

It's been topped.

[@andrewwye1058]

Have to mention Wishbone Ash dual guitar - Six years earlier they nailed it with Jailbait.

[@markp1549]

Freebird?

[@laurieprice535]

Lynard Skynard did a great double or 2as it a triple lead guitar break on their classic track Freebird same thing untopped to this day

[@TheOBOM]

2:42 "So we did!" that big, fat grin ... priceless!

[@billschlafly4107]

Joe Wash resonates with me. His attitude seems to be to go do stuff and live life and smile.

[@tomcoryell]

Best part of the interview for me. Joe definitely connects with his audience.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Dig!!!!

[@brianevolved2849]

The eagles were the support band and ripped off the song..from Tull...kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3algmCin6ufqpY

[@hbpu2156]

60s, till 90s were wild man. Still Wish to be a part of it. lol 😂

[@stringbender57]

One of the greatest songs ever written and played by one of the greatest bands of ALL time!

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@stringbender57]

@@joewalsh275 That would be great if this is for real! Gary - KX4UL

[@markacamacho]

I grew up on this music not because it was my generation but because it was my dad's. He would always blast his music on the record player with the 4 15" speakers. I remember being little and listening to him play his music as he got ready for work. I would be moving my feet to the music while half asleep. I own records of these bands and blast my music for my children. Great music is always remembered.

[@DrJohn493]

Joe Walsh does not need to worry about how he will be remembered in the world of rock!

[@flylippfantom8425]

He won't be forgotten.

[@wanderingtexan854]

Don’t think that is what he was referring to at that time California was the place to make great music

[@roquefortfiles]

Joe Walsh is yards above anyone else in the Eagles.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@DrJohn493]

@@joewalsh275 Since your James Gang days and still have the albums on vinyl.

[@williamdrijver4141]

Double-neck guitar looks so cool on Don Felder! Epic recording.

[@dougsmith4999]

They needed it for the electric 12 String on an intro to a song. I forget which one.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

The original version features a traditional 12 string. Like to imagine that Don got that double neck in order to avoid having to saddle Glenn Frey with the responsibility for picking out that part.

[@deadendkid1968]

@@Shred_The_Weapon it was made for Jimmy Page...to play the parts live on Stairway Jones did on the record with an Ovation Pacemaker...

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

JPJ played that 12-string part originally, @@deadendkid1968? Man!

[@deadendkid1968]

@@Shred_The_Weapon there was pictures of him playing that full bowl Ovation in the sessions in the middle section of the book...Hammer of the Gods...of Jones in that session...

[@brendafleming231]

I had such fun getting a glimpse of this talented, crazy fun guy when I spent time w/the Eagles back in the mid-70's. He had everyone laughing, and sometimes shaking our heads.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@boblake2340]

Well, he has certainly achieved his goal of being remembered. This song will be played for decades to come. I wasnt even a big fan of the Eagles at the time, but this song was good, and only gets better with age. We all feel something when we hear it. A sure sign of high art.

[@mrshankerbillletmein491]

I feel the same at the time I thought it was too commercial but a real classic

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

Like all great creations or works of art, this song has so many layers.

[@onechampion4128]

@@joewalsh275 😂😃

[@rickvia8435]

Joe is a musical icon (and also a radio genius). One of my all-time heroes.

[@mikeswapp6538]

Best decade for music hands down.

[@maryagnew-belz8744]

The Hotel California video is the first time I saw you, Joe, and I fell in love with you immediately! Something about that rocker with the red bandana!! I was immediately smitten and still am in 2024! 💞

[@Ckyt572]

Me too. It's not a crush, I'm in love with Joe Walsh 😅 that guy with the bandana, smiling while playing the guitar like a god.

[@annerowan3647]

I first heard it at work, and I stopped dead in my tracks to listen fully to the guitar solo in the middle, and I realized that the 2 guitars were singing in harmony. Never heard it in any other song or band and it made my heart soar. I was in guitar heaven, right then. Love it.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@annerowan3647]

@@joewalsh275 that's so sweet of you. Yes I've been a fan since 1979, when I first heard your stuff. I understand that you play for the sheer joy of it, and it still shows in every time you perform.

[@codetech5598]

_"the 2 guitars were singing in harmony."_ Try "And your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️

[@bobclavile5653]

Just hearing them today still gives me happy feelings that almost make me an Old man Crying for a return to WHEN EVERYBODY Loved Each Other....FOR REAL. I'm 76, and the EAGLES are still calling all of us to HOTEL CALIFORNIA. We only go around Once in Life. It's short. So Smile and Enjoy it.

[@TheMinimalistSparrow]

Burned in our collective minds forever....This song has this transcendent nostalgia no matter what generation you're in when you hear it.

[@commentfreely5443]

man this song means so much to me

[@eugeneburton6878]

Most people dont know this song is a out hell.How does that make you feel?

[@TheMinimalistSparrow]

@@eugeneburton6878 Ugh nothing in particular.

[@jeffedmisten6576]

@@eugeneburton6878 Do your ears not work? Joe Walsh explains in perfect detail exactly what this song is about. Hell has zero to do with it.

[@jeffedmisten6576]

@@1john4six Did you seriously just write all that nonsense? Don Henley has given multiple interviews addressing these outlandish claims. The actual term he uses to describe people like you who make such claims is 'lunatic'. I know I speak for the vast majority when I say I certainly agree.

[@kelleymcbride4633]

Joe and Don together is just a beautiful thing. They are 2 completely different approaches to the guitar orbiting each other perfectly 🔥👌

[@kennethmoffat7409]

Too bad, Joe won't (or can't) to Don. And over money? Sad. Money is part of life. But far from the only thing.

[@RubyBandUSA]

Joe has the ability to connect during interviews and speaking to audiences better than any of the other Eagles

[@bobroberts2371]

He sounds so stoned. . .

[@gsd4me00]

@@bobroberts2371. Brain damage due to alcohol abuse. He's lucky to be alive and as coherent as he is.

[@dutchman063]

Joe the philosopher

[@OneFlewOver1776]

Ruby I don't know your age but Joe can barely put two sentences together..just like David Hunn said is totally correct. If it wasn't for Fry and Azoff and some others that have tried to help him Walsh would probably have been done..as in Life. Joe is a great player and I love his playing.

[@juana1483]

Cos his THC overloaded cranium

[@midnittkr]

I saw the Eagles for the first of 4 times in 1974 and the ticket was $7.95 and I still have that ticket stub....great back then and great today. RIP to the recent lost band members

[@nicole4659]

😮

[@chihuahuabulldog]

I LOVE JOE WALSH! I love his songs, how he talks, how he sings and plays guitar. I also love how in the early days, he sang with his eyes closed. What a great musician, and representor of the era.

[@MamawT65]

One of the greatest bands of all time!

[@Proliphics3214]

YOU DAMMMM RIGHT!!

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@paulshamblin6260]

Joe Walsh is always pretty funny. Even if he is serious in an interview he usually laughs at himself. All those guys are/were super talented.

[@kookamunga2458]

Lifes been good to him so far.

[@milt6208]

Never mind his mind is fried

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@DianaJG8]

TIMELESS MASTERPIECE!! 💖

[@slagletoby]

Hi Joe, I just really enjoyed that quick history lesson. I have a 6yo son and I mostly play him music from Check Berry on... While cooking Sunday breakfast and listening to music, Hotel California came on. My son suddenly cranks it up and says Dad I like this song, then he went silent. He was quiet the whole time totally tuned in focused on nothing but the song. Hotel California is a fine composition in many ways and still captivates listeners of all ages decades later. Thank you for your great talent that will always shine on as long as the human race exists. ❤️

[@mrshankerbillletmein491]

your boy will grow and move on make the most of it man

[@TraderDan58]

Saw the Eagles in concert twice. Best concert memories ever

[@carlamacias6029]

Got on an elevator In Vegas and Joe was on it. Nobody knew it was him except me and he knew I knew who he was. I was shaking from excitement with the biggest smile on my face. Nobody was looking at the big rock star, they were looking at me loosing my mind and trying to keep it together. He just stood there all cool and got off the elevator like a regular dude. As soon as the doors closed I screamed " OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT WAS JOE FUCKING WALSH" Nobody understood what just happened to them. Amazing. Everyone e just wanted to get as far away from me as possible because I was losing my mind. It took every bit of self control I had not to say anything to him, but he knew I knew and he just stared at me , like "Be cool dude, don't lose yer shit in an elevator" closest to a rock GOD I have ever been to. Same freaking elevator in Vegas.

[@milt6208]

Joe is a friend of mine in HIGH school cousin. He said Joe was a normal person and lots of fun.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@squirrelattackspidy]

This was the best story / comment I have read on KZbin in years. I could visualize the scene in my mind and smiled as I read it. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@tronmartin1]

Joe, you did and still do represent us!! To add a cliche' "You helped define a generation" It sounds corny but that is exactly what you did. You put a lot of our thoughts and feelings into your songs and the music will be with us forever!! Thank you!! from all of us who grew up in Scottsdale, AZ listening to the Eagles.

[@Agwings1960]

The 1970's, a time of the most creative original music to ever come out, never repeated, nor will we ever see a group with as much root talent as the Eagles again.

[@joelbizzell1386]

As far as crediting a decade, the 90s runs a close second. 😁

[@T.R.U.T.H..]

No I think you will find that the 80's just may have you there! But the 70's and 90's were of course very good. The 70's were a major transition from the sixties, and the 90's were a major transition from the 80's. But the 80's were a class all of their own! There will never be another time like the 80's, and so with their amazing plethora of musical talent. BRING BACK THE 80's :P

[@T.R.U.T.H..]

@@joelbizzell1386 NAh, it's 80's, 70's, and then the 90's :)

[@joelbizzell1386]

@@T.R.U.T.H.. All nostalgia influenced, really. I was raised on 50s and 60s. (My folks were old when they had me...so in the early days The Platters, Buddy Holly, and Roy Orbison was my jam. Billy Stewart too.) Then became a Beatles obsessive (still am.) Turned onto classic 70s by a girl I liked in high school. (Zeppelin, baby.) And later, in college developed a taste for cocaine and 80s music...no correlation, I'm sure.) But the 90s are special in a way that only the music of your own generation can be. I love the Beatles, Floyd, Zeppelin, Orbison, Holly, Chuck Berry...all of it, still. But it isn't my generation. It can take me back to where I was, but unless I find another weirdo outcast, it doesn't take me with anyone else. But Foo Fighters, Butthole Surfers, Oasis, that cute hipster chick with the glasses, and Blur...Hoottie, for christ's sake. All 90s kids know Hootie (I lived in South Carolina at the time, Charleston, and my old man worked at a bar they would come up from Savannah and play. And he introduced me to Hootie one night when I was with him for the weekend. (I been hanging out in bars since I was in diapers 😆. Different time.) There is just so many memories all born out of 90s music. It has to take the lead for me. But to each their own. My first concert though...Ray Charles. Ultimately I suppose it is impossible to award any decade as being the best. 20th Century beats all. I'll take Al Jolson over most contemporary music. 😆

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Instead, we just get people acting like religious fanatics, trying to duplicate their recordings. I’ve been spending most of my adult life waiting for a wave of musicians that want to live up to what groups like the Eagles gave to music - instead of trying to get stuck in their record sleeves.

[@l23918]

I used to play this song over and over again and it drove my daughter nuts...she told me years later

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Tbh i think my babys way more interested in her cartoons bc theyre a bit more interactive & relative to her. Also im not playing this around her. Song still seems creepy. Im just skimming the comments for the meaning

[@johnadams5489]

I was able to get a great seat close to the stage when the Eagles were on their Hell Freezes over Tour. I was seated about 30 or 35 feet from Joe Walsh's stage amp. Joe and Don Felder's playing guitar parts were flawless. They did not play too loud, the stage volume was perfect. Absolutely great harmonies and well worth the ticket price. A great experience.

[@stevenfrasher3780]

Similarly, I got a change to sit second row when Don Felder began is solo performance career and I was so taken with the way that Felder plays all these wicked riffs but as if he's massaging the guitar with such finesse. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to see the Felder/Walsh pairing live.

[@TmcIIIvideo]

Saw them at Sun Devil stadium in Tempe on Hell Freezes Over Tour as well!……legendary experience!

[@richardsmith9609]

I was in the U.S. Army in Germany in the 1970's and Hotel California was our anthem. When we were in the field we had a Battalion beer hall where in the evening we could go drink beer and play cards and relax. The Battalion Sgt Major had a jukebox and we could listen to records. He got so tired of hearing Hotel California he took it out of the jukebox. Holy Cow!!! He just about had a riot on his hands. Eventually he put it back in but play was limited to two times a night. Great memories of serving with great people. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[@mermaidmb]

I just love Joe Walsh, such a fantastic musician. There’s nothing better than listening to him rip. He’s such an intelligent man glad he turned his life around.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support

[@pamelamergl517]

Could never get tired of listening to hotel California

[@MrWilkat1]

I agree--it's been a favourite of mine since the day I first heard it, and always will be!

[@jmseipp]

Hotel California is the unofficial National Anthem of Thailand! I’ve been there 10 times over the past 35 years and you’ll still hear it being played and performed by solo performers and rock bands in clubs, including high school bands etc. I saw a rock band composed of teenagers at a street festival do a great cover of it. I’m just amazed at how much the Thais really love this song. Last time I was there was in 2019, just before the Pandemic, and I heard it many times while there.

[@Eugene_Sucks]

*Do they Speak EngLish over there??? & Why do they Love this Song, soo Much???*

[@jmseipp]

@@Eugene_Sucks Some do. I guess they love the sound of it. The lyrics don’t make much sense even to Native English speakers. Fans have been trying to decipher the lyrics for decades. Each person has their own ideas about what the lyrics mean. The Rev. The Rev. Jerry Falwell interpreted it to be all about Satanism. The Eagles themselves described the song as their interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles. In 2013 Don Henley said the song was about “A journey from innocence to experience… that’s all.”

[@marcosmercedesn]

Those guitar solos are legendary

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@felixmadison5736]

Joe Walsh, you and the Eagles did all you hoped for and so much more!! You guys will go down in rock history as one of the greatest bands of all-time and deservedly so!! When it comes to rock guitarist Mr. Walsh, you don't have to take a back seat to anyone!

[@BTFOOMNY]

Wow. That was so well put, because they did do a body of work that represents the time that we lived in. Thank you, Joe.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜💜

[@BTFOOMNY]

@@joewalsh275 Thank you. Life's been good. You're only six years older than me. Stay well.

[@ronaldallen9216]

Joe, I want to thank you,,and the Eagles for this song. I was in rehab,at the end of my treatment, another and my self started the day with writing a line from that song. That was early November of 1991, at Edwin Shaw,in Akron, and have been sober ever since. That line, "you can checkout anytime, BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE" fits to a tee, my drinking addiction. Thank you We miss you. I must admit, the Draughthouse, James Gang, Glass Harp, and the Counterpoints, were fun,of what I can recall LOL.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@ronaldallen9216]

@@joewalsh275 Thanks again, as long I have a brain cell, I'll remember those days. They were "The best of Times, and the worse of times", but Akron,Cleveland. Kent,and Canton, had the best live music. Oh forgot Youngstown with Glass Harp, and Left End. Take care, and thanks again.

[@TeviaRocks]

Wow I thought this was just about addiction

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

I appreciate no host talking on and on... Just the talent please and thank you.

[@rman52]

Probably right. Reelin in the years is awesome too.

[@boomerang9967]

One of the greatest rock tunes. Thank you Don Felder and Joe Welsh

[@alansergeant9015]

joe walsh - thank you ❤️

[@sixsentsoldiers]

The greatest melodic guitar solo of all time.

[@Golfer964]

I agree, it's the kind of solo that you remember, not just a lot of notes, but melody!

[@jessejordan8116]

So glad someone did press record as he says. And so grateful to him for his art.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@flamabl1]

Love Joe! Makes you even happier to be an Eagles fan.

[@snoordman04]

Deze had wat mij betreft op 1 mogen staan in de top2000..

[@Leo-gz1tm]

Helemaal mee eens.. een muzikaal kunstwerk.

[@woodysdrums8083]

Trpo sandegado goblzede chez efe efe

[@texasspecial102]

daar heb je gelijk aan. EN "LIVE"gespeeld en geen studiowerk zoals QUEEN...

[@ShaunPanzer]

Joe Walsh and the Eagles represented how great music was for their time . My generation came after but those were some of the best bands and music ever

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️

[@dougrobinson5830]

I'm 66 yrs old and the Eagles has always been my favorite band and Hotel California my favorite song.

[@BTFOOMNY]

I'm 67. There are way too many outstanding performers, and songs, to pick one. Personally, I can find favorites to fit any mood I am in. Sometimes the group was responsible for a "one hit wonders" album entry, but the song is still memorable.

[@janepang484]

The Eagles🦅💖🕺👬🧑‍🤝‍🧑🌟🤩 Great!🎼🎵🎹🎸🎤📀🎥👍👏 From Hong Kong🙋‍♀️🌏💝🌺🥰

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@josephbrewer7026]

Fascinating explanation on the creation of this iconic tune, and the generation as a whole. The first time I saw the video I was blown away that Joe was playing his part of the lead on a Telecaster. That bare bones, no frills instrument in the hands of a master keeping pace with Felder’s SG is phenomenal.

[@wilburkowitz7344]

You succeeded. That song, its perhaps unintentional depth, the musicianship, its intro, that Felder/Walsh interplay after Henley's vocals all contributed to its timelessness. Perhaps the greatest American song.

[@phishfearme2]

THE best guitar duet in rock history

[@milt6208]

Did Joe mention Don Felder? No.

[@dailydoseofblues7708]

I know 1 that is better. Only 1.

[@milt6208]

@@dailydoseofblues7708 which is?

[@dailydoseofblues7708]

@@milt6208 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKe6p4KtgaiKfck From 10:49 until 13:12 Best shit in history. This was 1966. Far before like anything. Even pre clapton. Anything that came after this is inspired by it but its sad to see this song doesn't get the recognition it disserves. Whole song is literally a acid trip

[@davidturner4987]

I think the question of validity was settled a long time ago Mr. Walsh. you guys wrote some of the finest songs ever recorded and we thank you.

[@ladyfibonaccii]

I am happy watching him relive that time with fondness. It warms my heart.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@thebagfather4633]

one of if not the best bands on the planet

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

one of the greatest bands ever........EVER

[@alanminnaar9386]

I hold the Eagles as the greatest band of all time. For me all other groups including the Beatles and Stones seemed like insects. Thanks for your concert in Capetown South Africa, you made my dreams come true - love you guys❤

[@soundhobo]

An all time classic...that intro 🎶 hooks me then reels me in every time, just perfect 👌

[@mrobvious2032]

Well I think Joe Walsh & the Eagles definitely left a credible legacy & outstanding body of work !! , absolutely no question about it !, thanks Guys :)

[@1allanbmw]

I grew up in Southern California. Born in '59, I was too young for Woodstock but knew the tunes and the climate musically from the '60's. The early '70's was a continuation of the '60's but more of the excess and lifestyle. The Eagles would have never been without Linda Ronstadt. But we didn't know that until 40+ yrs later. They were just there like the California sunshine... always on the air... KLOS, KMET... I guess I never knew just how big and influential they were until sometime late in 1980 when I found myself in Holland on a Mormon mission. I was spending the night away from where I was living (in Den Helder) at a row house in Alkmaar. I couldn't sleep very well, and it was very, very late. I was still adjusting to being so far away from everything I knew when... through the walls from next door, I heard the muffled sounds of Hotel California! The whole album!! It was great, really. I suppose I had a notion people there knew "our" music. But in those days, the California scene and the music that came out of it wasn't as ubiquitous then as now. The New Wave sound out of England ( think The Police etc) was more typical. So like music to my ears (pun intended!) I listened joyfully to The Eagles that night in Alkmaar Holland! I guess, even after many years in The Netherlands and travel to England, Poland and as far east as Belarus... it still amazes me that their sound, their music has had such an influence on the whole world. If you want to see the hotel pictured on the album cover, you'd have to go to Beverly Hills CA and visit The Beverly Hills Hotel just off Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Drive. Sort of a weird intersection. But I agree with Joe here. The whole State was the hotel the song is about. People moved to California from ALL OVER. By the end of the decade and into the '80's, people were sporting bumper stickers that said, "Welcome to California. Now go home!" I sometimes wish they'd gone too. Such a mess now. I've been in Utah over 30 yrs now. But it was a beautiful time to be alive and young in LA once upon a time... echt waar!

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

Goed verhaal. Thanks for telling a good story.

[@T.R.U.T.H..]

That was a nicely put together little story, I liked it. Good to see we can actually get some good truths from the comments section, as opposed to some fake-ass videos out there!

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Well now everyone's leaving California because the Hotel has become a sleazy Motel.

[@blainehouser4354]

Thank You for all the Great Music!

[@maxsdad538]

Joe Walsh... the underappreciated Eagle.

[@jacquelinedara]

I’d say he’s pretty damn appreciated.

[@franknocco9784]

@@jacquelinedara so would I. The underappreciated Eagle was Felder.

[@elderweeb1834]

This song is timeless and i still listen to it nonstop. music has so much soul and power.

[@jen1936]

Such a powerful sound with those guitars. So special. ❤❤❤❤

[@denysarcuri1213]

Oh, Joe Walsh. You guys will be remembered! The first time I heard the "dueling guitar" riff at the end of H.C., with the studio fade ending, I was thinking "this is impossible, I've never heard such a riot of music . . . this is impossible stuff!" I have loved it ever since, and I never tire of hearing it. I saw you guys at Stagecoach several years ago (the warm up act was John Fogerty!) . . . Oh, what a night! As I recall, the last song was Desperado, which is another Eagle anthem, worlds apart from Hotel California.

[@stephanietaylor5828]

One of the best guitar players in the world. I was born in 1969, so I have been hearing the eagles for many years, even as a child. My dad did not want to listen to this song as a child. When I became a teenager, the lyrics begin to make me think wow. I always wondered the meaning behind this naughty song.

[@joewalsh261]

Thank you dearly for your love and support ❤

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️

[@docholidays1374]

Hey Joe - btw - success - your body of work is some of the best and untouchable....my favorite is turn to stone....know it or not you guys were the prophets of our time...the creativity was off the hook along with the skill. we knew we were seeing something we may never see again but thank God so many are still playing today....go for it man...like the song said...but we may never be here again...thanks....

[@edantes2008]

Hotel California my all time favorite American music song, that guitar riff is just fascinating.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@mikeyj.3605]

Thanks Joe for clearing up the meaning of Hotel California. The best explanation I've come across. You're alright brother.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜💜

[@mikeyj.3605]

@@joewalsh275 Pretty sure Joe Walsh wouldn't say something like that.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

He’s like Spicolli from “Fast Times” grew up.

[@mitch45ac]

I know that dude

[@moreme40]

@@mitch45ac, my old man is a tv repairman. He’s got an ultimate set of tools....

[@bobroberts2371]

Yep, he sounds soooo stoned.

[@michaelburasco4171]

Life's been good.

[@dahawk8574]

"I miss my brain."

[@Bobster986]

Thank you Joe. As a artist myself, when you said "to be recognized/remembered as a artist of the time we worked " somehow made me feel a lot better about myself.

[@rjr1227]

One of my all time favorite bands...have loved them since I was a young kid. I saw The Eagles play right before we lost Glen at The Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln Nebraska...BEST concert i have EVER been to.....

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@vergecryptocurrency4552]

Best Solo ever and I don't say that lightly.

[@julieucci2628]

Don Felder & Joe Walsh = CLASSIC!!

[@joewalsh261]

Thank you for your love and support ❤

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@deaneawilliams2272]

Words can not describe how much I love the Eagles ❤❤

[@cz1mmt]

In my opinion the lead in this song is among the top ten rock lead solos. Maybe not as technically difficult as say VanHalen, but pure genius.

[@harrycraft5100]

Dont think van halen ever came close to having a song ths monumental ever.top 3 rock guitar solos ever.

[@dbelex]

Van Halen??? Not even same class.

[@riverraisin1]

It's #1 IMHO.

[@housevo330]

I listened to both multiple albums by the Eagles and Van Halen and Van Halen's catalog, for the most part, sucked. The Eagles had a large array of slower songs like In the City and The Sad Cafe, and brighter songs, like per say Heartache tonight or seven bridge road. They also had harder rock songs such as Life in the fast lane and Victim of love. I can't even begin to explain how little variety Van Halen has as well as execution in his music.

[@mugens]

58 I'll remember forever and hey your part of my soul when I go. Thank you thank all of you.

[@cars654]

No auto tune back then just talent !!

[@paulene4881]

True.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Stop being an ignorant cliche.

[@Divocwax]

What is auto tune? I hear people talking about it.

[@ChaosTV-1]

​@@Divocwaxexcellent

[@petenorris8639]

You'll be remembered for decades Joe. Still the most amazing song ever made.

[@144Donn]

Indeed! The was one perfect album..an amazing song in an amazing time!

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜💜

[@vickiphilippona4076]

They represent My Generation !

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️♥️

[@trblemkr1d106]

I remember going to see The Eagles " On the Border " tour and being thrilled that Joe Walsh was playing with them...I didn't know he had joined the band. GREAT CONCERT !

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@davidpowell6098]

What an amazing man, I thank him for the music, and wish him all the joy back he has given the music lovers of the world. Love and peace to all.

[@plk5520]

Joe Walsh has had his share of challenges that came along with the fame and fortune. His skill at diplomacy, stemming from his inherent good nature and kind heartedness kept him afloat where others foundered. That along with his creative accomplishments adds to his eminent stature. He'll always stand tall.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙

[@jhondoe5147]

I don't know why this put a knot in my throat while I listened to it. But it did. Thanks for all the memories Joe

[@harrymills2770]

We rode the bus 15 miles to school every day. Some brilliant "consolidation" idea. Took about 35 minutes. We had the hippest bus driver, who had the "latest" in 8-track technology! Heh. Speakers in all 4 corners of the bus. We listened to The Eagles almost every day going to school. We were the only bus who had that going on, and we thought it was the coolest thing. He was actually a country fan, but The Eagles were something he liked and the kids liked. I still think making kids ride a bus for 35-40 minutes every day before and after school was pretty messed-up, but we made the best of it.

[@joewalsh275]

Thanks for supporting my music, I’m so grateful and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information💜💙💜

[@jamesrader3329]

He seems like a real down to earth kind of guy. Hes also a legend in the rock world.

[@edwardcowardin4014]

So glad I got to see the Eagles in 1978. Will never forget that show as long as I live!!!