Hotel California

[Derek Elwell]

Ian Ferguson (fer...@na49-1.cern.ch) wrote:

: My Dad and I have been having a discussion on whether the line is
: Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air or
: Warm smell of goletas rising up through the air

I've check the lyrics myself and the first one is right.

: I understand that goleta is a Mojave desert plant (like jasmine and the
: like). I know that the lyrics in my CD cover list colitas as the word,
: it would help to know what colitas is. Maybe it is two different
: spellings of the same word (ie English/Spanish). Any help would be
: appreciated.

: Also, what are the general theories on the meaning of the lines;
: And in the master's chambers,
: They gathered for the feast
: They stab it with their steely knives,
: But they just can't kill the beast

: He believes that it is an anti-war tract, and this could be supported
: by the line earlier in the song;
: He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'

: Any theories?

: Thanks.

[Dwayne Dibley]

The hotel california lyrics and tabs where in the GUITAR (june/sept)

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JB FLOOR
-- He's only a few feet away, it's the FLOOR --

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