四處搜索這首歌，版本不少，但還是這首試音碟能聽出若干年前聽到這首歌的感覺。

那年是在梅沙賓館，走進(jìn)一個空曠的大廳，室內(nèi)燈光昏暗，突然響起這首歌。前奏的音樂在空曠的大廳里有著特別的震撼效果。沒有別的人，仿佛這首音樂就是為了自己而播出，一瞬間就感動了。

在這之前早已經(jīng)有Eagles的專輯，但多次聽，也還未曾有過如此的感染力。當(dāng)時聽音樂時的情景和心情，放歌的音響和場所，在十多年之后也會常常重演在自己的腦海。

在這之后，為家里購置音響的時候，第一首要求試聽的歌曲，就是這首。

旋律太美。歌詞無奈而傷感。

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 rooms 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 1969'

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 living 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

They 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!" 

在這里

有的人跳舞為了紀(jì)念

有的人跳舞為了遺忘

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

在這里

我們淪為自己感官的囚徒

'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'

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你隨時可以結(jié)賬走人

但是你卻永遠(yuǎn)離不開

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