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 bends
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\'
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
... ... ...
Hotel California (Album Version) - 許冠傑
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[00:00.00]作詞 : Glenn Frey/Don Henley
[00:01.00]作曲 : Glenn Frey/Don Henley
[00:45.56]On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
[00:51.22]Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
[00:57.25]Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
[01:02.94]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[01:06.09]I had to stop for the night
[01:09.04]There she stood in the doorway;
[01:11.87]I heard the mission bell
[01:14.91]And I was thinking to myself,
[01:17.51]\'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell\'
[01:20.95]Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
[01:26.83]There were voices down the corridor,
[01:29.75]I thought I heard them say...
[01:32.85]Welcome to the Hotel California
[01:38.07]Such a lovely place
[01:40.96]Such a lovely face
[01:44.34]Plenty of room at the Hotel California
[01:49.98]Any time of year, you can find it here
[01:56.68]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
[02:02.71]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
[02:08.84]How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
[02:14.95]Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
[02:20.91]So I called up the Captain,
[02:23.73]\'Please bring me my wine\'
[02:26.45]He said,\'We haven\'t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine\'
[02:32.84]And still those voices are calling from far away,
[02:38.94]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[02:41.98]Just to hear them say...
[02:44.96]Welcome to the Hotel California
[02:50.08]Such a lovely place
[02:53.10]Such a lovely face
[02:56.36]They livin\' it up at the Hotel California
[03:02.18]What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
[03:09.09]Mirrors on the ceiling,
[03:12.23]The pink champagne on ice,And she said \'
[03:15.24]We are all just prisoners here, of our own device\'
[03:21.52]And in the master\'s chambers,
[03:24.70]They gathered for the feast
[03:28.73]The stab it with their steely knives,
[03:30.24]But they just can\'t kill the beast
[03:33.36]Last thing I remember, I was
[03:36.12]Running for the door
[03:38.87]I had to find the passage back
[03:41.88]To the place I was before
[03:45.37]\'Relax,\'said the night man,
[03:48.07]We are programmed to receive.
[03:51.42]You can checkout any time you like,
[03:54.51]but you can never leave
[03:57.74]... ... ...
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歌詞解析
一句話主旨
以奢華酒店為隱喻，探討物欲與精神空虛的雙重困境。
主題
透過酒店的繁華表象，揭示現代社會中人們在物質追求與內心迷失之間的掙扎，並批判虛假的繁榮與道德沉淪。
情緒
帶有憂鬱、警覺與疏離感，並隱含對理想幻滅的哀傷。
意象與手法
運用「酒店」作為核心隱喻，結合「加州」的陽光與奢華意象，對比內在的荒涼與虛無。透過具象場景描寫（如「strange faces」、「dancing girls」）營造夢幻與詭異交錯的氛圍。
重點句解讀
1. 「You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave」
翻譯「你可以隨時離開，卻永遠無法真正離開」
解析暗示物欲與虛假繁榮對人的束縛，即使想抽身，亦被其本質所困。
2. 「So you got your seven-year itch, you got your holy roll」
翻譯「你有七年的癮，你有聖靈的轟動」
解析以俚語與宗教詞彙並置，批判人們對短期快感與虛偽信仰的追逐。
3. 「The air was sweet, the sun was high」
翻譯「空氣甜美，太陽高照」
解析開頭的陽光意象象徵誘惑，與後段的荒涼形成對比，凸顯表象與實質的落差。
適合情境
適合在反思物質主義、面對人生迷茫或感受社會虛假繁榮時聆聽，亦可用於探討存在主義議題的場合。
魔鏡站長解析
魔鏡站長
許冠傑翻唱的《Hotel California》總讓人想起那種深夜獨處時的微醺感，明明是首英文經典，他用粵語詮釋卻意外地貼合。前奏吉他聲像舊電影畫面緩緩打開，間奏裡的長音吹奏總教人想起車站月台的風，聽起來像在說某個說不完的故事。這版本雖未改詞，但他的唱腔裡有種說不清的疏離感，彷彿在唱別人的人生，卻又讓人覺得自己也曾在某個無名旅館裡，守著一盞不滅的燈。適合在雨夜把音量調小，讓旋律慢慢漫過窗櫺。
歌曲冷知識
・歌詞以「酒店」為核心意象，營造出夢幻與現實交錯的懸疑氛圍
・副歌段落重複「Hotel California」強化記憶點，符合流行歌曲結構特質
・用字簡潔卻具畫面感，如「dark desert highway」勾勒出孤寂旅程的視覺感
・整首歌似敘事詩般鋪陳，隱藏對理想國度的反思與質疑