Meaning Of The Song 'Hotel California'

Most audiences view music as a form of entertainment only, so society tends to overlook the messages behind the music. Some artists use music to promote their beliefs or inform their listeners about unnoticed issues. Music can spread awareness about misfortunes in the world, and Martina McBride uses her celebrity status to promote her own concerns about child abuse. In 2002, Martina McBride recorded a song titled “Concrete Angel” to spread awareness about child abuse. Her song addresses the general population, consisting of bystanders, because most people are aware of tragedies such as child abuse, but they ignore the problem. Through emotional appeals, characterization, imagery, and foreshadowing, “Concrete Angel” illustrates the story of a young girl’s abuse in order to call the bystanders to awareness of the societal problem.

The song I chose is a song sung by Martina McBride, a country singer, called Concrete Angel. The song was written by Rob Crosby and Stephanie Bentley, later released on November 18, 2002. The song is about a young girl, Angela Carter, who doesn’t have the most stable and safest home. At home she is domestically abused by her drugged mother, neglected and forced to take care of herself; she packs her own school lunch, walks to school by herself, and is wearing the same dress showing her mom does not care to give her new clothes. When watching the music video, in the beginning children are laughing at her, which shows she is bullied, another main theme tackled in the song. The bruises are seen by her teacher and the neighbors hear her

A place where theaters, museums, and attractions fill the road, but also a place where there is some of the most amazing scenery, and fantastic hiking. We pulled into the hotel and spent the rest o the day unpacking and exploring the hotel activities, including shuffleboard, swimming (both inside and outside), water volleyball, and a variety of tabletop games. We played around for a little bit, then headed back to the room.

I have always enjoyed music with strong, meaningful lyrics so this option was the obvious choice for my final. I find myself constantly listening to music and have listened to “Hotel California” by The Eagles more times than I can count, making it another obvious choice for me. Although, when reading through the lyrics the first time, I realized that I had never understood the song meaning and the theme it is intended to portray. It was interesting to read through it with my own, as opposed to hearing the tone it receives when listening to the song. Not having the music helped me understand the meaning of the lines better, letting the words sink in instead of them being sung quickly and then gone.

The song, “Hotel California”, by the Eagles, is a very poetic song that uses imagery, and symbolism to bring out the theme in an indirect way of the speaker’s personal issues of life. The Eagles use imagery to set the mood and tone of the song. Along with many aspects of symbolism to input a lot of double meaning throughout the whole song. With both imagery and symbolism incorporated, many fans or people who have heard of this song would believe that the theme of this song is about a lonely traveler trying to break his own temptations.

In Tracy Chapman's song "fast car", the speaker deals with her reality and longs for a better life situation. By using the metaphor "fast car", she wants to describe an incisive moment in her life. The woman supports this with words which are associated with this conveyance and talks about the escape from her old, deadlocked life to a new place, where she wants to be able to start all over again.

The song “Nevada” by Vicetone is a song about a girl who is wondering around, trying to figure out where to go, but keeps walking in circles; she sees things she remembers from the past but nothing from the current time. In this song, she has to decide whether or not to keep going or to give up. The artist is trying to say that we should not rely on the past to tell us our future.

Luck and happiness always comes after heartache. Luke combs sing about luck in his song “ when it rains it pours .” Lukes music is part of the country genre. Which is all about happiness and enjoying life even when things are rough. Even after hardship you can be happy.

Ludacris does a remarkable job of portraying his message about the struggles that some adolescents are faced with. “Runaway Love”, by Ludacris, featuring Mary J. Blige (2007), represents the theme of struggle through hip-hop and rap music. It is about little girls who are “stuck up in the world on their own.” They have to take care of themselves because the people they are around do not care about them. They range from nine to eleven years in age, and their goal in life, at such a young age, is to run away from home. Ludacris is trying to get the listener to realize the struggles that even children have to face because adults are not the only ones who have problems, like most people believe. He is very successful in

The hit song “Halo” was performed by Beyoncé Knowles. Ryan Tedder (lead vocalist of OneRepublic), Evan Bogart and Beyoncé composed it. “Halo” will always be one of my favorite Beyoncé songs because she sings it with such a powerful voice that fits with the song and the lyrics, also not to mention the deep meaning behind the song. The great storyline and bold lyrics was a huge factor in choosing to analyze this song. I like to listen to Beyoncé songs and some of my favorites are: 7/11, If I were a Boy, Flawless, Love on Top and Lemonade. In my opinion, Beyoncé is and always will be a music legend.

In the lyric poem “Hotel California” by The Eagles, the speaker tells the story of a man succumbing to greed and self-temptation and how he is forever trapped by that greed in a place that is impossible to leave and go back to where he was before. The poem uses the poetic device of symbolism by using the hotel as a place where one goes when trapped by their greed. Once the man has experienced what he wants, he is trapped in a place he cannot leave, shown as a hotel that is impossible to leave in the poem. He begins conflicted about being greedy, ends up enjoying it, but then figures out he’s trapped forever by it.

“Hotel California” tells the story of a man driving along a super highway. On his way, the man gets tired and decides to stop at a hotel which ends up being a pleasure palace with a sinister. While listening, a casual listener would tend to think how “lovely place” California might be. The listener might wish to crash California probably for a weekend, or order for a room service just to enjoy the lovely place, Hoskyns, B. (2006). . But when someone listens this song keenly, he or she might start wondering if the hotel is as good as Guantanamo or Palm Springs simply because it says, “you can check any time you like but you can never leave!” As a matter of fact this song has its dark side.

Contrary to a seemingly pervasive belief, the Eagles' "Hotel California" isn't an ode to Satanism. Rather, the song serves as an ominous warning about the self destructive nature of greed and as a pointed criticism of the wildly hedonistic lifestyle frequently espoused during the 1970s. The "Hotel California" spoken of in the song serves as an allegory for a lifestyle that is undeniably alluring, yet entirely destructive and nearly impossible to let go of, as shown by the lyrics, "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"; these lyrics, like much of the song, also have a double entendre- "check out" literally refers to checking out of a hotel, yet also refers to figuratively "checking out" by disassociating from reality. The line, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell," also emphasizes the duality of the lifestyle.

“Hotel California” by The Eagles has been the recipient of much speculation since its release in 1976. Although many other interpretations exist including some which claim this song to be referencing drugs, much evidence suggests that “Hotel California” is, at least partly, making a statement about the lifestyle of drug and alcohol users particularly in the large cities of California. As with many songs, duality of meaning exists in “Hotel California.”

There are some travelers who see a “paradise” as their final destination; however, it may end up to be exactly opposite of what a paradise should be. This can be seen in Alex Garland’s The Beach. The novel is about several backpackers, Richard, Francoise, and Etienne, who come together and travel to an island community, their paradise, within Thailand. Ultimately, the story portrays the idea of a utopia-like society taking a turn for the worst and becoming a dystopia, something that the backpackers would not have expected. Throughout the story, the theme of a utopia turning into a dystopia could be seen through symbolism such as the “cancer” of traveling and the destruction that it brings.