There is currently a group of wealthy music connoisseurs who meet in a Boca Raton luxury home once a week to discuss classic rock. Most recently, the Boca Raton real estate music group debated the true meaning of the Eagles’ legendary single, “Hotel California.”
Pretty much every participant in the Boca Raton real estate music group is well aware that the Eagles’ release stands as one of the top 15 best-selling albums of all time in any category. Since its release in late 1976, the Hotel California record has sold over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone, and is considered their greatest achievement. It was at Number One for 8 non-consecutive weeks in early 1977, and included “Hotel California,” the Number One hit single on the Billboard charts.
As one member of the Boca Raton real estate music group pointed out, the song took 8 grueling months in the studio to make. At least “Hotel California” is now a classic rock ditty with its drum beats and roots in reggae. It tells a tale of a traveler who pulls into a tempting hotel to rest for one night. Pretty much every member of the group appreciates the guitar solos that sound textured when performed by both Joe Walsh and Don Felder, with the late Glenn Frey supplying the rhythm and vocalist Don Henley behind the drums.
There was much debate in the Boca Raton real estate music group over the song’s true meaning. Gary Tillman, who currently has two Boca Raton homes for sale, claims it’s written about materialism and excess that can be related to any state, rather than just the Golden one. According to the Boca Raton real estate music group, urban legend has attributed the name to the Church of Satan, located in a converted hotel on California Street.
Then there are those in the Boca Raton real estate music group who think it’s about hedonism in the music industry, like the idea is that Hollywood is so luxurious that it traps residents through their own self-destructive hell. In other words, locals become prisoners of their own device.
Pam Kline, a member of the Boca Raton real estate music group claims that “Hotel California” is a reference to a mental hospital at Camarillo, California. “So I called up the captain, Please bring me my wine” reminds listeners of the facility’s staff who routinely gave wine to guests before dinner. Other theories floating around the Boca Raton real estate music group include the hotel is run by cannibals, is really the Playboy Mansion or even Aleister Crowley’s mansion in Scotland.
Another member of the Boca Raton real estate music group, Jake Jackson, explained that Hotel California won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. Jake, who has a home for sale in Boca Raton, claims the fellas refused to accept the award in person, as Don Henley is opposed to contests. And in 2001, VH1 named it #38 on 100 Greatest Albums of all time. Two years later, it was ranked number 37 on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest.” As every member of the Boca Raton real estate music group knows, “Hotel California” remains a staple for the Eagles.
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