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Hotel California Lyrics

Guess the missing lyrics to Hotel California by the Eagles.
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Last updated: October 20, 2012
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First submittedOctober 20, 2012
Times taken45,691
Average score68.1%
Rating4.47
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Lyrics
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
And I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (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 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,
Lyrics
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
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 check out any time you like,
But you can never leave
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63 Comments
theLAYTshow
+25
Level 37
Oct 14, 2012
Well there you go, all that time i was singing "please bring me my wife"
InfiniteInsanity999
+3
Level 42
Sep 27, 2016
I was thinking the same thing
Nathaniel
+5
Level 75
Feb 21, 2021
How does the next sentence make sense then? Is a woman a spirit?
thegungler
+4
Level 52
Oct 4, 2023
As a kid I thought he asked the Captain for his wife, and he said that her spirit (ghost) hadn't been in the hotel for years.
ryanneuman
+3
Level 33
Jan 21, 2022
spirit = alcohol
Neodymium
+2
Level 61
Sep 15, 2024
its a pun
Xentroide
+1
Level 69
May 27, 2020
lol same
bebn123
+2
Level 60
Oct 20, 2012
100% with 3:31 to go. Eagles forever!
mal
+4
Level 63
Dec 4, 2012
Missed half a dozen, as I have been singing it wrong all these years!
tschutzer
+6
Level 92
Dec 4, 2012
You REALLY have to give more flexibility on the spelling of coleetus, caleetis, calitis, colitis... whatever.
THobbes1651
+10
Level 55
Dec 6, 2012
Funny story. Colitis is a very painful stomach bug. You don't want it, trust me.
Packerswin14
+4
Level 84
Feb 18, 2015
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=colitas

actually a marijuana reference. Just learned that. I always thought it was Coitus mispronounced.

Ha!

Freestatebear
+5
Level 85
Jun 23, 2015
Even though it's spelled the same, the meaning in the song is quite different from the digestive disorder. In the song, it's a Spanish word, and is pronounced accordingly. 'Colita' the diminutive form of 'cola' (tail), so 'colitas' is 'little tails,' which as mentioned in other comments, is a reference to marijuana.
burntfrost
+2
Level 48
May 4, 2014
That's the way it's spelled.
TsuFeeds
+1
Level 55
Oct 30, 2017
I agree I had to google how to spell champagne and alabis
Berney
+14
Level 82
Dec 4, 2017
... still some more practice needed on 'alibis'!
coxbury
+1
Level 56
May 28, 2018
and always thought it was boletus - ie. some dubious fungi
JDWI
+5
Level 40
Dec 4, 2012
I am surprised that nobody commented on the Mercedes Bends. I thought for sure someone would think it was Mercedes Benz, but it really is the Bends. Good quiz.
burntfrost
+7
Level 48
May 4, 2014
I think the Mercedes Bends is when you surface too quickly after your car ends up in the ocean.
Darwin51
+1
Level 29
Jun 29, 2014
Ha!
PacoGee
+2
Level 44
Jan 28, 2015
I saw that too lol Mecedes Bends lol
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 90
Jul 23, 2018
So that's what Janis Joplin wanted the lord to buy her.
biffaroo
+6
Level 61
Dec 4, 2012
I thought it was "her mind is definitely twisted." Oh well. Missed two -- couldn't remember Relax in time.
PacoGee
+3
Level 44
Jan 28, 2015
it is tiffany twisted.. the lyrics are about consumerism.
coxbury
+1
Level 56
May 28, 2018
yep another long term error - always though her mind was bitterly twisted
punkybrewster
+9
Level 81
Jul 30, 2013
I tried 559927508 different spellings of colitis coletus colletus and never did get it right.
TheWombat
+10
Level 73
Sep 13, 2013
Ha! Warm smell of colitis?! That is far and away the most revolting thing I have read this week.

Ha!

mikeb
+1
Level 65
Aug 14, 2013
thought i'd get 100% but never knew "chambers" was plural + didn't think to try the "s"
teagardner
+1
Level 9
May 19, 2014
love this song its one of my favs even though i only got 32/47
DanJS
+1
Level 74
May 14, 2015
4:18 to go, because I kept stopping to enjoy the song playing in my head.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
May 14, 2015
"Her mind is Tiffany-twisted." What the hell does that even mean?

I always thought he said "Her mind is definitely twisted".

TanithEdgley
+4
Level 36
Jun 22, 2015
It means caught up in the luxury life. Tiffany-twisted is a reference to the jeweler Tiffany's.
Soph1
+1
Level 50
Dec 7, 2017
You should Google hotel California lyrics and look at the Wikipedia. They're very VERY clever... To reference someone by name without anyone necessarily being able to tell from the lyrics in the steely knife bit too.
Archangel55
+1
Level 66
Jun 22, 2015
Couldn't for the life of me spell champagne.
jmellor13
+3
Level 67
Jun 22, 2015
This song is good (albeit overplayed), but the Eagles are the most overrated band in history. Their music is so sleepy.
slkrr9
+4
Level 33
Aug 4, 2015
They may be overrated, but when cruising down the highway, there is no better sing-along music. None.
KoshiroWizard
+1
Level 8
Dec 8, 2017
Over here, not many people know of the eagles. Trust me.
jweld
+2
Level 65
Jun 23, 2015
43/47 and I really hate this song.
ruudsje
+1
Level 69
Jun 23, 2015
i've never red so manny funny commands on mishurt lyrics. ☺
Roxy7699
+1
Level 28
Jun 28, 2015
From what I heard, "They stab it with their steely knives" is supposedly a stab at Steely Dan with whom Henley and Frey had a brief feud with at the time. Donald Fagen's girlfriend was a big Eagles fan and it drove him nuts. He made a comment about it in the press
Punewolf
+1
Level 68
Feb 13, 2016
Never heard this song
Matthew07
+1
Level 47
Mar 18, 2016
I typed in Hotel and it didn't work... Tried the quiz again and it still didn't work?
HectorVortac
+2
Level 48
Apr 14, 2016
For that particular answer you must enter both 'Hotel' and 'California'. Several other answers also require 2 or more words to be correct.
NightStryder
+1
Level 27
Oct 5, 2016
Such an Easy quiz; that said I have listened to it as a "bed-time" song since the age of 3.
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 85
May 25, 2017
Wow, you had some....interesting parents.
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
Jan 23, 2017
I always thought they were referring to the Mercedes Benz
TitanicHedgehog
+3
Level 31
Aug 29, 2017
Easy mistake to make, they're relating it to consumerism, hence the "tiffany-twisted". Either way, genius song!
LVSAS
+4
Level 43
Nov 23, 2017
"Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the f'in' Eagles, man!"
malachite
+1
Level 77
Sep 16, 2023
Where's the money, Lebowski?
mikeb
+1
Level 65
Dec 4, 2017
Regarding all the misheard lyric comments, maybe try a quiz on "Louie, Louie"!
mightythor
+1
Level 66
Dec 4, 2017
You can find me here

Many a room

Of our own demise

Don't come to the HC

Soph1
+2
Level 50
Dec 7, 2017
Easily one of my favourite songs. Excellent harmonies, melody and clever lyrics.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Jul 23, 2018
They stopped with wine 7 years before, but have pink champagne on ice?
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
Mar 17, 2019
I thought it was "Good luck" said the night man. Guess not.
dorindai
+1
Level 81
May 30, 2019
Love this quiz thanks
ALA02
+1
Level 63
Jul 11, 2019
Anyone else imagine the epic 3 minute guitar solo once they were done
CoopDaBirdNerd
+1
Level 60
Jun 21, 2021
The magic of the Don Felder and Joe Walsh guitar duet.
Scred
+1
Level 48
Oct 16, 2019
Damn it! There needs to be a Hotel California badge. I DESERVE THIS!
Bchambers
+2
Level 46
Mar 28, 2020
I always thought it was "ready a room"
CoopDaBirdNerd
+1
Level 60
Jun 21, 2021
At least I'm not the only one.
Andrew169
+1
Level 74
Feb 6, 2023
I wasted a lot of time trying to spell colitas, and I ended up with 42/47. Still had fun, thanks for the quiz!
EnlightWolif
+1
Level 47
Apr 8, 2024
I've been singing "thought I heard them say" all this time. Jeez. Suppose "just to" it makes more sense in the lyric context. Anyways, only 1 wrong. GG. It's an awesome song hehe.
GeographyDawg7
+1
Level 57
Sep 11, 2024
It is Mercedes Benz.
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