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I realized that Hotel California, arguably considered one of if not the greatest rock song ever written and recorded, is a bold ode to addiction.

I still love the song, but I do see it in a different light. Knowing about what The Eagles were known for and who they were, it makes a lot of sense that their ultimate masterpiece was a sort of exploration of what it means to be addicted to something. The hotel being the system that ultimately enables addiction for so many. Maybe subconsciously I filtered the signs out to focus on enjoying the melody, composition, guitar work itself. I'll never fully understand the kind of ambition that it takes to write a song like that because of its subject, but I can understand the desire to want to express those feelings to the world if you feel the most important people in your life aren't really listening to you.
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bluegrasslover · 46-50, M
im not sayin its a bad song but i absolutely believe there are many many songs better than hotel California
@bluegrasslover Okay....but why try to put the song down? No one would say you have to like a particular song, no matter how amazing it is. Art is art. It should be respected for what it is.
bluegrasslover · 46-50, M
@grainofricecontainstheuniverse well I literally said i don't think it's a bad song. so im not puttin it down
@bluegrasslover except you are doing exactly that by saying you believe there are many many songs better. Its a wierd thing to say and a put down of art after someone posts something like what I posted.
bluegrasslover · 46-50, M
@grainofricecontainstheuniverse like whatever music you want
@bluegrasslover I do and to you as well. But I don't put down art just because I happen not to like it. I respect it.