• now there's an almost infinite amount..and they all say the same thing. It's all the same vague, rather literal meaning of the song, it's like the same 12 year old of limited intellect( even for his age) sharing his "thoughts"...

  Songs have a deeper meaning, some of the words are code, usually they're easily readable, like Hotel California, is a metaphor for sexual addiction, "they just can't kill the beast" means they can't get rid of their sexual appetite. "You can check out anytime you like" check out also means death, or black out. Meaning you can "shoot up" anytime you like, it works for heroin as well, "but you can never leave" you'll never beat your addiction.

  if you're gonna write a comment, make sure it's not exactly the same as the 60 previous comments...

• Gentlemen /Mer-people - you are gravely mistaken.
  Hotel California is about a well-known tourism convention hosted annually by Anton LaVey. The Beast in the song is obviously a reference to the Dalai Lama who returns eternally via reincarnation.

  NomadMonadon October 06, 2015   Link

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• I know what you mean. It is like there are a bunch of comments on here now, but they are just paraphrasing what the last guy said. No one can be original, and so they merely repeat what was said before their comment, often just reiterating the idea. Sometimes it is just so blatant, too. A 12 year old of limited intellect(at least for being a twelve year old) sharing his "thoughts" was an apt description.
  I mean, the songs obviously mean something, but it is often hidden deeper within the song than most of these folks are willing, or capable, to go.
  Sometimes there may be a bit of disagreement about something trivial, but it is not enough to write about, people. Hotel California, for instance, could be about the beginning of the Satanic church. "They just can't kill the beast", being a reference to the Devil becoming present and unstoppable. "You can check out anytime you like" check out also means you can leave the presence of the church, but Satan is always with you after you start. It could be about addiction, too, I suppose. Meaning you can "shoot up" anytime you like, it works for heroin as well, "but you can never leave" you'll never beat your addiction, or your allegiance to the horned one. Pretty original, those thoughts, to say the least.I don't understand why you all write the same things, over and over.

  
  

  I mean really! if you're gonna write a comment, make sure it's not exactly the same as the one right above it, at least, Jeeesh! ;)

  
  

  (Sorry, but I just had to do it...LOL)

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