I Hate "Hotel California"

A facebook note originally from Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 2:32am

That's all I wanted to say, really.

This note is not anything but a complaint, 100% my opinion, and poorly written because I don't feel like proofreading. But I think it's a terrible song and feel like complaining to anyone about it. I'd listen to the Lemon Pipers' "Green Tambourine" or The O'Kaysions "Girl Watcher" on repeat five times before listening to "Hotel California" once.

The only song I can say I hate as much as the Eagles' "Hotel California" is "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney. But at least "Wonderful Christmastime" has ahilarious video to accompany it that almost makes me forget about how awful the song is (no really, the music video is so cheesy and random that I actually laughed out loud at it). And how about that killer synth! Also, this is my favorite comment on the "Wonderful Christmastime" video from YouTube- you'd obviously have to watch the video to get it:

SystemJammer (3 weeks ago) Hide -4
The solo from 2:43 to 2:56 is simply dope! Who played it?

Anyhow, I don't know what led me to hating the song so much. Maybe it's partly due to the fact that it's overdone and overplayed? Either way, any time it comes on, it takes A LOT of mental energy to not make a remark to the nearest person about how much I dislike the song. The end.

PS- I'm not trying to imply that anyone who likes "Hotel California" has bad taste in music. Obviously a lot of people think it's the BEST SONG EVAR!!1! Besides, I'm sure a lot of people think I listen to pure shit. What do I know?

PSS- While I'm at it, I hate Don Henley. I'm going to sing "Don Henley Must Die," because it's relevant and I think Mojo Nixon is cool.

I want one.