hotel california

cucuhullan | 15:03 Sun 03rd Sep 2006 | Music

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My daughter tells me that "Hotel California" by the Eagles refers to the Betty Ford Clinic.Can anyone confirm this.?

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mushroom25

the Eagles themselves said the song was concerned with materialism and excess, whilst California was the setting, it could relate to anywhere in the US.
You could interpret that to mean somewhere like the Betty Ford clinic, but there's no evidence that was the intended target.

cucuhullan

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Thanks Mushroom25 and indeed anyone who may supply further information.