The Eagles' "Hotel California" was inspired by several movies, including Alfred Hitchcock’s 'Psycho'. Both "Hotel California" and 'Psycho' are part of an odd cultural fixation on hotels and motels.

The best classic rock songs often took inspiration from unexpected sources. For example, Eagles’ “Hotel California” was supposed to feel like a number of classic movies. The 1970s band Steely Dan also ...

(Reuters) - A hotel in Mexico named Hotel California plans to continue using the name in that country after settling a lawsuit brought by the Eagles over rights related to the country-rock band's ...

The Eagles were a household name when they released their fifth studio album, Hotel California, in December 1976. The Los Angeles-based rock band had already produced three No. 1 hits, including "New ...

One reason Eagles became so successful was that their lyrics perfectly complemented their music, adding depth of feeling to those timeless melodies. In creating those lyrics, the band added a powerful ...

One of the first concerts I went to was The Eagles. Yeah, my parents were cool. So since the sixth grade, I've been pretty obsessed with the group, more importantly the song "Hotel California." And ...