Song of the day for May 7, 2024
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Todays featured song is Hotel California by the Eagles.
On this day in 1977, the Eagles topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hotel California,” their fourth No.1 hit in the US. The song being six-and-a-half minutes long made the record company hesitant to release it. The band refused to shorten the song to accommodate for radio airplay.
Described by the band as an “interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles,” it became their signature hit, receiving a Gold certification from the RIAA three months after its release.
The song went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Hotel California’, the group’s fourth US No.1. The Eagles also won the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year for ‘Hotel California’ at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards in 1978. The song’s guitar solo is ranked 8th on Guitar Magazine’s Top 100 Guitar Solos and was voted the best solo of all time by readers of Guitarist magazine
