Bruce Springsteen

Released: October 17, 1980

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Little Steven Jon Landau

Hotel California is the title song from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in early 1977. It is one of the best-known songs of the album-oriented rock era. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing the lead vocals and concludes with an extended section of electric guitar interplay between Felder and Joe Walsh. "Hotel California" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in May 1977. Read more on Last.fm.

Length: 7:17

[Verse 1]
I got a 007 watch and it's a one and only
It's got a I-Spy beeper that tells me when you're lonely
I got a Batmobile so I can reach ya in a fast shake
When your world's in crisis of an impending heartbreak

[Chorus]
Now don't you call James Bond or Secret Agent Man
'Cause they can't do it like I can
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker

[Verse 2]
If you're hanging from a cliff or you're tied to the tracks, girl
Columbo split and you can't find Kojak
True love is broken and your tears are falling faster
You're suffering from a pain in your heart or some other natural disaster

[Chorus]
Now I don't care what kind of shape you're in
If they put up a roadblock, I'll parachute in
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - I'm in love
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - with you
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker

[Verse 3]
So you fell for some jerk who was tall, dark, and handsome
Then he kidnapped your heart and now he's holding it for ransom
Like a mission impossible, I'm gonna go and get it back
You know I would have taken better care of it, baby, than that

[Chorus]
Sometimes I get so hot, girl, well, I can't talk
But when I'm with you I cool off - and I walk
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - and I talk
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day
I'm a rocker, baby, I'm a rocker - every day

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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