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Hotel Califòrnia va sonar a Haití

dimarts, 26 de gener de 2010 17:57 Pere Bassols Fontanet Articles - Reflexions
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Fa uns dies us parlava de la mítica cançó “we’ll meet again” i de com havia marcat a les generacions de joves que els va tocar combatre en las dos guerres mundials. Tots tenim una cançó o varies que marquen moments de la nostra vida particular i col·lectiva, tots, en un moment o altre, hem sentit aquest bategar d’ales de papallona al escoltar una cançó.

És molt probable que el locutor de radio Haití quan senti “Hotel Califòrnia” dels Eagles el bategar d’ales el faci corre buscant un refugi. El dia del terratrèmol estava fent la seva feina i acabava de punxar “Hotel Califòrnia” quan tot l’edifici començà a tremolar, va sortir corrent en busca de refugi però abans va pitjar el botó repeat, en aquells moments en que perillava la seva vida va recordar que el silenci en la radio és la mort, i fou així que durant hores i hores per damunt del silenci de la tragèdia els transistors d’Haití repetien una i altre vegada This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
Potser per a molts de vosaltres aquesta cançó us porti un record agradable, avui però proveu a escoltar els primers compassos de la guitarra mentre veieu las imatges que ens arriben d’Haití. El 1976 els Eagles editaren en el mateix disc de Hotel Califòrnia la peça de Joe Walsh, "Life in the fast line" encara bo que el periodista no la va punxar, la ironia hauria estat insuportable.


"Hotel California"

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,' said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!'

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