VOICELESS SCREAMING

　　上週四跟這週五的晚上跑去天母的The Pig喝酒，廢話…我家在附近。這家店每天都有不同的作場團，比如說週四的DNA跟週五的School Bus，有趣的是不管是哪個團似乎要在The Pig裡面混都必需要唱老鷹的Hotel California，這首歌除了曲末那段精彩的吉他solo之外，當然還有一些有趣的軼聞。像是CD背面的照片，如果仔細的看，在旅館的二樓左上角有個人影，雖然不是很清楚，但是詳細的看是可以看到一張人臉的。另外還有人把Hotel California這首歌倒過來放，就變成是一首頌揚撒旦的歌。簡單的說，要是你的歌不紅，人家才懶的鳥你，但要是紅翻天就有人會惡搞你，然後搞一堆穿鑿附會的……挖溝洨。



　　說真的，聽沒有。所以附上加洲旅店的演唱會版，這首用空心吉他彈起來真的非常好聽。但這要自己連，因為目前這首歌在youtube上是『已依要求停用嵌入』。
　　加洲旅店除了拜撒旦之外還有另一件很有趣的事，關於歌詞。這歌詞的意思大概是在說有個傢伙在在高速公路上跑到累了，頭很重腿發軟又看到遠方有燈火，於是決定在此處借宿一晚，歌詞當然是描述在加洲旅店裡的一些見聞。剛好昨晚跟我前同事在The Pig喝酒的時候他跟我說：『那個黃國倫說這首歌是講鬼店耶，就是說裡面全都是鬼。』其實我心裡在想的是：『這個宣傳其實還挺不賴的！』
　　除了是鬼店的說法之外，另外一個說法是把加洲旅店用來隱喻為勒戒所，有的則是說是精神病院。當年官方的說法是用來比喻當時的美國或是洛杉磯的上流社會。
　　鬼店跟勒戒所最大的共通點在於『看到的都像是幻覺的東西』，但前者是看到阿飄，後者應該是嗑藥嗑到自己變阿飄。若是在紙醉金迷、夜夜笙歌的世界裡呢？那麼加洲旅店的歌詞當然還是說的通，

『You can check out any time you like But you can never leave』
上流社會版：如果是你，願意離開嘛？
鬼店版：你可以買單啊，不過你走不了(咬)。
精神病院版：你夢見你在買單。
勒戒所版：如果戒毒這麼好戒，開勒戒所幹嘛？

最後，你永遠無法離開。

所以說，如果你不紅就算上台表演吃大便都不會有人鳥你。
附上歌詞：

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 a 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 face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany twisted She's got the Mercedes Benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys That 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 1969
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 face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling 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 nightman We are programed to receive
You can check out any time you like But you can never leave November 22, 2008 一直貼舊文會不會很機車？哼哼...才不會！