The song had been an instant hit in France, and although neither my friends nor I spoke English well

The year I went through the first part of my French baccalaureate. French was my favorite subject and I was not too worried, yet I had to excel in order to get my baccalaureate, the mandatory entry ticket to the French universities.
The song had been an instant hit in France, and although neither my friends nor I spoke English well enough to understand the meaning of the lyrics, we learned them by heart and sang at the top of our lungs until our mothers begged us to stop.
As a celebration gift my dad took me to the beach every day for a whole week. He traveled a lot and I barely saw him. So in June 1977 the two of us walked for hours on the long Normandy beaches, only stopping for lunch and an afternoon snack before heading home for dinner.
Recently one of my friends, cruise disney vacation walt a southern California native, mentioned “Hotel California” in conversation. My heart sped up at the name, but I almost brought my hands to my ears to block my friend’s voice when she started to explain the lyrics.
I felt possessive and realized that my dad was right when he had called “Hotel California” ma chanson. I had made this song mine. I didn’t want anyone to explain the meaning of the metaphors. They had sounded cryptic in 1977 and had to remain mysterious.
“Hotel California” is no longer my favorite cruise disney vacation walt song the way it was in 1977. Although it won awards and topped every other song back then, it is not a perfect song. I have never liked long guitar solos in the first place.
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