Welcome To Another Hotel California Lawsuit With The Eagles
“Hotel California,” became one of rock’s most remarkable singles for The Eagles. The handwritten pages of lyrics have become the center of a criminal trial.
The lawsuit includes 3 men who are allegedly charged with conspiring to own and try to sell manuscripts of “Hotel California” and other hits. The three have pleaded not guilty, and their lawyers have said the men committed no crime with the papers.
The Eagles are reportedly involved in another lawsuit! (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
How The Hotel California Court Case Came To Trial
Steams from the real handwritten lyrics that made some of the greatest hits for the Eagles. Over 80 pages of draft lyrics from the album, including words to the chart-topping, Grammy-winning title cut. It features the most notable riffs, duel guitar solos, and lyrics that made it to the final cut of the record.
The Crime?
The men are charged allegedly with conspiring to own and try to sell manuscripts of “Hotel California” and other hits, per AP News.. The three have pleaded not guilty which they acquired via a writer who’d worked with the band.
The Song By The Eagles
Released in February of 1977 Written by the late great Glen Frey, Don Henley, and Don Felder. The ending of the song has an epic duel guitar fight for over 2 minutes. The entire song clocks in over 6 minutes and 30 seconds. Fans consider it the best song in the catalog. The song itself reached #1 in 1977 on the Billboard Top 100 charts
Hotel California Not The Only Lawsuit
The band sued the Mexico-based hotel, which shares a name with the band’s iconic 1976 song, The band accused the Hotel, located on the Baja California peninsula, of trying to trick visitors into thinking that it is the same as the “lovely place” of its most-successful song which resulted in a settlement, according to NPR.
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