The white man finished taunting. The other bandmates burst out laughing.

"Yes, yes, yes! Last time, that Chinese came over and sang a very, very weird Chinese song, oh my God, I want to say I've never heard such a bad song in my life......"

"Ah, you said a week ago?"

"Haha, William, don't you remember, last time that thin yellow man told us very arrogantly that his instruments are the most orthodox instruments, and our instruments are all rubbish."

"I remember, a yellow man with a natural sense of superiority and no one in his eyes, who loves to mess around."

Ren Qian frowned, it was not polite to talk about his compatriots like this in front of him.

"This Chinese man, you don't and don't have any of the instruments we play are rubbish, only your instruments are noble, right?"

Yes, the meaning of this white man is very clear, it is nothing more than to put his face up and say: I really want to be slapped in the face, come and slap me in the face!

"No, no, I don't think it's your musical instrument garbage, it's you guys who play musical instruments. It's a shame that a good musical instrument is played like this. As for the yellow-skinned Chinese a week ago, he is probably about the same quality as you. Hehe. ”

"What did you say!?"

"Chinese, you say it again?"

The members of the band were very polite, but seeing Ren Qian's figure, bulging muscles, and fearless expression, they didn't dare to move. After all, the country in the Far East is the strongest country in the world.

Nationals of powerful countries have privileges.

They only dared to laugh verbally.

"Forget it, John. Don't be like them, a race that is born with a sense of superiority, one day, our country will surpass them! ”

"If you are as arrogant as you, you will not be able to surpass us in your life. Let me show you the music that my country has created. ”

Ren Qian snatched the two-tone guitar from the guitarist's hand.

"A real musician in our country. We never discriminate against any one kind of instrument, we only discriminate against certain people who play musical instruments. ”

Ren Qian bit this sentence and didn't let it go, and the group of people who had just mocked him were so angry that their faces turned red and blue.

The two-tone guitar flicked wildly, and the band members were jaw-dropping! This technique, this rhythm, this feeling. Definitely a veteran of the two-tone guitar for many years.

And, even more fascinating is the prelude!

Chaos, with a hint of decadence, but the meaning of it is not so simple to experience, and by the time they are immersed in it and thinking, the prelude has long passed.

Hear the lyrics in a trance.

‘On… a… dark… desert… highway，cool… wind… in… my… hair~ (On the dark desert highway, the cool breeze blows the hair~)

Warm… smell… of… colitas，rising… upthrough… the…… air~(Big... The warm smell of hemp permeates the air~)'

The song has a background. That was the counterculture movement that preceded it.

The generation of American imperialism was once rebellious, once confused, and once cut ties with their parents for the so-called freedom frenzy.

Now, they have come to their senses.

'Highway in the Dark Desert', the exhaustion of the protagonist, etc., can easily be associated with the "homecoming" trend at this time, which is a lot of the torture of the generation who are suffering from the rain of drugs.

They remembered their mother in the mountains of Virginia.

They 'cannot be with those who love each other, so they love with those with whom they are together.'

They are willing to play the game of "cat in the cradle" with their children.

To their surprise, however, the temporary disengagement from the counterculture movement allowed the temptation of materialism to take advantage of it. Originally, they knew the root cause of the system's disease, and finally fell into the system and could not extricate themselves.

The first two sentences are hints though. But it's not obvious, just the melody in the lyrics. All of them substituted people into that vast desert, that bleak night.

‘Up… ahead… in… the… distance，I… saw… ashimmering… light…… (Far ahead, I see flickering lights.) ）

My… head… grew… heavy… and… my… sightgrew… dim，I… had… to… stop… for… the… night…… (My head starts to sink and my vision starts to blur.) I had to stop for the night! ）

Here, the implication is even more obvious.

The flickering lights ahead made me start to 'head sink and my vision blurred'.

That is, it is the temptation of materialism that numbs, not sucks... After-effects of hemp.

‘There… she… stood… in… the… doorway;

I… heard… the… mission… bell～

She stood in the foyer. The sacred bells are faintly recognizable

And… I… was… thinking… to… myself，‘This… could… be… Heaven… or… this… could… beHell……\'

I thought to myself, "This could be heaven, maybe it could be hell." ”

The symbolic materialistic protagonist is a woman, which makes it easier to show seduction.

She stands between the world of free life and desire, and perhaps for many people, the wife who allows them to "live a normal life". The word "hear" here is in the past tense, implying that one had missed the call of heaven before seeing "her".

The band members were speechless, whether it was the melody, the lyrics, or the musicianship shown by the young man, or even the young man's interpretation, they were all impeccable, the sense of engaging, the sense of déjà vu that seemed to be there, convinced them.

There were more and more onlookers around, slowly swaying to the melody, and many people threw money - in just a few moments, the money in the carton doubled.

‘Then… she… lit… up… a… candle… and… she…… showed…… me…… the…… way

Then she lit a candle to show me the way

There… were… voices… down… the… corridor，Ithought… I… heard… them…… say

From time to time in the hallway I hear them say......

Welcome… to… the… Hotel…… California

Welcome to Hotel California

Such… a… lovely… place，such… a… lovelyface～

Such a wonderful place, such a beautiful face~

Plenty…… of… room… at… the… HotelCalifornia……

Hotel California has ample rooms~

Any… time… of… year，you… can… find… ithere……

Throughout. Anytime check-in ......'

"She" takes "me" to appreciate the allure of materialism.

The boasting of the Hotel California inside symbolizes the clichés of the past's material temptations.

The allure of California in the past is reminiscent of the gold rush, of the beaches and beauties of drunken movies.

‘Her… mind… is… Tiffany-twisted，she… gotthe… Mercedes…… bends……

Her mind was distorted by jewels, deformed by a limousine

"She" was full of the brilliant light of Tiffany's jewelry store and the phantom of Mercedes Benz.

Here bends is phonetically in tune with Benz and semantically in opposition to twist.

Very clever details. It can be seen that the listeners are all showing comfortable and enjoyable expressions here, that is, they have heard something beautiful.

"Who is this person? Awesome singing?"

"I think he's a very romantic person, and it would be wonderful if I could spend a night with him~"

"Chinese! Oh, Chinese! Few Chinese are willing to sing on the streets. ”

Ren Qian had a smile on his face, but he looked disdainful of them in his heart, rare and strange foreigners, what are they talking about.

His national pride has now swelled - run out. Foreigners are very respectful. Because the empire is strong, this is the backing of every Chinese who leaves the country.

‘She… got… a… lot… of… pretty，pretty…… boys，that…… she…… calls…… friends……

She has many, many handsome guys, and she calls them all friends

The symbolism of this song is everywhere.

Here, for example, male tycoons always raise a lot of beautiful women, and "she" naturally has a lot of handsome guys, which is also a materialistic status symbol.

How・・they・・dance・・in・・the・・・courtyard。 sweet・・summer・・sweat.

They danced in the courtyard, and the summer was drenched in sweat~

Some・・・dance・・・to・・remember。 some・・・dance・・・to・・for・・・get

Dance or to remember, dance or to forget~

Some people dance to remember the past, and some people to forget the past.

Some people remember the past because they were free and easy, and some people because they were more materially rich in the past.

Some people want to forget the poverty of the past, and some people want to forget the troubles of the present.

This kind of dancing scene can't help but think of the disco that swept the United States in the first decade -- the kind of dance that plays stupidly with the machine.

Of course "I" don't go dancing. Therefore, I want to use wine to drown my sorrows, or use wine to cheer up.

‘So・・・I・・・called・・・up・・・the・・・Captain，‘Please・・・bring・・・me・・・my・・・・wine’

So I called the foreman and said, "Please bring me some wine."

He・・・said，‘We・・・・haven\'t・・had・・・that・・・spiritheresincenineteennintynine’

"We haven't had any hard liquor since 1999," he said

Here again, it's a pun. Spirit has both "spirits" and "spirit, soul, courage, passion" and other things that symbolize the last century.

The year 1999 marked the end of the old century more than what happened in 1999.

Meaning: How can the idealistic sentiments of the last century exist in the halls of materialism today?

‘Andstillthosevoicesarecallingfromfaraway，

Or the words I heard in the corridor came from afar~

Wakeyouupinthemiddleofthenight

Wake you up from your midnight sleep, they say:

WelcometotheHotelCalifornia

Welcome to Hotel California~

Suchalovelyplace，suchalovelyface

Such a wonderful place, such a beautiful face~

They\'relivin\'itupattheHotelCalifornia

They indulge in merry at the Hotel California~

Whatanicesurprise，bringyouralibi

What a wonderful surprise. Find an excuse! ’

No dancing revelry, no alcohol to relieve worries.

"I" had to escape the frustration of living in the palace of materialism by falling asleep.

But in the middle of the night, I will still be tempted to wake up by the sound, and return to the lights and wine to party all night. What does the temptation of materialism say? Struggle, success, value embodiment, create brilliance, continue to brilliant, enjoy life, dominate destiny, and mark the era......

What a familiar temptation, what a stylish sound.

‘Mirrorsontheceiling，thepinkchampagneonice

The ceiling is inlaid with mirrors, and pink champagne is in the ice cubes~

Andshesaid‘Wearealljustprisonershere，ofourowndevice’

"We're all just prisoners in our own cages," she said.

Since ancient times, emperors have not trampled on the ground, with fine clothes and food, and they are extremely poor and luxurious. In the end, they will not die well.

With the pursuit of material life as the personal and social goal, the materialistic way of life naturally came into being. This is the social system and way of life that people of insight in the United States deeply hate and have no choice but to do, and now, many American imperialists are resisting that way of life, and this song is a classic, and it is a classic in its social significance.

The epitome of a social process and the will of a generation are condensed into the lyrics. People can still remember that era and take the original persistence.

‘Andinthemaster\'schambers。 theygatheredforthefeast

And in the general manager's living room, they are gathering to enjoy a feast~

Theystabitwiththeirsteelyknives，buttheyjustcan\'tkillthebeast

They slashed together, but they couldn't kill the beast~

Why do beasts come out of the feast? It is natural to think of wanting to be poor and luxurious to the end, wanting to taste the raw creatures and experience the excitement of DIY.

So what does the beast symbolize?

It is an alternative desire to return to a free and easy life, which is the opposite of the desire for poverty and luxury. In a materialistic environment, it is clearly a flood beast. Just like the Beat Generation preached, the hippie experience......

LastthingIremember，Iwasrunningforthedoor

The last thing I remember was when I ran to the gate

IhadtofindthepassagebacktotheplaceIwasbefore

I must find a way to where I used to be~

If you don't join the dance carnival, you can't drown your sorrows with wine, and you can't be woken up from a deep sleep. If you want to forget the past, you can't forget it, you can only return to the comfortable life of the past.

How to get back? Return to the gate from which you came. What was outside the door when you came? Two cyclists are approaching, wildcats are growling, and the wind is howling. But it was the scenery outside the door, and it was easy to leave the palace in the 70s, but it was impossible to go back to the old days of the 60s.

‘Relax，’saidthenightman，‘Weareprogrammedtoreceive.

The hostel said, "Don't be nervous, we only have a welcome plan."

Youcancheckoutanytimeyoulike，butyoucanneverleave!’

You can check out whenever you want, but you can never leave. ”

A song that seems simple, but it's very complex.

Some emotions cannot be experienced at all if they are not in that background, but the group of American imperialists is a group of people who have experienced this society firsthand.

They can understand a little, and even listen with sadness.

"This song...... It's better than those big-name stars in China! ”

"It's a really great song!"

"I was so obsessed, I hated it, I didn't record it, and I think my music teacher would love this song very much!"

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PS: This chapter is quite a word. Count half of the make-up. Alas, forget it, forget it. Next time I'll make up 4,000 words.

Thank you for reading~ (To be continued.) )