去不去加州旅馆

有时会想, 在写小说"1408"时, 斯蒂芬金是不是也参照了那首老鹰乐队著名的"加州旅馆"?

海豚宾馆与加州旅馆, 不是不相似的.

hotel california (the eagles)

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 tifiny-twisted, she got the mercedes bends
she 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 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 face
they living it up at the hotel california
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 checkout any time you like,
but you can never leave.

颓废的歌词, 沧桑的旋律, 冥冥中似乎有一种让人沉醉的神秘力量, 让人无可奈何却又心甘情愿地堕落.

禁不住问自己, 如果真有这么一个旅馆, 去, 还是不去?