Spotlight Welcome to the 'Hotel California' case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Feb 20, 2024 Feb 20, 2024 Updated May 29, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song.kAm~? 2 =:?65 J6==@H A25[ s@? w6?=6J[ H:E9 :?AFE 7C@> 32?5 4@\7@F?56C v=6?? uC6J[ ;@EE65 E9@F89ED 23@FE Q2 52C< 56D6CE 9:89H2JQ 2?5 Q2 =@G6=J A=246Q H:E9 2 =FIFC:@FD DFC7246 2?5 @>:?@FD F?56CE@?6D] p?5 D@>6E9:?8 @? :46[ A6C92AD 42G:2C @C %2:EE:?86C — @C A:?< r92>A28?6nk^AmkAm%96 D@?8[ Qw@E6= r2=:7@C?:2[Q 3642>6 @?6 @7 C@4<VD >@DE :?56=:3=6 D:?8=6D] p?5 ?62C=J 2 92=7\46?EFCJ =2E6C[ E9@D6 92?5HC:EE6? A286D @7 =JC:4D\:?\E96\>2<:?8 92G6 364@>6 E96 46?E6C @7 2? F?FDF2= 4C:>:?2= EC:2= D6E E@ @A6? (65?6D52J]k^Am People are also reading… Will North Carolina have a cold, snowy winter? 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