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Today's Morning Edition music is from "Hotel California" by the Eagles, which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago.

 against the owners of a Mexican establishment called Hotel California. The suit alleges that guests are "actively encouraged" to believe that the hotel inspired the song by piping it though their sound system and selling T-shirts which describe the hotel as "legendary."  

Don Henley of the Eagles has said the song is not about a real place. He says it's "about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America."

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Don Henley says it's actually "about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America."

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Hotel California" by the Eagles which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today. Last week the Eagles filed suit against the owners of a Mexican establishment called Hotel California. The suit alleges that guests are "actively encouraged" to believe that the hotel inspired the song by piping it though their sound system and selling t-shirts which describe the hotel as "legendary."  Don Henley of the Eagles has said the song is not about a real place. He says it's "about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America."

The Eagles' Henley says 'Hotel California' isn't about a real place

The Eagles' 'Hotel California,' and the Hotel California in Mexico

The Eagles' Henley says 'Hotel California' isn't about a real place

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