Even if you hate The Eagles, you have to thank them for giving the Gipsy Kings the chance to record this brilliant cover. And even if you don’t care for the Gipsy Kings, you have to give this cover a chance. That bowling scene with John Turturro in The Big Lebowski would not be the same without this song. “Hotel California” has always been a place. But these guys made it a state of mind. And they made this rock classic unmistakably their very own.

“Bien venido al Hotel California. Such a lovely place. Such a lovely place.”