Hotel Yorba
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Releases
- White Blood Cells (2001)
- Hotel Yorba (2001)
- Live in Mississippi (2011)
Other Appearances
- According to the audio commentary of the "Extended Pilot" episode of Arrested Development, this song was to be heard when the Funkes were leaving their Beverly Hills hotel without paying their bill, but it was decided that it would be too costly to obtain permission.
Credits
Performers
- Jack White: acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Meg White: drums
Production
- Originally recorded by The White Stripes.
- Written by Jack White and Meg White.
- Produced by Jack White.
- Mixed by Jack White and Stewart Sikes.
- Engineered by Stewart Sikes.
- Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Absolute Audio.
- Recorded February 2001 at Easley-McCain Recording, Memphis, Tennessee.
Meaning
Band Quotes
Trivia
- Built in 1926, the Hotel Yorba is a former hotel in southwest Detroit that can be seen along I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge to Canada. The band was banned from the hotel shortly after recording the "Hotel Yorba" single there in room 206 of the hotel. The building is now used as government subsidized housing.
Lyrics
I was watching with one eye on the other side. I had fifteen people telling me to move; I got moving on my mind. I found shelter in some thoughts turnin' wheels around. I said thirty-nine times that I love you to the beauty I had found. Well, it's 1-2-3-4, take the elevator at the Hotel Yorba. I'll be glad to see you later; all they got inside is vacancy. I've been thinking of a little place down by the lake; they got a dirty little road leading up to the house. I wonder how long it will take till we're alone, sitting on the front porch of that home, stomping our feet on the wooden boards; never gonna worry about locking the door. Well, it's 1-2-3-4, take the elevator at the Hotel Yorba. I'll be glad to see you later; all they got inside is vacancy. It might sound silly for me to think childish thoughts like these, but I'm so tired of acting tough and I'm gonna do what I please. Let's get married in a big cathedral by a priest, 'cause if I'm the man that you love the most, you could say "I do" at least. Well, it's 1-2-3-4, take the elevator at the Hotel Yorba. I'll be glad to see you later; all they got inside is vacancy. And it's 4-5-6-7, grab your umbrella. Grab hold of me cause I'm your favorite fella. All they got inside is vacancy.
Video
The music video for "Hotel Yorba" was directed by Anthony Garth and Dan Miller. It stars Jack, Meg, and Tracee Mae Miller.
Contrary to popular belief, the video was actually not shot at the actual Hotel Yorba. "They wouldn't let us in.", Jack White said. "They thought we were from the IRS or something. It's a really seedy hotel, so I guess we just looked a little too respectable to get a room there. The funniest thing was we were sitting out in the van saying 'Man, we can't get in, I can't believe this', and just then NPR did a review of our new album saying, 'Here's the new song "Hotel Yorba".' They started playing, and we were just laughing."
Meg White later said about the video, "When we made "Hotel Yorba", we didn't think that it would get played or anything like that. I love that video. What we were doing at that time was, like, really low-budget. The director did a good job for that."
