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The Doors — Light My Fire
Album: The Doors
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Released: 1966
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You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire

The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now, we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre

Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah

The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now, we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre

Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah

You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
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more greatest hits? This is liike mainstream radio why not play something else from this album? Something we haven’t heard a hundred thousand times? Ild love to hear a song from this album that doesn’t play on every other radio station
Posted 2 months ago by mollyandmouse    [ Reply ]
I adore the first three minutes of this song. It's a classic. Tight band, and a great vocal performance. The extended keyboard noodling for the middle three minutes, not so much.
Posted 11 months ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
How do we spell 'iconic'? 
Posted 1 year ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!! I was 12yrs old when this came out. I had already bought the 45 (short version). I bought the album for the long version and wound up loving every tune on the album!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
The same year, or even the same season, as Sgt. Pepper, Somebody to Love and White Rabbit, and Voodoo Child.  Among many others.  Freakish. 
Posted 1 year ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
That transition was perfect.
Smithereens... bass line sounds like "The Doors"
next song THIS 
Posted 1 year ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
 Isabeau wrote:

1969: Before my 11th birthday, my mother, almost insane hearing the same Monkee album over and over for months suggested she buy some other music for my  birthday party. I looked at her like she had three heads.
She came home one afternoon with one of those large, white thin bags and said, "The man at the record store said these were great for parties."
I pulled out Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow and The Doors, 'The Doors."
I went from Last Train to Clarksville to Back Door Man.
Mom has never bought me music since.


Your poor mother.  
Posted 2 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 cavemanleong wrote:
More organ!!!!!



That's what she said!   GREAT TUNE!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This song catapulted The Doors to fame. 
Posted 2 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 Bridieboo wrote:

That organ grates on my nerves.  Yuck.  IMO The Doors were highly over-rated.



I don't think you would make a decent opinion maker. 
Posted 2 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
More organ!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 everettwa wrote:

I used to be a big fan. Now, like so much of the music I grew up with, I've just heard it too many times. All of the life has been beaten out of it for me.
For those that still love it - enjoy!
For me - mute!


I agree this is one beaten to death song
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
1969: Before my 11th birthday, my mother, almost insane hearing the same Monkee album over and over for months suggested she buy some other music for my  birthday party. I looked at her like she had three heads.
She came home one afternoon with one of those large, white thin bags and said, "The man at the record store said these were great for parties."
I pulled out Jefferson Airplane's Surrealistic Pillow and The Doors, 'The Doors."
I went from Last Train to Clarksville to Back Door Man.
Mom has never bought me music since.
Posted 3 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
A huge part of my youth [another era!]
Posted 3 years ago by BlackBetty    [ Reply ]
 stevesaw wrote:

1967, NJ pool party. There was a guy in our school that was a talented guitarist. I remember him nailing this song.



What happened to him? 
Posted 3 years ago by sunny_day    [ Reply ]
I used to be a big fan. Now, like so much of the music I grew up with, I've just heard it too many times. All of the life has been beaten out of it for me.
For those that still love it - enjoy!
For me - mute!
Posted 3 years ago by everettwa    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

I dont (sic) care how many hundreds of thousands of times i (sic) hear these whiners - they still suck. 

Let's all start calling out, shunning, and deleting useless "Hate Porn" posts, with no informative content, posted solely for effect.  

Let's ban the Twitter hobby of posting "cute denigrating comments", solely appreciated by grumbler hobbyists on Twitter.  No RP listener cares to hear useless complaints or praise, without including specifically what is disliked or liked.

Instead, only use VOTE or "PSD",  (the " >| " button next to play / pause), which always means "Play Something Different" on any media device.
Posted 3 years ago by freemusic    [ Reply ]
 kremfresch wrote:

Joking, right?  If not, why would you listen to RP?
 
Sorry... but not joking... - Your question doesn't make sense... does RP only play The Doors? - Anyway... I listen to RP because it is a wonderful place to listen to assorted good music, old and new.
I guess everybody has their share of classic songs that they just can't stand.


Posted 3 years ago by Edm23Rocha    [ Reply ]
1967, NJ pool party. There was a guy in our school that was a talented guitarist. I remember him nailing this song.
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

{#Moon}{#No}

Show hater the door. 

Consistently the most WRONG opinion on RP.
Opinions can't be wrong. H8ter's are regardless.

 

Posted 3 years ago by kremfresch    [ Reply ]
 Edm23Rocha wrote:
Oh... if only it were 7:04 minutes shorter...
 
Joking, right?  If not, why would you listen to RP?
Posted 3 years ago by kremfresch    [ Reply ]
How this doesn't have a 100% is beyond me. There was never a pop song like this, before or after.
Posted 3 years ago by kremfresch    [ Reply ]
Oh... if only it were 7:04 minutes shorter...
Posted 3 years ago by Edm23Rocha    [ Reply ]
Arguably one of the greatest debut albums ever.
Posted 4 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
If there was a Hall of Fame just for rock and roll songs, this one is in on the first ballot. 
Posted 4 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
uh oh  "Rock Mix" button  got mixed up with "Mellow Mix"                                                   needs more Bass     needs any Bass
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 LaurieinTucson wrote:
my favorite song in the 4th grade
at V I Grissom elementary on Clark air base in the Philippines!
 
One of my very favorite 1967 summer songs after 6th grade in Clark, NJ. (Among my other about 29 favorite other tunes of that unsurpassed year in popular music.) 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
There's an interesting article by columnist Mark Steyn on the influences behind this song:

. . . the next time The Sound Of Music turns up on TV and Julie Andrews starts going on about bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, remember that there's a direct line between those brown paper packages tied up with strings and wallowing in the mire when our love becomes a funeral pyre. "My Favorite Things" was one of Ray Manzarek's favorite things, and he drew on it for "Light My Fire."
 

Very interesting.  I do notice a bit of resemblance in the melody. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:

The organ solo will still stand straight up when we're all on Viagra.


Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
To me 7 - Quite Likeable   but sadly very a WEAK  7  
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
my favorite song in the 4th grade
at V I Grissom elementary on Clark air base in the Philippines!
Posted 6 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

I dont (sic) care how many hundreds of thousands of times i (sic) hear these whiners - they still suck. 

 
{#Moon}{#No}

Show hater the door. 



Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Ain't a thing wrong with this track except maybe not hearing it anywhere often enough. 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 sergeant_x wrote:
It's a decent song. But time has not been kind to that organ solo.

 
The organ solo will still stand straight up when we're all on Viagra.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
There's an interesting article by columnist Mark Steyn on the influences behind this song:

. . . the next time The Sound Of Music turns up on TV and Julie Andrews starts going on about bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, remember that there's a direct line between those brown paper packages tied up with strings and wallowing in the mire when our love becomes a funeral pyre. "My Favorite Things" was one of Ray Manzarek's favorite things, and he drew on it for "Light My Fire."
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
In 1967 I was in Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, CA.  One of the best profs I ever had used to let us play boom boxes in chem lab.  He knew that the music could help us focus.  Lotsa Doors, Credence and Hendrix.  BTW Jim was in a Navy family and I met his younger brother in Coronado.  I think Jim would have been more interesting as a friend.
Posted 9 years ago by markthecarp    [ Reply ]
 Nerubo wrote:
Since the haters seem to be more vocal, despite the 8.2 rating (as of April Fools 2015), here is some love:

I love a great organ solo, and this song is one of my all time favorites.  It does get played a lot on classic rock stations, and that has ruined some songs for me — but not this one.  

Also, it occurs to me that I live in Colorado, and I have never listened to the Doors while high.  How is that even possible? What have I been doing with my life?  Bucket list addition!

 
I was a bigbig Doors fan as a teenager and I never got high while listening to them. Don't worry about it, Nerubo. 

I always chuckle when Jim first sings "Try to set the night on fye-uh"...He can get his chops around "higher", though. 

I do wish the Doors had stuck around a little longer but I also wonder whether they would have lost their cool after a few more years... 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 gjr wrote:
i dont care how many hundreds of thousands of times i hear this song - it still sucks.  and it HASN'T gotten better with age.....please, bill, leave this song on the"corporate classic rock" stations where it belongs.... whats next?  stairway to heaven?

 
I dont (sic) care how many hundreds of thousands of times i (sic) hear these whiners - they still suck. 
Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

What he said. This is one of the greatest. Timeless. And it is one of the theme tracks for some of my fondest and most indelible memories. The summer of 1967 was my season in suburban paradise. 
 

 
yes, you had to be there. we were all a bit foolish
Posted 9 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
Since the haters seem to be more vocal, despite the 8.2 rating (as of April Fools 2015), here is some love:

I love a great organ solo, and this song is one of my all time favorites.  It does get played a lot on classic rock stations, and that has ruined some songs for me — but not this one.  

Also, it occurs to me that I live in Colorado, and I have never listened to the Doors while high.  How is that even possible? What have I been doing with my life?  Bucket list addition!


Posted 9 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
 Fotay wrote:
I don't care how many thousands of times I hear this song.  I LOVE IT.  Thanks Bill.  

 
 
What he said. This is one of the greatest. Timeless. And it is one of the theme tracks for some of my fondest and most indelible memories. The summer of 1967 was my season in suburban paradise. 
 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
The organ's the thing here.  
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
It's a decent song. But time has not been kind to that organ solo.
Posted 11 years ago by sergeant_x    [ Reply ]
PS. - play Stairway to Heaven.  
Posted 11 years ago by Fotay    [ Reply ]
I don't care how many thousands of times I hear this song.  I LOVE IT.  Thanks Bill.  







 
Posted 11 years ago by Fotay    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
RIP, Ray Manzarek. And he played the bass on one keyboard while playing that incredible, signature organ on another.

 
He did indeed. And didn't you just love those rimless octagonal glasses?
Posted 11 years ago by Chingachgook    [ Reply ]
i dont care how many hundreds of thousands of times i hear this song - it still sucks.  and it HASN'T gotten better with age.....please, bill, leave this song on the"corporate classic rock" stations where it belongs.... whats next?  stairway to heaven?
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Wow, I wasn't aware 'til I saw your post. A key player in one of the all-time great bands (haters be damned).
Of course he plays a big part in this song and I always loved his piano solo on Riders on the Storm.

 
The band members all went away having decided they'd all have a go at writing, and Robbie Krieger came back with this. Simplicity and pure inspired genius.
Posted 11 years ago by Chingachgook    [ Reply ]
Recalibrated my little world when I first heard it.  Still rocks on a level that requires sunglasses in public.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
That organ grates on my nerves.  Yuck.  IMO The Doors were highly over-rated.
Posted 11 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Unimpressed. Sounds exactly like vintage Doors.
Posted 11 years ago by zoopmama    [ Reply ]
You ruined "Stranger by the Minute" by following it with this piece of crap
Posted 11 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
RIP, Ray Manzarek. And he played the bass on one keyboard while playing that incredible, signature organ on another.
 
Wow, I wasn't aware (of Ray's passing) 'til I saw your post. A key player in one of the all-time great bands (haters be damned).
Of course he plays a big part in this song and I always loved his piano solo on Riders on the Storm.
Posted 11 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
RIP, Ray Manzarek.

 
Amen. {#Bananapiano}  I cut my rock n roll teeth on this album.  I remember vividly asking mom or dad to turn it up a little when what ever Doors was playin would come on.  Ah the memories of those sunny days of an 8 year old.  {#Notworthy}
Posted 11 years ago by Xstar    [ Reply ]
1980   -   Sixth-grade
Found this vinyl sitting amongst all of Dad's weird "old dude" records.  Looked interesting.  Headphones, comfy, fat, leather chair and over the course of the next week.... I had my first real taste.  Rock 'n Roll baby! 
This was my gateway.
Asked around, to this day, no one can tell me where the record came from or how it ended up next to our family's turntable that night....
Posted 11 years ago by Ballzak    [ Reply ]
RIP, Ray Manzarek. And he played the bass on one keyboard while playing that incredible, signature organ on another.
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Missing Ray...
Posted 11 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Verses and chorus are proof that they had songwriting talent.  Personally, I like the extended solos/jamming/noodling even though others do not.  No matter your opinion of the 'bonus material', there's no denying their abilities to create poetry and melody.
 
I think the instrumental bits are stunning - everything melds together seamlessly and all the instruments evoke the element of fire!  And Bill's right, it was mind-altering when it came out in '67.
Posted 11 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Verses and chorus are proof that they had songwriting talent.  Personally, I like the extended solos/jamming/noodling even though others do not.  No matter your opinion of the 'bonus material', there's no denying their abilities to create poetry and melody.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 jim1964 wrote:

I was stationed in Philly in '69 and I remember how the local underground FM station played that song a lot and the djs spent a lot of airtime talking about Author Brown and how strange his shows were.
 
That would have been WDAS.  Hy Lit and My Father's Son were the two DJ's I remember from those days.  My Father's Son had the 10 till whenever shift.  We went down to the studio and hung out a few times during his show.  We could smoke right handers in the studio, but had to  go outside for the left handers. 

I can guarantee that very few dj's were in the studio actually listening to InnAGaddaDaVida when it was playing back in those days.

C'mon Bill dust this off again.  Been awhile.


Posted 13 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]


The Doors Robby Krieger by ~pinkstarlights
©2010 ~pinkstarlights

The Doors' Robby Krieger

Come on baby, light my fire~
Shot at Monterrey, Mexico

-Alicia



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
I heard this when it was first released while I was in San Diego.  You had to be there, and I LOVE the guitar solo!
Posted 14 years ago by jimbaca    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:

Tell me about it.  That guitar solo has to be one of the lamest ever recorded, at least until Nickleback hit the scene.

 
OK, that made me LOL.

But the wailing organ solo was always a fave in the days of an AM radio with one speaker in the middle of the dashboard.

Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 kalkin84 wrote:
ok, the screeching needs to stop.
 
Tell me about it.  That guitar solo has to be one of the lamest ever recorded, at least until Nickleback hit the scene.

Posted 15 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
This song gets better each time I hear it.
Posted 15 years ago by Razz    [ Reply ]

The Doors - "Light My Fire" Live (1967)
"The Doors were founded by Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison in Los Angeles in 1965. They released their eponymous debut album, which contained their hit single Light My Fire, in 1967 and went on to be one of the most controversial and influential rock acts of the sixties. Jim Morrison's early death in Paris in 1971 only served to fuel their legend and both he and the band have continued to enjoy iconic status for more than thirty years."
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

The Doors and Eddie Vedder - "Light My Fire" Live (1993)
"Ray also looks much cooler if he can sit and shake his head as he improvs it out! The original keyboards, which I believe he still has, are just plain are better. I don't like the modern keyboards, they don't have that magical quality. The only organ I want to get from our modern era is the Clavia Nord C1 Combo Organ. It has copied the sounds of the Flavia, Hammond B3, and Vox Continental on almost a scary level. They are AMAZING! Ray should really use one of those when he performs! "
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 redstorm wrote:
this sounds like a '68 camaro, 350 cubic inches, of hot damn fun! {#Motor}
 
That bad huh?

A '70 Hemi 'Cuda would sound much better.

Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 kurtster wrote:

Saw them in Philly in '69.  Remember it, too.  A great freakin show.  Jacob's Feather was the opener.
 
I was stationed in Philly in '69 and I remember how the local underground FM station played that song a lot and the djs spent a lot of airtime talking about Author Brown and how strange his shows were.
Posted 15 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]

 jagdriver wrote:

I AM THE GOD OF HELL FIRE AND I BRING YOU....

Oh, sorry...wrong song. But it is interesting that The Crazy World of Arthur Brown opened for the Doors in Detroit all those years ago. Personally, I think Arthur's Crazy World <click here> topped any act the Doors could have put on that evening.

 

YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LORD WITH PRAYER!

whoops... wrong song again.  We trekked to Detroit a few times for rock shows back in the day.  Cobo Arena was a great place to watch a concert.


Posted 15 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
finally, a doors song i've never heard before! 
Posted 15 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
ok, the screeching needs to stop.
Posted 15 years ago by kalkin84    [ Reply ]


The Doors - "Light My Fire" Live


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
I AM THE GOD OF HELL FIRE AND I BRING YOU....

Oh, sorry...wrong song. But it is interesting that The Crazy World of Arthur Brown opened for the Doors in Detroit all those years ago. Personally, I think Arthur's Crazy World <click here> topped any act the Doors could have put on that evening.

 
Saw them in Philly in '69.  Remember it, too.  A great freakin show.  Jacob's Feather was the opener.

Posted 15 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:

A cameo on Entourage? Or, oh! a guest spot on American Idol. Maybe Dancing with the Stars (if times were tough).
 
american idol is out of question...he'd need a whole lot of singing practice to even make it to the first round....

Posted 15 years ago by demfrosch    [ Reply ]
this sounds like a '68 camaro, 350 cubic inches, of hot damn fun! {#Motor}
Posted 15 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
 lingchih wrote:
Anyone ever contemplate, if Jim Morrison had lived, what he would be doing now?
Sorry, stupid hypothetical. He would never had lived.
 
A cameo on Entourage? Or, oh! a guest spot on American Idol. Maybe Dancing with the Stars (if times were tough).
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
govna wrote:
classic, but definitely one of the worst guitar solos of all time.

It's not the most spirited solo, granted, but certainly not one of the worst of all time. He stays in key, doodles around with a few modes. etc. My problem with this song is that I've heard it thousands of times and can't go a single day without hearing it.  Though I guess for songs I hear every day, I prefer this to "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Draggin' The Line".

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 govna wrote:
classic, but definitely one of the worst guitar solos of all time.
 
But you like the organ solo?

Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
All you Doors naysayers pay close attention to the instrumental middle section; Densmore on drums; Manzarek on organ and Kreiger on guiter:  pure genius.  And the rest of this album lives up to it.   Even though Jimbo never lived to wear the white sweaty jumpsuit, the influence he's had on modern rock is seminal.  I know someone's going to make an ironic comment on that last word!   {#Naughty}
 
What influence has he had on modern rock? Serious question.

Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
All you Doors naysayers pay close attention to the instrumental middle section; Densmore on drums; Manzarek on organ and Kreiger on guiter:  pure genius.  And the rest of this album lives up to it.   Even though Jimbo never lived to wear the white sweaty jumpsuit, the influence he's had on modern rock is seminal.  I know someone's going to make an ironic comment on that last word!   {#Naughty}
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

He would be doing the things he loved...staying out of the public eye, partying with a small group of friends, writing poetry and performing as little as possible.

 

Oh yes — lord knows that Jim was such a shy and retiring person who shunned the limelight and cared little for fame. Oh my yes.
Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
 lingchih wrote:
Anyone ever contemplate, if Jim Morrison had lived, what he would be doing now?

 
He would be doing the things he loved...staying out of the public eye, partying with a small group of friends, writing poetry and performing as little as possible.

Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
classic, but definitely one of the worst guitar solos of all time.
Posted 15 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
 The_Enemy wrote:

...plus he'd be 300 lbs and wearing a white jump suit

 

{#Lol} {#Lol} {#Lol} {#Lol} {#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 holborne wrote:
He'd also be performing "Touch Me" in Vegas, where he'd be opening for the guy who won the last season of "America's Got Talent."
 
...plus he'd be 300 lbs and wearing a white jump suit

Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
I AM THE GOD OF HELL FIRE AND I BRING YOU....

Oh, sorry...wrong song. But it is interesting that The Crazy World of Arthur Brown opened for the Doors in Detroit all those years ago. Personally, I think Arthur's Crazy World <click here> topped any act the Doors could have put on that evening.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Funny, now that I'm about to be 5 years older than Morrison was when he died, it gives me some interesting perspective. I used to be always younger than all the greats. Interesting to think about.... He may have been "enlightened" and had some really cool thoughts, but he never experienced life after 30 and 2 kids.... Hmmm.
Posted 15 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]
go jim...doors still awesome. better than todays shit that for sure.
Posted 15 years ago by fluffybum    [ Reply ]
 lingchih wrote:
Anyone ever contemplate, if Jim Morrison had lived, what he would be doing now?
 

He would be waving his dick around a lot, just as he did in real life. He was no dope — he knew that was his only real asset.

He'd also be performing "Touch Me" in Vegas, where he'd be opening for the guy who won the last season of "America's Got Talent."


Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
Anyone ever contemplate, if Jim Morrison had lived, what he would be doing now?
Sorry, stupid hypothetical. He would never had lived.

Posted 16 years ago by lingchih    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:
Felicianos' version blows this away, except for the keyboard work.................
 

literally {#Silenced}

EDIT: oops . . . . misread it as "Fellatios' version blows this away . . ." {#Shifty}
Posted 16 years ago by spraehbuer    [ Reply ]
my father played trumpet in a band to make his way thru college
he was pretty distant from  and cool to  the music i was listening to in the 60's - but i had this tune on one Saturday and he looked at me and said "I like that"
totally surprised
{#Cowboy}
Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
I suddenly feel very Baroque... hmmmm?
Posted 16 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
I think it's safe to say that when these guys got a chance to go into the studio for that first record, they had some worthy material ready
Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
 birdland wrote:
When I hear this on a CR station, I enjoy.

When I hear this on RP -  it puts me beside my big brother in the livingroom in 1967, admiring his grownupness and feeling included in his coolness, and enjoying the newness of the music.

RP has a knack for eliciting emotion from music that doesn't come through in other contexts.

It's this element that's lost by commercial radio and inattention to what happens when you don't treat music with the delicate attention and precise placement it demands.

 

I totally agree.  No other venue for this music makes me stop and ride wave after wave of memories as does RP.  This song brings back memories of listening to my older sister's Doors records when she came home from college - and told me about the protests and other events they were involved in there.

40 years and still counting...
Posted 16 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
Robby's excellent finger stylings

Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I never get tired of this.
Posted 16 years ago by aronson    [ Reply ]
I can appreciate Feliciano's version.  I think it's a very good interpretation and he gives his own "soul" to it.  I do prefer the Doors though.

What a great debut album that one was!  From that great rocker and party song Break on Through right to The End.  Blues, jazz influences.  Even a little country flavor.
Posted 16 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
When I hear this on a CR station, I enjoy.

When I hear this on RP -  it puts me beside my big brother in the livingroom in 1967, admiring his grownupness and feeling included in his coolness, and enjoying the newness of the music.

RP has a knack for eliciting emotion from music that doesn't come through in other contexts.

It's this element that's lost by commercial radio and inattention to what happens when you don't treat music with the delicate attention and precise placement it demands.

Posted 16 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
damn you, RP... doncha know I have WORK to do...??!!!{#Bananajam}
Posted 16 years ago by rocklandlove    [ Reply ]
9 - Outstanding
Posted 16 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
nigelr wrote:
Felicianos' version blows this away, except for the keyboard work.................
No, Sir. Nothing blows this away. To me this is one of the deepest rocksongs ever. And yes, the keyboard work is awesome.
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Felicianos' version blows this away, except for the keyboard work.................
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else think that the solos are perhaps just a tiny-weeny bit too long? It's not as if there's even a particularly interesting riff below. Maybe I need some weed. But the moment JM starts singing again is blessed relief. Time to get my head below the parapet methinks...
Posted 17 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
About the only Doors song I actually like. Most of the rest are just tolerable, IMO. But to each their own.
You should have heard my mom play this on the piano.
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
About the only Doors song I actually like. (Well, this and "Break On Through".) Most of the rest are just tolerable, IMO. But to each their own.
Posted 17 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
"...but, this one goes to eleven."
Posted 17 years ago by marktberry    [ Reply ]
Am I sick of this song yet?? Looks down at watch 40 years has passed... nope, not sick of it yet!
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
A major catalyst for the FM free form revolution - put the 3 minute pop format on notice. Every tune on the album is a standout.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
GIRL! We couldn't get much higher!
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
Hard to believe this song is over 40 years old. It still rocks my face off.
Posted 17 years ago by erichb    [ Reply ]
One of the great iconic songs of the 60s. It also happened to be number one on the charts when I was born.
Posted 17 years ago by Hawk24    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but how put the Rate "11" My favorite song in this planet....
Posted 17 years ago by vicmicric    [ Reply ]
pallasathene82 wrote:
Havuing grown up hearing this song, I am sick to death of it. Pah.
dude I was standing in a gas station drinking a bottle of seven up standing in dust with bare feet and it was about 1966 (I was maybe 5 years old). It's the first (radio) song I can remember. I've heard it a gillion times since and it's still cool I think.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
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Posted 17 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Porgie_Tirebiter wrote:
C'mon baby - fight my lawyer!
Sweet!
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Havuing grown up hearing this song, I am sick to death of it. Pah.
Posted 17 years ago by pallasathene82    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
What happened to thosse perfect seques? Who's mixing your music eh?
buh? I was just going to write how much I liked that segue....
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]