Guitarist Robbie Kreiger wrote this great song and keyboardist Ray Manzarek added the intro, its in the top 100 greatest rock songs of all time. Its one of those rare songs I can never get tired of listening too.
Your Dad is right these guys were banned from the Ed Sullivan show when they initially agreed to change the lyrics to this song but sang the original lyrics live anyway.. Lead singer Jim Morrison called himself the Lizard King and the band was well known for their drug influenced psychedelic music. He was a poet of the counterculture. Unfortunately Jim was a tragic member of the 27 club and left us far to soon
It's hard to recount what it was like to be 15, in 1967, and to hear a style of music that had NEVER been done before. It was pure magic back then....and it still is.
Jim Morrison, poet, singer, artist. Gone too soon. Ray Manzarak; Robby Krieger; John Densmore. Love the honesty of your reactions, ladies. You're listening to the gold standard of music. ( More Doors).
IT is difficult for young people today to listen patiently to an instrumental part since it is not done today, but I congratulate them because it is the beauty of discovering new music
When I was your age, when my parents told me “Don’t look too much into the lyrics”, that was a direct challenge to pay very close attention to the lyrics! And it was about the time I was your age when I realized just exactly what Light My Fire was really all about. You’re learning, ladies!
Thats why I like the reaction videos. I dont think I paid that much attention to the meaning of lyrics, but whether they flowed. Still trying to figure Louie Louie though.
The keyboardist is Ray Manzarek & the bass you're hearing is a Fender keyboard bass, which he had on top of his Vox organ. He'd play the bass with his left hand & play the organ with his right.
Regarding the bass: "The Doors lacked a bass guitarist (except during recording sessions), so for live performances Manzarek played the bass parts on a Fender Rhodes piano keyboard bass."
Girls, I am a big fan of the doors and have heard this song many times. But your reactions and sense of wonder to it made me appreciate how truly beautiful the song actually is - in its composition and execution. Thank you for renewing my enthusiasm for this song!
The Doors is a rabbit-hole, deep, dark and wide. "Light My Fire" is the entrance. This song exploded across the summer of '67 in a way I've seldom seen before or since, and permanently claimed the year as its own. It also pointed up the sharp distinction between FM radio (which played the entire song) and AM radio (which played the single version that had the instrumental solos cut out). Getting into The Doors is one of those rite-of-passage things, which changes your perspective on nearly everything. You can kind of tell by looking at them which teenagers have found The Doors, and which have not. You'll find the Doors fans are much more interesting.
Jim Morrison is so dark mysterious and dangerous and pretty to look at --- he takes you on a journey that your not sure you want to follow but cant help yourself --- you are a bit young for a couple of their songs but I cant say nothing because I was very young when they first caught my attention --- I love so many of their songs --- Riders on the Storm -- Waiting for the Sun -- Moonlight Drive -- When the Musics Over --- I do hope you will listen to more
Yeah, crazy, they actually played instruments back in the day. Glad you discovered, there's tons more where that came from. To get the full impact of the group and the late 60s (if your parents allow), recommend you watch the 1991 movie "The Doors", where Val Kilmer amazingly portrays Jim Morrison.
Well now that you've been turned on to The Doors you simply MUST hear more! Riders On the Storm, Love Street, Texas Radio and the Big Beat, The End, L.A. Woman, Road House Blues. The list goes on and on. Dig it. You guys are so cute.
The key is - they were all serious students of jazz, blues and flamenco before they walked into the studio, so they had a level of subtlety and sophistication that makes their music timeless.
Went to sleep every night in junior high school listening to The Doors greatest hits. My brother had bought it and went off to the Navy so I listened every night thinking of him.
The Doors is one of the first bands that I ever fell in love with, my favorite song by them is Roadhouse Blues! If you want some of Jim Morrison's more interesting vocal performances I recommend Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) and Love Street.
I'm pretty late to this party, but it goes beyond that....The Doors rarely used a bass player live, and only now and then in the studio. For the most part the bass parts are played by Ray on one keyboard with his left hand, at the same time he's playing the lead part on a different keyboard with his right. They weren't a band interested in overdubs much in the studio, so for the most part, what you hear on record is them laying down the bulk of the track live. Remarkable and somewhat under valued keyboard player.
The Doors are solo-ing and you are giggling about it....dont worry, you are great. If someone says they lost faith in the world I would recommend watching Dana’s Faith
Me da mucho gusto que ustedes cómo niñas oigan está música. La voz de Jim, el órgano de Ray, la guitarra de Robbie y la batería de John podrían oírse solas y aún así encantar. Saludos desde CDMX señoritas!
Standing ovation to you girls for truely showing your music hearts and souls. This is not their best and you just started your way into the rabbit hole called The Doors if you give it a try, and please please do. It warms my heart to see your reaction to this gem.
I was 17 years old and going to Northeastern University, Boston, MA during Sept. 1969 as a freshman, and saw the Doors at the Boston Arena in October, 1969. They rocked! Glad a younger generation can get a taste of the Lizard King, Jungle Jim Morrison and the Doors!
One of the many legendary songs that made 1967 a most memorable year for popular music. Definitely dive more into music released that year.....it's pretty amazing.
Jim had the voice, and the band had three of the most criminally underrated musicians of the 60s (John Densmore - drums; Ray Manzarek - keyboards; Robby Krieger - guitar...and no bass necessary). Glad you chose this...
You got it so right when you said about all the elements and the different styles of the individuals, all blended seamlessly together to create the perfect sound, I love The Doors.
"It's like they all have their own style, but they all fit in perfectly with each other"- That is the best description of The Doors that I have heard ever since I started following them 30 years ago. Great job, young lady.
The girls made a great musical point that all the musicians are playing in the same key and using the same cords but independently traveling on there own musical journey. Light My Fire has been, is now and will always be my favorite song all time for eternity.
This song was my first exposure to this band, lo so many many years ago! I love the interplay between the keyboards and guitar during the instrumental section of the song. Groovy analysis, ladies!! Ray Manzarek played not only the organ but also played the bass parts not on a stringed instrument but on keyboard. Guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the song. We lost singer and principal songwriter Jim Morrison far too soon at age 27.
Also, singer/guitarist José Feliciano did an interesting sort of jazzy cover of this song. You might want to check it out, not for a reaction, but just to hear his interpretation.
I was around both of your ages when I first heard The Doors and I just loved them too ! I would buy singles with my paperboy money and this one was my most cherished record.
Another great smooth sounding Door's classic is "Riders on the Storm" and is another long song {7:10) it includes thunderstorm tracks in the background!
Not sure if anyone else commented; The Doors didn’t have a bass player. That’s Ray Manzerick on the keyboard. His left hand was keying the bass sound while his right keyed the “keyboard” sound.
What a voice!, Yep, it ain't Drake, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, or any of those crotch grabbing screaming into the Mike, no young ladies THIS IS PURE MUSIC, and MUSICIANSHIP!, Really nice to see young people pick up on some of the greatest music ever made, Myself, I was turning 14 that year, I still remember a guy named Mike Weir came bursting into the classroom and said "man, I just heard the most Bitchin song on the radio" !yep, it was "Light my Fire", about spring 1967
That is one of the weirdest family stories ever. Dad a central figure in leading the US into war in Vietnam with the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and son a central figure in the counterculture movement tied so closely to anti-war sentiment of the day. Must have made for some crazy Thanksgiving dinners...
'Riders on the Storm,' One of the most atmospheric peices and voices captured on vinyl. Fun fact they had no bassist, the organ player did the bass with his left hand chords and melody with his right.
I love your analysis! Yes, they all had their own styles. Jim the mad poet, Ray the classically trained pianist, Robbie the flamenco guitar player and John the jazz drummer.
The drums from 4:13 to 4:26 is almost IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY WITH THAT SERIOUS INDEPENDENCE, I can barely even do it after playing drums for 30 years.....Drummer John Densmore had his OWN GROOVE!
Great summary young ladies when you said "they were all doing their own thing but it all came together and worked". That is a succinct but complete explanation of The Doors. P.s it was the jazz influence
Ahh. it's been a while ( I'm 72 ) Vocalist J.Morrison got most of the attention - You might be the first to call him 'smooth-. they were a great BAND. good job
“Touch Me” and “Break On Through” are my favorites!! Really listen to the passion in Jim’s voice, especially in “Break On Through”. Love what you guys do and keep rockin!! 🤟🤟🤟
The Doors are the closest thing you’ll get to an outer body experience without psychedelics. You guys are crushing on Jim, haha. My mother was in love with him, she saw The Doors three times, the last time in Boston in 1970, they officially released that live show. You guys would love. Jim was destined for tragedy. One of the greatest vocalist the world will ever know. Listen to song “The End”, it will blow your minds and take you far away in your minds
There are tons of songs you will love from them. L.A. Woman, Riders Of The Storm, Touch Me and Roadhouse Blues. Plus you need to see Jim Morrison perform on video. He had that look that would melt your heart.
It's so enjoying to see people listening to Light My Fire for the first time... it reminds you the feeling back in the days when you were about their age and had the same goosebumps
LA Woman is a great next song. Good as this one was, LA Woman is a masterpiece. Definitely have the lyrics _ready_ to view *after* you listen. Without spoiling it, the song has two meanings, and the principal one is not the direct one. Morrison was a gifted poet. There is LA the city that often burns in the hills, and there are its inhabitants who too often flame out... You'll love it.
It was standard practice in the early days of stereo sound to record instruments with one microphone on one "track" and then put into into either the left or right channel. It took a while for engineers to figure out how to use multiple microphones and balance the sound between left and right channels to position the instruments in the sound space. The distinct instrument on either left or right tells you it was recorded in the 1960's.
Check out their live performance of Light My Fire on the Ed Sullivan show in 1967. Jim Morrison was nervous, I think, but this shows his natural charisma. He was the template for what became the notion of 'rock star'. ruclips.net/video/tEXlWgMOtqc/видео.html Most notably, there is a backstory to this performance. They were asked to change the word 'higher' for the TV appearance. At the time, the word 'higher' was considered to have implications of drug use. The Doors either rebelled or forgot to change the lyrics and kept them as is. It's a whole story - lots of details which I won't go into here. But all available by googling.
Long ago I was in a band that played this song when it came out. Every time we played it the girls around your age would dance and sing along. They loved it! I'm happy to see that you did too.
omg I could see the blush on these girls! 😂 I think we all had that moment upon our first hearing of Jim’s vocal talents. There’s more to come from this special group... hope you become Doors fans!!!
Love seeing your reactions to these songs... It just confirms for me that great music Transcends generations... If you were born earlier, I could see you at the front of a Doors Concert....
an entire generation had the same reaction as you hearing him,, " that voice",, they were a one of a kind group from a one of a kind time in history. Their name was about going thru the Door to another type of perception, another reality if you will.
At 71 years of age I still listen to the Doors and Light My Fire. I was 18 in '67 when I first heard it.
Guitarist Robbie Kreiger wrote this great song and keyboardist Ray Manzarek added the intro, its in the top 100 greatest rock songs of all time. Its one of those rare songs I can never get tired of listening too.
Me too my friend.
Don't worry, most girls think Jim is flirting with them. My mom had a crush on him. Everyone's mom had a crush on him.
You mean everyone’s…GRANDMOTHER!!! My, how time flies.
First heard the Door's in 1967. Still listen to them fairly regularly, never got tired of them.
Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Beatles, Santana, Donovan, etc ... those people were on a whole other level
Gotta throw Jefferson Airplane in there too
@@greghartshorne6621 one pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small
The 27 club...
@@Carma_1 yep, what a shame - they never even saw 30
@@ryeguy2256 and the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all
Your Dad is right these guys were banned from the Ed Sullivan show when they initially agreed to change the lyrics to this song but sang the original lyrics live anyway.. Lead singer Jim Morrison called himself the Lizard King and the band was well known for their drug influenced psychedelic music. He was a poet of the counterculture. Unfortunately Jim was a tragic member of the 27 club and left us far to soon
It's hard to recount what it was like to be 15, in 1967, and to hear a style of music that had NEVER been done before. It was pure magic back then....and it still is.
Absolutely right.
This was a huge hit when it came out. They didn't sound like anyone else. Listen to Riders on the Storm and Soul Kitchen
The End by the doors would be one hell of a reaction
Jim Morrison, poet, singer, artist. Gone too soon. Ray Manzarak; Robby Krieger; John Densmore. Love the honesty of your reactions, ladies. You're listening to the gold standard of music.
( More Doors).
Soul Kitchen was great Riders was too commercial!!! First 2 albums were best
@@rl529 ray is a monster on the keys
IT is difficult for young people today to listen patiently to an instrumental part since it is not done today, but I congratulate them because it is the beauty of discovering new music
This song was almost all everyone heard in the summer 67... I remember it very well.
When I was your age, when my parents told me “Don’t look too much into the lyrics”, that was a direct challenge to pay very close attention to the lyrics! And it was about the time I was your age when I realized just exactly what Light My Fire was really all about. You’re learning, ladies!
Thats why I like the reaction videos. I dont think I paid that much attention to the meaning of lyrics, but whether they flowed. Still trying to figure Louie Louie though.
What is all about friend ; love song what else ;
@@joesmar1400 Yes it’s love alright..... luuuuuuv 🤣
@@joe6096 you mean drugs dude;
The keyboardist is Ray Manzarek & the bass you're hearing is a Fender keyboard bass, which he had on top of his Vox organ. He'd play the bass with his left hand & play the organ with his right.
Last time I saw him live he played right hand on a Farfisa. 🙂
Furious Ed Sullivan: "You'll never play on the Ed Sullivan show again!"
Jim Morrison: "We already played on Ed Sullivan."
Regarding the bass: "The Doors lacked a bass guitarist (except during recording sessions), so for live performances Manzarek played the bass parts on a Fender Rhodes piano keyboard bass."
Although, Light My Fire and the whole debut album was recorded that way.Basically, pretty much live in the studio,without bass guitar.
LEGEND! 👌
Girls,
I am a big fan of the doors and have heard this song many times. But your reactions and sense of wonder to it made me appreciate how truly beautiful the song actually is - in its composition and execution. Thank you for renewing my enthusiasm for this song!
Jose Feliciano did a cover of this song in 1968 that peaked at number 3 on the U.S. pop charts.
The Doors is a rabbit-hole, deep, dark and wide. "Light My Fire" is the entrance. This song exploded across the summer of '67 in a way I've seldom seen before or since, and permanently claimed the year as its own. It also pointed up the sharp distinction between FM radio (which played the entire song) and AM radio (which played the single version that had the instrumental solos cut out).
Getting into The Doors is one of those rite-of-passage things, which changes your perspective on nearly everything. You can kind of tell by looking at them which teenagers have found The Doors, and which have not. You'll find the Doors fans are much more interesting.
Yes we are rather interesting. Or are we strange eccentric hatter crazy intellectuals?
What I really love about The doors is that it is not all about vocals
Jim Morrison is so dark mysterious and dangerous and pretty to look at --- he takes you on a journey that your not sure you want to follow but cant help yourself --- you are a bit young for a couple of their songs but I cant say nothing because I was very young when they first caught my attention --- I love so many of their songs --- Riders on the Storm -- Waiting for the Sun -- Moonlight Drive -- When the Musics Over --- I do hope you will listen to more
Great reaction! There is no band quite like the Doors...you have SO much great music from them to discover! Keep on rockin'!
Yeah, crazy, they actually played instruments back in the day. Glad you discovered, there's tons more where that came from. To get the full impact of the group and the late 60s (if your parents allow), recommend you watch the 1991 movie "The Doors", where Val Kilmer amazingly portrays Jim Morrison.
Wooooo great choice again ladies...yall are awesome YEEEE!!🌹🌹
Well now that you've been turned on to The Doors you simply MUST hear more! Riders On the Storm, Love Street, Texas Radio and the Big Beat, The End, L.A. Woman, Road House Blues. The list goes on and on. Dig it. You guys are so cute.
Whiskey Bar
The key is - they were all serious students of jazz, blues and flamenco before they walked into the studio, so they had a level of subtlety and sophistication that makes their music timeless.
My all time favorite band , I grew up a doors fan and now I’m in my in my fifty’s and still love them.
Me too!!! I'll go to my grave still listening to the doors. I'll be dead but their music will live on.
You girls are going to break so many hearts! Stay beautiful lovely ladies !!
Went to sleep every night in junior high school listening to The Doors greatest hits. My brother had bought it and went off to the Navy so I listened every night thinking of him.
The Doors is one of the first bands that I ever fell in love with, my favorite song by them is Roadhouse Blues! If you want some of Jim Morrison's more interesting vocal performances I recommend Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) and Love Street.
Ray Manzarek was a classically trained, concert level pianist before he joined The Doors.
He was also in the Air Force band
I'm pretty late to this party, but it goes beyond that....The Doors rarely used a bass player live, and only now and then in the studio. For the most part the bass parts are played by Ray on one keyboard with his left hand, at the same time he's playing the lead part on a different keyboard with his right. They weren't a band interested in overdubs much in the studio, so for the most part, what you hear on record is them laying down the bulk of the track live. Remarkable and somewhat under valued keyboard player.
His voice is mesmerizing
The Doors are solo-ing and you are giggling about it....dont worry, you are great. If someone says they lost faith in the world I would recommend watching Dana’s Faith
Me da mucho gusto que ustedes cómo niñas oigan está música. La voz de Jim, el órgano de Ray, la guitarra de Robbie y la batería de John podrían oírse solas y aún así encantar. Saludos desde CDMX señoritas!
Grande the Doors
Excellent reaction girls! It made me happy to see your appreciation. So glad you loved it. Smart girls.
It's great to see kids this young listening to and appreciating this music.
LOL. Loved your reaction. One of the iconic classics of the sixties. Please listen to more Doors as they have many great songs.
Standing ovation, cool reaction. Music of my generation, Jim Morrison was a charismatic intelligent young man, nostalgic
“His voice sounds so flirty” oh man... if they only knew...
The girls in the little Hollywood bungalow knew.
Standing ovation to you girls for truely showing your music hearts and souls. This is not their best and you just started your way into the rabbit hole called The Doors if you give it a try, and please please do. It warms my heart to see your reaction to this gem.
I was 17 years old and going to Northeastern University, Boston, MA during Sept. 1969 as a freshman, and saw the Doors at the Boston Arena in October, 1969. They rocked! Glad a younger generation can get a taste of the Lizard King, Jungle Jim Morrison and the Doors!
The keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, an amazing musician also played the bass parts with foot pedals.
He actually played a piano bass with his right hand. The pedals were part of it.
One of the many legendary songs that made 1967 a most memorable year for popular music. Definitely dive more into music released that year.....it's pretty amazing.
Agreed. Hands down, 1967 was the best year ever in pop music.
It's so much fun watching you two discover great music! Your parents are very lucky people too.
Excellent review, now you need to do Riders on the Storm by the Doors.......one of the greatest songs ever 😋
I concur!!!
Another great band you have been introduced to! Delightful to see your reactions to the keyboard/guitar sections.
Jim had the voice, and the band had three of the most criminally underrated musicians of the 60s (John Densmore - drums; Ray Manzarek - keyboards; Robby Krieger - guitar...and no bass necessary).
Glad you chose this...
You got it so right when you said about all the elements and the different styles of the individuals, all blended seamlessly together to create the perfect sound, I love The Doors.
Girls your doing a great job
Keep having fun listening to the music...
"It's like they all have their own style, but they all fit in perfectly with each other"- That is the best description of The Doors that I have heard ever since I started following them 30 years ago. Great job, young lady.
The girls made a great musical point that all the musicians are playing in the same key and using the same cords but independently traveling on there own musical journey. Light My Fire has been, is now and will always be my favorite song all time for eternity.
This song was my first exposure to this band, lo so many many years ago! I love the interplay between the keyboards and guitar during the instrumental section of the song. Groovy analysis, ladies!! Ray Manzarek played not only the organ but also played the bass parts not on a stringed instrument but on keyboard. Guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the song. We lost singer and principal songwriter Jim Morrison far too soon at age 27.
Also, singer/guitarist José Feliciano did an interesting sort of jazzy cover of this song. You might want to check it out, not for a reaction, but just to hear his interpretation.
Jose Feliciano wrote this song and recorded it first The Doors version is the cover
@@denisbriggs2992 Wrong. Robby Krieger wrote the song.
The voice, the keyboards... try the Doors "Riders on the Storm" for more of this groove.
Listening to the Doors you're entering the deep end of the pool.
Oh ya, the girls loved Jim Morrison. You will love just about everything they did. Happy travels into the Doors....
I was around both of your ages when I first heard The Doors and I just loved them too ! I would buy singles with my paperboy money and this one was my most cherished record.
Another great smooth sounding Door's classic is "Riders on the Storm" and is another long song {7:10) it includes thunderstorm tracks in the background!
I love to hear your reactions. Great to hear from the younger generation 😊
FINALLY !!! ... THE DOORS !!! ... MORE DOORS !!! 🤓
Jim was out there a little further then the rest of us.
The production sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Hard to believe it came out some 54 years ago.
As a 21 year old girl, today, this song is un matchable. I get a feeling listening to this song like no other. Especially beautiful song.
Greatest Rock song ever written !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never gets old !!!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure if anyone else commented; The Doors didn’t have a bass player. That’s Ray Manzerick on the keyboard. His left hand was keying the bass sound while his right keyed the “keyboard” sound.
Ahhh man the next one should be LOVE STREET , you ladies are the coolest I tell ya .
You two are adorable. Spot on with your critique of my favorite song of all time.
What a voice!, Yep, it ain't Drake, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, or any of those crotch grabbing screaming into the Mike, no young ladies THIS IS PURE MUSIC, and MUSICIANSHIP!, Really nice to see young people pick up on some of the greatest music ever made, Myself, I was turning 14 that year, I still remember a guy named Mike Weir came bursting into the classroom and said "man, I just heard the most Bitchin song on the radio" !yep, it was "Light my Fire", about spring 1967
When I was on active duty in the US Navy in Washington DC in 1968-69, Admiral Morrison, Jim Morrison's father, was my commanding officer!
That is one of the weirdest family stories ever. Dad a central figure in leading the US into war in Vietnam with the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and son a central figure in the counterculture movement tied so closely to anti-war sentiment of the day. Must have made for some crazy Thanksgiving dinners...
'Riders on the Storm,' One of the most atmospheric peices and voices captured on vinyl.
Fun fact they had no bassist, the organ player did the bass with his left hand chords and melody with his right.
nope- on the album [LA Woman] the bass was played by Elvis Presley's session musician
@@tvo2563 Ok. All the LIVE stuff was RM
Yeah girls, you finally did this reaction. You just got a subscriber.
I love your analysis! Yes, they all had their own styles. Jim the mad poet, Ray the classically trained pianist, Robbie the flamenco guitar player and John the jazz drummer.
The drums from 4:13 to 4:26 is almost IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY WITH THAT SERIOUS INDEPENDENCE, I can barely even do it after playing drums for 30 years.....Drummer John Densmore had his OWN GROOVE!
"When the music's over" is definitely worth a listen! The Doors are awesome
Great summary young ladies when you said "they were all doing their own thing but it all came together and worked".
That is a succinct but complete explanation of The Doors.
P.s it was the jazz influence
Ahh. it's been a while ( I'm 72 ) Vocalist J.Morrison got most of the attention - You might be the first to call him 'smooth-. they were a great BAND. good job
Teen girls watching him sing....oh boy their hormones gonna get lit with fire 🔥
“Touch Me” and “Break On Through” are my favorites!! Really listen to the passion in Jim’s voice, especially in “Break On Through”. Love what you guys do and keep rockin!! 🤟🤟🤟
The doors. Sooo good. Soo underrated. Need to do more.
I enjoy this reaction. I had fun with you. Excellent. The Doors is one of my favorite bands. Thank you. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jim Morrison always told his bandmates to try to write about eternal themes & songs they will be listening to 50yrs from now. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
You two girls rock , thank you 😊
you´ve chosen another great band.I also recommend the song the end.
Yes!!! The doors are amazing!!! 🇬🇧
Other songs by The Doors to check out include: People Are Strange, Riders On The Storm, Touch Me, Hello I Love You and L.A. Woman.
See the light ... in their eyes! They really got it!
The Doors are the closest thing you’ll get to an outer body experience without psychedelics. You guys are crushing on Jim, haha. My mother was in love with him, she saw The Doors three times, the last time in Boston in 1970, they officially released that live show. You guys would love. Jim was destined for tragedy. One of the greatest vocalist the world will ever know. Listen to song “The End”, it will blow your minds and take you far away in your minds
Does that include Beer
Riders on the Storm, The End, LA Woman, 20th Century Fox, People are Strange, Break On Through, and so many more ...
There are tons of songs you will love from them. L.A. Woman, Riders Of The Storm, Touch Me and Roadhouse Blues. Plus you need to see Jim Morrison perform on video. He had that look that would melt your heart.
It's so enjoying to see people listening to Light My Fire for the first time... it reminds you the feeling back in the days when you were about their age and had the same goosebumps
My hippie folks sure gave me the gift of music. Rays keyboard was one of my very first sound memories as a baby.
It's so cute watching you two react to this song! 😊
LA Woman is a great next song. Good as this one was, LA Woman is a masterpiece. Definitely have the lyrics _ready_ to view *after* you listen. Without spoiling it, the song has two meanings, and the principal one is not the direct one. Morrison was a gifted poet. There is LA the city that often burns in the hills, and there are its inhabitants who too often flame out... You'll love it.
It was standard practice in the early days of stereo sound to record instruments with one microphone on one "track" and then put into into either the left or right channel. It took a while for engineers to figure out how to use multiple microphones and balance the sound between left and right channels to position the instruments in the sound space. The distinct instrument on either left or right tells you it was recorded in the 1960's.
Check out their live performance of Light My Fire on the Ed Sullivan show in 1967. Jim Morrison was nervous, I think, but this shows his natural charisma. He was the template for what became the notion of 'rock star'. ruclips.net/video/tEXlWgMOtqc/видео.html
Most notably, there is a backstory to this performance. They were asked to change the word 'higher' for the TV appearance. At the time, the word 'higher' was considered to have implications of drug use. The Doors either rebelled or forgot to change the lyrics and kept them as is. It's a whole story - lots of details which I won't go into here. But all available by googling.
Long ago I was in a band that played this song when it came out. Every time we played it the girls around your age would dance and sing along. They loved it! I'm happy to see that you did too.
At the time it was a brand new sound. That summer was crazy with new music.
omg I could see the blush on these girls! 😂 I think we all had that moment upon our first hearing of Jim’s vocal talents. There’s more to come from this special group... hope you become Doors fans!!!
THE SOFT PARADE NEXT!!!
An icon but also a tragedy. Jim Morrison was one of a kind.
Love seeing your reactions to these songs... It just confirms for me that great music Transcends generations... If you were born earlier, I could see you at the front of a Doors Concert....
Welcome aboard, youngsters! You're in for a real treat, with this band. The Doors , are legendary, enjoy the ride.
an entire generation had the same reaction as you hearing him,, " that voice",, they were a one of a kind group from a one of a kind time in history. Their name was about going thru the Door to another type of perception, another reality if you will.
Four words: "When the Music's Over". Especially if it''s the version from "Absolutely Live", with Jim SCREAMING at the audience, lol.
The Doors will amaze you every time. Good choice for a start.