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"What Have They Done to the Earth?" "Persian Night" "Return to the Main Themes" According to music journalist Stephen Davis, the lyrics "When the music's over, turn out the lights" originated from a comment made by the owner of the London Fog, a Los Angeles music venue where the Doors played late at night. [11]
In 2002, the two together formed a new version of the Doors which they called the Doors of the 21st Century. Due to legal battles with Densmore and the Morrison estate over use of the Doors name, they changed their name several times and ultimately toured under the name "Manzarek–Krieger" or "Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors". [152]
"The End" is an epic song by the American rock band the Doors. Lead singer Jim Morrison initially wrote the lyrics about his break up with an ex-girlfriend, Mary Werbelow, [7] but it evolved through months of performances at the Whisky a Go Go into a much longer song.
"Peace Frog" is a song by the Doors, which was released on their fifth studio album Morrison Hotel in 1970. Guitarist Robby Krieger explained that the music was written and recorded first, with the lyrics later coming from poems by singer Jim Morrison. [1]
Despite the fact that "Waiting for the Sun" was not released as a single or how it did not surpass Morrison Hotel's much more popular songs "Peace Frog" and "Roadhouse Blues" in significance, "Waiting for the Sun" is considered to be one of the Doors' best songs of all time for its haunting composition and lyrics, with it gaining mostly positive reviews from critics.
The song was recorded in 1966 by the rock group the Doors, listed as "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)".According to drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger, the song was presented by keyboardist Ray Manzarek to the group during their early years, and due to their dissatisfaction with the melody, they radically changed it.
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An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the American rock band the Doors.Following the death of Jim Morrison and the band's breakup, the surviving members of the Doors reconvened to set several of Morrison's spoken word recordings to music. [6]