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"People Are Strange" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It appears on the band's second studio album, Strange Days , released in September 1967. The song was written by the Doors' vocalist Jim Morrison and guitarist Robby Krieger , although all of the band are credited on the sleeve notes.
At the suggestion of Densmore, they took a walk along Laurel Canyon. Morrison returned from the walk "euphoric" with the early lyrics of "People Are Strange". [18] Although Morrison was the Doors' primary songwriter, Krieger wrote several of the group's hit singles, with his first composition being "Light My Fire".
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The chorus from the album's single "People Are Strange" inspired the name of the 2009 documentary of the Doors, When You're Strange. [ 23 ] Although session musician Larry Knechtel had occasionally contributed bass on the band's debut album, [ 52 ] Strange Days was the first Doors album recorded with a studio musician, playing bass on the ...
A portion of the lyrics refer apparently to John F. Kennedy's assassination: "dead president's corpse in the driver's car". [9] Music journalist Greil Marcus on the other hand, elaborates that the line may not be "necessarily about JFK," but "an image floating over the tableau of everyday life." [10]
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The Spy (The Doors song) Strange Days (Doors song) ... Take It as It Comes (The Doors song) Tell All the People; Tightrope Ride; Touch Me (The Doors song) Treetrunk ...
Five to One" – excerpt of song from album Waiting for the Sun "People Are Strange" – excerpt from Elektra Records promo clip "Back Door Man" – excerpt from The Doors Are Open, Roundhouse, London, September 1968 "Light My Fire" – performance from The Ed Sullivan Show September 17, 1967