The Doors - Riders on the Storm (Official Audio)

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  • @williamtobin7282
    @williamtobin7282 Рік тому +2546

    Adding the "rain effect" made this a timeless classic. Deep, dark, poetic with tragedy and hope all infused. Love it

  • @lindajackson4631
    @lindajackson4631 4 роки тому +2542

    One of the most complete, perfect songs ever written and performed.

    • @Mazinga
      @Mazinga 3 роки тому +16

      Perfectly stated

    • @tdb4763
      @tdb4763 3 роки тому +25

      The first good song to take lsd. Hence the doors of perception.

    • @kylelococo7620
      @kylelococo7620 3 роки тому +6

      @@tdb4763 What?

    • @joshalo16
      @joshalo16 2 роки тому +1

      Facts

    • @Meshtar
      @Meshtar 2 роки тому +2

      without doubt
      well put

  • @nadaabbassi2335
    @nadaabbassi2335 3 місяці тому +535

    To the ppl listening to this now, thank u for existing.

  • @elizabethg3115
    @elizabethg3115 7 місяців тому +736

    I am 77 year old grandmother! I have never gotten tired nof these songs. Lookng back on my wild past! Staying alive, but almost all my old Hippy Friends left me. They went Riding on the Storm!

  • @tammcquillan473
    @tammcquillan473 3 роки тому +1481

    First heard this in a little bar in Ostend Belgium called Sloopys.I was 17 .I’m now 67.And it still blows me away.All time great.

    • @E-LIB
      @E-LIB 3 роки тому +37

      Bonjour. J'ai entendu les Doors la première fois en 1972. C'était '' Stranges days ''. J'ai aujourd'hui 63 ans et j'aime toujours autant les Doors. Portez-vous bien. 🎶🍺🇨🇵🆓🍷

    • @jamosh1967
      @jamosh1967 3 роки тому +19

      I was 4 years old in 1971 when this song came out.

    • @maarya111
      @maarya111 3 роки тому +7

      ...wow...!

    • @jesusruizmartinez2805
      @jesusruizmartinez2805 3 роки тому

      Nice sr.

    • @phillipanderson7398
      @phillipanderson7398 2 роки тому +5

      @@jamosh1967 Ad Jim was only 27. He looked twice that.

  • @WilliamOshea-sj9ze
    @WilliamOshea-sj9ze Рік тому +229

    This incredible masterpiece by the doors just makes me want to get in a car on a dark and rainy night in the middle of the summer and just drive through the back roads of America to get away from all my problems and just experience things i have never experienced before. I just want to live.

    • @dirkremmington
      @dirkremmington Рік тому +13

      This summer...do it.... you'll never regret it unless you don't get out there.... it's what I do every couple weeks...saves my sanity

    • @christian2854
      @christian2854 11 місяців тому +6

      I'm right there with you. Let's ride!

    • @michaelakoskovick3
      @michaelakoskovick3 8 місяців тому +4

      This song is almost like the movie lost highway by David Lynch

    • @darrenmartin6101
      @darrenmartin6101 6 місяців тому +1

      we're all here to help, no matter what your problems are.

    • @justkiddin84
      @justkiddin84 4 місяці тому

      @@michaelakoskovick3And the references are noir films and mystery books. It’s just perfect!

  • @rickyalvarez5903
    @rickyalvarez5903 2 роки тому +861

    Man, The Doors are timeless. Pure Rock n Roll.

    • @Iron72frank
      @Iron72frank 2 роки тому +20

      Rock blues right?

    • @1969cmp
      @1969cmp Рік тому +12

      Jazz. 😊

    • @mr.r4910
      @mr.r4910 Рік тому +4

      ​Fan di Undertaker EXACTLY if you don't hear blues in that track you're DELUSIONAL

    • @mr.r4910
      @mr.r4910 Рік тому +1

      @IiIiIiIiIiIodkeis if you want to say Rock I guess but that track that is almost entirely rhythm and blues.

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice Рік тому +5

      It's pure 60s

  • @KeithC77-zzz
    @KeithC77-zzz 2 місяці тому +103

    I’m a fairly lonely sort of person, which no longer really bothers me, cause I’ve kind of gotten used to it. Late at night, I make a hot cup of tea, put on The Doors and sit looking out at the rain. It soothes my soul. Whoever and wherever you are, I wish you peace ☮️ ❤😊

    • @Nat.Ka1
      @Nat.Ka1 2 місяці тому +4

      Благослови тебя Бог! ❤

    • @KeithC77-zzz
      @KeithC77-zzz 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Nat.Ka1Thanks , and you too 😊

    • @mattd5147
      @mattd5147 2 місяці тому +9

      Late night and The Doors are an amazing combination. Sorry to hear you're lonely, though. Wish you all the best. Take care.

    • @walksandwater9447
      @walksandwater9447 2 місяці тому +3

      Hugs

    • @keithcarr2053
      @keithcarr2053 2 місяці тому +3

      Iam with ya!

  • @tonystark341
    @tonystark341 Рік тому +211

    Probably the best keyboard solo in rock history

    • @bigcat618
      @bigcat618 9 місяців тому +13

      RIP Ray Manzarek. Also see Light My Fire.

    • @ryanjones4150
      @ryanjones4150 Місяць тому +2

      I love this song, I love the solo, but I think that saying that anything is the best is over-reaching a little. I mean, Rod Argent's solo on Hold Your head High is pretty good, Jon lord of Deep Purple said it was his favorite. Steve Winwoods solos on The Low Spark of High-heeled boys is pretty good. Rick Wakeman's Roundabout Hammond organ solo is great. Greg Allman has some great solos on Live at Fillmore East. Even the Oberheim Four Voice synthesizer solo on Styx's Angry Young Man (Fooling Yourself) is pretty kick-ass. Or how about Keith Emerson's Karnevil 9 solos ? i could go on, but I won't. You get the picture.

    • @stevensoluri4993
      @stevensoluri4993 11 днів тому +1

      Karn Evil #9 ELP. Give it a listen.

  • @gregmcgiffney5720
    @gregmcgiffney5720 Рік тому +283

    Robbie Krieger - probably the most underrated guitar player ever. Every riff a masterstroke.

    • @johnmichaelson9173
      @johnmichaelson9173 9 місяців тому +20

      I couldn't agree more, what a player, great riffs he knew how to vibe & he knew exactly when less is more. I remember reading Jim saying "Robbie doesn't get enough credit". The first song Robbie wrote was "Light My Fire" an unbelievable talent.

    • @stevefabian477
      @stevefabian477 7 місяців тому +7

      So true and the reason why I got a Gibson sg for my son's 1st guitar.

    • @dominiccundari8334
      @dominiccundari8334 Місяць тому

      have you seen Robbie with the band black moods remake of road house blues?

  • @stevebrooks8410
    @stevebrooks8410 3 роки тому +960

    It's fall, 2021. Was sitting in my truck right next to the beach in Ocean Beach, Ca. I could hear the waves and there was a wicked lightning storm all around that night. This song was playing and for a few minutes, it was synchronicity.

    • @matlockduybay1888
      @matlockduybay1888 3 роки тому +10

      yep riding down OB from upland calf thou desert early 1970s see my grand parents reminds of this song

    • @retardtiger
      @retardtiger 2 роки тому +26

      Also a trucker, in Scotland. This is a midnight drive in a storm tune😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @SpaceAce1993
      @SpaceAce1993 2 роки тому +10

      I’m from SD and OB is my go to beach

    • @ivyrose1222
      @ivyrose1222 2 роки тому +4

      Are you serious? How Awesome. Yes! Total etherial moment. It's a shame though at the same time.

    • @aintmisbehavin7400
      @aintmisbehavin7400 2 роки тому +1

      @@SpaceAce1993Same!

  • @deborahdegenhart2456
    @deborahdegenhart2456 6 місяців тому +169

    My parents wouldn't allow a TV and we would only be allowed to listen to classical music. My neighbor was washing his car and blasting this. My very 1st pop/rock song. Been in love with the Doors ever since

    • @donr5593
      @donr5593 6 місяців тому +10

      Did You have a transistor radio hiden in Your bedroom?

    • @been.down.so.long.71
      @been.down.so.long.71 5 місяців тому +2

      AWESOME JOB... WELCOME TO THE BEST CLUB 🎉🎉

    • @garywood708
      @garywood708 5 місяців тому

      Nice 😊

    • @chrisgeorgeortiz1981
      @chrisgeorgeortiz1981 5 місяців тому

      I got to hear more. How old were you at the time? Where did you grow up?

    • @kkdesigns3
      @kkdesigns3 4 місяці тому

      Love this story. Wish it was mine lol

  • @joshuakatzman4560
    @joshuakatzman4560 Рік тому +146

    The Doors are the gold standard for the best in American rock music, and this song is arguably their pinnacle. Also, it's the final song on their final album. What a final statement!

    • @danielmihajlica
      @danielmihajlica Рік тому +13

      Supposedly it was the last song Jim Morrison ever recorded, pretty cool.

    • @billybatts9491
      @billybatts9491 Рік тому +4

      Their hit to bust ratio is outta this world! Like all other artists, i can find a few songs on their albums that i dont like. With the doors, theres maybe one song per album that i dont like. Thats why i cant call myself a beatles fan. I like some of their songs, but i dislike waaaaaay more. Same with the stones!!!

    • @nedzadmidzic8068
      @nedzadmidzic8068 Рік тому +2

      The gold standard for the best in the World rock music, I would rather say.

    • @raducimpian5931
      @raducimpian5931 10 місяців тому +2

      I wont deny what you say but Metallica and Alice in Chains are kinda untouchable as well.

    • @pachycephalosauruslover14
      @pachycephalosauruslover14 3 місяці тому +2

      @@raducimpian5931 Metallica? they have a lot of flops

  • @cr3635
    @cr3635 Рік тому +197

    One of best singers ever. Such a bluesy soulful voice.

  • @anathemachristos
    @anathemachristos 4 роки тому +917

    No fucking words can describe the magical feeling of this song.... So much darkness, love, and romance.

    • @indigo6719
      @indigo6719 3 роки тому +12

      It is "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors

    • @ricovali9245
      @ricovali9245 3 роки тому +13

      The song is a about a serial killing hitchhiker. Youre way way off

    • @stainedclass7894
      @stainedclass7894 3 роки тому +13

      @@ricovali9245 There are a couple of lines that MAY be a reference to a specific killer (can't remember the name), but that's it. There's no indication that it's explicitly about one single thing.

    • @AdrianasKeys
      @AdrianasKeys 3 роки тому +7

      I agree...Also it was the last song Jim ever recorded. What Beautiful legacy! Life - as art - cast on a sheet of...vinyl.

    • @Gamer36046
      @Gamer36046 3 роки тому +13

      @@ricovali9245 The song is about several things, The idea that we're born against our will, the killer on the road like you said, and the simple feeling of being loved. Its a hearty song.

  • @dankaradave
    @dankaradave 10 місяців тому +17

    One of my favorite rain-songs

  • @GardenCelluloids
    @GardenCelluloids 3 роки тому +250

    I slept and this song came on the radio and I heard this in a dream. Definitely one of my best dream.

    • @GardenCelluloids
      @GardenCelluloids 3 роки тому +8

      @Ashton Pickering I was trapped in my room with my sibling and there was a loud storm outside. The electricity kept going out and the TV spelt out some weird words.

    • @pedropolanco9042
      @pedropolanco9042 3 роки тому +6

      Dear Beta Tod: whereby some reason, you've oppened somehow your own door. No botter, hope it had happens on full moon, like Jim himself would has wanted...!

    • @GardenCelluloids
      @GardenCelluloids 3 роки тому +2

      @@pedropolanco9042 maybe it was that in gibberish language.

  • @carloseugeniocarlos4287
    @carloseugeniocarlos4287 3 роки тому +192

    my favorite song of the band! everything on this is pure magic! R.ip Jim Morrison (1943-1971)

  • @Gamer36046
    @Gamer36046 3 роки тому +6339

    Don't want to take away credit from Jim Morrison, he was a genius of his time, but the Doors just wouldn't be the Doors without Manzarek's masterful key playing. His playing makes this and the rest of their music instantly recognizable.
    Edit: also keep in mind, Ray plays the keys section, but he ALSO plays the bass line in every doors song. The doors didn't have a bassist, it was all Ray.

    • @AdrianasKeys
      @AdrianasKeys 3 роки тому +105

      Absolutely! :-)

    • @dscharlesworth1
      @dscharlesworth1 3 роки тому +342

      I was saying something similar to some co-workers a few years back, but took it a bit further. I said that The Doors were one of those few bands that were a real band, that if you took out any member and replaced them with somebody else that it would be a completely different band.

    • @xtenkfarpl
      @xtenkfarpl 3 роки тому +151

      @@dscharlesworth1 Very true. Listen to what Robbie is doing on guitar. Never obtrusive, but exactly what fits for the song.

    • @erikklouda570
      @erikklouda570 3 роки тому +102

      The unique blend of all 4 made that impossible to recreate feeling in their music

    • @Trendkiller169
      @Trendkiller169 3 роки тому +19

      True that!

  • @charliecrackers985
    @charliecrackers985 23 дні тому +10

    The whispers vocals behind Jims vocals used to trip me out during my acid days. I’m 37 years old and have loved The Doors since I was a kid. My pops used to play them

    • @Sxcheschka
      @Sxcheschka 11 днів тому

      I'm 27 and this was the first time I ever noticed them, thank you Kraken Kitty headphones.

  • @mikep5701
    @mikep5701 4 роки тому +142

    Great Music never dies. This is one that never will.

  • @w.j.mulder8284
    @w.j.mulder8284 2 роки тому +25

    Vier mannen op de juiste tijd op de juiste tijd bij elkaar, goud man!
    Zonder één van hen had dit niet gelukt, zo simpel is het!

  • @craiglarge5925
    @craiglarge5925 9 місяців тому +96

    1971, what a great year for music.

  • @macdadstromboli2762
    @macdadstromboli2762 4 дні тому +1

    At 5:43, you can faintly hear Jim say, " Riders on the storm" has a sort of ghostly sound. I love it!

  • @JeanPhilippeHaag
    @JeanPhilippeHaag Рік тому +87

    This whole album is timeless
    Bought it right away - that was 71 or 72.
    Still is listening to it - 23.
    This mix of rock, blues, jazz and sadness, Jim’s voice, keyboard and guitar makes it in-temporal.

  • @user-im2dc4rs8c
    @user-im2dc4rs8c 18 днів тому +7

    I am here in 2025 this album is still one of the best albums that the doors ever made I think it is the best

  • @D4u2s0t
    @D4u2s0t Рік тому +48

    I remember listening to this on my dad's old vinyls in the basement as a kid... Now me and my 10 year old are listening while we wait for school to start.

    • @ianstuart5660
      @ianstuart5660 7 місяців тому

      Awesome....👍👍

    • @AshleeTines
      @AshleeTines 7 місяців тому +1

      Start them off young on the classics I love it haha

  • @widjeofficial
    @widjeofficial Рік тому +13

    Younger, when I came back at home, completely drunk after a party, alone in the cold night at 2 a.m, I was listening to this tune. What a perfect way to sober up. And you know what ? I do the same now, lost in the lightning of my new town, Paris, not so far from where he dies.

    • @psycho8181
      @psycho8181 Місяць тому

      October 23 1997 til PRESENT…

  • @hablo8602
    @hablo8602 21 день тому +7

    Who's here forever and ever for this?

  • @haydnplus
    @haydnplus 2 роки тому +61

    Jim Morrison’s final song, and an excellent one too. Rest In Peace: 1943 to 1971

  • @stevenrobertson261
    @stevenrobertson261 11 днів тому +3

    Musical masterpiece. The keyboards are great.

  • @michaelgranger7113
    @michaelgranger7113 5 місяців тому +20

    Morrison had one of the greatest ever male voices in Rock. It's the best part of this song.

  • @Aardcore
    @Aardcore 2 роки тому +180

    One of my dad's favorite songs. Monsoon season here in Tucson doesn't feel complete until this song comes on at least ONCE somehow. The perfect jam for late night driving, cruising through the rain, or enjoying a cloudy, dreary day.

    • @ZJhontu1
      @ZJhontu1 Рік тому +7

      Your dad sounds like one cool cat. ❤️💪🔥

    • @kathygibbons5302
      @kathygibbons5302 Рік тому +6

      Ditto!
      And we are still waiting up here in Central Phoenix for a proper Monsoon to show up to play this with!

    • @Treaxvour
      @Treaxvour Рік тому +1

      Absolutely 💯

    • @ArchIVEDCinema
      @ArchIVEDCinema Рік тому +2

      Just looked this up cause it came on the radio while I was driving home in a pitch-black, windy nighttime rainstorm up here in the woods of Maine. It was euphoric to say the least

  • @michaelkirkpatrick7483
    @michaelkirkpatrick7483 2 роки тому +99

    Man... the band was so tight on this classic song. Manzarek's amazing keyboard play sets the tone, and they just go from there. Incredible set of musicians. Everyone talks mostly about Morrison, but let's not forget the 3 guys behind him.

    • @gordonhuskisson8809
      @gordonhuskisson8809 2 роки тому +5

      Right - also bass guitarist Jerry Scheff is not credited but is part of the groove - in fairness, he played a bass line created by Manzarek.

    • @michaelkirkpatrick7483
      @michaelkirkpatrick7483 2 роки тому +4

      @@gordonhuskisson8809 - yep, give credit where credit is due. Shame he did not get his name on the album liner notes.

    • @PabloTorres-w9q
      @PabloTorres-w9q Рік тому +1

      ES UN CLASICO TEMASSO

    • @dave041153
      @dave041153 Рік тому +1

      @@gordonhuskisson8809- and it was a b*tch to play on the bass guitar... easy on keyboards

    • @lionheartroar3104
      @lionheartroar3104 Рік тому +1

      There were two additional musicians. One of them was Elvis' bass player.

  • @matteoromenghi
    @matteoromenghi 13 днів тому +2

    Pure magic.
    Terrific song.

  • @jj9131
    @jj9131 4 роки тому +779

    Riders on the storm
    Riders on the storm
    Into this house we're born
    Into this world we're thrown
    Like a dog without a bone
    An actor out alone
    Riders on the storm
    There's a killer on the road
    His brain is squirmin' like a toad
    Take a long holiday
    Let your children play
    If ya give this man a ride
    Sweet memory will die
    Killer on the road, yeah
    Girl, ya gotta love your man
    Girl, ya gotta love your man
    Take him by the hand
    Make him understand
    The world on you depends
    Our life will never end
    Gotta love your man, yeah
    Riders on the storm
    Into this house we're born
    Into this world we're thrown
    Like a dog without a bone
    An actor out on loan
    Riders on the storm
    Riders on the storm
    Riders on the storm
    Riders on the storm
    Riders on the storm

    • @jessefields2225
      @jessefields2225 3 роки тому

      @@anniedarkhorse6791 what's it matter to you

    • @huntermentch
      @huntermentch 3 роки тому

      @@anniedarkhorse6791 buzz off

    • @joancampbell2809
      @joancampbell2809 3 роки тому +2

      👌

    • @pedropolanco9042
      @pedropolanco9042 3 роки тому +7

      ...intimate realities facts, from we all should be concious awaken through... just in order of breakin' parallels... To the other side, my friend...!

    • @ostracon5412
      @ostracon5412 3 роки тому +33

      It's "sweet family will die"

  • @cynthiaslater1984
    @cynthiaslater1984 3 роки тому +256

    The older I get the more I love this wonderful poetry to outstanding music.

    • @cheryldylan9506
      @cheryldylan9506 3 роки тому +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Cynthia, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @darrangardner1322
      @darrangardner1322 2 роки тому

      @@cheryldylan9506 stop doing that to people you don't know it can make them scared 😨.

    • @IRONSPIDER433
      @IRONSPIDER433 2 роки тому +1

      I first heard The Doors in 1979 at the tender age of 10., fell instantly in love with Jim's poetic lyrics, set to some of best music ever conceived. Now at almost 54, I love it even more.

  • @michaelcollins237
    @michaelcollins237 4 роки тому +38

    Since 1965 I have been hip to these guys At 75 I am still ALL IN

  • @classicrockplaylist06
    @classicrockplaylist06 24 дні тому +5

    What a beautiful, calming tune. May it bring peace to your soul, clarity to your mind, and strength to your heart.

    • @gianniscossa3548
      @gianniscossa3548 20 днів тому +1

      And the killer on the road...? 🎅❤️😁🇮🇹

    • @KeithC77-zzz
      @KeithC77-zzz 10 днів тому +1

      @@gianniscossa3548His brain is squirming like a toad….. 🐸

  • @mikefriedrichs4224
    @mikefriedrichs4224 4 роки тому +1319

    I was a Vietnam Vet, 2 tours Airborne, love the music.

    • @Superdupersupersuped
      @Superdupersupersuped 4 роки тому +69

      God bless you, and thank you.

    • @TOOFERMAC53
      @TOOFERMAC53 4 роки тому +49

      Thank you sir

    • @richardcerda6667
      @richardcerda6667 4 роки тому +62

      You still are a vet! Always will be. Thank you for your sacrifice. My pops is a vet also. 101st airborne

    • @ishatters
      @ishatters 4 роки тому +24

      @@richardcerda6667 godbless you’re father! I’m Canadian but I can always respect a man who served and protected this country ✊✊

    • @ishatters
      @ishatters 4 роки тому +28

      I’m not even an American but god bless you and thank you for your service ✊ my respect goes to you.

  • @artale4404
    @artale4404 2 роки тому +77

    Sad and surreal, hauntingly beautiful and far away was how I felt when I first listened to this song in 1971. I still feel the same way in 2022. This is the mark of all powerful music. Timeless!!

  • @robertleath9913
    @robertleath9913 2 роки тому +71

    Without a doubt my favorite Doors song

    • @Nik-6675
      @Nik-6675 Рік тому +4

      Eh, I prefer "People are strange"

    • @Pabliski577
      @Pabliski577 3 місяці тому

      This is _the_ favorite Doors song... There is no better melting sound!

  • @wildman8121
    @wildman8121 Місяць тому +2

    This is the spookiest shit. I turned this video on while chilling and vaping some weed. I did that at the exact moment the news was announced that Former President Jimmy Carter died yesterday and I got the news immediately after the song ended. The air was perfectly still where I was at but I could feel it move through the room. I put off posting this but its been bugging me all day and I had to share with the surviving and extended Doors family.
    That's what Jim really summoned up. Wow! It was one eeriest things I have ever felt on my own life trip here. Just had to share. The Doors continue to be a huge influence on me as a composer. Thanks for all the memories! :D

  • @jamesmcknight8200
    @jamesmcknight8200 4 роки тому +1288

    I met Ray Manzarek in an Ace Hardware in St. Helena Ca in the early 2000's. I didn't recognize him and while we were standing in line, I said "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Ray Manzarek?" He replied: "Yes, my wife says that all the time." Great memory.

    • @AlexVinchenzo
      @AlexVinchenzo 4 роки тому +61

      you are lucky

    • @craigkoenig6289
      @craigkoenig6289 4 роки тому +21

      that's great

    • @CarrieLuikens
      @CarrieLuikens 4 роки тому +50

      That must have been a magical feeling! I met John Densmore in the mid 90s when he played a solo drum show at my college campus, University of South Dakota of all places! I wrote for the college newspaper at the time and was invited to the after-show mixer where only about 20 people were there. I walked right up to John, shook his hand and proceeded to tell him about a play I was writing in my creative writing class inspired by the Doors music. John smiled and then said, "If you make it to Broadway, call me up!" Still to this day I am amazed at my luck that day meeting him. Years later I was also able to see the Doors play in concert with Ian Astbury, which was phenomenal. The Doors played for about 2 1/2 hours and the band let people get up on the stage and dance. Very fun memorable experience.

    • @yannisgk
      @yannisgk 4 роки тому +4

      @Tony E TWICE HERE...(STRANGE DREAMZ)

    • @xreconusmc3156
      @xreconusmc3156 4 роки тому +10

      James McKnight what ah story 👍👍

  • @rogerandrus1806
    @rogerandrus1806 2 роки тому +110

    Always loved the influence of jazz in this composition, especially in the exceptional keyboards.

    • @billvill61
      @billvill61 Рік тому +5

      Ray and Robbie were jazz guys.

    • @mikeandike2021
      @mikeandike2021 Рік тому +4

      ​@@billvill61 it was ray and John, robbie had classical guitar training before he started playing electric guitar.

    • @JeanPhilippeHaag
      @JeanPhilippeHaag Рік тому +2

      In the whole Album , actually

  • @thejoker-ie1mm
    @thejoker-ie1mm 2 місяці тому +6

    A masterpiece forever.Thanks The Doors 💫👏👏👏

  • @sanmama1602
    @sanmama1602 3 місяці тому +4

    When I was little, every sunday walked with our dog Sonja to the horses with my father. When we came home he put on the radio and asked me what I wanted to hear. This song always. But I called it the song with the sea. Im 54 now. My dad is 76.

  • @bexdoolan5375
    @bexdoolan5375 2 роки тому +22

    I wanted a song to play to my baby in utero that I could also play after they were born to sooth them to sleep as a reminder of the womb. I chose this song because I absolutely love it and I’m so glad I did because I will never get tired of playing it to my baby to send them to sleep… I always discover something new in the many beautiful layers each time we listen to it - as for baby, he especially likes the keyboard…

  • @portarobbie
    @portarobbie 8 місяців тому +63

    Best piano "walk down" in rock and roll.....

  • @kazitude1
    @kazitude1 9 місяців тому +28

    One of the top 10 songs of all time!

    • @MariaDolores-d8x
      @MariaDolores-d8x 5 місяців тому

      Pues sorprendentemente, aunque sea una obra maestra es y será una de las mejores canciones de la historia, pero no figura aunque resulte paradójico entre las 500mejores canciones de la historia.😮

  • @AlanCole-c8w
    @AlanCole-c8w 10 місяців тому +4

    It shows the complexity of their music!

  • @suzanne50383
    @suzanne50383 6 місяців тому +39

    Love how Manzarek started playing around with this piece on his keyboard.Then a masterpiece was born. Bass, drums, keyboard and Morrison's voice. Love to you all xxxx

    • @ADFeldbauer
      @ADFeldbauer 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, funny how a now infamous song could come from just a small inkling of an idea.

  • @leathergrasshopper
    @leathergrasshopper 3 роки тому +40

    God bless Ray. Ray was the glue. Ray was the motion. Ray was, though he would never admit it, The DOORS.

  • @TheHawkrat
    @TheHawkrat 3 роки тому +107

    I was 14 when this came out and I remember sitting in the kitchen doing my homework whilst listening to this on radio Luxembourg, the coolest station on the radio. 208 longwave with the music fading in and out but it was the way it was back then.

    • @Amaralder
      @Amaralder 2 роки тому +5

      I'm 14 years old

    • @jacencib
      @jacencib 2 роки тому +2

      Can only imagine but this must have made experience this and other great songs like it feel almost unreal, like a miracle in a not spiritual way.

    • @GavinAdams-k6k
      @GavinAdams-k6k Рік тому +1

      Brilliant

  • @robertcavalier6133
    @robertcavalier6133 2 місяці тому +1

    A timeless classic! Jim brought to us a reality melted into a dream. Poetry personified. The great mystery of our lives. Wow! * Cav *

  • @Motaman956
    @Motaman956 4 місяці тому +11

    This song is timeless. Jah blessed me with the privilege to listen to The Doors

  • @RocKdriGo91
    @RocKdriGo91 4 роки тому +33

    I remember my Uncle Martin told me when i Was 15 yrold 'hey kid,listen to this' while we were driving through the Desert highway to GUADALAJARA CITY. and i remember thinking in my mind, about those sounds like 'Damn,whats this!!!!' it Was just another concept of music to me.. but all that Album fit in through that trip.. Then LA. WOMAN started and it blew my mind.. I REALLY ENJOYED THAT MOMENT.. and now that he have passed away im thankful to him,for showing me WHAT REAL MUSIC IS.. AND SHOULD BE.. 👌❤ I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM FOR THAT.. ❤😎

  • @Steve_Venturous
    @Steve_Venturous 2 місяці тому +7

    The band is amazing, and the original members can never be replaced. They all had a very important role in every album they made, and each song created was magical and mysterious.

  • @georgematthews2877
    @georgematthews2877 10 місяців тому +4

    The first time I heard this masterpiece was sitting in the radio shack of my US Navy Ship in the middle of the night cruising off the California coast! Couldn't have been a better sitting!😊

  • @GuidedByAngels7777
    @GuidedByAngels7777 Рік тому +28

    No matter what happens in my life good or bad,i always come back to this song.

  • @stefano.b65stef77
    @stefano.b65stef77 3 роки тому +57

    I wouldn't underestimate the importance of john Desmore in the group, i like his drumming

    • @duanegeorges9339
      @duanegeorges9339 5 місяців тому

      He puts a nice pace on this song

    • @stormcharley
      @stormcharley 8 днів тому

      John is a heart drummer
      He could make the time come alive with the drums

  • @rhonda267
    @rhonda267 5 місяців тому +11

    Peace, love, and happiness everyone. ✌️❤️

  • @jerryhoward8133
    @jerryhoward8133 Місяць тому +3

    The Doors, the Sunset Strip, the unsettled 60’s, the trifecta in Sublime mental introspection

  • @jeffg4686
    @jeffg4686 8 місяців тому +44

    timeless classic.
    really really amazing actually.
    chills
    so soft and subtle, yet affects you so much.

  • @DeadHandX
    @DeadHandX 3 роки тому +84

    Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is a masterpiece!!

  • @Felix-zb3yp
    @Felix-zb3yp 7 місяців тому +13

    July 3rd, the body may be gone, but Jim will still forever with us

  • @christopherhutton6980
    @christopherhutton6980 2 дні тому +2

    Masterpiece by the band

  • @tomgoerz2411
    @tomgoerz2411 2 роки тому +173

    Doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing, if this song comes on the radio it stops me in my tracks and I just HAVE to listen to the very last rain drenched chord - and no other song I've ever heard makes me do that. Pathos has never been so perfectly put to music.

    • @rustysteam
      @rustysteam 2 роки тому +12

      I cry every time I hear this. Having lived at this time, and so grateful to God I wasn't drafted and sent to Vietnam.

    • @rickyalvarez5903
      @rickyalvarez5903 2 роки тому +6

      Right on. Don't know why, but I always match up this song with a overnight heavy rain and in the morning sun up burning away the clouds, but everything is still wet.

  • @gregoryross9428
    @gregoryross9428 Рік тому +7

    How lucky are we to witness this collective genius. Think what they could have done given another 10 years.

    • @mattscott4382
      @mattscott4382 10 місяців тому +2

      Jim seemed to be a fat drunk by the end. He wouldn't have lasted 10 more years. But I understand your point.

    • @scottwilson1251
      @scottwilson1251 3 місяці тому

      ​@mattscott4382 Look at what they did in not even 4 years though. Look at the albums they put out and the touring and everything it definitely took a toll on Jim.

  • @fil1p357
    @fil1p357 3 роки тому +155

    This band is so far ahead of their time that I sometimes think these guys were time travelers who cut straight from the future to the 60s and decided to form The Doors, so they made a deal like "let's try to play to their rhythm to don't scare them."

    • @nonameman7114
      @nonameman7114 2 роки тому +7

      Also Jim was practically the blueprint for most frontmen afterwards

    • @themessage8490
      @themessage8490 Рік тому +1

      I’m Jim Morrison aka George Washington and I’m Jesus Christ ahahahh I’m really a time traveler ;)

    • @andreasschneider828
      @andreasschneider828 Рік тому +1

      My Doors are closed now what?

  • @rjperez1554
    @rjperez1554 24 дні тому +2

    I enjoyed listening to this song, when I was long hauling from Texas to California

  • @J.A.Hansen
    @J.A.Hansen 3 роки тому +24

    I first heard the song on the radio while I was in a car on a motorway with my father when I was 5 years old,outside it was thunder and lightning and it was raining in buckets.However around that time I could't speak english,but I felt this mystical feeling and shivers went down my spine.Meanwhile I m 55 and it still feels the same.This song is not just a song,it is a revalation~[I was born on the first of december in 1966] Into this house we born.....Thank You Jim,Ray,Robbie And John🙏Namaste♾

  • @mitchmelnick5932
    @mitchmelnick5932 9 місяців тому +97

    Driving in a thunder story listening to this song is epic and timeless

  • @MikeShafer-xg4zv
    @MikeShafer-xg4zv Рік тому +6

    This Doors number is a true classic for eternity. The brilliant but tragic Jim Morrison had 3 of the finest musicians with him.Ray Manzarek RIP Ray miss you man.Robby Krieger great guitarist !!!!!!John Densmore one of rock music's finest drummers Those 3 just blended together so brilliantly. Their music will live forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @beckoning-chasm
    @beckoning-chasm Місяць тому +2

    My family and I took an RV road trip in the early 70's. This was always on the radio. (Along with a number of far more embarrassing songs.) Always makes me think of driving, driving no matter the rain, always driving.

  • @jamesmonroe8412
    @jamesmonroe8412 Рік тому +34

    This song is soooo haunting.... and beautiful. The last song Jim ever recorded with the band. The ending is so eerie, you can almost see Jim himself fading away.....

  • @maximak-murza6334
    @maximak-murza6334 2 місяці тому +3

    I was two years old when this song was released. Now I listen to it together with my two year old grandson. And he likes it, too

  • @deniesekline-thatcher8380
    @deniesekline-thatcher8380 3 роки тому +6

    This song use to boom through my mind riding with my then husband in San Diego...near N. A.S Miramar, Ca. The jets taking off... (1972) I was 18.....Hmmm seems like yesterday....Little did I know the heartbreak💔awaiting me......
    Then Christ Jesus set me Free 🙌

    • @michaelpoole9595
      @michaelpoole9595 2 роки тому

      Amen!

    • @31cify
      @31cify 2 роки тому

      @@michaelpoole9595 Very appropriate Mike. But I guess my input isn't really needed here.

  • @Grizzermacht
    @Grizzermacht 3 роки тому +106

    Good on you Rhino for uploading your own music, and not disabling comments like all of the auto generated playlist. At least we can discuss the good oldies from one record label.

  • @josemaazcue5832
    @josemaazcue5832 2 місяці тому +2

    The greatest keyboard piece ever. Just could listen on and on and the waves crashing in thunder sounds
    And then there is Jim with his grave but caressing voice.
    This and Light my Fire.
    Solid mythical songs.
    The legends live on

    • @gianniscossa3548
      @gianniscossa3548 20 днів тому

      Manzarek non è nuovo agli omaggi per le proprie radici polacche attingendo da Chopin... 🇮🇹❤️👍🏼🎅

  • @NelsonRios-t6w
    @NelsonRios-t6w 3 місяці тому +7

    R.I.P. in France, Music lives Forever

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Рік тому +10

    Was listing to this just now; both my kitties and Boxer dog perked up their ears and looked up at the ceiling…they thought it was truly storming outside. The Doors could recreate nature so perfectly…wow!!
    😻

  • @dafaceman2884
    @dafaceman2884 3 роки тому +81

    Every time I listen to this masterpiece I have a goosebumps from beginning.

    • @cheryldylan9506
      @cheryldylan9506 3 роки тому +1

      Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you, hope you’re safe and well?

    • @dafaceman2884
      @dafaceman2884 3 роки тому

      @@cheryldylan9506 hello there, thank you, I am good, how about you?

    • @cheryldylan9506
      @cheryldylan9506 3 роки тому +1

      @@dafaceman2884 I’m very well thanks for asking, glad you’re okay.Nice connecting with you here.
      I'm from New Jersey 🇺🇲.

  • @GeneralFukzamatayu
    @GeneralFukzamatayu 11 днів тому +1

    The Eternal (Divine) Intellect of The Whole Entire Cosmos

    • @GeneralFukzamatayu
      @GeneralFukzamatayu 11 днів тому +1

      The (Divine) Bees That Build Pentagons Instead of Hexagons

    • @GeneralFukzamatayu
      @GeneralFukzamatayu 11 днів тому +1

      The (Divine) Bees That Build Hexagons Instead of Pentagons

    • @GeneralFukzamatayu
      @GeneralFukzamatayu 11 днів тому +1

      The Eternal (Divine) Intellectier of The Whole Entire Cosmos

  • @martinspencer366
    @martinspencer366 2 роки тому +7

    One of the all time great songs. Robbie Krieger, great player.

  • @craigharrell7144
    @craigharrell7144 4 роки тому +8

    My older sister says I used to sing this when it was originally released. I was three at the time. Been my favorite band ever since.

  • @gerardnicholson6318
    @gerardnicholson6318 Рік тому +16

    Greatest band of All time, PERIOD.

  • @jordancarlin9687
    @jordancarlin9687 2 місяці тому +3

    I was Born in the mid 80s . There was a lot of original music playing at that time , but The Doors always stood out to me as the most unique- like they were their own genre

  • @Ghosted760
    @Ghosted760 4 роки тому +58

    It's raining outside... somehow this song is so perfect.

    • @travisburton2948
      @travisburton2948 3 роки тому +1

      Every storm, I play this song for the family. It's our tradition

  • @kvl505
    @kvl505 4 роки тому +9

    So much depth. It pierces the soul...

  • @tracybrown1567
    @tracybrown1567 3 роки тому +10

    My late man loved the doors ,and this always remind me of him the doors ,Jim Morrison best band ever ,long live the doors ❤️

  • @redneckmudmonster9654
    @redneckmudmonster9654 10 днів тому

    Been listening to the doors since I 5 I'm 21 now. I immediately feel in love with them even visited Jim Morrison grave in Paris France. I will continue to them till the day i die

  • @damianbowyer6258
    @damianbowyer6258 4 роки тому +10

    One of The Gr8est Songs EVER Written.

    • @adamp.3739
      @adamp.3739 4 роки тому +1

      +1. One of my favourites too!

    • @johnziegelbauer4999
      @johnziegelbauer4999 4 роки тому +2

      With the events now we are Riders on the Storm...

  • @julenepegher6999
    @julenepegher6999 9 місяців тому +7

    My first memory of this song, I was about 11 years old I was going to Cedarpoint Ohio with my friend’s family. This came on the radio and all eight of us in the car broke out in song. ❤I have loved the Doors ever since. 😊

  • @achrafkherraj7712
    @achrafkherraj7712 5 місяців тому +5

    This is one of the masterpieces i wont forget it

  • @andrewmunoz9883
    @andrewmunoz9883 25 днів тому

    The brilliance to put it in words in this poem. Jim is talking about Genesis 3:15. The rivalry btwn satan and the Virgin Mary. The secret is the second verse “girl you gotta love your man” “the world on you depends our lives will never end” Mary will crush his head she will lead us to Jesus for our salvation. We are all caught up in this storm in this pilgrimage. This is what Jim is telling us

  • @timstone963
    @timstone963 9 місяців тому +130

    It isn't that strange to be a loner. It isn't that lonely to be a stranger either.

    • @sethdominickortiz
      @sethdominickortiz 9 місяців тому +10

      Shit I would say to myself homeless going across the country

    • @qwj68boots
      @qwj68boots 9 місяців тому +2

      It is strange to be a loner who is also an acid fiend, drunk and narcissist who threw it all away for more booze, more acid and just had to cheat and cheat until he finally needed Pamela but it was too late and now all the loner does is blame the heroin she was shooting up and giving him too while over in Paris.
      Yes, it's a strange thing being a loner from Florida with a naval dad who never understood you so you move to sunny LA and do more acid while discovering film at UCLA and meeting your greatest friend who just happened to be this great, nerdy musician named Ray who carried you and your reputation even after you checked out.
      Because you were a loner. And it was strange. So strange...

    • @sethdominickortiz
      @sethdominickortiz 9 місяців тому +3

      @@qwj68boots history is so rich

    • @jerrycampbell2445
      @jerrycampbell2445 9 місяців тому +2

      Amen brother

    • @kriggs7
      @kriggs7 8 місяців тому +1

      @@sethdominickortiz Yeah Man !

  • @jpcrab714
    @jpcrab714 2 місяці тому +12

    Jim Morrison! Happy 81st birthday in heaven! Even though you have gone to heaven, your masterpieces and the great achievements you left behind will live on forever and will be immortal! May you rest in peace.

  • @wwatson7600
    @wwatson7600 18 днів тому +11

    We’re all riders on the storm ⛈️

  • @GabeFNAFuniverse
    @GabeFNAFuniverse 6 днів тому +1

    Bro my uncle got me into this song and I cant stop listening to it