RIP Jim Morrison AND Ray Manzarek. This song was written as the title track to their third album, which was released in 1968, but they weren't happy with this song. They re-recorded it for their fifth album, Morrison Hotel, released in 1970.
Have you ever thought of reviewing the Christian Rock band Petra. They have been around since the 70's. You said when you reviewed "Carry On My Wayward Son." you like church organs. "Rose Colored Stain Glass Windows" by Petra in 1982 starts with a church organ, moves to an acoustic guitar and then evolves into a heavy metal commentary about the church.
This isn't the most approachable of songs by the Doors, so you maintain your reputation for listening to the deeper cuts as well as the top 40 hits. I love your work,and continue to look forward to more!
@@mntommy2265 i don't know... it seemed to be a bit deeper than the usual fare of the Doors,which is not to say that it lacked substance. But I could be wrong.
My two cents - The counter culture, the LSD and "Hippie" movement were about the normal day to day awareness and consciousness were limited and blinded us from a much deeper being alive within each of us. Add that Jim had not only a strong interest in poetry but also philosophy he was always looking for the clear view of what was really happening in life. And as their name is taken from the book The Doors of Perception where one needed to open the many doors within until all blemishes were cleared of the view so you can "see" I would suggest that "Waiting for the Sun" is centered around waiting for the inner light to come on so one can see. And it has the feel of Jim was waiting for us to do this.
@@Michael69 Thank you. One of the main differences of The Doors was they were an actual band that could play their music. Most music at that time came from The Wrecking Crew, but The Doors were unique.
I think a lot of the doors songs are poetic interpretation of Jim's experience, this could very well just be about a time he saw the sunrise and wrote a song on a napkin.
Look up the term Mondegreen. There are intentional and unintentional mondegreens. I'm fairly sure Morrison is using an intentional mondegreen because from the outset he mentions the sea, so he's playing with the words "waiting" and "wading", as in wading in the water. I'm also pretty sure he is also refferencing the christo dying and resurrected king myth, "waiting for the sun/son" of course being the return of the son/sun/king. The Doors were literature majors at UCLA, they knew their myths, they certainly were knowledgeable in Joseph Campbells 'Hero With a Thousand Faces' and Huxleys 'Perennial Philosophy', the really good songwriters are knowledgeable in these deeper aspects of myth, story telling and song structure techniques like mondagreens ("🎶Annie are you ok?🎶/🎶Annie are you walking?🎶", "🎶Ah ah ah ah staying alive🎶/🎶ah ah ah ah stay in a lie🎶", or very obviously in Cobain's "🎶hello hello how low hallow, hallow hello how low halo🎶" ). They weren't bullshitting when they said "you got to read between the lines", there are alot of techniques and knowledge that just isn't loudly said and that's part of the style of it all.
Geez this not only my favorite Doors song, out of so many, possibly one of my faves of all time .Definitely Robbie Krieger's best guitar. So impressed that you reacted to this, you are the bomb, J.
@@mefirstyoulater Definitely Krieger was a shamefully underrated guitarist. He as much as Morrison and Manzarek was responsible for the Doors sound. And he also penned most of their big top 40 hits to boot.
My second favorite Doors song after Riders on the Storm. I live the juxtaposition between the calm smooth parts and the jarring heavy rock parts. It always reminded me of rain. The light soothing rain that can erupt into a thunderstorm. Thanks for playing it. 💜
I always just thought of this song as a bunch of people out taking LSD and waiting for the sunrise at the peak of their buzz especially in the context of when the song came out
Exactly. Jim loved acid apparently, so that’s a good guess. When the band lived in that SoCal beach house it must have been a great place to watch the early morning transition.
I actually have this original record album, as well as all their other albums, in my collection, and we are both old now, but the Doors music is timeless.
Jim Morrison was one of the best poets to ever walk the Earth! I haven't heard this in years and it took me back to being 20 years old, serving in the military and being totally engrossed in a biography about Jim Morrison. The USCG station where I served was like a firehouse. We worked two days on and two days off. When on duty we had to be on the boat even out of a dead sleep within 3 minutes. I would spend my time on watch reading about him and then listened to all their stuff in my barracks room at night. This was before internet was everywhere. Thanks for this!
I agree Jim should go down as a poet not just a Rockstar. I honestly believe LA woman would have been his last album anyway. Listening to interviews he seemed fed up with that life .
@@toecutterjenkins He was on the cusp of 30. He went to Paris to get away from the LA scene. Alcohol kills man...I totally understand some of the logic surrounding the prohibition period of the US. The Doors were ahead of their time, because Jim was ahead of his. Can you imagine what he would have written if he had matured to 40? Tragic loss for humanity.
@@danbarrasso2253 I haven't checked to see if this is still up on UA-cam but there used to be a video with Ray's isolated piano track from "Yes, the River Knows." It's sublime.
You hear "scattered sun" and think intermittent sunshine while I hear it and think colors (of light scattered by a prism). But then I also find a different meaning in the song. I don't think Jim is waiting for a spotlight to shine in. I think the Sun he refers to is enlightenment. He is waiting for everyone else to see the Sun with him.
Jamel, Jamal, Jamel I love how you keep scratching the surface of the soundtrack to my life !! I love how you love The Doors I was a fan from the beginning to the very end of the band.. keep up the great work brother!
"This is the strangest life I have ever known.." I can't help thinking about all of the potential literature and poetry that the world has been denied because Jim left us so early.. This man was a great writer, "The Lords the New Creatures" was a revealation to me, and like most of his writing, it left me desperate for more...But there can never be any more, even though Morrison had alot more to say.
lol! I wish those days had just been strange days but alas they were the darkest of days. Only time in my 63 years on this planet when I prayed daily that the Lord would take me but alas He had other plans for me. Miss you Danny Boy 💔
A lot of the Doors music is designed to startle and catch you off guard. The way this goes through the smooth sections and then hits you with the drums and distortion is a good example.
Happy to see people rediscovering Jim and The Doors. An American Prayer was given to me by a friend in high school, worth a listen even if you don't find an appropriate poem to react to, it's an essential part of thier story, epic spoken words Jim put over music, released after his death, epic.
This came out around 1969/1970... They had an album called 'Waiting for the sun'... but the song was not on it. This track appeared on the next album 'Morrison Hotel'... The Doors would only record 1 more album 'L.A. Woman' w/ Jim Morrison on vocals in 1970... Morrison left for France cos of his Florida conviction and died there in 1971, shortly after the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin...😪R.I.P. Also R.I.P. to Ray Manzarek (keyboards/organ) of The Doors.
As others have said, one of the most amazing lines of all time is "This is the strangest life I've ever known." It's chilling. Just like the line in Love Street: "I guess I like it fine . . so far."
morrison at the peak of his singing abilities.... the phrasing, modulation shifts & power in this song is some of the best singing ever in rock. certainly one of the greatest baritones ever in rock. he could shift from emotive felt crooning to intense passionate power exclamation fluidly in one song.
The Doors - Moonlight Drive. This was one of the first songs Jim wrote (1965). When Jim told some of the lyrics to Ray (the organ player) they decided to form a band. The rest is well, you know the rest.
This is from their 5th album, it's not about searching for fame. The album is from 1970 and the problem with people today listening to songs from the '60s is that people have no idea of the feelings of the people of the counter-culture of that time nor do they understand the underlying philosophy of it. Our social values are so far from that now, that it's impossible for anyone who didn't live through those times to understand the vibe in these songs. Waiting for the sun is about waiting for what was called the revolution, a non-violent happening when the old materialistic, WASP centered society of the American mainstream would be replaced with the love and peace egalitarianism of the '60s. When he talks about "now that spring has come," he's talking about the '60s and how things were beginning to change. It's a song about hope and looking forward to a better time.✌
I mean maybe. It sounds like it might be more primal than that. Jim’s words, “I’d like to do a song or a piece of music that’s just a pure expression of joy. Pure like a celebration of existence, you know? And like the coming of spring, like a sun rising. Just pure unbounded joy. I don’t think we’ve really done that yet.”
Inspired choice, Jamal. A brilliant deep cut from my favourite Doors album, MORRISON HOTEL. That line, "this is the strangest life I've ever known", gives me goosebumps every time.
Many Doors lyrics are Jim inviting the listener to join him on a trip to someplace infinite. And knowing we are reluctant to do so. This is just like that: "waiting for you . . . waiting for you . . . waiting for you" As in The End: "You'll never follow me." Or Follow Me Down which even says it in the title. Waiting for the Sun is another invitation to join him in a life without limits or anything that ties you down.
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RIP Jim Morrison AND Ray Manzarek.
This song was written as the title track to their third album, which was released in 1968, but they weren't happy with this song. They re-recorded it for their fifth album, Morrison Hotel, released in 1970.
Have you ever thought of reviewing the Christian Rock band Petra. They have been around since the 70's. You said when you reviewed "Carry On My Wayward Son." you like church organs. "Rose Colored Stain Glass Windows" by Petra in 1982 starts with a church organ, moves to an acoustic guitar and then evolves into a heavy metal commentary about the church.
I think you would like the Doors "Texas Radio and the Big Beat".
At the risk of bringing a happy, positive human UA-camr down, give Blunt's Monsters a listen:
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“This is the strangest life I’ve ever known” are some of the most impactful lyrics that have ever resonated with me. RIP Jim and Ray
What a long strange trip it's been!
Yes, indeed. It's a perfect one line lyric.
No matter how many times I hear it, i expect the era cliche line "trip I've been on"... he didn't... and we're better off for it.
"Waiting for you to tell me what went wrong!" gets me
"waiting for you to tell me what went wrong" gets me
This song...the mysticism...that swirling Manzarek organ...the harsh guitar...perfection
Densmore's drums are great in this one too!
ABSOLUTELY! VERY UNDERRATED SONG!
I love this. One of my favourites. The extra oomph in the chorus is provided by an early Moog Synthesiser.
I listened to this album this morning and this song has been stuck in my head all day. and now here you are playing it. Strange Days, indeed LOL
thats awesome!
They definitely knew how to write music one didn't forget. I still have Riders on the storm burned into my brain. Love that song.!!!
"most peculiar, momma!" - John Lennon
haha same thing happened to me, put this song randomly while on a Doors kick and Jamal's video popped up immediately LOL
Groovy, sounds like astronomical synchronicity, far out man. Maybe all of time has already happened. Who knows? Deja Vu perhaps?
And Rest In Peace to Ray Manzarek as well; he and Morrison founded The Doors
Also RIP Brother Ray Manzarek, the best rock keyboardist ever.
John Lord was pretty good as well. RIP to both.
Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult was a great keyboardist also. RIP
My personal fave will always be Nicky Hopkins but Ray is near the top of my list for sure! (RIP)
Manzarek, Lord, Emerson- RIP
@@lronhubcap8521 I'm sure you're not a dummy, but that explanation for why you edited your comment gave me a chuckle! I like your sense of humor.
The Doors are among the gods of Rock n' Roll!!!!
Love The Doors. Peace Frog, LA Woman, Light My Fire, Back Door Man, Soul Kitchen are just a few gems from this fantastic band.
☮️ 🐸 is such an awesome forgotten tune ❤️
My favorites are "The Spy" and "Love Street." ❤️
Jamel would love Peace Frog I think
@@gorey4more837 hell yah! Good ones! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Can't forget the crystal ship. Epic!
I like this guy alot. I feel his reactions are more genuine than most. Most people doing reactions are complete bullshit.
I agree. Jamel has always come off as very genuine to me. He's the only one I consistently watch.
I got my 81 year old mom, who isn't exactly Internet savvy, hooked on Jamel. She adores him for the reasons you mentioned. We all do. ❤️👍✌️
My first reactor, I felt the same way about him he's definitely my favorite.
Jamel is truly a good human
Most reactors love everything they react to. Wanna see one of them say bad things about a video. Can’t like EVERYTHING they watch or listen to!
This isn't the most approachable of songs by the Doors, so you maintain your reputation for listening to the deeper cuts as well as the top 40 hits. I love your work,and continue to look forward to more!
Definitely a deeper cut .. but heh when all else fails we can whip the horse’s eyes
That song is very approachable. An absolute jam. Always has been.
@@mntommy2265 i don't know... it seemed to be a bit deeper than the usual fare of the Doors,which is not to say that it lacked substance. But I could be wrong.
Congrats 800k Jamel. I love you keep periodically keep coming back to the Doors. TY. Peace Frog/Blue Sunday is a groovy underrated gem.
Love Robbie Krueger slide work on this track, alternating with the distortion just makes this song.
The Doors are my all time favorite band, any videos of them are much appreciated brother
5 to 1! Or Peace Frog. The last one is super funky!
Peace Frog is sik
A fully support Five to One!
My two cents - The counter culture, the LSD and "Hippie" movement were about the normal day to day awareness and consciousness were limited and blinded us from a much deeper being alive within each of us. Add that Jim had not only a strong interest in poetry but also philosophy he was always looking for the clear view of what was really happening in life. And as their name is taken from the book The Doors of Perception where one needed to open the many doors within until all blemishes were cleared of the view so you can "see" I would suggest that "Waiting for the Sun" is centered around waiting for the inner light to come on so one can see. And it has the feel of Jim was waiting for us to do this.
I like that interpretation. Very cool man.
@@Michael69 Thank you. One of the main differences of The Doors was they were an actual band that could play their music. Most music at that time came from The Wrecking Crew, but The Doors were unique.
You rely too much on delusion. Get a life. Enjoy the music and move on.
I love this one. Also Strange Days, Crystal Ship and Spanish Caravan
...and "Summer's almost gone"
I think a lot of the doors songs are poetic interpretation of Jim's experience, this could very well just be about a time he saw the sunrise and wrote a song on a napkin.
A lot of their songs are poems that Jim wrote before the Doors, so you are not wrong
Look up the term Mondegreen. There are intentional and unintentional mondegreens.
I'm fairly sure Morrison is using an intentional mondegreen because from the outset he mentions the sea, so he's playing with the words "waiting" and "wading", as in wading in the water. I'm also pretty sure he is also refferencing the christo dying and resurrected king myth, "waiting for the sun/son" of course being the return of the son/sun/king. The Doors were literature majors at UCLA, they knew their myths, they certainly were knowledgeable in Joseph Campbells 'Hero With a Thousand Faces' and Huxleys 'Perennial Philosophy', the really good songwriters are knowledgeable in these deeper aspects of myth, story telling and song structure techniques like mondagreens ("🎶Annie are you ok?🎶/🎶Annie are you walking?🎶", "🎶Ah ah ah ah staying alive🎶/🎶ah ah ah ah stay in a lie🎶", or very obviously in Cobain's "🎶hello hello how low hallow, hallow hello how low halo🎶" ). They weren't bullshitting when they said "you got to read between the lines", there are alot of techniques and knowledge that just isn't loudly said and that's part of the style of it all.
Geez this not only my favorite Doors song, out of so many, possibly one of my faves of all time .Definitely Robbie Krieger's best guitar. So impressed that you reacted to this, you are the bomb, J.
I might argue that the intro to Spanish Caravan was Krieger at his best.
@@mefirstyoulater Definitely Krieger was a shamefully underrated guitarist. He as much as Morrison and Manzarek was responsible for the Doors sound. And he also penned most of their big top 40 hits to boot.
800K Jamel! Congrats.
My second favorite Doors song after Riders on the Storm. I live the juxtaposition between the calm smooth parts and the jarring heavy rock parts. It always reminded me of rain. The light soothing rain that can erupt into a thunderstorm.
Thanks for playing it. 💜
I always just thought of this song as a bunch of people out taking LSD and waiting for the sunrise at the peak of their buzz especially in the context of when the song came out
Exactly. Jim loved acid apparently, so that’s a good guess. When the band lived in that SoCal beach house it must have been a great place to watch the early morning transition.
For me, the song is a psychedelic meditation. I love that you have reacted so much to the music of my youth.
Texas Radio by the Doors
The WASP(Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
@@dodgeboy90501 didn't feel like typing the whole thing lmao
Congrats on 800k official man, cheers 🍻
I actually have this original record album from my dad's old collection.
Many of us do....lol
I also have an original waiting for the sun doors record..it has the celebration of the lizard on the inside cover
I actually have this original record album, as well as all their other albums, in my collection, and we are both old now, but the Doors music is timeless.
Jim Morrison was one of the best poets to ever walk the Earth! I haven't heard this in years and it took me back to being 20 years old, serving in the military and being totally engrossed in a biography about Jim Morrison. The USCG station where I served was like a firehouse. We worked two days on and two days off. When on duty we had to be on the boat even out of a dead sleep within 3 minutes. I would spend my time on watch reading about him and then listened to all their stuff in my barracks room at night. This was before internet was everywhere. Thanks for this!
Thank ya for Ur Service 🤠🤘🏼
Army Vet here
@@MegaEaglelover Thank you for yours! My Dad was in the Army.
I agree Jim should go down as a poet not just a Rockstar. I honestly believe LA woman would have been his last album anyway. Listening to interviews he seemed fed up with that life .
@@papillonmjb Salute to ya both
@@toecutterjenkins He was on the cusp of 30. He went to Paris to get away from the LA scene. Alcohol kills man...I totally understand some of the logic surrounding the prohibition period of the US. The Doors were ahead of their time, because Jim was ahead of his. Can you imagine what he would have written if he had matured to 40? Tragic loss for humanity.
Another Doors song that is absolutely beautiful is "Yes, the River Knows." The piano on it is amazing.
One of my favorites as well with End of the Night, Strange Days, Wild Child
Excellent suggestion....talk about a deep cut that only a true fan of The Doors would know. I feel like Jamel would also enjoy "My Wild Love"
@@danbarrasso2253 Another great one! 🎵👍
@@danbarrasso2253 I haven't checked to see if this is still up on UA-cam but there used to be a video with Ray's isolated piano track from "Yes, the River Knows." It's sublime.
You hear "scattered sun" and think intermittent sunshine while I hear it and think colors (of light scattered by a prism). But then I also find a different meaning in the song. I don't think Jim is waiting for a spotlight to shine in. I think the Sun he refers to is enlightenment. He is waiting for everyone else to see the Sun with him.
I agree.
Amazing how many great diverse songs they made in such a short time.✌️✌️✌️
Mel! Love The Doors! 🙌✌️
It's so cool to see younger folks reacting to something you have have loved for 50yrs. Life goes so fast, for real....
Jamel, Jamal, Jamel I love how you keep scratching the surface of the soundtrack to my life !! I love how you love The Doors I was a fan from the beginning to the very end of the band.. keep up the great work brother!
A great one JAKAJ...Ever heard 'The Soft Parade' by The Doors? Truly epic
"Wishful Sinful" one of their most underrated songs.
I keep waiting for anyone to react to Not to Touch the Earth!
Not heard this song 4 a long while, Jamal. Love it! Thx 4 playing it here...so many may hav never heard it, prior.. U R so appreciated 🙂🙂💕💕
One of my favorite lines ever, not just in music...."This is the strangest life I've ever known" Man I love that line!!
"This is the strangest life I have ever known.."
I can't help thinking about all of the potential literature and poetry that the world has been denied because Jim left us so early.. This man was a great writer, "The Lords the New Creatures" was a revealation to me, and like most of his writing, it left me desperate for more...But there can never be any more, even though Morrison had alot more to say.
Fantastic song. I’m glad you picked this one!
This has always been my favorite one by the Doors. This and the Unknown Soldier.
Jamel you have to see the PBS interview where Jim predicts the future of music
This song and Crystal Ship are two of my very favs. This was the middle 60's. They were the best acid rock band.
Same! The Doors music has gotten me through some dark days.
@@szqsk8 You mean through some "Strange Days" LOL....
lol! I wish those days had just been strange days but alas they were the darkest of days. Only time in my 63 years on this planet when I prayed daily that the Lord would take me but alas He had other plans for me. Miss you Danny Boy 💔
Respect. Me too.
I always listen this song at the beginning of spring. :)
My favorite Doors tune. It had it all.
One of my all time favorite Doors tunes. So happy you did this.
The Doors are one of my favorite bands🤘
- Five to One
- Strange Days
- Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)🤘🤘🤘
You got it brutha! This is one of my all time fav Doors songs; between this and "Not to touch the Earth".
A lot of the Doors music is designed to startle and catch you off guard. The way this goes through the smooth sections and then hits you with the drums and distortion is a good example.
One of my favorite songs ever by The Doors...🔥🔥🔥🔥
My all time favorite Doors' song.
Love anything from the doors
This is the strangest life I’ve ever known. I love that line!
The Doors - Touch Me has so much love music energy. I highly recommend it as the next Doors' reaction! Peace Jamel ✌
That shot of him in the video when he dropped to the floor is actually from the song Unknown Soldier. You should react to that one too.
Seems pertinent now , sadly .
Actually one of my favorite songs from The Doors. Next track: Wild Child!!
Happy to see people rediscovering Jim and The Doors. An American Prayer was given to me by a friend in high school, worth a listen even if you don't find an appropriate poem to react to, it's an essential part of thier story, epic spoken words Jim put over music, released after his death, epic.
You should check out An American Prayer. It's Jim spoken poetry they added music to.
This came out around 1969/1970... They had an album called 'Waiting for the sun'... but the song was not on it. This track appeared on the next album 'Morrison Hotel'... The Doors would only record 1 more album 'L.A. Woman' w/ Jim Morrison on vocals in 1970... Morrison left for France cos of his Florida conviction and died there in 1971, shortly after the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin...😪R.I.P.
Also R.I.P. to Ray Manzarek (keyboards/organ) of The Doors.
Yes! My all time favorite Doors song. Thank you!
Hell Yeah!!!!
Best song by the doors " Not to touch the Earth"
One of my favorite Doors songs!
Jim's poetry in Celebration of the Lizard from the Absolutely Live album is an epic journey into madness. Give it a whirl. 😁
Velvety voice of an angel and not bad on the eyes! 😍 The Doors are very underrated.
My all time favorite doors song. I got a radio station to play it when I was like 14. Great moment in my life. 😎
The Doors The Soft Parade
Shout out to you brother! Thanks for the continued great content!
As others have said, one of the most amazing lines of all time is "This is the strangest life I've ever known."
It's chilling. Just like the line in Love Street: "I guess I like it fine . . so far."
53 years ago and still awesome. Released 1968.
The Doors take me back to high school and my first love. Beautiful memories.❤️
morrison at the peak of his singing abilities.... the phrasing, modulation shifts & power in this song is some of the best singing ever in rock. certainly one of the greatest baritones ever in rock. he could shift from emotive felt crooning to intense passionate power exclamation fluidly in one song.
One of my favourite bands of all time... blues rock I call it...
This was the first song I ever heard by The Doors. I'm glad I stumbled upon it so long ago.
I never heard this one before. I loved the Doors in 1967 when I was 15.
The Doors - Moonlight Drive.
This was one of the first songs Jim wrote (1965). When Jim told some of the lyrics to Ray (the organ player) they decided to form a band. The rest is well, you know the rest.
Watching Jamel’s videos always makes my day brighter , makes me smile. Keep on keeping on brother! Love ya. 😍
Thanks again my brother . Another track that brings me back to life in my 20's ... Great artist gone too soon .
Great my man! One of the most underrated The Doors songs! You should try "Shaman's Blues"
Great song
Love the cool vibe on this song … long live The Doors. 😍
I love that you are taking apart the lyrics of a band I have loved for45 years....awesome
Your personality and song selections are why you're videos are so popular. This is a great one!
DOORS most unique rock group ever
🤣 no
The Doors are definitely up there amongst the most unique bands
Love your videos!!!! And thank you for being sooooo positive! Keep up keeping up 😎🤘🏻
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite Doors songs. Doors were a huge influence on my young life. I'm 68. Please don't stop reacting!
Indian Summer a Doors must. One of Jim's most beautiful vocal performances.
Happy 800k mate! And there's a lot of very good reasons why you have as many subscribers as you do.
Great vid young man...you never to fail to impress..."Your'e comin alnog!"
This is from their 5th album, it's not about searching for fame. The album is from 1970 and the problem with people today listening to songs from the '60s is that people have no idea of the feelings of the people of the counter-culture of that time nor do they understand the underlying philosophy of it. Our social values are so far from that now, that it's impossible for anyone who didn't live through those times to understand the vibe in these songs. Waiting for the sun is about waiting for what was called the revolution, a non-violent happening when the old materialistic, WASP centered society of the American mainstream would be replaced with the love and peace egalitarianism of the '60s. When he talks about "now that spring has come," he's talking about the '60s and how things were beginning to change. It's a song about hope and looking forward to a better time.✌
Exactly! A succint description of the zeitgeist of those times.
It's the THIRD LP not the 5th. Doors, Strange Days then Waiting for the Sun in order.
@@carson5196 It was recorded around the time of the Waiting for the Sun album but was released on Morrison Hotel (their 5th album).
@@carson5196 I think you're thinking of the album by the same name. The song came out on Morrison Hotel, the fifth album.
I mean maybe. It sounds like it might be more primal than that. Jim’s words, “I’d like to do a song or a piece of music that’s just a pure expression of joy. Pure like a celebration of existence, you know? And like the coming of spring, like a sun rising. Just pure unbounded joy. I don’t think we’ve really done that yet.”
Lots of very good songs on the "Waiting For The Sun" CD.
Inspired choice, Jamal. A brilliant deep cut from my favourite Doors album, MORRISON HOTEL. That line, "this is the strangest life I've ever known", gives me goosebumps every time.
Colleges should offer a course specifically to study The Doors.
This has been my favorite song for 25 years.
I really like this song, is powerful and kind of mystic at the same time. Nice reaction👍
i heard the scream of a butterfly when a carpenter bee crashed into it! Mean bug
One of my favorites by the doors, hard to top.
I love this song. It's easily one of my favorites by them.
Ah, so glad you reacted to this song... one of my very favorite Doors songs.
Many Doors lyrics are Jim inviting the listener to join him on a trip to someplace infinite.
And knowing we are reluctant to do so.
This is just like that: "waiting for you . . . waiting for you . . . waiting for you"
As in The End: "You'll never follow me."
Or Follow Me Down which even says it in the title.
Waiting for the Sun is another invitation to join him in a life without limits or anything that ties you down.
I didn't know Ray passed. I saw him in Columbus Ohio doing keyboards for poet Mark McClure. And this song is so darn beautiful
One of my favourite Door's songs!
Yes!! You get his pretty pretty poetry!!