good point. overlooked too.... very few bands could carry both plates... be on the cutting edge of artistic songs, yet also carry over quality rock popular hits, even pop songs of quality (touch me). & this song meets it in the middle. too gritty to be top 10, but certainly made for radio play & shows off the power of the band as a driving rock force.... guns and roses tried to be the doors. & they at their best were close w/ their rock standards wh/ could rival something like this. yet, they couldnt dwelve into the artistic cutting edge material like the doors. again, think about it, what other bands could hold all 3 plates? its a very select few. dylan , hendrix & the beatles in their era. maybe the stones also. but thats about it. & one could argue, other then dylan, none were as artistically influenctial w/ cutting edge material then the doors.
@@billwilson2025 .... true & it helped them... their long songs have a definitive film score feel to them. very atmospheric. its why the end was perfect for apolopyse now. no doubt their film backgrounds influence the way they arranged. they and floyd were the first bands to create that large scape atmosphere sound & feel & also create a sense of danger w/ it. jim also had a very strong literature and theater background wh/ he incorporate cutting edge wise. they dont get enough credit for how impactful they were. its also b/c he was hyped up as a doomed good looking crazy lifestyle rock star. that element obscures to a degree their real musical talents.
I have read Alice Cooper say that he was at one of the recording sessions for this song. He says that he was hanging out with the other Doors who were waiting (as usual) for Jim to arrive. When Jim got there, he asked Alice something like how his day was going. And Alice said: "Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer", then elaborated on what he did afterwards. Some minutes later, they go in the studio and start working on this song. The first time Alice hears Jim come in on vocals, that's the line he sings, heh...
Ella was known for her scatting, I think she learned from Louie Armstrong (he said everyone develops their own style). A goofy, great scat song is “I Feel Like Singing” by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. It’s live! Also live and simply amazing harmonica is “Train Time” by Cream on the Wheels of Fire album, with bassist Jack Bruce singing and playing harmonica while accompanied by Ginger Baker on drums. You won’t regret checking it out.
Drummer John Densmore described the Doors writing songs like this . Jim Morrison , who had no musical training would write down lyrics of songs with an idea for the music , the band would listen to Jim hum & sing bits of his lyrics and would piece together the music itself by listening . "Ok , That's an A & then that's an F minor ..." etc. and put the whole piece together like that . I saw this on one of Dan Rather's "BIG INTERVIEW" series where he sat down with Drummer John Densmore & guitarist Robbie Kreiger . It would give you a good insight into the band . I Highly recomend checking it out .
Yo Mug! If youre feeling some Doors, theres a great live concert movie The Doors at the Hollywood Bowl from 68! Thats a band that was at its peak live, you gotta see it! Also, the legend is that Louis Armstrong invented scatting by accident when he was singing in the studio and the lyrics fell of the music stand so he just started scatting the melody!😂
Thank you for doing one of my favorites from the Doors. Love the rich sound, piano and the harmonica in it!! Loved your reaction like always! Wishing you a very good morning from Berlin! 👍🍀😎
Bro I'm 51 and did hear this as a kid. But it was 10 years after they were already gone😂. This was a game changer for me. I'm Not the biggest doors fan but I definitely respect what they did and how Jim especially influenced a generation.
he was an original... no one sense has gotten into his same zipcode as a performer, sound and mood.... thru all his inconsistency & troubles, the times when he brought it, few have had his impact.
There is an interview of Morrison talking Roadhouses. He grew up in Florida. In the interview he talks about the Southern Roadhouse and driving to them.
The very first music I ever bought on my own was an 8 track of The Doors The Soft Parade, I had a little 8 track player that looked like a little dynamite ignitor box. I would walk around with that 8-track on full blast thinking I was cool as hell. 50 years later and I still love this band!
You’re so right about how it would be different if you listened to them when you were younger. I started listening to them in my teenage years. This led me to his poetry. I think the Doors rewired my brain.
Oh man I love it when younger people discovere the music of my youth. I was a teenager when Jim Morrison died and I was crazy over The Doors as well as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, all who died within about a year of each other. Tragic, but what a legacy and musical library they all left. I have never stopped listening to The Doors through all these years. So glad you discovered this great music. I have a suggestion, probably don't need any more LOL but here it is and I imagine you have gotten it in the past. If you've never heard Beth Hart, you must! I would highly recommend the following two videos. You have to make sure they are these EXACT versions, which are both live. The first is "Beth Hart -Am I The One - Live at Paradiso. " And the second one is "Beth Hart - Caught Out In The Rain - Live at Albert Hall." I guarantee she will blow you away. Perhaps you've done one or both of them already, I will try to look. But if you haven't, do yourself a favor and check those out. Really like your reactions. 👍
The call & response between vocals and one or more of the instruments is one of the standout features. Sometimes the instrument response is an echo, other times an inversion, or just something else that fits perfectly. It is another signature element of the Doors, and they did it more and better than almost any band - imo.
Thanks for doing one of my favorite songs !! Love the DOORS I read this song was about Jim Morrison driving thru the California hills on his way to a ROADHOUSE BAR and telling his girlfriend to keep her eyes on the road, and hand upon the wheel due to the bad curves , turns and hills...!! ANY WAY Please do LA WOMAN and LOVE ME TWO TIMES and t LIGHT MY FIRE LIVE from the ED Sullivan show their debut to the USA
Jim was never in his right mind, he loved his shrooms and other drugs that took him any where but reality. He left this world in another dimension ( in his mind)
For something really different again from The Doors, Alabama Song (Whiskey bar) Some find a line about little girl shocking but it is slang for whiskey. You want to hear some real greedy voice and Scat? Edgar Winter performing (video) Tobacco Road Just prepare yourself. He brings it to a whole nother level.
My friend your reaction is epic. I strongly recommend to listen "Light my Fire " Live from the album ( Alive She Cry) In my opinion its the best version of Light my fire.
It’s a straight up I, IV, V blues progression, but performed in a contrapuntal way that was common with bepop jazz. The doors were simply brilliant the way they did this. It just seeps in and takes over your mind. Hence your reaction comment, “there is so much going on here.” You keyed right in on it.
Yes , The Doors have a bunch of cool tunes , but if you like scattin , you should check out Johnny and Edgar Winter doing the song Tobacco Road , live ! You will like it !
Some of their songs are taken from Jim's poetry. Others are written by the group simultaneously, and others were written by Robby Krieger (Light my Fire, Touch Me, ect.) Toward the last record or two they were getting into simple blues songs. Lots of blues. Skatting started way back in the 1920s at least. There would not be a recording artist with a record of who started it. Most of the songs back then were called FOLK STANDARDS because they just been around a long time and nobody knew who came up with them.
The Doors' writing process was always lyrics first. The songs were written by Jim Morrison, who was not a musician but was a poet, and Robby Krieger, the guitarist. Krieger, Manzerek and Densmore were all jazz musicians, which explains why there were so many instrumental riffs in their songs. Because of Morrison's penchant for going off in unexpected tangents during performances and even recording, having an accomplished jazz trio who were comfortable with just rolling with the flow and improvising while not ever getting lost was the only way the band survived.
dope reaction man. i recommend the Doors live version of Gloria or anything live really. Jim is like Ren in that the stage presence and performance are just as powerful as the vocals.
Early scat, besides Ella? Cab Calloway, absolutely. Mel Torme. Louis Armstrong. Couple of heavy scat songs I'd recommend: Al Jarreu : Take Five ( live version!) John Hendricks with Bobby Mcferrin and Al Jarreu singing "Freddie the Freeloader" It's mind-blowing!
If you want to hear the Doors in FULL FLOWER ............Texas Radio and the Big Beat..........they flow smoother than silk. Listen to it. Another great one is L.A. Woman. In fact if you play every tune on that album you probably can't find a bad one. They say it's one of the best and most complete albums in the history of Rock/Blues/Jazz.
Believe it or not, most of the Doors songs were from concerts in Jim's head. Jim had all these tunes played out in his head before the band even knew about them. This is what Ray Manzarek said, he was the keyboard player and the best spokesman for the band.
"LA Woman,' is probably the best Doors album because it has such a variety of songs delivered at different pacing. When you listen to the album from start to finish you can hear Morrison's depression and disillusionment.
If you want to hear a cool band with some cool harmonica check out a band called Blues Traveler. The singer John Popper plays the crap out of harmonica and has an incredible voice…. Check run around, or hook…. Their two biggest hits
I think you meant “Blues” not “Bluegrass.” Those are very different. I imagine for this one it was music first. This is a standard Blues progression. Of course, they put their own flare on it. Also, Ella was one of the first to scat, I don’t know if she was the first, definitely one of the most popular.
agree w/ your assessment... morrison shines here. carries this song & shows off all his unique power and charisma.... dont believe that, listen to others who try to do this song, they just cant grip this song by the horns like morrison does....no doubt the band rolls well here, like an old muscle car down a curvy road. but again, its jim whos driving it. he was an inconsistent artist, but when on his A game, he was a juggernaut tour de force.
The future is uncertain and the end is always near. Great lyric.
Thanks, that passed right by me.
never more true than now...
The Doors were a blues band as much as an avant-garde rock band which was why they still sound great.
good point. overlooked too.... very few bands could carry both plates... be on the cutting edge of artistic songs, yet also carry over quality rock popular hits, even pop songs of quality (touch me). & this song meets it in the middle. too gritty to be top 10, but certainly made for radio play & shows off the power of the band as a driving rock force.... guns and roses tried to be the doors. & they at their best were close w/ their rock standards wh/ could rival something like this. yet, they couldnt dwelve into the artistic cutting edge material like the doors. again, think about it, what other bands could hold all 3 plates? its a very select few. dylan , hendrix & the beatles in their era. maybe the stones also. but thats about it. & one could argue, other then dylan, none were as artistically influenctial w/ cutting edge material then the doors.
None of these guys came from a rock and roll background
@@billwilson2025 .... true & it helped them... their long songs have a definitive film score feel to them. very atmospheric. its why the end was perfect for apolopyse now. no doubt their film backgrounds influence the way they arranged. they and floyd were the first bands to create that large scape atmosphere sound & feel & also create a sense of danger w/ it. jim also had a very strong literature and theater background wh/ he incorporate cutting edge wise. they dont get enough credit for how impactful they were. its also b/c he was hyped up as a doomed good looking crazy lifestyle rock star. that element obscures to a degree their real musical talents.
I have read Alice Cooper say that he was at one of the recording sessions for this song. He says that he was hanging out with the other Doors who were waiting (as usual) for Jim to arrive. When Jim got there, he asked Alice something like how his day was going. And Alice said: "Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer", then elaborated on what he did afterwards. Some minutes later, they go in the studio and start working on this song. The first time Alice hears Jim come in on vocals, that's the line he sings, heh...
As if Jim never got up in the morning and had a beer lol.
Alice pounded down some beers !! I'm glad he's playing golf now . The dude is good .I played the hell out of Billon dollar babies when it came out.
John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful (and "Welcome Back") plays harmonica, uncredited due to label conflicts.
@@John_Chu Underrated harp player, and all around cool guy
Ella was known for her scatting, I think she learned from Louie Armstrong (he said everyone develops their own style).
A goofy, great scat song is “I Feel Like Singing” by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. It’s live!
Also live and simply amazing harmonica is “Train Time” by Cream on the Wheels of Fire album, with bassist Jack Bruce singing and playing harmonica while accompanied by Ginger Baker on drums. You won’t regret checking it out.
Piano and harmonica in this track play off each other so good- such a rich sound!
Great reactions!
Peace Frog, great tune
For jazz-scat singing - check out Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway first recorded in 1931.
That's a great one
One of my fav all time bands! Try "Changeling" by The Doors!
Jim's screaming is next level
He was a one in a million guy. Really authentic real.
Drummer John Densmore described the Doors writing songs like this . Jim Morrison , who had no musical training would write down lyrics of songs with an idea for the music , the band would listen to Jim hum & sing bits of his lyrics and would piece together the music itself by listening . "Ok , That's an A & then that's an F minor ..." etc. and put the whole piece together like that . I saw this on one of Dan Rather's "BIG INTERVIEW" series where he sat down with Drummer John Densmore & guitarist Robbie Kreiger . It would give you a good insight into the band . I Highly recomend checking it out .
morrison was a savant, considering he had no prior music experience. freakish talent.
Yo Mug! If youre feeling some Doors, theres a great live concert movie The Doors at the Hollywood Bowl from 68! Thats a band that was at its peak live, you gotta see it! Also, the legend is that Louis Armstrong invented scatting by accident when he was singing in the studio and the lyrics fell of the music stand so he just started scatting the melody!😂
Thank you for doing one of my favorites from the Doors.
Love the rich sound, piano and the harmonica in it!!
Loved your reaction like always!
Wishing you a very good morning from Berlin! 👍🍀😎
My mom heard this song being played from our basement room...and loved it. Thought there was a band downstairs.
Bro I'm 51 and did hear this as a kid. But it was 10 years after they were already gone😂. This was a game changer for me. I'm Not the biggest doors fan but I definitely respect what they did and how Jim especially influenced a generation.
he was an original... no one sense has gotten into his same zipcode as a performer, sound and mood.... thru all his inconsistency & troubles, the times when he brought it, few have had his impact.
There is an interview of Morrison talking Roadhouses. He grew up in Florida. In the interview he talks about the Southern Roadhouse and driving to them.
Mel Torme was a scatter of some note as well. And of course, the great Cab Calloway was an amazing scatter.
The very first music I ever bought on my own was an 8 track of The Doors The Soft Parade, I had a little 8 track player that looked like a little dynamite ignitor box. I would walk around with that 8-track on full blast thinking I was cool as hell. 50 years later and I still love this band!
You’re so right about how it would be different if you listened to them when you were younger. I started listening to them in my teenage years. This led me to his poetry. I think the Doors rewired my brain.
Peace Frog is a must my friend ❤❤
My favorite reaction of yours so Far! Took me back enjoyed you discovering it!
Blues, my friend. Love your responses. They are Soulful in many of their songs. Remember 60+70's white folks had soul.
Bless you for knowing what “scat” is. Famous man long ago called Scatman Carruthers! Might want to look him up!
If you are talking albums, then i suggest the self titled debut album, Morrison Hotel, or LA Woman
To me Jim was the ultimate 60’s American rock star 🤘🏻🖤
What a *great* song! 👍🚀🚀🚀
When they came on the scene in 65, they were my favorite band.
Oh man I love it when younger people discovere the music of my youth. I was a teenager when Jim Morrison died and I was crazy over The Doors as well as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, all who died within about a year of each other. Tragic, but what a legacy and musical library they all left. I have never stopped listening to The Doors through all these years. So glad you discovered this great music. I have a suggestion, probably don't need any more LOL but here it is and I imagine you have gotten it in the past. If you've never heard Beth Hart, you must! I would highly recommend the following two videos. You have to make sure they are these EXACT versions, which are both live. The first is "Beth Hart -Am I The One - Live at Paradiso. " And the second one is "Beth Hart - Caught Out In The Rain - Live at Albert Hall." I guarantee she will blow you away. Perhaps you've done one or both of them already, I will try to look. But if you haven't, do yourself a favor and check those out. Really like your reactions. 👍
7:11 Ella Fitzgerald is my favorite female vocalist for the Great American Songbook. Her voice is perfect for those tunes.
The call & response between vocals and one or more of the instruments is one of the standout features. Sometimes the instrument response is an echo, other times an inversion, or just something else that fits perfectly. It is another signature element of the Doors, and they did it more and better than almost any band - imo.
Hello there young man! Thank you for bringing some blues from The Doors! Grew up on this sh! 😽🎶
Thanks for doing one of my favorite songs !! Love the DOORS I read this song was about Jim Morrison driving thru the California hills on his way to a ROADHOUSE BAR and telling his girlfriend to keep her eyes on the road, and hand upon the wheel due to the bad curves , turns and hills...!! ANY WAY Please do LA WOMAN and LOVE ME TWO TIMES and t LIGHT MY FIRE LIVE from the ED Sullivan show their debut to the USA
Jim was never in his right mind, he loved his shrooms and other drugs that took him any where but reality. He left this world in another dimension ( in his mind)
An unsung master of scatting was POPEYE.
A straight-up classic 👍😎
For something really different again from The Doors,
Alabama Song
(Whiskey bar)
Some find a line about little girl shocking but it is slang for whiskey.
You want to hear some real greedy voice and Scat?
Edgar Winter performing (video)
Tobacco Road
Just prepare yourself.
He brings it to a whole nother level.
Scat singers include Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn to name a few.
L.A's finest. It was so fun growing up in So Cal back in the 60's.
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Love this song!
I recommend The Doors first album in its entirety. 👍
(5:04) "I wonder who was the first scatters?" I would guess Louis Armstrong, and then Ella Fitzgerald. If not the first, then two of the best 👍😎
4:50 I agree.
I once heard Louis Armstrong invented scatting, simply because he had forgotten the text. :-)
Was a dance floor filler in the 90's where I lived my partying years. Such a great band, good choice man!
"Light My Fire"
My friend your reaction is epic. I strongly recommend to listen "Light my Fire " Live from the album ( Alive She Cry)
In my opinion its the best version of Light my fire.
It’s a straight up I, IV, V blues progression, but performed in a contrapuntal way that was common with bepop jazz. The doors were simply brilliant the way they did this. It just seeps in and takes over your mind. Hence your reaction comment, “there is so much going on here.” You keyed right in on it.
Yes I recall scatting, seems like an art from the past.
Check out Al Jarreau for sublime scatting. “ Take Five”.
Classic band 👏
Yes , The Doors have a bunch of cool tunes , but if you like scattin , you should check out Johnny and Edgar Winter doing the song Tobacco Road , live ! You will like it !
Yes more Doors on The Channel. Jim was a prophet to his own death. "The end is always near"
Some of their songs are taken from Jim's poetry. Others are written by the group simultaneously, and others were written by Robby Krieger (Light my Fire, Touch Me, ect.) Toward the last record or two they were getting into simple blues songs. Lots of blues. Skatting started way back in the 1920s at least. There would not be a recording artist with a record of who started it. Most of the songs back then were called FOLK STANDARDS because they just been around a long time and nobody knew who came up with them.
The Doors' writing process was always lyrics first. The songs were written by Jim Morrison, who was not a musician but was a poet, and Robby Krieger, the guitarist. Krieger, Manzerek and Densmore were all jazz musicians, which explains why there were so many instrumental riffs in their songs. Because of Morrison's penchant for going off in unexpected tangents during performances and even recording, having an accomplished jazz trio who were comfortable with just rolling with the flow and improvising while not ever getting lost was the only way the band survived.
dope reaction man. i recommend the Doors live version of Gloria or anything live really. Jim is like Ren in that the stage presence and performance are just as powerful as the vocals.
You should listen to their 1st self titled album, and Strange Days.
Love Her Madly is another great song.
Early scat, besides Ella?
Cab Calloway, absolutely.
Mel Torme. Louis Armstrong.
Couple of heavy scat songs I'd recommend:
Al Jarreu : Take Five ( live version!)
John Hendricks with Bobby Mcferrin and Al Jarreu singing "Freddie the Freeloader"
It's mind-blowing!
Edgar Winter Tobacco Road lots of scatting
Oddly enough there is a Supper Club where I live, been there a few times but not recently. It's a Supper Club that has a Jazz band.
Correct me if im wrong, but i think John Sebastian played the harmonica on this.
Great reaction. You should check out “Five To One” for your next Doors track.
This song is blues thru and thru.
If you want to hear the Doors in FULL FLOWER ............Texas Radio and the Big Beat..........they flow smoother than silk. Listen to it. Another great one is L.A. Woman. In fact if you play every tune on that album you probably can't find a bad one. They say it's one of the best and most complete albums in the history of Rock/Blues/Jazz.
"Moonlight Drive" next please.
Believe it or not, most of the Doors songs were from concerts in Jim's head. Jim had all these tunes played out in his head before the band even knew about them. This is what Ray Manzarek said, he was the keyboard player and the best spokesman for the band.
If you wanna hear some good scat; We got it made by Dr Buzzard's Savannah Band
The Doors didnt lay tracks? The played live un the studios. They recorded their first album in 6 Days.
Peace frog is a winner if you get a chance.
If you like scat look up Brenda Boykin with Club Des Belugas.
"LA Woman,' is probably the best Doors album because it has such a variety of songs delivered at different pacing. When you listen to the album from start to finish you can hear Morrison's depression and disillusionment.
there is some hope there too though.... weighted experience by that album. 27 going on a 45 year old soul.
Mugnify, react to Tobacco Road, Johnny and Edgar Winter. Edgar does some interesting scatting!
If you dig harmonica, check out TRAIN TRAIN by Blackfoot
I would put in a nod for 'An American Prayer' by the Doors, which was primarily an album of Jim's poetry set to music by the Doors.
so good
Yup😎
If you dig the scat’n, check out Beth Hart “Caught Out in the Rain” live version Royal Albert Hall.
P.s. love the review bro!
Doors all the way. Sign me up for crystal ship. It's a Door's song from their first album. Best song ever written, IMO.
The live version is even better, The Doors are amazing, have a look at When the musics over
My fav 2 albums is Morrison Hotel which Roadhouse Blues is on and The Soft Parade.Give them a go you won't be dissappointed. Promise.
Korn's Jonathan Davis did a bit of scat on his vocals.
Ella!
Jim Morrison had an amazing voice & sooo sexy! But, more than harmonica was the keyboard. Sooo good!
If you want to hear a cool band with some cool harmonica check out a band called Blues Traveler. The singer John Popper plays the crap out of harmonica and has an incredible voice…. Check run around, or hook…. Their two biggest hits
The first scatter was Louis Armstrong!
First listen to "Light My Fire" the full studio version then react to The Doors - Light my Fire/Graveyard Poem
Check out the doors song Alabama song (whiskey bar}, it’s a bit different from what your used to when it comes to this band
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Try their cover of Back Door Man
Check out "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)". It's got a lot of great sounds and lyrics.
💙THE DOORS💙
You should check out "Riders On The Storm". S0 trippy! 😎
Scatman Crothers! Lol😅
For scat - dig into Ella Fitzgerald and especially Louis Armstrong. You have interesting insights into music. ✌️
One of the GOATS of Skating is Cab Calloway, just listen to his song Minnie the Moocher.
That’s Jim on the harmonica.
It's John Sebastian from Lovin' Spoonful on harmonica.
Mug, you'll have to now do a deep, long, psychedelic song by The Doors. I'm sure everyone would recommend "The End".
The first person to scat sing was Louis Armstrong in the 1920s
I think you meant “Blues” not “Bluegrass.” Those are very different. I imagine for this one it was music first. This is a standard Blues progression. Of course, they put their own flare on it.
Also, Ella was one of the first to scat, I don’t know if she was the first, definitely one of the most popular.
Scatman Crothers!
Crazy stories, he don't know Jim Morrison, song was composed of Jim's poems, and Rag Manzaric on piano and organ
agree w/ your assessment... morrison shines here. carries this song & shows off all his unique power and charisma.... dont believe that, listen to others who try to do this song, they just cant grip this song by the horns like morrison does....no doubt the band rolls well here, like an old muscle car down a curvy road. but again, its jim whos driving it. he was an inconsistent artist, but when on his A game, he was a juggernaut tour de force.