First Time Hearing The Doors - "Light My Fire" | REACTION

[@TannerHemmingsen]

Jim Morrison is easily one of the greatest frontmen in rock history. His stage presence remains unrivaled to this day

[@julien2231]

Freddy mercury surpasses him.

[@pablozee6359]

That’s a take. Everyone is full hyperbole these days. Not a “great” frontman, but “unrivaled to this day.” Morrison certainly had some electric moments, but he also had plenty of underwhelming and incoherent performances that ruined the show. For anyone who feel that Morrison is unrivaled as a frontman, get out and go to a lot of shows. There’s plenty of male and female “frontmen” who are equally and even more compelling than the Lizard King. Definitely a legend, though.

[@BobGR]

​@@pablozee6359very well said. I couldn't agree more. You could post this reply in almost every reaction on KZbin.

[@Bunny-bi8dj]

@@julien2231I would agree with you on this but it’s all perspective 🙂

[@paddysworld3978]

​@@julien2231I don't think so. I love Freddie Mercury, but he has nothing on Jim Morrison!

[@hazi5961]

"LA Woman" is a must listen.

[@giffysstiffy887]

She shpuld react to "Honky tonk ba donka donk" by Trace Adkins and "Dump Trunk" by Wheeler Walker Jr.🙂

[@larrymurray2881]

You're sooo right!!

[@jensmaas555]

Yep. Robby Krieger has repeatedly cited "L.A. Woman" as the "quintessential Doors song"

[@michaelkneringer3194]

Absolutely...

[@gary_payton]

They criminally shortened this version for television at < 3mins. Do yourself a favor and listen to the full album version which is like 7 mins and revel in Ray Manzarek's lush keys.

[@robbob5302]

YES! Thank you!

[@AdamSmith-te6on]

Riders of the storm is another great one

[@johnplaysgames3120]

It is, but if she's looking for Jim yells as she mentioned, that's not the one. It's a dark song, but it's a super chill song.

[@elchologonzalez1688]

Snoop dog version?

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

An especially great track to listen to at this Halloween Spooky Season time of the year. It has a very dark, ominous feel to it. Very chilling in a good way.🎃👻

[@bigmike2464]

@@johnplaysgames3120 Part of my Sleep music playlist

[@RobTonge80]

L.A. Woman is the Doors song you are looking for!

[@jensmaas555]

So true

[@SrChr778]

Jim Morrison had a natural charisma about him. He pretty much set a high bar for future frontmen after his time.

[@binxbolling]

Mick did that long before.

[@user-gk3lu1gg9t]

@@binxbolling The Doors were founded before the Rolling Stones...

[@itnow]

@@user-gk3lu1gg9t wrong. the RS were founded about 5 years before the Doors. Jagger's style was quite different from Morrison, who was more of an Elvis update, though much deeper and tortured in his mind

[@rockhero2274]

​@@binxbolling Actually Mick was inspired by Morrison. He was in the audience when the doors performed at the Hollywood Bowl. Concerts were going from ballrooms to bigger venues at the time.

[@robertfindley921]

Jim Morrison seemed to have a mesmerizing effect on women, beyond his looks, talent and voice. Some women were almost hypnotized by him. It was a phenomenon back then, and I still see it at times today when younger women watch his videos.

[@evilfantasy69]

Yes the LSD that everyone took back then was quite phenomenal. People like Jim Morrison and The Doors had a way of enhancing the experience through their music. I'm not discounting his stage presence and talent but you have to consider the time period as well. "Turn on, tune in, drop out"

[@tonylecce4371]

I think she definitely felt the power of Jim;)

[@gavinspencer2308]

Im a dude and hes just mesmerizing overall, he was something else.

[@firedoc5]

They say he was well "gifted", which was prominent with his tight pants. LOL

[@jenfries6417]

I grew up listening to The Doors from the release of their first album. They're one of my favorite bands of all time and, yes, I absolutely did feel the Morrison effect. So let me explain what it's all about: Jim Morrison was just objectively attractive. That's for starters. It was charisma. It was - I don't what it was. Everything else he did was backed up by his incredible attractiveness. It wasn't just physical. If you look carefully, he wasn't like classically gorgeous. He did have fantastic hair, and do not underestimate the power of looking that good in leather pants, but it was more than that. He just had this magnetic personality, this presence, this star quality, that when he walked into the room, no one could take their eyes off him. Women, men, young, old, didn't matter, your attention would be glued to him from first sight. He was just one of those people. Then you add in that beautiful voice, which was just as good speaking as singing. And then you add the fact that he was incredibly talented and smart, and yeah, y'know, I guess he really is the Lizard King and he probably can do anything - you, me, the whole world will totally buy into that. In reality, in personal relationships, he was a nightmare. He was so messed up, so addicted, so self-destructive, he brought nothing but trouble all day long. Real trouble, not fun trouble. No one who loved their life would want to be with him, but almost no one wanted to be away from him. Some people just have those kinds of traits, but few have all of them together the way Morrison did. And the few who do have it all, are just as legendary for trouble and tragedy as he was.

[@62impalaconvert]

This song is 57 years old. He died at age 27 in 1971. What a loss.

[@T-bone1950]

Thanks for yet one more reminder of my age, as if the creaking joints and failing memory weren't enough. Now the music that I like is now background music at the supermarket. F*********ck ! ! ! Getting old s*cks !

[@BornRandy62]

Jim Morrison appeared on the Ed Sullivan show a premier show that allowed artists to get national exposure on television. During the drug phase of youthful america The show wanted to have Jim change the lyrics off " Higher" because that had a Marijuana connotation . He went ahead with the original lyrics and received a one and done Ban on appearing on the show ever again. The Doors outlived the Ed Sullivan show

[@ronaldnelson6692]

Funny thing about it was Jim's response. The producers said the Doors would never do the Ed Sullivan show again and he said, "We already did the Ed Sullivan Show".

[@pulsarlights2825]

Jim died in 1971, and the other Doors' careers basically died with him....the same year the Ed Sullivan show was cancelled...

[@NecramoniumVideo]

Sure, but the Ed Sullivan Show ran from 1948 to 1971, while the Doors only lasted about 6 years.

[@pulsarlights2825]

@@NecramoniumVideo The Door lasted from 1967-1971 that's only 4 years. I think Jim basically quit and moved to Paris in March of 1971, that's 4 years to the date they hit the national scene....What did Ray, Robbie and John do after Jim died exactly?

[@kbrewski1]

​@@ronaldnelson6692 I think Jim's exact response was "Hey man, we just DID the Sullivan show."

[@TomorrowBringsDanger]

In my opinion the greatest live performance from any band on U.S. television. My Grandma watched this video with us about a year ago and she stilled remembered my Mother (10 at the time) falling into a trance after watching this live the night it originally aired saying over and over again, "Oh my God....Oh my God!"...LOL Legend has it that Jim had wore that same outfit 4-5 days in a row and everyone backstage wanted him to change out of it because they were going to be on TV...he refused, and you can see the dirty white shirt underneath that iconic leather outfit. The energy of this song is so supreme. I find myself also saying "Oh my God" everytime I watch this performance. It must be hereditary.

[@TomorrowBringsDanger]

And btw.....LOVE your reaction. I like to think that's the same way my Mother reacted after watching it the night it originally aired. Great music is timeless

[@boroblueyes]

I think you'll really love "The Crystal Ship" or "The End".

[@grey_wulf]

The End is great!

[@alejandrosalazar6445]

damn THE CRYSTAL SHIP! Probably my favorite song by The Doors

[@HippyKayy]

I am the Lizard King, I can do anything RIP Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek

[@johnplaysgames3120]

The infamous quote, which goes perfectly with one of my suggestions, "Not To Touch The Earth," the song where he says that very line.

[@dagmar.6954]

The Doors were among the most controversial & influential rock acts of the 1960s, mostly due to Jim Morrison's lyrics & voice. "Riders On The Storm" is my favorite song by them but they had a lot of hits including "Roadhouse Blues", "The Crystal Ship", "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "Hello, I Love You", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Love Her Madly", "The End" etc. Sadly Jim Morrison died in 1971 at the age of only 27 but left a great legacy of music

[@trevertravis8963]

Waiting for the Sun.

[@glenngalloway6191]

All of the above, plus "People Are Strange", "Waiting on the Sun", and "Spanish Caravan". Hard to imagine The Doors cranked all of these hits in just five years.

[@Fritzw75]

Also Waiting for the Sun and Hyacinth House off LA Woman LP is a really cool tune. Wild Child another super tune. Also When Your Strange and The End

[@bc2907]

"Crystal Ship" is a good live performance

[@kbrewski1]

This live TV performance is a shortened version of this 7+ minute song. The full version has a much longer solo organ instrumental by Ray Manzarek. Also, they told Morrison he could not sing the word "higher" because the TV censors thought it was a drug reference. He sang "higher" anyway. After the show his manager went up to Jim and said, "Jim, you weren't supposed to sing "higher", now we can't do the Sullivan show anymore!". Morrison says back calmly, "Man, we just did the Sullivan show."

[@davids5006]

The movie about his life is really good, Val Kilmer nailed the part of playing him

[@Mr.5hady]

Oh yes! And Kilmer sang all the songs himself in the movie, if I’m not mistaken

[@pulsarlights2825]

"The surviving Doors members were all, to one degree or another, unhappy with the final film." Are you sure the Oliver Stone movie was "good" and that Kilmer "nailed the part"?

[@3xclusiv3sodak]

​@@pulsarlights2825yeah it's not a documentary

[@pulsarlights2825]

@@3xclusiv3sodak It looks like Stone pulled a lot of stuff out of his arse and exaggerated just a bit in that movie....typical Hollywood BS

[@argentokaos2629]

@@pulsarlights2825 Expecting OS to not exaggerate = definition of *lost cause.* :D

[@justindenney-hall5875]

Your smile lights our fire!😉😁🔥🤣

[@PittDaddy]

This was the first "big hit" and was done for TV. Most people consider him a poet first, but he was very much a bad-boy rocker. He often got in trouble for on-stage antics. His voice was cool and smooth. Listen to "The End" to hear their darker sound. They were my first concert in 1967. It was amazing.

[@jc6477]

Must listen Doors songs: Break on Through The End Take it as it Comes Alabama Song Love Me Two Times When the Music’s Over Strange Days Moonlight Drive Hello, I Love You Five to One Not to Touch the Earth The Unknown Soldier Touch Me Shaman’s Blues Wild Child Tell All the People The Soft Parade Roadhouse Blues Waiting for the Sun Peace Frog/Blue Sunday Land Ho! Ship of Fools LA Woman The Changeling Love Her Madly Riders on the Storm Been Down so Long

[@ddullaway]

Alabama whiskey song

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Great list! If I had to whittle it down to a handful for Aileen to choose from as a starting place (since that list is large and potentially overwhelming for a reactor who's never heard the songs on it), I'd suggest (in no particular order): Break On Through Not To Touch The Earth LA Woman Roadhouse Blues Wild Child The End And I'd add: Five To One All the songs on your list are obviously great (the Doors are iconic for a reason), but, since Aileen mentioned she's looking for more of the vibe Jim had in the yell during "Light My Fire," pretty much all of those on this short list will deliver that energy. And, obvs, "The End" is pretty much their signature song and the quintessential Doors vibe/experience.

[@kbrewski1]

Why don't you just list the whole discography. Lmao.

[@trevertravis8963]

Love Street

[@davidahart2113]

Aileen, if you take notice, there's only a singer, keyboardist, drummer, and guitarist on stage. Maybe you were wondering, "Where's the bass player?" Organist Ray Manzarek is playing two keyboards at the same time. The bottom was a standard organ. The top was a keyboard bass! I'm not a musician, but i have to think that takes massive talent.

[@Ronzothedrummer]

Much of The Doors music develops as it goes, like an exquisite cooking recipe. While that is especially true in their live performances, this particular performance was a very heavily shortened version of this song for a TV broadcast and DOES NOT do the song justice. The studio performance would blow your mind with the improvised keyboard and guitar solos percolating to an insane level. And then you would be even more floored how Jim Morrison pulls the music out of the clouds and lands the plane. Believe me, The Doors will be your new rabbit hole and I’m excited to go on the ride with you!

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Exactly. This TV version cuts so much of the song for time, it's hard to listen to if you know the full version of the song (that jump in the middle is so obvious and the middle bit is missed). Also, of all the Doors songs, imo, "Light My Fire" is most interesting BECAUSE of the long solos, not because of the lyrics and vocals. I mean, the whole package is why the song hit, obvs, but there are much better representations of Jim's singing and lyrics than "Light My Fire" (partially because it's the one Doors song, outside of covers like "Backdoor Man," that he didn't write). And the extended solos elevate it to a whole 'nother level.

[@Ronzothedrummer]

@@johnplaysgames3120totally! I can’t wait until Aileen hears what Jim Morrison and The Doors can truly unleash.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

When The Doors appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, he made the band promise not to sing the lyric "girl we couldn't get much higher," since it could be taken as a drug reference. Sullivan wanted them to sing, "girl it couldn't get much better," which wouldn't have rhymed, of course. But when the time came, Morrison sang "higher" instead of "better." The show was broadcast live, so they couldn't do anything about it. Sullivan was furious, and refused to shake Morrison's hand afterwards. He sent someone to tell Morrison that The Doors would never be on the Ed Sullivan Show again. Morrison replied, "Hey, man. We just did the Sullivan show." The album version of "Light My Fire" was slowed down by about half a semitone when it was released, which made Morrison's voice sound deeper. I don't know why they did that. The single was released at the correct speed. You can find the speed-corrected album version on KZbin.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

Jim Morrison’s father was a US Navy 4-star admiral. He was in charge of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet & naval forces in Vietnam during the Vietnam war (the height of his son’s fame). Kinda ironic. During the late 1960s, the war in Vietnam & The Doors were the two things that dominated what was going on in American culture.

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

There's a little more to that. Jim Morrisons father had a hand in starting the Viet Nam war. Really. Search for it.

[@SPGhettus]

"Five to One" is loaded with attitude, "Roadhouse Blues" has some of a party style. "Riders on the Storm" is uniquely moody and beautiful.

[@gazoontight]

I remember being a very young teen and this song (the studio version) was constantly playing on the loudspeaker at the swimming pool.

[@chada7094]

Hey Aileen. I remember my mom telling me stories about spending time as a teenager listening to groups like The Doors in her cousins room while he was out with her brother (my uncle) and seeing a Jim Morrison poster up on his bedroom . He was one of my moms big crushes. Definitely one of Rocks truly great front men. I knew this be your vibe . 🔥 reaction. Light my fire anyday.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

You'll get a lot of requests for "Riders On The Storm." It's a good song but, if you're looking for more of the vibe you got from that Jim yell, that song is not going to be the one. It has dark imagery, but it's super chill all the way through. Same with "Crystal Ship." It's gorgeous and poetic, but a very chill song that never ramps into that high-voltage Doors energy you requested. For that, you want something like: FIVE TO ONE LA WOMAN NOT TO TOUCH THE EARTH ROADHOUSE BLUES BREAK ON THROUGH Or, if you want to ramp into the high-energy with probably THE most iconic song of the Doors catalog, go with: THE END Also, I'd suggest going with album versions, tbh. Jim is a legendarily crazy live performer, but there are very few videos where you actually get to see that. Most live videos of the Doors, he's pretty chill and languid. In fact, the only video I've ever found that really shows the Jim that people think of when they think of Jim live is a fan-made "fantasy edit" of a bunch of live clips set to "Roadhouse Blues" and made to look like a video for the song. If you're interested in seeing a pure distillation of "the Doors live" experience, it's actually really well done and you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXaWY6Osq8Z3ipo

[@john79taxidriver20]

i own everything ever every version cd lp dvd vhs by the doors.....since 1984 i was 5 1st heard them!!! but he is not tall just was lean he hated his height he thought stretching towards the ceiling daily would help me reach even 6 foot...too this is his famous SHOW WHERE HE WAS TOLD BABY WE COULDNT GET MUCH HIGHER HE HAD 2 CHANGE WORDS BUT REFUSED LIVE HERE AND WAS NEVER ON SHOW AGAIN HE TOLD PRODUCER N ED S. I DON'T CARE MAN WE JUST DID YOUR SHOW!....

[@superfbomb9054]

The Doors are totally unique. No one can sound like them even if you try. It just wouldn't work. And yet their music never gets old .

[@toecutterjenkins]

Wanna see and hear a great performance? The doors, back door man, live. Light my fire was a radio single made for the masses the doors have so many great songs

[@Gonzo614]

Jim Morrison was less than 6' tall, it was the camera angle.

[@MarcSabourin-b8h]

Jim was 6 foot 1

[@Gonzo614]

@MarcSabourin-b8h, Quick facts about Jim Morrison Born: Dec 8, 1943, Melbourne, FL Died: July 3, 1971 (27 years), Paris, France Cause of death: Congestive heart failure Height: 5′ 11″ Siblings: Andrew Lee Morrison, Anne Morrison Chewning Education: University of California, Los Angeles (1964-1965) Parents: George Stephen Morrison, Clara Clarke Morrison Music groups: The Doors (1965 - 1971), Rick & the Ravens (1965 - 1965)

[@mokumboi19]

For me, Break On Through (To The Other Side), Roadhouse Blues and Love Me Two Times are the best Doors songs, and also three of the best Jim Morrison bubbling rage vocals.

[@SdMbL1]

This is a good live version for TV… The studio version has a much longer jam section in the middle of the song. One of the first psychedelic rock songs.

[@KevanCorkill]

Hello to you 😊 I agree with you but she doesn't know. Have a great day 😊👍

[@jeremybrown7075]

You can't go wrong with the doors jim was a beautiful soul some of my favorites are la woman, strange days, break on through, whiskey bar, waiting for the sun, there are so many good ones

[@Guy-lo3ld]

What a great song! Jim Morrison is a rock n roll icon! 💙

[@darost]

This is from a TV show so it's the short version. Live at the Hollywood Bowl. He wore leather pants. Often pure sex live but not on TV. So happy you're listening to the Doors. They were awesome & so are you! Thank you - I'd never seen this performance. (Jim wrote most of their songs, but Light My 🔥 Fire was written by the guitarist.) ❤❤ ❤

[@bigmike2464]

Fun Fact" Ray Manzarek played the keyboars PLUS did the bass parts as well on the keyboard. Ray was a musical genius; Jim's lyrics and Ray's masteful arrangements. Watch the Doors movie with Val Kilmer in the Role of Morrison; he looks dead on him and even sings

[@peccatumDei]

The name of the band was originally The Doors of Perception, which is also the name of a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley. That name was quickly changed however to simply The Doors.

[@Suleclo]

I have loved this song since it first came out. I was quite young. My older sisters had the 45. This song and Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit. Great childhood songs. 🖤

[@GYo-b1g]

Agree “White Rabbit” is a must to do. The bass and Grace Slick’s voice.

[@corrosivevinyl]

If you want a VIBE you have to hear “Riders on the Storm”. Love the line “There’s a killer on the road, his brain is squirming like a toad”

[@shaheersk721]

This is the trippiest song ever by the doors followed by the end ! 🙌

[@paul00390]

So many great tracks to choose from. Riders On The Storm (long version), LA Woman, Roadhouse Blues, Waiting For The Sun, and so many more.

[@Hybridgtr]

Riders on the Storm was part of the soundtrack to Need For Speed : Underground 2 with Snoop Dog. Awesome track! -Terry

[@MWigforss]

Jim is the GOAT! Stage presence and sex appeal is out of this world!

[@34rdiaz]

Yeah as he called himself Chief Mojo Rison..did that occasionally..the movie "The Doors" is a must for you Aileen...they had alot of hits you can also try " Lover Her Madly" and " Love Street" and LA Woman

[@SteveF-i9r]

“The End” is an epic tune.. check it out!

[@killahb-ry3044]

Five To One is my favorite Doors song and would be a great one. Other must listen options include LA Woman, The End, Break On Through

[@kbradford2270]

Love the eyes adore the ears beautiful smile and the pumpkin Color shirt. Love your show and watching your expressions😂❤

[@wscottc60]

Hi there and hello Ms. Senpai I remember this song on the radio in my living room waiting for the time when my mother and I to go pick up my father when returns from Vietnam.

[@bigron725]

The Doors were a pivotal rock band . Jim morrison was incredible . Great reaction .

[@Ted-FitzGerald]

"The End" by The Doors is a must the full version if possible it's nearly 12 minutes long! Also, "Riders on the Storm" & "Break on through" The Doors did so many great songs!

[@TheErikBallew]

Since you're a fellow bass head. It's important to note that The Doors didn't have a bassist. The Organ player is playing the baseline on the 2nd keyboard. Melody with one hand, and bass with the other.

[@amb2745]

For concerts, Ray Manzarek played a keyboard bass, but for the studio recordings, they did have actual bass players on the albums. Elvis Presley's bass player Scotty Moore played bass on one of the Doors' albums.

[@aydanschlaffman6718]

@@amb2745Jerry Scheff, not Scotty Moore.

[@cptchaotic]

It didn't matter if you were in a stadium with 10k other people or see him in the airport he had such charisma that you felt like he was just talking to you. It was very eerie and satisfying all at the same time. Early on he was doing poetry reading with small groups of people that would just randomly gather around when he would just stop anywhere and start doing his poetry. I was in a small diner probably about 2 or 3 in the morning and he was over in a booth in the corner and just started reading some poetry he was working on out loud and little by little you would see people moving over just to be near him.

[@abrahammartinez7320]

Hi, you should hear the long version 😌👌🏼

[@KevanCorkill]

Hello to you 😊 I just uploaded the live version of the Doors Light My Fire...The Doors Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970....13 minutes 52 seconds to see the instrumentalism of the Doors...for her to listen to. Have a great day 😊👍

[@Nonebass]

So much of The Doors, my favorites are Break on through and love me two times, now this version is the short one, listen to the long one, the keyboard solos are just awesome!!

[@glass2467]

This was a shortened version of this song. And this song was a huge hit for them, and a bit toned down for them. The band is deep. Check out Riders on the Storm, The End, LA Woman, and so many more. Ground breakers!

[@paulkane7771]

Probably the best Doors song ever. But this is the shortened version for TV. Need to hear the full version to appreciate it.

[@MidnightMadnessRocks]

When the Doors were on Ed Sullivan Morison was told he could not sing the line girl we couldn't get much HIGHER, and they suggested he sing something like girl it couldn't get much better, or something like that, but Morrison wouldn't listen to anybody, and sang the line as written, so Ed Sullivan was fuming, and never had the Doors back again.

[@KevanCorkill]

Hi Aileen 😊 Here are the Doors in 1967 on the Dick Clark's American bandstand performing The Crystal Ship. It is a very short song as it is Jim Morrison's poetry set to music. Listening to the lyrics closely draws you into the story Jim wants to tell. This particular performance on American Bandstand has two songs the first is The Crystal Ship and the second is Light My Fire. In between the two songs Dick Clark interviews each of the members of The Doors which I think would be a really neat segment to add to your reaction after the Crystal Ship song. Fellow KZbinrs have mentioned the incident on The Ed Sullivan Show where the Doors were permanently banned after not agreeing to a lyrical change in the song. The Doors appearance on American bandstand was just as huge for promotion and Dick Clark did not attempt to censor them. Here's a link to the performance... The Doors performing The Crystal Ship and Light My Fire Live on American Bandstand in 1967. Also includes a short interview done by Host Dick Clark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3rLhoGYh56Ml9Esi=WOXPwDXkqbLxOsR4 Have a great day you and Arya with much love 😊👍💪❤️👑👑

[@cman9373]

Jim Morrison the Shaman of Rock and Roll, the Lizard King finds another generation....LOL

[@Dragon_Werks]

Some of the absolute best from the doors are: The Unknown Soldier The End Riders On The Storm Crystal Ship Spanish Caravan Alabama Song FYI, this song is the one that got them banned from the Ed Sullivan Show. Also, his spoken word poetry is pretty phenomenal. Check out the CD "An American Prayer". You'll be amazed.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

What a sweet soul she is!🥰

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

Agreed!

[@peterzukowski]

In January 1967,the bad boys of rock 'n' roll, The Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. They were told they had to change the lyrics of their hit song 'Let's Spend The Night Together' to 'Let's Spend Some Time Together'. This wasn't just a lyric, but the title. Mick didn't want to, but did it anyway and the bad boys of rock sold out to corporate greed. In September 1967, The Doors appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (the video you watched). They were told they had to change the lyric "couldn't get much higher". It was the word "higher" that was the issue. The show started, time came, The Doors start their number and The Lizard King just let's that lyric rip. Afterwards, Sullivan goes backstage furious at them for ignoring his direct order and tells them they'll never do his show again. Morrison turns and looks at him and remarked, "Hey, that’s okay - we just did the Ed Sullivan show." A poetic rebel cemented his legacy that night and the rest is is rock and roll history.

[@peteleal5365]

When you have the opportunity please find and listen to the long version or original version. This one was done for television. The late Michael Hutchins from INXS had that way about him as well. Also being latina listen to Jose Feliciano's version of the same song. Enjoy

[@IgorBzovski]

The Doors are my favorite band. Break On Through is still my song nomber 1. Light My Fire is, for me, "light" song from them. The End, When The Music's Over, Moonlight Drive, Love Street are just a few The Doors songs that i recommend. Anyway, i love your reaction, and hello from Serbia 🇷🇸!❤

[@williedunlop7008]

When the music’s over is the song you are looking for ❤

[@williedunlop7008]

Hey please don't react to the live at the Hollywood Bowl version react to the one the performance in Europe its on youtube

[@Sadpotatoirl2010]

@@williedunlop7008 they have so much fun in Hollywood bowl even though the European tour version is better.

[@RoGueNavy]

I got to visit Jim's grave in Paris, in the early 90's. Check out "Riders on the Storm" and "Break On Through". Jim was amazing. And Ray Manzarek's keyboard work is unmatched.

[@qp773]

Look up the tv skit by Kids in the Hall called "Into the Doors", it's just a fun little comedy segment about getting into them

[@kbm52857]

Here are some song you need to listen too. People are strange, Touch me, The End, Alabama Whiskey Bar, There are so many songs that are great are a must to listen too

[@StoneMalone]

When the music's over live in black n white! So intense with the save us Jesus! Best example of Jim's magic!

[@KevanCorkill]

Hello to you 😊 Great recommendation.... The version from live at the Hollywood Bowl is excellent. Have a great day 😊👍

[@edtgedtg8397]

❤ california ed love that you are doing the doors 😅 ❤ they have a lot of great songs ❤ you are enjoying the great time in music 🎶 ❤ thank you miss senpi ❤

[@_JimS]

The book “No On Here Gets Out Alive” is a must read. He is on my list of top male singers. Doors songs take me back to a great time in my life. Do yourself a favor and listen to the studio version. There a great long jam in that one.

[@barrylavender7938]

Brilliant song, the extended album version is even better. RIP Jim and Ray. You should check out "L.A. Woman" next by them. Great reaction Aileen.

[@bettyrose959]

This is the Ed Sullivan show right here. A bit of history for you. Jim was told before they stepped out to play the song he could not sing the line 'Girl, we couldn't get much higher.' Watch the video, the first time he sings it he leans right in front of the camera when he does. This caused a huge issue and is the main reason you don't see live performances on television. They still, to this day, normally use a recorded version for appearances. This right here is the whole reason why that is. Girl, we couldn't get much higher. Edit: You can even see Robby laughing in the background.

[@davesherrard4013]

The Lizard King strikes again. He was a god. THE DOORS: ROADHOUSE BLUES, is one my favorites. You’re awesome 😎 Keep it up 👍 Love your top, cute 🥰

[@dustin404]

Love The Doors! Tons of great tracks! First heard them on my 18th birthday a few years back and they've easily climbed up there with my favorites.

[@celsus7979]

That shirt would have lit Jim's fire💣

[@BrianFilice]

One singer from the last 20 years that has a hypnotic, powerful, compelling, magical stage presence is Anthony Green from Circa Survive. I highly recommend checking him out if you’re not familiar. He has his own totally unique stage presence that is reminiscent of some of these older lead singers. ❤️

[@marcwright8395]

Love The Doors, I recommend watching the movie starring Val Kilmer

[@tonydagostino6158]

You'll notice there's no bass player but keyboardist Ray Manzarek is playing the bass line with his left hand and his lead with the right. That keyboard break in this performance has nice long solos by Ray and guitarist Robbie Krieger in the studio version. Morrison is buried in Paris. Check out his gravesite if you're ever there. INXS frontman Michael Hutchence was one of the few in rock that sang down in the lower registers like Morrison did. No falsettos for Jim

[@kelleychilton2524]

Aileen wants to be screamed at .... but ONLY by Jim Morrison. 🎶😂🎼🤣🎵

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

With older songs, all of those poetry lessons you got in school you can use to help you understand them.

[@javierdesantiago2273]

Listen to LA Woman. All of them are good

[@f.g.fowler6499]

Check out his Hollywood Bowl performance of When The Music's Over and The End!! A MUST for Morrison fans! Also, read "No One Here Gets Out Alive" by Daniel Sugarman!

[@KevanCorkill]

Hi Aileen 😊 Absolutely brilliant reaction to the The Doors' Light My Fire 😊👍 The Ed Sullivan Show was a family show so Ed was not going to allow Jim Morrison to do his famous antics that he would do in concerts so this is a very tame performance. For your listening pleasure... here is a live version of the Doors Light My Fire At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970....13 minutes 52 seconds to see the instrumentalism of the Doors...Here is the link to the performance... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJuXYWiYl6mmpbssi=nOSPvCMhrX3NYDhk Have a great day you and Arya with much love 😊👍💪❤️👑👑

[@gregstickler8664]

Roadhouse Blues and Waiting for the Sun are great as well!

[@vincentvancraig]

this is their first album...for the other side of their rocky, yet briiliant career, check out the song "la woman", but just do the plain old studio version with the album cover as the thumbnail...there are unfortunate la woman "videos" that i believe totally mess up the music with sounds from the video...sounds that werent in the original recording

[@funkmeisterB-5000]

I loved the Door's drummer..influenced my style because he knew every genre in the book..calypso, rock, latin, jazz...Even heard him bust out a tango once.

[@rockytheblackdragon]

Cool beans 😮

[@rubbersole79]

The infamous episode of "Sullivan" where the band agreed to not use the lyric "higher" in their song as it was live t.v. and of course Jim took offense and re-canted the bands promise, which got them permanently banned from the show. And yes you are spot on. For their time, this band blew the doors off the audiences of their day. They were trail blazers of rock n roll.

[@southeastchristian713]

I don’t always comment on your videos but when I do I’ll keep recommending NF and Greta Van Fleet 😇

[@Richardmcc1946]

I saw them live in 1967 at a concert at UC Santa Barbara. It was a unique experience, to say the least. It was a real "trip," including a psychedelic light show on a huge paper screen behind them that I helped put up. Jim was very talented, as were they all; he even got a degree from UCLA in Film Studies. But I'm not sure his "sexy" thin appearance was from living a healthy life. It likely wasn't cigarettes they were smoking once they could afford something more. His premature death at 27 in Paris was rumored to be from a drug overdose (no autopsy, so who knows). Whatever the reason, he was as great a musical genius as he was unpredictable on an off stage. RIP

[@Richardmcc1946]

The concert mentioned above was in the campus gymnasium, on the basketball court. We all had to go upstairs first to take our shoes off and leave them there to protect the court's finished hardwood floor. Then we mostly sat on the floor to listen to the Doors perform. At one point, some people got up to leave early, and Jim said in the middle of a song, "Where do you think you're going? Never mind; we don't need you!"

[@bewareofzealots]

I really love this live version. Ed Sullivan Show, 1967.

[@StoneMalone]

The Doors, When The Music’s Over live 1968...best performance ever!

[@bumperu]

The Crystal Ship, Break on Through, People Are Strange, LA Woman, Roadhouse Blues, etc......

[@sloseabass97]

"Roadhouse Blues" or "[Writers] on tha Storm" would be decent SECOND first-time ever Doors tunes to check out (with at least 2 dozen others just afterwards). ❤😂🎉😂❤ Thank U, Aileen Senpai. This might, . . . oh, right, . . . "L.A. Woman", where he refers to the late summer heat in the hills the same way Anthony Kiedas refers to L.A., the city, as an amiable companion in "Under the Bridge" for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, . . . uhm, . . . FUN "rabbit hole", here, . . . may we come to ENJOY this, right along WITH U. Thanks again. Love your work/play, here. Keep being brilliant and beauty-filled, as you are. 🎉😂❤😂🎉

[@nielgregory108]

You want stage performance at it's best? You NEED to watch The Doors LIVE from the Hollywood Bowl. It will change your life!!!!!! Every other suggestion is wrong.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

It's a great show, for sure, but I wouldn't recommend it for a first time listen to certain songs. E.g. "The End." It's fun to see Jim change it up if you're familiar with the original, but he's being random and playful on stage (the "Ode To A Moth" bit, e.g., when he notices a moth onstage) and it's less tied together than the album version. And "Five To One," another great song, gets turned into a medley with "Backdoor Man." Again, great fun if you've heard the originals, but, for someone listening to the songs for the first time, not the best representation.

[@firedoc5]

Jim always felt that he was a poet first and foremost. On his grave in Paris, his epitaph is "Poet". Val Kilmer portrayed him so brilliantly in the movie "The Doors", which I highly recommend.

[@alexfletcher5192]

In America, The Doors were about blues and pomp and sex and drugs. In Europe it was a bit more about the poetry and the politics. However you saw it, they represented a group fucking with the hippy ideal. Particularly in Jim Morrison, who was self-destruction for self-destruction's sake. It was almost a crusade.

[@arautus]

There is a video of the Doors on The Dick Clark show playing Chrystal Ship (a song Jim wrote) followed by Light my fire. 2 great songs in one show.