first time hearing The Doors The End (Reaction!!)

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[@davidaldridge5716]

Riders on the Storm, Peace Frog, Not to Touch the Earth, When the Music’s over 😁

[@carkol3227]

yo i don't know if u have seen the movie apocalypse now but this song is used twice in it, and fit so well that people thought that it was written for the movie

[@doriscallaway3626]

I have that mug lol :)

[@mtnvalley9298]

The End for a first Doors tune: Like pushing your buddy in the pool as he's walking near the edge to learn the breast stroke. Probably a more subtle way to teach someone to swim.

[@farrenrohana]

God I hope you see this. You really really really must watch the documentary The Doors it explains everything about this song and who they were and tells the story beautifully. Time stamp 10:29 he says Mother I want to F@ck you all night long. You have to see what happened when he sung that song the first time and the outrage it caused but it also brought them to fame! Val Kilmer plays Jim Morrison and Meg Ryan plays his girlfriend/wife and they're awesome at it. I also highly recommend the Documentary The History of The Eagles both of these will show you exactly what it was like to be alive and in the music scene in those days. You'll love it! Please don't make me pay you to get you to do this I'm on disability but I will if you don't because I think you'll absolutely love it!! It was an amazing time to be young! Today sucks big time in comparison!

[@mletrout7942]

Man, you’re just diving into the very deepest part of the pool with this song.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Soft Parade was my first song. Yes I was on a journey. The End came later when i was in college. Somewhat familiar as the venture to find myself intensified.

[@KurtSauers-mi5ev]

Many more well known songs than this . This is definitely the deepest end of the pool

[@karendavis2668]

One of my absolute favorites though! 😍

[@riphopfer5816]

this one and “celebration of the lizard” are probably my two favourite songs by The Doors.

[@riphopfer5816]

@@KurtSauers-mi5ev maybe it’s the deepest end of the pool, but it’s not the least frequented corner… That would have to be some stuff off of “the soft Parade“ or even some of the lesser known songs on *Morrison Hotel* .

[@PittDaddy]

Don't forget this was recorded in the 60s when everything was censored. These are the kind of lyrics that got people arrested.

[@gps9715]

rock n roll baby

[@littlemonkeys4903]

@@gps9715♥️🎶

[@susansquire7968]

Jim Morrison, true poet and GENIUS. RiP beautiful man. ❤

[@lisatye6354]

@@susansquire7968❤❤❤

[@bigdaddymosh1964]

This is an experience. Not a song really but a piece of art.

[@charleslatora5750]

Truth.

[@tonygreene3941]

And that, is an understatement

[@Hippichik73]

This

[@markmccolm783]

Indeed. An experience

[@nospoon17]

Yes it is. My marbles were lost (in a divine way) to this song and I’m not the only one.

[@TannerTime-n-share]

This is a Vietnam song, ride the snake......7 miles, is the river in delta Nam! It's a trip...

[@kelvinkloud]

blue bus, soldiers being taken off to nam.

[@darielclarkmusic]

@@kelvinkloudI thought the blue bus is a reference to the merry pranksters 🤔

[@goldbug7127]

@@kelvinkloud To me, it meant trying to convince his girl to take the Greyhound to LA with him. She doesn't go, and that is The End for him. The length of the Mekong River is a metaphor for his own legendary snake. Or not. Something is Art if we can see ourselves. Especially when it comes to Poetry. Morrison wrote poems more than he wrote lyrics.

[@AUSinCH]

Polo: "I gotta see this live." All of us: "That could be difficult to arrange."

[@katyisgone]

😂

[@DavidLilly-yc6ww]

it's on video. Hollywood Bowl and Isle of Wight. Also on a TV show in Canada.

[@ryannoble4789]

I'll wait.

[@coleyounger714]

@@DavidLilly-yc6ww Hollywood bowl was a pretty good performance and video/audio quality.

[@Donjuanmateo-t9f]

@@coleyounger714 Jim Morrison was looking cool as hell Hollywood bowl...

[@troyoakman1084]

This song is featured prominently in the movie Apocalypse Now. Great Vietnam war movie. For me I can never separate the two. If I see/hear one I immediately think of the other.

[@tonygreene3941]

Yes

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

It was like the song was written for the movie.

[@dougjohnson3987]

@@procopiusaugustus6231In a way, it was written for the movie. This was the height of the Vietnam War and The Doors were at the forefront of the anti-war movement. But in a way, it is more of a promotion of violence than an denunciation of it.

[@Rita-zq6op]

I know…. Me too

[@MegaTurkeylips]

I was on a ship in the Vietnam war. The Doors was our band.

[@SaltyPirate71]

You don't need to take acid to understand the Doors, but listening to the Doors can help you understand the acid.

[@kathrynhansen9128]

And peyote

[@gbormann71]

😅

[@Kenny-ll7dn]

Don't forget the schrooms also. These guys were off the charts live and maybe better than there studio sound and there are not many who can achieve that sucess.kd.

[@missstonehagel389]

Listening to the music makes me high, without any substances

[@pb68slab18]

Arrgghhh!

[@Canucklehead557]

Krieger and Densmore are all that's left of this genius band. Fkng love the Doors.

[@astmancls1971]

Jim Morrison was not a songwriter, he was a poet! Their music is euphoric. You have to watch some of their live performances. They were one of the first bands to try new sounds such as using a bottle on your finger while playing guitar and using the organ sound on the keyboard. The thing that makes them live in that special place is because the world lost Jim so fast. They hit the scene in the mid 60s and he was gone by 71. It almost feels like he wasn’t even real. It’s so hard to describe how they make me feel!

[@RunawayOcelot]

Riders On the Storm is another vibe

[@kelvinkloud]

agree. ive become convinced thematically, morrison saw it as a bookend to the themes initiated here in the end.

[@notthatkaren7580]

I agree. Riders is a favorite of mine.

[@Williamottelucas]

Only the top song of my 2000-plus ranked personal favorites!

[@paigeturner1124]

Yessssss

[@SteveDarby-uy1tq]

This song changed culture. Nothing like this was out or thought of at the time. First time he played it live on acid the audience was enthralled...

[@vitodepietro6020]

Polo, my brother. You dove into the deep end of the ocean with your introduction to the DOORS with this track to start with. MORRISON (Vocalist) was a poet, visionary and a master of metaphors. You have to put yourself in the mindset of the times, and what what was happing. (Vietnam, politics, society ect) Also, where the music was coming from on the west coast (L.A. bands like the DOORS, Laural Canyon CSNY, MAMAS AND PAPAS, or the Bay Area GREATFUL DEAD, JEFFEERON AIRPLANE) the vibes were all different. Mind alternating substance were used heavily during this period and influenced the music. Ray Manzarek (keyboards) played all the bass lines with his left hand on a separate keyboard (the DOORS never had a bass player) Robbie Kreiger (guitar) one of the underrated players out there John Densmore (drums) also one the most underrated drummers going PLEASE, continue your journey through, and down, this psychedelic rock rabbit hole you just blindly jumped into. Just like Alice did in Wonderland. PEACE! And enjoy your trip into this genre of music.

[@kelvinkloud]

good analysis.... LA wasnt san fran. & morrison wasnt sunny hwood, rather dark West, caged in the city of night. A traveled old soul military kid. spoiled yet willing to starve. smart yet preocuppied w/dark alleys. militant yet yearning for the ancient Light. checked out yet horseblinder movtivation... a lot of contradictions swirled around the lead. & he was both overrated & underrated. & if you understand why, then you'll get how iconic and dangerous he was to the industry & himself. fleeting & plenty of misses. yet, always swung not for the fence, but further for the Stars. & he had the goods to actually get there once in a while. this for sure is a lock into the zone. for the ages band & lead when they got it right. the band many loved to hate, but cant deny.

[@annekaiser6355]

I hope to hell Polo reads every one of these posts. Taken together they constitute a doctoral level musical education. There are very very few young folks taking part in Polo's review, we are all over 50, most over 60, quite a few over 70. I am 75. Our lives collectively and individually were affected by this music. It's no coincidence we are still "weird". Thank God I am still weird in this way. All of you are providing quality feedback to a young man who has not yet realized the magnitude of those musical times. I'm so grateful I found all of you and your familiar voices. Will someone collate this encyclopedia of our time and just put it out without commentary, as is, unedited and unredacted? Can we make it happen? I hereby waive any proprietary claim to any words I've posted here on this site if they're included in a compilation with all the other remarks made here. ❤

[@ICU2B4UDO]

​@@annekaiser6355...I'm going to be 59 in 6 weeks...You couldn't be more astute in your observation...This guy has 0 clue as to that 60's music generation and even less about The 🦎 👑 and The 🚪s!! 😂😊

[@overdbus]

First saw them in 1966 at Leo Carrillo beach when they debuted Light My Fire for American bandstand , I was 9 years old, it was awesome

[@MrBigspendn]

Regardless, like most classic rock they were inspired by blues and Motown music. But the acid sent them to another dimension and Jim translated it to us.

[@davidzimmerli489]

I saw Jim Morrison & the Doors live in concert at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, New York on March 16, 1968. They included this number in their set. Needless to say, my friend's and my young teenaged minds were blown! What a concert! And we had 2nd row center seats, looking right up at the Lizard King, dressed in a skin tight, green snake skin suit! Take me back!

[@RancidCheeks]

Must have been the days when Rochester wasn’t as bad as it is now. Greetings from Rochester btw lol

[@davidzimmerli489]

@@RancidCheeks Greetings back at 'ya! Yes, it was better back then. There's nothing happening here now. That's why I'm glad we have the internet, and especially KZbin, where we can enjoy the thousands of music videos, concerts, and documentaries the site has! I spend most of my time on the internet here.

[@IvannaScream72]

Wow, that must have been amazing. You’re so lucky to have seen them live.

[@davidzimmerli489]

@@IvannaScream72 Indeed I was, Ivanna!

[@feliciaecheverria]

Back in 1968 my mother bought tickets, 3rd row center for $8.00, Live at the Hollywood Bowl. My sisters refused to take me because I was only 9 years old. I am still working on forgiving them. 😊

[@saltysir]

I consider the doors a rite of passage for serious music lovers. And you my friend are a serious music lover. Their studio output is great and all….. but their live stuff is EPIC. I personally was obsessed with the Doors for a good chunk of my school years (80’s and early 90’s). They were of perfect storm of talent and timing. When you look at their place in the pantheon of rock music, I think they are criminally underrated from an influence standpoint. Truly one of the absolute greats.

[@kelvinkloud]

bulls-eye.... they were so important, that musicians (ie., the industry) didnt want to admit it. frankly too, you can be a great musician & still not get what they were attempting here. you had to also understand cinema, stage craft & symbolist poetry to really fully understand it. plus jim's take no prisoner mentality, his not fully embracing peace & love & his legal troubles all diluted their impact. but history & retrospect dont lie..... what is vital to remember is this was in full form as heard here, performed live in FREAKING late summer 1966! think of that, nothing so menacing & broadly deep as this was being done in the industry when you throw in the stage art & cinematic scape score sound. even early syd floyd (impressive), velvets & king crimson could match that double punch density. & the doors predated or match them on the timeline. your in dylan blonde on blonde zone here as far as artistic depth imo.... your right, roger waters, bowie, iggy, alice & patti were all taking clear notes from this.

[@jaanstephenswhite572]

Agreed 100%. In a class all of their own

[@Hippichik73]

YUP!! 💯 ❤🔥

[@davidpeters3857]

💯

[@suezeeq5542]

I can't agree that they were underrated. The Doors are a hugely influential band. Morrison died so young, but the music was played for many years afterwards & is still playing today.

[@azwildcats7842]

This was my father’s favorite song last year he passed away I was in the hospital while his heart was stopping and I played this song R.I.P my friend. Thank you for the video

[@tetleyT]

If you want some phantasmagorical visuals to go with this song then check out the opening scene to Apocalypse Now. Mind blowing.

[@charleskurtz9744]

What that whole movie: Doors, CCR, etc. Great soundtrack. Plus the film is a classic with Vietnam replacing Africa from Conrad's Heart of Darkness.

[@woodyheywood8792]

Spot on!

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

FACTS. There is actually a youtube video of this song put against scenery from Apocalypse Now.

[@44coma]

That's a must do........not enough know this

[@enzogiroldo2758]

That movie is literally so trippy/fucked up its the only war movie I could never finish💀💀

[@nnyradio]

This is the kind of stuff the '60s hippies listened to. Poetry with a groove.

[@mjeffn2]

Yes, but we didn’t always. There was Iron Butterfly, Cream, The Stones. The Beatles, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Zombies, Eric Burden and the Animals, Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Richie Havens, Otis Redding, Velvet Underground, Carol King, Mamas and Poppas,,,,,,,,

[@livesalone]

​@@mjeffn2, Tull, Yes, Dylan...

[@TCFire-i4c]

When he was a child and was on vacation with his parents, I think in Mexico, they came across a bus full of people that had rolled over. Jim would tell the story because he believed that the souls of the dead entered him. One of his lyrics says "Ghost crowd the child's fragile eggshell mind"! Without him this band would never exist.

[@robertwalker1080]

Yes Pease frog I believe.

[@Hammer757]

" it's like a Quentin Tarantino movie" I've never heard that but I think that is probably the perfect characterization of this song.

[@crazychase98]

Quentin does have a weird way of blending the different decades mostly 60s 70's an 90s into all hos movies

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@@crazychase98 The music made the movie maker .... so very much causes and effects .😎🌌

[@jimdames4081]

This song and When the Music’s Over .. ..is singular Journey....

[@JPMadden]

I know of no band that has a "more unique" sound. The members were musically eclectic. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek had a background in jazz and possibly classical music; guitarist Robby Krieger in classical music and flamenco guitar; drummer John Densmore in jazz, classical music, and other genres from around the world; and singer Jim Morrison was a mad poet.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Don't forget who is father was.

[@ironpriest6792]

As a lifelong Metal head The Doors are and always will be the ultimate Rock band Jim Morrison was a true Rock Star and was backed by 3 of the greatest musicians that ever picked up instruments.. The End

[@pb68slab18]

I've been hooked on the Doors since their first album came out. Thanks to my older brother (RIP) for turning me on to them! Light My Fire, The End, When The Music's Over, Riders on the Storm, L.A. Woman. Those will addict you!

[@AlicePeabody]

Marvin was amazed by the mail lady singing with him. He, Marvin, is long passed. You know, connecting is priceless

[@roybent4514]

This is more than just a song. It’s part of the cultural fabric of a generation.

[@JPMadden]

The lyrics that got your attention were "Father, I want to kill you. Mother, I want to [screaming]." Substitute the screaming with the words "f**k you" and you'll understand that he's singing about an Oedipus complex. The longer, second musical crescendo that follows seems to me to represent an orgasm. Starting at 13:00, the singer Morrison was barking "f**k" and "f**k me, baby." They engineered the sound so that they could get away with it on an album in the 1960s. I know of no good live performance by the band, but the one by actors in the film "The Doors" is extraordinary. Val Kilmer should have received at least an Academy Award nomination for playing Jim Morrison. Apparently, Morrison wrote the initial version of this song about his breakup with an old girlfriend. He said that what it became could be interpreted to be about the loss of childhood innocence or death or anything else people wanted.

[@myview5840]

She never attended his concerts ever again.

[@kurtw176]

I think this song is about a story called. The Fall of the House of Usher.

[@kenjohnston1257]

I'm glad you noticed John Densmore's drumming. He is a criminally underrated drummer and his drumming here is as perfect as it gets

[@Astrodicted]

Don't forget the bass player! He's so organic

[@kenjohnston1257]

@@Astrodicted I'd have to look up who the bass player is, a lot of time The Doors farmed the bass out to studio guys

[@erispandora7777]

Came here to say this.

[@tonygreene3941]

Same with Robbie Kriegers guitar. So overshadowed by the incredible talent of Morrison and Manzarek.

[@tonygreene3941]

Manzarek played bass pedals I believe

[@Bill_Jones.]

Val Kilmer did a great job of portraying Jim Morrison in the movie “The Doors.”

[@SteveDarby-uy1tq]

He did indeed. He also sang all the songs himself...

[@akaLids77]

But Oliver Stone’s version of Jim was absolute garbage.

[@Shay-bx9tw]

@@akaLids77. Sure was. He focussed on all the alleged bad stuff, and yeah, there was some. Jim pushed boundaries. I like to think of him as ‘funny, sweet and sad’, and a wonderful poet

[@akaLids77]

Val Kilmer potrayed Oliver Stone’s version of Jim. So he did a good job with what was given to him by Oliver.

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

man he nailed it should've got an Oscar....

[@joekenorer]

The Doors have fans from every generation up to today, they are literally timeless.

[@JPMadden]

In 2008 or 2009, I visited the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. They had a temporary exhibit honoring The Doors. There were fans from ages 10-12 up to in their 70s.

[@kelvinkloud]

w/ works like this, its understandable. this song will still be listened to closely 50, even 100 years from now.... the structure of the poetic song lyrics draw out & scale up to cylical eternal themes, conflicts & perhaps even precipce of the West. thats how deep morrison goes here. its on one level just a break up song. yet he scales it up to an examination of the exsistential condition, span & possible survival of western culture. epic dystopian theme mixed w/ raw pulse & even back down to just singular eye to eye truth w/ a lover. amazing acheivement.

[@96tears-600]

What a great trippin song

[@ACraig-og8tn]

Jim Morrison's favorite vocalist was Elvis Presley! And Frank Sinatra! You got it!

[@johnzacharias7928]

I heard nothing you said after the song started. But I thought i'd let you know this little known symbology in the song. The color of government vehicles changed in the mid to late 1970's prior to that all vehicles were light blue colored. The blue buses would pull into neighborhoods and pick up the 18 yr olds that were drafted and then sent off to Vietnam.

[@dennislockhart7678]

The buses in Santa Monica at that time were two-tone blue.

[@JPMadden]

More than 30 years ago when I was in college, my classmates had group study sessions. One night it was my turn to choose the music; I chose "The Doors" Greatest Hits. In the middle of this song playing at a low volume in the background, someone asked "WTF are we listening to?" I've always been a "square," except for some of my music tastes, so that was a proud moment.

[@JohnLennon99791]

😂 Love it

[@CBB672]

Very trippy music, Jim Morrison kind of crazy, he has a beautiful voice! Touch me babe, great song! A lot of his music was in Viet Nam movies!

[@horsebydayartbynight]

Love this song! I laughed when you said it had a good vibe, and you can play it while cleaning the house. I was thinking - "Just wait until you pay attention to the lyrics!" the Oedipus Complex may be hard to clean to, lol.

[@annekaiser6355]

I laugh at all his remarks in first 90 secs listening to ANYTHING from the 60s and holler at him, "hang on kiddo, you ain't there yet!!". Waiting for Polo to see the big picture lol .

[@laetitiacavinato2554]

The combination of this song and the moving thingy in the background is totally hypnotic 😆

[@JohnLennon99791]

😂 yes. I Love that moving thingy...

[@MikaelHindsberg]

A double pendulum. The perfect allegory for the Doors, simple, balanced and chaotic.

[@johnlavelle8025]

Thank you for Keeping The Doors alive in 2023. Amazing band and song. Great choice!

[@franciscoramirez4179]

This Song is like a RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE!

[@spikelou]

Soooo many metaphors in this song. Jim was a master. There is a deep rabbit hole to fall down with The Doors. Very unique band with a very story.

[@alldayadventures5418]

The Blue Bus was sent around by the US Military to collect Draftees back in the 60's. Seeing the Blue Bus driving by brought fear into your soul, as you knew most folks on the bus were going to Nam.

[@bar5radass]

The magic is the combo of Jim’s lyrics, he’s a poet, and Rays arrangements. ❤️

[@matthewglidden4860]

I see a call and response between a visionary poet and a responsive band. It's extended beat poetry. Their sound illustrates the story. They don't know what they're going to play next, and this is a snapshot of what he may say one night. His visions come from their music, then they collaborate and elaborate. In the first half. Great reaction, as always.

[@jasongode6179]

Thanks for the Call & response Analogy; perfect

[@logancreed5041]

I would go with The Unknown Soldier, LA Woman, When the Music's Over, Roadhouse Blues, and Five to One. There are So many more. Welcome to the world of Jim Morrison and The Doors! It's gonna be one Helluva Journey 🤘🤘

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

This song played at the very beginning of Apocalypse Now (a phenomenal film, and a must see!), and is my favorite song by the Doors (of many greats!) Edit: My recommendation - Riders on the Storm is amazing, another absolute masterpiece.

[@liellen1997]

Neat that you’re playing the late 60’s & 70’s- this old hippie is loving you! If you haven’t already, please play and react to 10cc-I’m Not in Love. Classic and 1 of my favorite songs! Thank you for reacting to real music-nobody can hold a candle to so many of these bands! 🎵

[@deanbrydges2434]

Atmosphere and we got to hear this growing up. Incredible!

[@davidcohen4536]

Matricide, fratricide, “cold” death and destruction. An existential experience. You had to be there when this song came out.

[@IgorBzovski]

"Apocalypse Now", movie, produced& directed by Francis Ford Coppola, beginning with "The End"...Iconic.

[@swingsloth]

Morrison was the epitome of cool. Just oozed sex appeal and the phrase "women wanted to be with him, men wanted to be him" could have been coined only for him.

[@CaribbeanMischief]

No.

[@scottenlow5249]

And DLR.

[@psidvicious]

Always fun to see someone hear this for the first time. Especially when they appreciate it.

[@BADMONTESS]

Jim's father was a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war. Guess they were polar opposites, embarrassed his father in the upper echelon circles I imagine

[@Prone2Thrill]

Before my dad joined Steppenwolf he was interviewed by Jim and Ray for a possible bass player position in the Doors at the Roxy until Jim got into an argument with his girlfriend in the middle of it and they just split. That was that - I think dad would have been miserable in that band being as structured as he is. #borntobemild

[@Bearwolf.88]

The Doors isn't a group you listen to it's a band you experience and go on a psychedelic journey , Awesome reaction polo !!! ✌️🤘🔥🎸🇺🇸💯...

[@astroteech]

Yes! Like a Quentin Tarrantino movie, but actually Francis Ford Coppola, "Apocalypse Now". I first heard this song when it first came out as a young teen. It was more than 10 years later when I saw the movie, and I thought, how appropriate. Coppola's wife won the Oscar for best soundtrack for this movie, and this is the main reason why.

[@johncampbell1152]

I love this KZbin host. He has brilliant instincts and responds beautifully to all aspects of this complex, dark ballad. Jim MORRISON’s voice was in such fine condition here (Jim wrote the song). And the other three Doors gave spectacular performances, too: Densmore on percussion, Krieger on his gorgeous guitar, Manzarek a genius on keyboard. The host provides incisive, meaningful comments throughout his playing of the song. A brilliant video, with my thanks! I love the Doors.

[@mikepiccione886]

John Densmore is an amazing drummer, very theatrical😊

[@johnlangis9313]

The Doors are AMAZING! Jim had an incredible voice and Jim loved Elvis and Frank Sinatra.

[@danw2276]

Love them, Jim was blessed with the soul of an Indian medicine man dying rd side and looked into his dying eyes at an early age. Very tribal and spiritually out there is where it comes from.. Was written after a break up. NEVER a first listen though, LA WOMAN or LIGHT MY FIRE. thanks

[@BEVERLY-e4s]

Polo, if you haven't seen the film "Apocalypse Now" You really need to experience it to get the context of this song. Hope you do. Best to you, enjoy your show.

[@deborahscranton9279]

The Doors Break on through

[@rockequeen4]

There are certainly suggestions that Morrison is talking of the end we all must face, and escaping the inevitably of it whenever possible, but there is also a hint that the singer is telling his audience to live their lives as freely as possible in the meantime. One such instance comes from the Oedipal notions in the lyrics: “Father? Yes son/ I want to kill you/ Mother, I want to…” One can imagine how Morrison would sing the lyric live and it was doing so, back in 1966, that saw him and the rest of the group banned from performing at the Whisky-A-Go-Go. The track was usually reserved for the final moments of the show but, on one occasion, after Morrison had been out drinking and arrived late, the singer decided to perform the closer in the middle of the band’s second set. He delivered the track with the expletives and, once the gig had finished, was quickly booted out of the venue and never invited back. In the recording too, Morrison was asked to restrain himself when singing the lines. In fact, only in 1999 did engineer Bruce Botnik put the “f**k” back into the track. It’s concoction that gives the track an extra powerful punch, amid an already stringent conception.

[@michaelhall2709]

Botnick probably restored the expletives on the remaster because people had already heard them on the version featured in APOCALYPSE NOW, and because, what the hell.

[@Lasse3]

1:28 When Morrison hits with that first "this is the end" The amount of resolve in his voice, it's almost prophetic.

[@plev10]

They called Jim The Lizard King. And Jim Morrison came up with an anagram of his name that he used in the song L.A. Woman: "Mr MOJO Rising." Coolest mofo ever and this band remains one of the most influential ever. Welcome to the world of The Doors Polo!

[@RiverRat1953]

I visited his grave site in Paris France back in 1995. There were all these young people there just hanging out listening to his music. Really different.

[@samuellord8576]

Great choice, their one unquestioned masterpiece.

[@joelliebler5690]

I can only imagine how The Doors would have dominated a good part of The 1970’s had Jim lived!

[@aimfuldrifter]

There's no "g" in Jim Morrison. ;)

[@Hippichik73]

I am the lizard king….I can do anything….❤

[@paulwhite5840]

This song is absolutely haunting.

[@strydershadow391]

This song never fails to give me goosebumps, Jim always takes you on a trip with his lyrics in so many Doors songs.

[@zwierzchnik]

I have listened to this hundreds of times. Thanks for taking me back to 1967! Still my fav is the "Light my Fire" B-side, "The Crystal Ship"❤

[@gbormann71]

The Crystal Ship!!!

[@jefflambeth1054]

Seeing someone hear the genius of the Doors for the first time is almost as good as hearing them the first time myself!!! Keep diving down the rabbit hole and enjoy the ride🤙

[@RuthKing-wm9nw]

This song is a trip in every sense of the word. It blew our minds in the 70s and still has the same affect

[@brianconklin255]

Please watch the 1967 toronto concert of this song. It's the best performance of the Doors ever, the audience was completely mesmerized!

[@johncampbell1152]

I was at their 1969 performance in Toronto, at Varsity Stadium, and Morrison was ferocious, brilliant. The Doors played last at this celebration by many artists and bands, and when Morrison had sung his final song, I doubt anyone in the audience could sleep for a week. He takes you on his journey and there’s no looking back.

[@markjohnson5885]

This song is pure magic. Thank's for the reaction.

[@timmyhamilton56]

What an iconic band, from their first single onwards they seemed special,.Managed to visit Jim's grave in Paris a few years back a good four mile walk through the city from our hotel to the cemetery..it was a must do thing while on holiday and so glad i could tick that box. So many truly gifted individuals live life on the edge and Jim was certainly one.

[@michaeldrennan9932]

I first heard this song when it first came out back in 1967! I was only 5 years old but when I first heard it as my Mother played the crap out of this album to the point where I knew what song was coming up next. Was Very haunting yet enchanting to me. This did come from their debut album. After listening to this, watch the movie "Apocalypse Now"! They play part of this song which during the scene while this song was playing sent chills throughout my body! Their biggest hit off this album was "Light My Fire" but I as a child preferred this song as the Absolute Favorite on this album, followed by (in order) " I Looked at You", "Break On Through (to the other side), and "The Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)! You'll see the differences in mood between these songs!! Jim Morrison Way ahead of his time yet he was a Poet in his writing. Unfortunately he passed in 1971, part of the "27 club"! And Yes, he was quite warped but he really didn't care what anyone thought of him. Thanks for Reacting to this Great song and don't forget to watch the movie "Apocalypse Now"! The End........!

[@cbird02]

Holy shit, the Apocolypse Now scene is so fitting and so haunting!

[@Hippichik73]

Your mom was DOPE…💯

[@Michael-to6so]

It's just a magical nightmarish trip. The thing that really caught my attention was Morrison continually using the 'F' word at a time when NOBODY was singing like that!! Just so much depth and creativity that finally overwhelmed him.

[@riphopfer5816]

You mentioned that Jim Morrison has a nice voice. He has one of the best voices and some of the greatest charisma of any rock vocalist ever. Everything I learned about being a rock ‘n’ roll front man I learned from Jim Morrison.. When I was a teenager, I would study his live performances; I would scrutinise his expressions, the way he would prowl around on stage like a caged beast - and then the times when he would let go completely, unleash the beast. When I was not playing with a band, I would practice by performing Doors tunes at karaoke bars in my full stage gear😅: leather jeans, motorcycle boots, embroidered linen shirt - just to keep my skills honed. If I didn’t go home with a chick that night, that was a sign I was getting rusty, and I needed to PRACTICE MUCH HARDER 😂. that was a good 20 years ago; I can’t radiate, the same kind of energy these days, at 41.

[@billbates5475]

The movie Apocalypse Now , this was the theme. An amazing and mysterious song with BIG references to the ancient Greek Dionysian cult.

[@badbob6689]

I believe this Song got the doors kick out the door of the Whiskey A Go Go in LA on the "mother part" as it was un self censured. This is a good chill song, In college I'd listen to this when studying Calculus over and over again back in the late 70's.

[@condoguy710]

If I recall correctly, actor Martin Sheen freaks out to this song in Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Sheen did actually have a breakdown and a heart attack during filming. This song was a major component of the film.

[@msmrsro]

I was a big fan of Jim Morrison and the doors when I was in college in the late 80s. I had cassettes, door size posters, biographies, books of his poetry. Deep into it. What I find funny is that, at that time, their music, or anything from that era, was only twenty years prior but seemed so long ago because it was our entire life ago. Today, it would be like things from the early 2000s, which feels like yesterday.

[@doudeck9586]

"Desperately in need of some stranger's hand In a Desperate Land" "The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die." This was during the Viet Nam War and we were seeing war footage on the news every evening.

[@flutesong5527]

This certainly is a vibe, as we elderly have known for a long time and I imagine a whole lot of oven got cleaned to The Doors. Yes, Jim has a "good" voice!

[@Michael-to6so]

When Morrison starts with...."The killer awoke before dawn"....You can see your eyes light up! Definitely Cardio Music!!!

[@love-vy1ry]

If you want a relaxed evening, than listen to the album: An American Prayer. Released after Jim's death it was surely something Jim would have loved to hear. Many off his recorded poems (never used in Doors songs compleet) have been put together and the 3 remaining Doors created music to it. Release date 1978

[@lyn2569akaLynette]

The father/mother part was after he sang all the children are insane. You’ll love the live! 🥰✌️

[@janiceleffingwell2672]

The Doors broke the grip of the British Invasion and monopoly on pop music in the late 60s. Genius.

[@AbsoluteApril]

Describing this like a Quentin Tarantino movie is the analogy I never thought I'd hear but fits so well! I hope you also check out more of The Doors such as Peace Frog or Five to One for a more upbeat sound

[@MichaelLee-f1u]

Oh yeah! Peace Frog!

[@Manageode]

One of my favorites to see people hear for the first time. It's a mind blower.

[@jimbrown8313]

One of the greatest bits of movie directing was interweaving this song with psychosis, in Apocalypse Now. Breathtaking.

[@JohnnyJohnny-f5o]

Lot of Indian shamanistic and Roman mythological imagery in Morrison's lyrics. He was into the physiology of myth and legend and what it can teach us.

[@kelvinkloud]

good eye and ear. its joseph campbell meets blake. it traces western culture from ancient carthage to media empire LA, all in one swoop. w/ a vision and fork in the road where this blue bus may end up in our present day, 2 scores later. morrison like epic scale stuff & had the mind & cinematic feel to make it come alive.

[@TheDivayenta]

As well as the raga form in Indian music.

[@MrBigspendn]

I honestly can't imagine being as far out of reality as Jim was and still singing this. I've listened to this for 30 years and I am still memorized by it. I think they were on the other side transmitting this to us.

[@DavidWilson-ok5yp]

The rolling stones are for blowing your mind,,the Doors are for when there is nothing left of it.

[@franksullivan1873]

Really?

[@ChristopherMoltisanti-j4w]

imo The Doors are for blowing your mind and The Stones are for when you wanna listen to the radio

[@aimfuldrifter]

Rolling Stones are weak sauce IMO. Always been one of the most overrated bands. The Doors are memorable.

[@timtrefz5450]

Flip flop that and I'd agree.. 👍

[@davidross6179]

The doors are what you blow yer mind to, then you go for a ride with em!

[@jeannesnodgrass8073]

My father died when I was four years old. Then skipping over some tumultuous years my baby brother died . Every day we watched him die slowly. He died in the night, the next day when I woke up the whole world was different, I was different. The feel of this song is the feel of my life between fifteen and seventeen. When I was seventeen I met my husband. He brought me back from the end to a new beginning. We have been married a long time. I seldom listen to this song. These are better times.💕

[@vincegedeon6583]

They were only together for 8 years active as a band but they put out some amazing amount of music in that short span.He was a poet who turned his poems into songs 💯

[@johncampbell1152]

Actually, the band was together from 1966 to early 1971, a total of nearly 6 years.

[@akaLids77]

There’s also a live version of the song from 1967 in Toronto. I think the eidopus section may have been edited out, but it’s still a fantastic performance.

[@NGHTW4VE]

I would definitely recommend listening to “When The Music’s Over” by them! Very similar length wise and style

[@Cheesesteak70-d1v]

Another artist, just too damn cool for this world

[@troyspurling1910]

You have to watch Apocalypse Now. This song is featured in the final scene with Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando. Once you've seen the movie, you'll always think of that scene when you hear this song.

[@DavidBush-wm1fe]

And in the opening scene as well.

[@settheory2219]

I don't

[@dizastro5437]

I can see Apocalypse Now out the corner of my mind.

[@kmcleod31721]

Hard to listen to this song and not hear helicopters in the background.

[@elenagarcia3454]

You have one of my favorite reactions to this song. I went through an Apocalypse Now phase when I was like 22 and watched it nonstop. This song is such an amazing interpretation of the Vietnam war and how it impacted the people involved. Thank you for reacting to it.

[@srt8rocketship241]

This live is wild. If you get a chance. Jim was the definition of Rockstar.

[@Wolf69592]

The DOOR'S are FIRE !!! 🔥🎸🇺🇲💯...

[@joshuaarquitt5005]

When I was in 7th grade I had a friend who introduced me to classic rock. This was 1987, so classic rock was a moniker given to the greatest music from the 60s and 70s. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Queen Etc, I still remember to this day what he told me right before he playing thius song. "OK, get ready. No, seriously. Get ready for a ride." later that day I heard Stairway to Heaven for the first time, too. It was a good day.

[@GayleKazanis]

That's the door's... Sounds like he is having a tooooo good of a time. ✌️ From grandma ❤