The Doors - Riders On The Storm *DayOne Reacts*

[@quicktastic]

IDK. It has never occurred to me that this song would be scary. I always found it relaxing and beautiful.

[@markdraine3571]

Oh yeah, it's pretty weird vibe..Serial killer out on the road. Not what you want.

[@franksullivan1873]

I agree.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

I can take it two ways. One is a creepy dream where Snoopy ventures too far in the rain and got lost and one where I fall asleep and peacefully explore my inner consciousness then wake up feeling refreshed.

[@loadedorygun]

Riders on the storm, into this house were born, into this world were thrown, like a dog without a bone an actor out on loan, riders on the storm. Nope, nothing creepy there, check! :)

[@bobsblues9944]

@@loadedorygun He may be talking about the children of the fallen angels who got taken out by the flood . Their physical bodies were killed by the flood but it released their souls from thier bodies because they are eternal , and they rode the storm out .

[@vinnygi]

I think this is their one song that can be classified as a absolute masterpiece.

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

Right On Vinny ✌️

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

"The End" and "Strange Days" strike me as that too.

[@festidious2644]

I agree but Horse Latitudes kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYe6f56NZ5Z1m6M was also a masterpiece!

[@gandhialwaysleavesanonion679]

I wouldnt say "Masterpiece" for Light my Fire or LA Woman, but I LOVE those two as well:)

[@vinnygi]

@Tarık MORRISON🎹 - I’ll assume you’re not trying to sound condescending… I’m quite familiar with the Doors and have been a fan of theirs for 50+ years. I feel that while they have many classics, this is the one that transcends all of their other songs.

[@carloscastro9138]

Now you're in the top of Elite performers , The Doors !!!

[@garyarnett1220]

Not at all creepy, but very atmospheric, like many Doors songs. Among their very best.

[@tedcole9936]

Yeah, I guess… if you’re totally comfortable with a killer on the road whose brain is squirming like a toad… Ive hitch hiked a few times and I’ve picked up a few hitch hikers… all back in the 70’s I’ll add… it’s always a bit of a risk, on either side, you have no idea what might happen. Two of those happened in the midst of horrendous blizzards, I might have saved some lives, then again, I could have been killed. The thunderstorm here creates quite a dark and possibly desperate scene… yeah, it creeps me out that there’s a killer on the road.

[@bobburroughs6241]

@@tedcole9936 This is based on hitchhiker murders.

[@vivectelvanni]

Idk man. You should listen to "The Hitchhiker" on An American Prayer. It's definitely about killing someone as a hitchhiker. Jim even does the voice lines for a phone call for his screenplay where he says he gets picked up and kills someone as a hitchhiker.

[@kesleycottrell1416]

This song is a great piece of true American art. Poetry to music.

[@Elijah-Bailey]

So much American Jim had to go and die in Paris lmao

[@csedrivers2850]

Hey, Angela. 🙂

[@firedoc5]

This is the last song they recorded together. All of them were barely speaking to each other and Jim could barely stand. Which makes it even more impressive on how well it turned out and became one of their greatest hits. Who knew Jim would be dead a few months later? RIP Jim.

[@vicprovost2561]

Great choice and one of their best. An atmospheric classic you can get lost in. For another, try When the Music's Over, one of their amazing epics. These guys were a style and genre all their own and well worth exploring. Nice as always, my dear. Enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶

[@supertal6074]

It is definitely a Haunting melody - relaxing as well.

[@scottbrown5818]

The best part of this reaction 😮? Watching your eyes, react. Then you smile 😊!

[@edsargent1923]

This song will creep you out. Another Doors' song, The End, will have you hiding under the covers.

[@martyemmons1859]

"Riders On The Storm" is more eerie than scary. When I first listened to it there was more of an ominous feel to it, Angela.

[@ungadin]

The keyboard solo is iconic

[@navagate1900]

The song is based on Billy Cook, the spree=killer who murdered 6 people including a young family while hitchhiking.

[@petesmith8362]

The scary Doors song is "The End"!! Your adorable!!

[@brevlod]

No way is this song even slightly scary, one of the Doors masterclass of songs. RIP JM, taken far too early.

[@cazgerald9471]

"Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath the opening track on their debut album "Black Sabbath"

[@davidkitchener-martin61]

The keyboard sound is an electric piano,

[@vinnygi]

A bit of trivia… this is one of six hits that the exact same rain sound effect. Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades Raindrops by Dee Clark Walkin’ In The Rain by the Ronettes Riders On The Storm by The Doors Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers Walking in the Rain by The Walker Brothers

[@ilijaaugustinovic1716]

And, what can I tell you, I just cry when I hear this magical song. It throws me into some dimensions of consciousness, full of pain and tolerance. I simply cannot regret that some genius artists are not there. They are etched in my soul, and that's why I always cry in silence for them... They are indelibly woven into my growing up and maturing... Thank you for choosing the song..

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Not a scary song, just a masterpiece

[@matthewchambers-sinclair8772]

The oddest, creepiest Doors song was definitely "Horse Latitudes". Still can't listen to that without getting goosebumps at its frantic crescendo. Happy Hallowe'en all!

[@mandandanmandamayor3511]

I never pass up a hitch-hiker. I have hitch-hilked all over the wester US and in Mexico. It ia an experience that rounds out a life lived to the fullest. Yes, Janet I still think of you and the girl who we never exchanged names still holds a special place in my heart.

[@scummings4869]

The scariest song I've ever heard is "The Legend of Wooly Swamp" by Charlie Daniels.

[@homedude]

I arrived in this world back in 1950, so I was in my teens during the 1960s. The 60s are sometimes referred to as "The 1960's Decade of Change" not only for the music (Music Explosion) but for several other changes and events, which in some ways influenced or interacted with other changes that were occurring. So, if you are just starting to listen to the music from the 60s and 70s you are missing a lot of the culture during this time. I am in my 70s now and KZbin has provided me with the enjoyment of listening to the music from this error. I would also like to suggest listening to the music from before the 1960s and learn to understand how music evolved. Sometimes I wished I had a time machine so I could transport some of those that posts reactions to musical groups and performers to this time period, so you can experience all of the changes and events that occurred.

[@moonbeam2062]

Never thought this was scary. Just cool. Even if you don't get the scariest songs, At least you're hearing some great. songs! 🙂👍

[@roydownes2458]

as ray manzarek once told someone about jim morrison, "He'll do what you say and do what you say and do what you say, and then all at once he'll do something very very strange and terrible."

[@glennsmith8390]

Jim Morrison was a terrific front man but damn he really had 3 great musicians backing him up. Manzarek was awesome in every song they ever recorded-the drums and great bass line are fantastic in this song.

[@davidbordonaro1631]

I think what the song is about makes it creepy - but the music is quite the jam

[@frikster5176]

Angela react to the song Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin It;s a song about a guy going around with a knife killing people...But it's a great vintage song

[@LoveBandit1000]

"An 'actor out on loan' is a metaphor for powerlessness. It's an old theater and movie term, dating back to the days of the studio system, when many contract actors had no control over their own careers…"

[@jesuspena8415]

Riders on the storm " was very psychicadelic & jazzy laid back song 🎵

[@hookalakah]

When this record was hot, the Manson murders were all anyone talked about in SoCal. "Riders" had a special piquancy because of it.

[@bradsense7431]

This was two years after the Manson murders one year after the trial.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Scary movies often use "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", by Johann Sebastian Bach.

[@johnharkness7114]

Manzarek's keyboard magic really shines here! The song partly relates to the random 'thrown-ness' of human experience.

[@gs8191]

Riders was the last song on the last album LA Woman (and my favorite Doors album), released a few weeks before Jim Morrison died in Paris under suspicious circumstances at the age of 27.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

A Halloween MUST SEE/HEAR Classic,, The Guess Who - "Shakin' All Over" ~ Skeleton Dance Video 🎃 👻 🦇

[@truebug6830]

A song that will give you chills is D.O.A. (1971) by Bloodrock, a band out of Ft Worth, TX. Check out the Bloodrock 2 album version. I promise you won't forget it.

[@bumperu]

That whole album is a gem. I have played that one over and over.....

[@bobburroughs6241]

Never heard of them.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

As usual, a very atmospheric track. For 3 guys,they sure made a lot of sound. I love "Crystal Ship". Reference to the Manson murders and the grip it had on LA, at the time. Jagger, Plant and Morrison are 3 of the best frontmen of the time. All had an air of danger about them, contributing to raw sex appeal.

[@williamstokes5299]

The End by the Doors might have been a more fitting choice.

[@strategicplanetxmuzik4384]

.....great choice !!! "Riders On The Storm" is eerie and unsettling !! Try "Lullaby" by The Cure for straight up creepiness !!! 😶‍🌫

[@kevinogracia1615]

Jim Morrison cracked open the doors... Like Whitman... The poet William Blake said “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is... Infinite " Dig. Peace on earth.

[@MarkMcLT]

A kind of spooky song I think you should consider - Angie Baby by Helen Reddy. I have not seen a single reactor try this one. I love it.

[@gemanscombe4985]

Good one. Had us talking about it back then, especially "It's so nice to be insane ...", and people from back then will finish the line. I'm sure you can.

[@gpxo11]

A song that will make your skin crawl is Bloodrock-D.O.A.-a hit in 1971 even though it was banned on the radio.

[@dannycasson1551]

"They're Coming To Take Me Away."

[@brianpowell6058]

Five suggestions, none of which are scary, 1) Cry To Me. 2) If You Need Me. 3) Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You. All by the great Solomon Burke. 4) Sweet Surrender. 5) Diary. Both by Bread.

[@queenmcbabz]

imho--the 'scariest' songs are the theme musical scores from iconic scary movies and they are all instrumental. i.e from twilight zone; psycho and halloween to name but a few

[@javiervillarreal2920]

Great song, the most of the 60's, gracias friend desde México :)

[@rogerwitte]

For horror - She Wolf by Shakira; Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon; Midnight Rambler by Rolling Stones

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

It was the last song Jim Morrison ever sang, if you want to get creeped out, spend the night on Halloween at Jim Morrison's gravesite in Paris.

[@thomast8539]

The kids like to talk about grooves, groovy, groovin' and so on. This song defined what a groove is.

[@Jeffbambam]

Absolutely gorgeous! The song is cool too !

[@yelnek4548]

Try 'The Legend Of Wooley Swamp' from The Charlie Daniels Band for a Halloween song.

[@douglasbrazzanovich6937]

A masterpiece. Period

[@reichensperger1847]

"lovely creepy" -- you have the gift of the terse summary

[@vicprovost2561]

If you want some creepy tunes, try Alice Cooper and Feed My Frankenstein or Blue Oyster Cult and Nosferatu or Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. Any of those fit the bill and should be on any Halloween Playlist. Booo! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@raymondmanderville505]

Ding 🛎 ding 🛎 Ding 🛎! !!! We have a winner !!!

[@miconis123]

The last time I heard this on the radio was while driving in a torrential thunderstorm

[@joannevincent2035]

The ultimate creep - "Fire" by Arthur Brown, from the album "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown"

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

The magnetic voice of Jim Morrison..died so young..think of what he could have done if he had lived .. the 60's drug scene made us lose so many greats..still does of course but the 27 club was made from the 60's..

[@garymeyer4243]

what a great mood song, they also did The End which is I believe their creepiest song. Echos by Pink Floyd is also trippy/freaky or Enter the Sandman by Metallica (be sure and do the Live at Moscow version if you do, over a million attended it was right after the berlin wall came down and the end of the soviet union as we knew it

[@lewstone5430]

I never thought of this song as creepy or scary; relaxing yes. Try “The End” by The Doors. Definitely some creepy lyrics there Angela.

[@Nastyfinger1444]

I liked this song as a kid.

[@windsorkid7069]

Jim wrote this according to his thoughts about his alienation of his parents and how he coped with it. Read his biography, "Nobody gets out of here alive" . Read it before you judge him.

[@bumperu]

The End would be the Door's "creepy" song. A guy killing his family. Ouch!!!

[@johnJohnson-vm7oy]

Just the fact that you did not stop the music makes you better than most!

[@sergiofisher884]

I absolutely love the Doors. I am so grateful that you listened to this song and that enjoyed it.. Angela I recommend you listen to “not to touch the earth “. That might be a song that can give you a little bit of a scare and a true psychedelic vibe. Also from the Doors. Thanks again.😎👍🏾

[@franksullivan1873]

When I was a teenager in the early 70s,I used to go cruising in the night under a full moon in my little 65 American Rambler convertible...top down,just listening and driving to this song down the river road.The moonlight on the river was amazing!

[@robertjones6971]

You need to do the "full unedited" version of "the end" by the Doors. That song is freaking wild !

[@thomastimlin1724]

Not a xylophone...all electric piano! Many people called this rock music...I call it jazz or jazz fusion...it's more a groove or funky than a rock style. One of the finest piano solos/parts ever recorded.

[@jabberbone1]

This is what you get when you ax for a song that will make your skin crawl.

[@paulpennell2115]

An FM dj could smoke stuff during this song at nite.

[@michaelwheeling7422]

I read the book, know one here gets out alive. about Jim Morrison and the Doors. it said. Jim sang this song in the recording studio restroom. because his voice was starting to turn on him. and the acoustics were perfect.

[@moonbeam2062]

A few others that might make your skin crawl for Halloween, try these. Alan Parsons Project - "The Raven" Elelphant's Memory - "Mongoose" (with Lyrics) Steve Holy - "Someones Out To Get Me" (or could also do the version by Demented Are Go)

[@johnbruin5547]

Great picks!👍

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

When I see someone not shaking their head and/or dancing to music, I know it's good music.

[@DQ-su6qf]

Psychedelic 60’s Halloween type song…..The Iron Butterfly’s Theme Song……

[@lawrencecutzinger6904]

Who told you this would be remotely scary? lol. It's actually very relaxing song..

[@barbsmith5465]

The 27 club. Drug overdose. I loved Jim Morrison ..... I always thought this was a scary song.. You hit the nail on the head.

[@cbf63]

One of the last songs they did before Jim died a few weeks later, makes ya think!!

[@mikeratza479]

Glad I was young and had music blasting in my Chevy Z28 before 3 million Hip Hop/Rap songs came out that literally all have one of Three Beats and maybe two Melodies with garbled Lyrics

[@KevinRCarr]

First, thank you for this reaction. I have loved this song since I heard it for the first time through my cheap little am clock radio that I listened to late into the night when I was 10-13 years old, probably from WLS Chicago or KOMA Oklahoma City radio stations. Now, and I understand that it's too late for Halloween but oh, well, but if you want creepy, like, seriously creepy, I have a suggestion for you. This is not a good song, it's a creepy song. If you listen to it, expect creepy, don't expect to like it. It's called D.O.A., and it's by a band called Bloodrock. Again, not presenting this as a good song, but as a creepy song. It's not vulgar, or sexual in any manner, it's about an airplane accident, and it's creepy as all heck. I'd be interested in your reaction, but wouldn't be surprised if you pass it by. Oh, also as a by-the-way, if you do a lot more music of The Doors on your channel, you can always be guaranteed at least my eyes on the video, and a like for every song. The Doors are one of the bands and other musical artists that sit atop my pile of loved music and treasured performers.

[@custardflan]

Forget. Is this Ray Manzarek playing his keyboard bass or did they bring in a bass player for this. Sounds like a real bass.

[@krisdoggett483]

New sub here. Too bad I missed this first time out. If you still want creepy vibes music to react to by any chance, Alice Cooper's "I Love the Dead" and "The Ballad of Dwight Fry", Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" and Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" and "Astronomy". As for The Doors "End of the Night", "Not To Touch the Earth" and "Strange Days" are kind of creepy.

[@scottjones754]

Great Song! Happy Halloween!

[@carolgordon4785]

Coming from the big Doors fan that I am, love this song , metaphors.. About peeps you pick up in your...life..as well as the problematic scary things we can be thrown into our lives...and the peeps we comm to and commit to us....to us or just a fun eerie song..❤ it

[@robbruno6713]

The last song sung by Jim Morrison... that haunted faded part at the end.....

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Halloween??...Creepy??....... The Cramps "Goo Goo Muck"

[@patrickharrison5198]

Has nobody recommended "The End" yet for that touch of evil at Halloween?

[@joeking6763]

The truly amazing thing is that the DOORS had no bass player! Ray Manzarek held down the bottom end with his left hand (and right foot) on the Fender Rhodes.

[@steelmill888]

I wonder how many hippies tripped to this classic.

[@gar651527]

Masterpiece

[@cadirector]

One of the best "driving" songs. Just don't pick up any hitch hikers, especially if it's raining. One scary suggestion would be Helter Skelter by The Beatles if it won't get blocked.

[@Passioakka]

Metallica "Enter sandman"...one of this soon to be 60 yrs old granny´s fav!

[@fricky11111]

The End...is the one your looking for.

[@Timoeltejano]

Yawn.... Agree with all. Just soothing and relaxing. Awesome song. Been digging it for my entire 50+ years of listening but very hypnotic in a good way.

[@charliesundblomSwede]

Try listening to Tim Buckley, Greetings from L A! Sweet Surrender is a very haunting song but is also brilliant!

[@RoryVanucchi]

Great channel.. Here are a couple of great songs and a bit different: Frank Sinatra: Here's That Rainy Day Billie Holiday: God Bless the Child Judy Collins: Send in the Clowns Stylistics: You Make Me Feel Brand New

[@johnnyd5285]

Morrison wasn’t so much a singer, but a poet, almost talking the lyrics.

[@seerofallthatisobvious1316]

For a creepy Halloween song, if you haven't yet, do Warren Zevons "Werewolf of London". 🎶"Little old lady got mutilated late last night"🎶

[@Brandi6666]

Ghost town by the specials. Ska music 🤘❤️

[@richardjacobs7632]

Born On The Bayou, CCR