The Story of "The End" by The Doors

[@campursarimania]

Ray is such a great storyteller

[@mariosimas]

the sound of that organ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FoolishFlock]

.R.i.P. :To: Ray! & Jim! both! respectfully!...💕

[@shkeni]

I had the good fortune of seeing The Doors live in 2004 and he told stories too, it was great.

[@johnnyrayvibe318]

campursarimania ever read any of his books?

[@atombomb31458]

@@shkeni he is the best...I feel sad that I didn't go see him live

[@ShloppyTaco]

The End is not a song. It’s a spiritual experience

[@charleypatterson9956]

Beau Takarua YES!! Have you seen the Doors movie? The part where they do "The End" really is a spiritual experience. First time I heard this song, I was in college...and I've not been the same since. ^_^

[@ShloppyTaco]

Charley Patterson Yeah man, haven’t seen the movie in a while though. I love watching the Hollywood Bowl version of the End. Such a great concert and the End was the perfect finale

[@charleypatterson9956]

Beau Takarua...I love the whole native American vibe, where they're all in the desert trying out peyote, and then again when they're on stage and Jim has his Indian guide lead him around a strange house or something. Y'know Jim said in an interview that he witnessed a massacre that involved Indians, and one of the souls jumped into his body...which is weirdly fascinating. Do you think he really believed it?

[@ireallylikemountaindew7580]

poo poo pee pee

[@DallasBaldys]

As a kid about 11 I heard this my mom was playing a doors album this came on and I was in a hypnosis. The song is powerful

[@MichaelSmith-jw8qw]

Doors have now sold over 100 million albums, they were so far ahead of their time. They remain in demand because their music is timeless and folks can still connect with it. They just had the magic you can't invent this--it comes from the band itself.

[@MigueldeCervantess]

Michael Smith 140 millions...

[@CGBalla1014]

Acid Trip I’m not too fond of the categorical boxes everyone feels the need to place everything in... including the one I’m creating now

[@Maodjrodnd]

It pretty much was exactly within their time tbh.

[@axiomist1076]

I have always considered their work to be, not psychedelic, but surrealist. Thats where they live. Sometimes they come back to this world and play some blues or other stuff, but mostly they dwell in their own surreal universe.

[@axiomist1076]

CGBalla1014 Surrealism.0

[@Welyn]

This series is SOOO GOOD

[@fancy_cyka3594]

im so suprised to hear you here

[@MoppleAIt]

WAIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

[@TheDrummerman1951]

This is a very haunting song and I love it.

[@voodoochild1975az]

I've always felt that The End is pure, distilled Doors. Everything they were as musicians is on display in this song. Everyone is playing their ass off, well... and Jim lays down his most Jim-ian moment. Everyone giving their best, and sum... is incredible. It's dark, hypnotic... it's the Doors in pure form.

[@omeara4726]

yep

[@dillinghammatt50]

RIP Ray and Jim

[@kurtz7221]

Can't help but think about Apocalypse Now. Such a great film, my favourite in fact, and The End is a masterpiece too, perfect.

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

Apocalypse Now was a drug trip.

[@jasonantigua6825]

Colonel Kurtz Fucking great movie

[@stephengoehring2846]

The horror the horror

[@thatnewpimptrickgangstacli8922]

Amazing film.

[@Rhythmicons]

The guy pulling Martin Sheen through the water at the end was a pastor in my wife's church in Banaue.

[@iannamico]

hard to believe most of their music is 50 years old. still sounds so fresh to me. Rip Jim and Ray

[@abelstrd]

I have listened The End countless times in the dark with my eyes closed for me it's almost spiritual.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Transcendent, demonic, depraved, and utterly beautiful.

[@mellingmichael777]

Two out of four isn't bad.;-)

[@i.Aftab_]

This song is so sacred to me.. I get goosebumps whenever I listen to it

[@benharen2981]

Brings tears to my eyes

[@wadeolder7193]

A Doors masterpiece.

[@neilpeartspurplenose8739]

THE Doors masterpiece. This is their definitive song. If any song captures the essence of what this band was about, it's The End.

[@Tonys_Gabagool]

Ray is like a white Morgan Freeman. I could listen to him tell stories for hours and hours. RIP to a total master

[@sananto6896]

Keep in mind Jim's college major was drama. And his IQ was pretty high. Combine the two and you have a one-of-a-kind lead singer who used drama as no other. "The End" is his signature.

[@jlbaker2000]

His UCLA major was Film Studies, not drama. IQ was 149.

[@keithnodaros2876]

I don't think Morrison was acting, he was a freaking wildman

[@matthewgartell6380]

Can you imagine being in the whiskey,,listening to this while at the height of your trip. Oh what it is to be human...

[@punkrocknik]

The doors is the best band to ever exist. So ahead of their time and outta this world before time and the world existed . As a teen i found their greatest hits in a junkyard in a car and since that day ive went through alot of different subgenre being phases till i found punk rock and ska and till this day they are my top favorite band . rest in peace. well deserved peace ✌. Jim will have no competition in psychedelic poetry ever unless we reawaken our minds as a culture that isnt focused on the matierial world around us and step into the unknown.

[@charleypatterson9956]

Nik Sbraccia Very well said! ✌

[@sotis1756]

The doors and Black Sabbath IMO

[@shodaboy54]

this songs always moves me really deep. No matter how many times I have listen to it

[@almorkans3171]

The story of The End is shorter than the song!!!

[@pts5217]

Al Morkans hahahahahaha

[@microcassettes]

shillslayer said no one

[@AJxxxxxxxx]

😂

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

4:28 THAT "fuck' chant was buried for many years in the mix on the stereo version, but the mono version was more up front. years later the song was remixed for this to be heard loud and clear!!! ON CD and VINYL and all the old mixes of tapes and records from the good old days!!!

[@Giondenver]

I just love love love the doors ... Jim's style was unique for the time and look how it's related in so many bands today . Jim and the doors were a legend in their own time and still to this day !! Some of the songs from the doors are cheesy and borderline good .. But the end ???? Masterpiece !!!!!!! I just love the doors period .

[@tvnist]

"Nothing like Ob la di ob la da" LOL

[@omeara4726]

yep

[@frandcisco1091]

funny that he said that because in the same album, john wrote Yer Blues which talks explicitly about death. And a whole bunch of other dark songs. So that reference doesn’t really make sense

[@truefunksoul8638]

Nothing like anything else before or since.

[@brandonsamano7428]

@@frandcisco1091 It does

[@simonegabellini1989]

Moreover the Beatles put references to death in other songs even before the release of The End. For example, in "She said, she said" the quote "i know how it's like to be dead".

[@chrisbrunskill6525]

Someone asked recently who I would most like to see in concert if I could travel back in time. They were shocked when I chose The Doors over Jimi, The Beatles, RHCP in their prime etc. But this is why. It was and still is just so much more than music.

[@Dan.50]

The whole band were genius.

[@ascNo.1]

The End : a hidden gem , , so haunting/seductive & enthralling , a timeless masterpiece that only true fans know & appreciate

[@truefunksoul8638]

Hidden? Every rock music fan in the universe knows this epic song.

[@KevinSmith-qn8fn]

one of the best tunes ever created

[@RogerPeet]

My favorite 5 years of music is from 1965 to 1969. I'll listen to that stuff, 'until the end'

[@chiefline7084]

I see what you did there

[@justinscrivner5457]

Can you imagine the doors performing this song on a Greek theatre stage in the ancient times? For some reason, it would've fit perfectly.

[@chipblock2854]

Such a great era of music. I am happy that I lived through it.

[@christofficewizard6406]

Quite simply the greatest song ever conspired! Without being dramatic the Doors changed my life!!!

[@stevebb2915]

krieger really was their secret weapon. tho every member essential

[@dlm9293]

Steve BB agreed 110%

[@johncook2971]

I heard, back in the late70's early 80s that 'Light My Fire' was written by Kreiger when Jim said 'we need another song' so when Robbie gets home; for the lyrics he picked one of the 4basic elements, then played guitar until he got something he thought worth keeping. Anybody hear something similar.

[@MrTafyism]

Densmore is such a solid percussionist, as well as drummer. There’s a difference I think slightly. He would extenuate whatever Jim would be singing and add flavor behind him

[@cajungangster1654]

One of the most underrated Guitarist and writers ever

[@PC4USE1]

Jim the voice, Ray the soul, Robbie the life's blood and Densmore the beating heart- all in all a great musical body of work.

[@JonathanMartin884]

If you listen to the beginning of "Indian Summer" from the Waiting for the Sun album, it has a very similar guitar opening to "The End." That's because originally these two songs were companion pieces, "Indian Summer" is about falling in love and "The End" is about falling out of love. "The End" just took on so many other faces as it evolved during live performances that it became the monster we all know and love today.

[@charleypatterson9956]

Jonathan Martin Dude! That's pretty deep! You just opened my eyes, sir...

[@trev8200]

God, How i love that guitar intro Btw Ray is such a terrific story teller.

[@jaygorny]

I agree! And I believe the same is to be said about the band. They all needed and each other, and when they were on, it was a pure magic; a religious experience.

[@adonaldson618]

A séance! Finally! I've been trying to put my finger on how this made me feel for the past 37 damn years!

[@reprogrammingmind]

seance is bang-on!

[@Billy-Box]

One of the greatest tune ever written.

[@QuasiTraction]

Poets and Music. The beat poets of the 50's and early 60's did it with jazz. Jim did it with a fusion of Jazz and Rock and every other influence, Ray, Robby and John had, put in a giant musical blender. The Music was certainly different for the status-quo of the time. Jim's lyrics matched the different approach of the music. Together they were a perfect collection of conscious energy that was an unstoppable musical form. One of the top ten "breakthrough" bands of all time.

[@The9220]

my favorite doors song. rest in peace mr mojo risin

[@Rob_1776]

Man the Doors, such great musicians! A real real talented group! Love the music from the 60s and 70s, good stuff man! Music today can't and never will be able to touch it!

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

What a song , who writes poetic abstract stuff like this anymore, just untouchable

[@jwobbe1986]

The Doors: completely original. Still in 2018!

[@sotis1756]

2019

[@azariascavuzzo9776]

2020!

[@MrWallybones]

This video is incredible! 'The End' is a piece beyond words and time.

[@Psyfi85]

Mescaline in the desert with this song was indeed very spiritually enlightening.

[@LAlindquist]

agreed. one of the best songs ever.

[@adammckenzie8769]

They were so ahead of there time!! There sound stands up now but for the 60’s it was 2 decades ahead of what the whole music scene was doing on so many levels!!! Beautiful and spiritual amazing band!! Love them!!!

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

Ray,,,(RIP) Best Story telller EVER!!!!!! Was Lucky enough to Have Lunch with Ray,In New Haven,ct.. WOW,,,Could Listen to Ray for Months!! Thanks,, Gread VID!!!!!!

[@timr31908]

A song is the telling of a story... So it's up to you to decide what kind of story it is

[@mountzod]

Those lows that Robby gets on his Gibson are just mesmerizing. Still my favorite Doors song many years later. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@laurab.9845]

I always thought 'The End' was one of The Doors best pieces. It still gives me chills. Sigh.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Another awesome song by The Doors. :)

[@briandonnelly638]

Perfect song for Colpola's vision...... I remember seeing APOCALYPSE NOW in the theater....... Mystical....

[@fredericopinto2943]

The greatest song of all time. The one they will be talking about in 1,000 years.

[@adonaldson618]

My favorite band EVER! As a kid, I always pictured a man playing a sitar at the beginning. Robbie Krieger is an epic guitar player!

[@MrJimhutch]

classic albums series,was on tv for the first time in the uk 2 weeks ago,the whole thing is one hour long,amazing....

[@davidorocks62]

Thee most underrated creation in rock music, a true Work of Art. And I'm not much of a Doors fan , per se.

[@MountaintravelerEddie]

I fucking love this song....first heard it when I was 4 years old.... Now my old ass is still listening to it 35 years later

[@LoveintheshapeofaPitBull]

One of most unique..and best bands ever..

[@GiantArtProductions]

every time i think of the end, i read the lyrics and think about how western civilization has confronted its unconscious in a "strange land" the east at the time, its about war, confrontation with the societal shadow self, and even rebirth (the children waiting for the summer rain) how we are facing the same dilemmas the ancients faced (hence a roman wilderness of pain), but i dont think its inherently Freudian, it references things like Kundalini yoga (the anceint snake) and the archetypal symbols, it may mean being aquanted with the earth or the primordial once more (the feminine/dark energies as it is known in variosu esoteric traditions)...its the perfect song for that scene in apocoplyse now, willard is finally conqouring his shadow and fufilling the merger between modern and primoridal in killing kurtz, killing the god-figure as it were (i beleive morrison and francis ford coppola were freinds in film school, so im guessing they were on the same wavelength in terms of the deep meaning behind morrison's poems). but ya it still sends chills down my spine, like the perfect song at the end of the civilized world!

[@peterribolli8300]

Gio penn: to restricted here to explore your words. I like where you are coming from. For me Doors where shamanic in their music. They struck a primal nerve in all of us, hence their popularity. For me The End is not the end of a physical world, but rather the end of a particular psyche. ( eg: death of the Piscean age and in death comes new life, the birth of the Aquarian age). A Multi dimensional Universal Home comes to mind, which he sang about in another number. I think I'm stating the obvious in saying Morrison was extremely influenced by the native Americans. Listen for it in the drums and perhaps elsewhere

[@nochannelmusician769]

What in the actual crap?

[@glenncuthbertson964]

Ride the snake is more a reference to "fucking". Your overthinking it. LOL

[@perc3136]

@@glenncuthbertson964 its not lol

[@oaktadopbok665]

I've been listening to this song for over 50 years and always thought John's drumming was spectacular, never realizing he didn't use the snare, ever (except for the rim).

[@RacerE7773]

One of my favorite songs of theirs.

[@klmullins65]

I bought a remastered edition of The Doors' debut album, and had never noticed it before...but at the beginning of "The End", when Jim sings "I'll never look into your eyes...again", you can hear a pair of maracas that get of of rythm with everyone else...barely noticeable to most...but drives me CRAZY!! Lol

[@evaaberg2881]

A masterpiece!

[@loombaron]

and suddenly henry rollins appears.

[@AndyMangele]

Always loved the guitar sound on that one!

[@antyeardsley]

Best piece of music ever written..

[@alconsirra]

Cool video. This is my favorite Doors song by far. There isn't much you can really say about this song, you just have to listen to it -it's epic. I wonder if there is an unedited version of the recording with the original vocals, I'd like to hear that.

[@LearnerChess]

Jim would have been Jim no matter where he was. He was a genius. For goodness sake, his father was an Admiral and his brother is a doctor. He wouldn't have been "nothing."

[@tomtomthebear]

I could honestly listen to ray telling stories all fucking day, he’s so captivating

[@GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep]

Come follow me, across the sea, endlessly...

[@axiomist1076]

This is just too short ! I wanna hear more. C' monnn! But really, this piece is pure genius. Who can argue that these guys are great ?

[@TheRealChrisLopez]

Greatest song wver

[@RR-v]

Robby’s playing style is so sick, I think it’s called flamenco or something like that...he blends every note perfectly

[@jasonmarques1480]

He does play flamenco on Spanish Caravan.

[@deejay138]

Wow this is fantastic say what you want people but that Man Knew he had A GOD given Talent

[@kijekuyo9494]

I have always loved the opening to this song. It is so delicate and beautifully crafted by the musicians. I think that Densmore, Krieger, and Manzarek were three of the most tasteful and atmospheric musicians of their time. I have never been a fan of Morrison, and I often play the beginning of this song and stop it after his first verse of singing. While I like some of his vocals (his opening to "Crystal Ship" is excellent) and I recognize his talents as a vocalist, I don't identify with his dark thoughts of pain and murder and his tortured screaming. I would love a version of this song without Morrison's vocals or with vocals of another theme. The opening doesn't create a tragic atmosphere for me, but one of hypnotic, spiritual, mysterious, and sensual pleasure.

[@dfox9914]

That's kind an oxymoron since he is the poet that created the song. Maybe you relate to hime more than you think.

[@luisdalefty]

how could someone not like this

[@bassinbilliards6279]

Mother!...I want to aaahhhhhaaahh He didn't kill his mom.

[@thealaskan1635]

What's wierd is Jim Morrison said his parents were dead.

[@johnhanley9946]

It blew people's minds in the olden days!

[@yarmanriver]

explains the dark duality of human nature, that once you step over... you ain't coming back... forever

[@domconroy5897]

I could listen to ray all day and night

[@finbah5706]

I love Perry's input. As they have said in interviews Three Days, Then she Did and Ted, are all songs influenced by The End.

[@erock5010]

Beautiful music

[@chigyrl13]

I adore and worship Jim Morrison

[@jasonantigua6825]

Karina watts You should never worship anyone! Nothing good will come from it.

[@mellingmichael777]

Jesus Christ holds the keys to Heaven and Hell, worship Him!

[@mythywmyth]

Jim was a martyr.. he was a Christ symbol. Self sacrifice to active his soul. Intone the demon that connects our minds. Yeah he wanted people to wake up to being themselves but anyone who didn't see that became devoted.

[@tippersdad5152]

He was a a terrible human being that had enough talent to sing and shock us enough to keep our attention. He was nothing to worship, unless you are insane.

[@russo10]

you adore and worship a pile of bones and maggots six feet under ground

[@ApartmentKing66]

This was the last song Dave Diamond played on the old 1500 KBLA the night of June 16, 1967.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

What a fucking outstanding song. Unbelievable.

[@leevinn1977]

My best band as well. You know what they is THAT YOU ARE BORN A DOORS FAN.YOU CAN'T BE MADE. How true

[@markdrouin8094]

This is the end my only friend , this song haunts me from the first time it heard it till today.

[@paulawhipple795]

This song is Perfection 👌🏼👌🏼❤️

[@omarcapaso7156]

Love how he incorporated improv when singing

[@judyjsmail]

Beautiful!!

[@thealaskan1635]

Best rock song.Best 60s song.Best anti-war song.Best song written by Jim Morrison.Best DOORS song.Im a big Van Halen fan,but this song beats anything they did.

[@timdedecker7894]

henry rollins holy shit hahaha, one of the funniest quotes just bc the way he said it

[@QueenOfTheHighway71]

Wow, Thank you, thank you!

[@Peacefrog35]

@elviscarlier This is from a The Doors Classic Albums. It comes on Vhi sometimes and is available on DVD..go to Best Buy or Barnes and Noble...great buy.

[@bbigjohnson069]

Still gives me a chill.

[@chillhoptunes2643]

The fact he came up with that whole dialogue whilst on stage in front of many people whilst probably drunk is amazing

[@perc3136]

And on lsd i bet

[@chillhoptunes2643]

@@perc3136 probably ahah

[@nathanadnitt]

I listened to this song on mushrooms and I can't remember much but it was just ambience it was amazing

[@Jimmybarashkov]

Just here to hear ray’s voice

[@davidrichter9164]

Loved this song long before seeing Apocalypse Now.

[@GrievingForGrace]

Been watching the Joseph Campbell interviews...never realized how much he influenced Morrison. Jungian archetypes, the collective unconscious, etc.

[@Poitique]

KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY ! So long Jim ... !