The Doors - The Crystal Ship / Dick Clark Interview / Light My Fire

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  • @jakenbakepyt3402
    @jakenbakepyt3402 Před 3 lety +2574

    Can we just appreciate the fact that during the interview, Dick Clark talked to every member of the band basically giving them equal speaking time?

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 Před 3 lety +176

      He treated all groups with respect. He never talked down to them or thought he was above them.

    • @joemackojc6170
      @joemackojc6170 Před 3 lety +15

      You mean they aren't supposed to

    • @VolkXue
      @VolkXue Před 3 lety +74

      Morrison seemed a lot cooler with Clark than some others i saw him being interviewed by

    • @izzykhach
      @izzykhach Před 3 lety +19

      He was a mensch

    • @stevesnellgrove1518
      @stevesnellgrove1518 Před 2 lety +16

      Good point 👍

  • @asuwishmyfriend
    @asuwishmyfriend Před 7 lety +7546

    I met Jim Morrison just before his concert in Chicago late 60's. We were panhandling trying to get enough money to buy a ticket and met a girl who painted a portrait of Jim. While we were talking to her, a person approached us and told us that Jim wanted to meet us. So he took us inside of the Chicago Coliseum where she gave him the amazing portrait she had painted. We talked with him for about 10 minutes. As down to earth and kind person I had ever met. He let us into the show for free.

    • @danielmarone5757
      @danielmarone5757 Před 5 lety +171

      Ernest Hemple awesome!

    • @wade2922
      @wade2922 Před 5 lety +125

      Ernest Hemple that's amazing, Ernest! So cool

    • @briandivincenzo7415
      @briandivincenzo7415 Před 5 lety +272

      Ernest Hemple... Hands down, one of the coolest stories I've ever heard ! Your a lucky man.

    • @54mumz
      @54mumz Před 5 lety +71

      Ernest Hemple he looks that way inclined...his voice is amazing

    • @OscarHernandez-zx6ne
      @OscarHernandez-zx6ne Před 5 lety +51

      Thats cool stuff

  • @jeffnorbert1871
    @jeffnorbert1871 Před rokem +696

    I consider The Crystal Ship a masterpiece.

    • @richardshort311
      @richardshort311 Před rokem +4

      Hey, don't say anything like I do. People will hate you... that's if you care.

    • @debosmandutta2873
      @debosmandutta2873 Před rokem +3

      No lies here

    • @carlosr8680
      @carlosr8680 Před rokem +5

      me too...=)

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 Před rokem +15

      It's extremely underrated

    • @Globe14
      @Globe14 Před rokem +17

      The days are bright and filled with pain, Enclose me in your gentle reign'. Great lyricist!

  • @calebemerson9317
    @calebemerson9317 Před 5 měsíci +230

    “How do you characterize your music? Does it have a name” 55 years later at the age of 25 the simplest way I can describe the doors is Haunting yet comforting. No other bands really tapped into the same energy The Doors had and it makes them very special in my mind.

    • @angieneal7070
      @angieneal7070 Před 5 měsíci +5

      absolutely what you just said

    • @ei5916
      @ei5916 Před 5 měsíci +3

      He should have answered 'classic rock.'

    • @billbates5475
      @billbates5475 Před 5 měsíci +5

      Boy you hit it dead on the head. Haunting but comforting. Thank you for helping me put what I felt into the precise words.

    • @Mello4fee
      @Mello4fee Před 4 měsíci

      Take a look at Ren Gill...Skillset 👍🎸❣️👣👁️🫀🐬🐷🥳

    • @ronaldolaquidara64
      @ronaldolaquidara64 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​​@@ei5916yeah but it kinda too early for it to call it that. Groups were like in the middle of recording/ making it which it would be called classic rock like in the late 70's early 80's ....hope you get what I'm trying to say🤷🏽‍♂️ 😹😂😹✌🏼

  • @brianmartin5920
    @brianmartin5920 Před 3 lety +1332

    Lost gems like this are the best thing about CZcams.

  • @donnvalkenaar9284
    @donnvalkenaar9284 Před rokem +833

    I was 16 when the album came out. I was mesmerized by the long version of Light My Fire. I listened to that album (both sides) every night for at least a year if not more. The doors are still my favorite all time band at age 71.

    • @bootsie6714
      @bootsie6714 Před rokem

      At that age you should be seeking God not a band of junkies satanist like the doors..your soul will go to hell if you don't repent and seek Christ...

    • @donnvalkenaar9284
      @donnvalkenaar9284 Před rokem +26

      @@bootsie6714 Actually I found Christ at age 25 and was taught not to condemn but show love for others. Take Christianity to others with a positive loving message not a hell and damn nation aspect. Jim Morrison's songs and words eventually brought me to Christ. Can you proclaim the same?

    • @bootsie6714
      @bootsie6714 Před rokem

      @@donnvalkenaar9284 - professing christians or false converts like yourself is the reason why people think GOD is a joke..in Mark 1:15 (Bible NKJV) records the inspired summary of Jesus' message as He began His ministry: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Repentance and faith go together because if you believe that Jesus is the Lord Who saves (faith), you have a changed mind about your sin. Do you understand that or not!!? You proved to be a false convert by claiming that junkie Jim Morrison brought you to Jesus Christ, that is a lie from the pit of hell because that demon Morrison was blasphemous and obscene towards GOD. The Bible say that we all are sinners and that we all need a savior. Stopped lying selling your fake christianity. Ps., I'm not condemning anyone I'm just telling the truth!!

    • @donnvalkenaar9284
      @donnvalkenaar9284 Před rokem +18

      @@bootsie6714 Live your life as best as you can and don't interfere with others.
      Christ saves all that come to him no matter their sins.

    • @jandeen4871
      @jandeen4871 Před rokem +7

      Morrison was very high in his offices on La Cienega and Santa Monica Blvd. His body guard Babe, was keeping close watch, who was a hells angel. Morrison had his beard and when told I loved his music he said "He's the king, not me," -- calligraphy of Jim's poems on the walls, Elvis Don't be Cruel plays.

  • @mariekatherine5238
    @mariekatherine5238 Před rokem +34

    I’d forgotten about The Crystal Ship, hauntingly beautiful!

  • @islanderbyrd1881
    @islanderbyrd1881 Před 4 měsíci +91

    69 years old & still loving rock music.

  • @pauljones8801
    @pauljones8801 Před rokem +766

    You have to admire the fact Dick Clark always treated artists with respect and gave them their due

    • @ottomatic7823
      @ottomatic7823 Před rokem +7

      Even though their answers and attitudes were ridiculous.... "We're on the inside of the music"..... WTH

    • @chesedprather7246
      @chesedprather7246 Před rokem +1

      🤣He didn't know the most influential members of many bands. Only the ones who acted eager to speak with him.

    • @secondcomingofbast9908
      @secondcomingofbast9908 Před rokem +5

      He also relentlessly promoted disco

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 Před rokem +1

      Hi I Recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' by Robert Nix

    • @djbarton5523
      @djbarton5523 Před rokem

      Who gives a fuck what dickhead Dick Clark did? These TV networks were retards for not letting music performers who could actually play perform live. What a pathetic joke.

  • @harriyanto
    @harriyanto Před 4 lety +419

    My Dad loved The Doors. He died in 1982 when I was 9. So since then, when I missed him, I used to listen The Doors' songs. Now I am 46, I have 5 old years daughter. She likes The Doors too.

    • @DIGITAL7Media
      @DIGITAL7Media Před 3 lety +9

      My kid knows when it's lego time to play he says "Alexa, play the doors" : )

    • @alexags2671
      @alexags2671 Před 3 lety +1

      Wonds from chicano batman so sad

    • @orinmcintosh2565
      @orinmcintosh2565 Před 3 lety +2

      @@alexags2671 i allways got mellow state of what's going on out there. Already knew.

    • @dustythe2nd188
      @dustythe2nd188 Před 3 lety +5

      Great keep it going. My grandkids love Jim and my granddaughters think he is pretty!

    • @lebarre1000
      @lebarre1000 Před 3 lety +1

      lol😊 the doors lyrics always alludes to some form of drug induced state😊- guess needed that to activate their creative genius. ☝️

  • @ieronimo18
    @ieronimo18 Před 11 měsíci +47

    The Doors were unquestionably one of the best musical acts in American history!

  • @user-bt3tj6we7b
    @user-bt3tj6we7b Před 8 měsíci +25

    jimmy was sooo handsome may he rest in peace

  • @ellasmommy9278
    @ellasmommy9278 Před 3 lety +404

    They were so young. Jim's voice was so amazing and mesmerizing. The Doors could never be duplicated.

    • @daveyboy8907
      @daveyboy8907 Před 2 lety

      Watch Scott wetland with the doors. unbelievable

    • @danielkatzel895
      @danielkatzel895 Před rokem +6

      Scott Wetland is very good, but Morrison had a unique & eerie prescence that absolutely cannot be duped.

    • @JC-jr9hw
      @JC-jr9hw Před rokem +3

      Your comment is a testament to just how far the public’s taste has been dumbed down since the 60s. Scott was nowhere near Jim’s league. Insulting to Jim to even compare the two.

    • @justdynee
      @justdynee Před rokem +1

      Jim had many gifts. One was in his pants and you can sort of see it here.

    • @ripmurdock232
      @ripmurdock232 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@justdyneeIs that gift called a package?😅

  • @ag4allgood
    @ag4allgood Před 3 lety +663

    The Doors are still relevant 54 years later. I play this for the kids they love it !

    • @valerietomsic8454
      @valerietomsic8454 Před 2 lety +11

      The piano in this is just so beautiful! And Jim's voice of course....that piano riff at 1:40 is awesome!

    • @josephmata7557
      @josephmata7557 Před 2 lety +10

      54 yrs.ago ,I was 10,a kid just like the youngsters listening now, thanx to you . Thank you Kenny, you know who you are.🤝

    • @xntricity6446
      @xntricity6446 Před rokem +12

      Well done, i also introduce my kids to real music like this.

    • @jamescosby2343
      @jamescosby2343 Před rokem +10

      Yep, at the 8th. St. drive-in theater in Colorado Springs in 1967 in my 67 Cougar XR7. My first 8-track tape played all night long! 🌙 good weed 👌:)

    • @jacekstrong4687
      @jacekstrong4687 Před rokem +1

      Moim dzieciom też się podobają, są anglojęzyczne, więc słowa też do nich trafiają...Nie biorą narkotyków, Świat dostarcza im wystarczająco dużo wrażeń.

  • @seviregis7441
    @seviregis7441 Před rokem +676

    One of the best rock voices of all time. No auto-tune, no effects, natural, smooth and sultry, yet powerful when necessary. The band was so great too, intellectual real musicians.

    • @tela2171
      @tela2171 Před rokem +11

      They're the best

    • @king.2597
      @king.2597 Před rokem +7

      Even with effects the talent doesn't fade. In songs like When the Levee Breaks, the effect they add to Plant's voice later on makes the song better

    • @MrCopperpott
      @MrCopperpott Před rokem +12

      ​​@@king.2597on't mention Plant in the same convo with Morrison. Radio rock isn't in the same league with poetic art. Immigrant song is beyond corny lmao

    • @sickntired6241
      @sickntired6241 Před rokem

      Lip sync obviously. A poet drug addict. Let’s be real here

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 Před rokem +3

      Hi I Recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' by Robert Nix

  • @brenthardenburg4920
    @brenthardenburg4920 Před 4 měsíci +36

    Light My Fire 🔥 was #1 on the charts when I was born in late July '67. Summer of Love. The Doors 🚪 ✌🏻

    • @user-cs7tc6cw1i
      @user-cs7tc6cw1i Před měsícem +1

      May 16th, 1967 THE CRYSTAL DREAM!

    • @user-cs7tc6cw1i
      @user-cs7tc6cw1i Před měsícem +1

      Lloyd Carlinsky

    • @kimdenson8457
      @kimdenson8457 Před 28 dny +1

      I was at camp in West Texas, Leakey . At night we could pick up a radio station out of Austin and Light my Fire would send us dancing around the cabin like wild animals. Of course we all pronounced our deep and undying Love for Jim.😊

    • @kimdenson8457
      @kimdenson8457 Před 24 dny +1

      Yes it was

  • @musingsandmore8630
    @musingsandmore8630 Před 4 lety +1384

    Ray, the intellectual one. Jim, the free spirited poetic one. John, the soft spoken one. Robbie, the lucid one. All four of them one hell of a band.

    • @neiloconnor7776
      @neiloconnor7776 Před 4 lety +58

      So you're telling me jim isn't intellectual...get out of here

    • @jar6588
      @jar6588 Před 4 lety +50

      yes i agree but jim had a crazy high iq

    • @applejaxx1613
      @applejaxx1613 Před 4 lety +30

      Although the Dick Clark interview is very rushed & antiseptic, you see the personalities of the individuals compromising The Doors. The response by Ray as to how he would categorize their music is classic‼️ 🎶🎵🎸🎹⚡️

    • @jeffreykaufmann2867
      @jeffreykaufmann2867 Před 4 lety +7

      Just one guitarist

    • @profile2047
      @profile2047 Před 4 lety +14

      Robbie the soft spoken one* John the lucid one*

  • @mattkaustickomments
    @mattkaustickomments Před 3 lety +693

    One of the amazing things about The Doors is that they don’t look dated. They didn’t really go for fashion fads like most bands of the period. And we all know they don’t sound dated. Their music was so different to everything else- it sets its own time.

    • @classiclife7204
      @classiclife7204 Před 3 lety +31

      Agree about the music, but those pants? Maybe those were back for 5 minutes in 1994. :)

    • @mattkaustickomments
      @mattkaustickomments Před 3 lety +34

      @@classiclife7204 Yes, even with the pants! Look at other bands from the summer of ‘67. They were wearing shimmering Nehru jackets (Strawberry Alarm Clock as an example) or were dressed like foppish Edwardian dandies - even The Who got into that scene. Many other bands were still wearing matching ‘uniforms’. Any modern band would look cool in what the Doors are wearing here, and throughout their career.

    • @classiclife7204
      @classiclife7204 Před 3 lety +13

      @@mattkaustickomments Fair point, particularly about the Who even going "mystical" and the Zombies wearing matching suits and so on. But I can tell you as a guy who was in 80s/90s bands myself - lose the stripes. Would've never worn those pants. And really we shouldn't overstate the modern-ness of their clothes. They look pretty 60s. Just not AS 60s, LMAO

    • @gadsdonflag4289
      @gadsdonflag4289 Před 3 lety +15

      @@classiclife7204 Thumbing up your own comments ain't cool, kid. And those clothes were what we all wore back then, fashionable or not. All stores carried them, even Sears and JC Penneys...it was the norm. Your kids will comment on what you're wearing now someday.....bank on it.

    • @classiclife7204
      @classiclife7204 Před 3 lety +5

      @@gadsdonflag4289 Nobody's thumbing up their own comments, dummy. Also, reading is fundamental, genius: nobody said they chose their own clothes - they were in style. The sh!itty clothes in the 80s were all I had to choose from, too. Having been in bands in the 80s and 90s means you're in your 40s and 50s; you know this, right? I'm probably older than you, jackass. I was merely disputing the OP's claim that everything about the Doors was magically uploadable for today's taste. It isn't. I was kind and kept it to the pants. I refrained from including the pretentious song lyrics, let alone the fact that the art form of rock music no longer exists except for niche antiquarians.

  • @michaelpacini1332
    @michaelpacini1332 Před rokem +58

    Jim Morrison was from another world . Poet ? Singer ? Both . RIP Jim Morrison

    • @nicolecourcelles6703
      @nicolecourcelles6703 Před 6 měsíci +1

      J ai appris a aime ce groupe puisse qu' il représentais pour moi quelle mélodie et harmonie et paroles vraies.

    • @mcarlkv53
      @mcarlkv53 Před 4 měsíci

      hes in Hell now

    • @f.sense888
      @f.sense888 Před 4 měsíci +4

      ​@@mcarlkv53no, he's not! Sorry for disappointing you but, it's quite the opposite!

    • @libbyofthelight
      @libbyofthelight Před 3 měsíci

      ❤ he is alive in 2024!!
      Witness protection! 😅

  • @Geotubest
    @Geotubest Před rokem +175

    What a legend Dick Clark is. And you could tell The Doors were special early on. What charisma Morrison had.

  • @NewsHistorian
    @NewsHistorian Před rokem +79

    Dick Clark was always gracious enough to speak to all members of the band.

    • @nicolepeltz8992
      @nicolepeltz8992 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He was so classic and kind and respectful. What a treasure!!

  • @garyjskadra1180
    @garyjskadra1180 Před 4 lety +113

    Love The Doors and Dick Clark.
    R.I.P. Jim Morrison
    R.I.P. Ray Manzarek
    R.I.P. Dick Clark

  • @user-nv6ti1pz8w
    @user-nv6ti1pz8w Před 8 měsíci +16

    I'm a 70 a year-old female who loves listing to the Doors, and the rest that we were so fortunate to be brought up with! I'd hate to say what listening to the Crystal Ship does for me..

    • @jerrycarlos8413
      @jerrycarlos8413 Před 24 dny +1

      Now you have me very curious. What does it do for you?

    • @adiemissworld
      @adiemissworld Před 19 dny

      Say it, Don't hold back, Flower Child!

  • @CeeOlleab388
    @CeeOlleab388 Před 5 měsíci +15

    Ray Mansarek explained their music to Dick Clark in a few words. Beauty, like music, comes from the inside and it comes out.

  • @thomaspick4123
    @thomaspick4123 Před 6 lety +1952

    They created a unique sound. No one else sounds like the Doors.

    • @us_1985
      @us_1985 Před 5 lety +3

      Почему же - Земмфира. Её звучание как раз напоминает Двери..

    • @jeremymeyler8980
      @jeremymeyler8980 Před 5 lety +8

      The seeds nigga

    • @spyhunter2410
      @spyhunter2410 Před 5 lety +2

      Not yet.

    • @jasonuriel4340
      @jasonuriel4340 Před 5 lety +11

      latin rock groups like the bukis sound similar. surely, they were inspired

    • @carolmcfadden2913
      @carolmcfadden2913 Před 5 lety +9

      Love the Doors!

  • @vivaldi1ett
    @vivaldi1ett Před 3 lety +87

    Jim really was the most beautiful human being he was so handsome

    • @barrygreenstein8383
      @barrygreenstein8383 Před 2 lety +6

      According to the biography of The Doors by one of their associates Jim was a very difficult person to deal with. He had a serious drinking problem and became very belligerent when he was drunk. He came to many of his concerts so drunk that the venues he was playing said that they would never book The Doors again.

    • @vivaldi1ett
      @vivaldi1ett Před 2 lety +5

      @@barrygreenstein8383 yes his ego was getting a little out of hand that you can see when you watch him off stage! He was probably his own worst enemy and on self destruct, shame because we’ve all missed out on the things he hadn’t written and performed yet!

    • @andymullarx6365
      @andymullarx6365 Před rokem +3

      That was his Jimbo persona.

  • @mikejohnston4858
    @mikejohnston4858 Před 4 měsíci +14

    I can remember buying my first Doors album when i was 11 in 67 and seeing them on Dick Clark's show. Their music is timeless and will be enjoyed forevermore. No one here gets out alive....

  • @lauriepeters5936
    @lauriepeters5936 Před 3 měsíci +15

    Love The Doors so much! Did way back then and still do! One of the best groups ever!❤

  • @justgivemethetruth
    @justgivemethetruth Před 3 lety +198

    Morrison does really have a great voice.

    • @DavidAnthonyLee
      @DavidAnthonyLee Před rokem +10

      He is miming though! Must have been a pain in the ass having to mime for TV. You just feel like a plonker doing it- but needs must!

    • @Hawken707
      @Hawken707 Před rokem +2

      @@DavidAnthonyLee especially when you high as a Georgia pine.. 🤣

    • @jefsch7
      @jefsch7 Před rokem +4

      It's amazing that he sings on key live (not here), with ZERO vocal training and not being "a musician" per se....

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 Před rokem +3

      @@jefsch7 He really let the music move him. When he was on, he was unstoppable.

    • @barneyronnie
      @barneyronnie Před rokem +1

      @@Hawken707 Rush

  • @lacrima152
    @lacrima152 Před 2 lety +459

    Ray's answer is one of the most intellectual things I've ever heard, he was really the brain of the band. RIP Ray, I miss you everyday 💜

    • @phyllisortiz3807
      @phyllisortiz3807 Před 2 lety +8

      That is so true dude!! PLUS, I would have let Ray eat crackers in my bed any day or night.. Phyllis Ortiz

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 Před rokem +14

      The dude was a genius flat out.

    • @roxannehale1386
      @roxannehale1386 Před rokem +3

      @@phyllisortiz3807 me too!

    • @mackydog99
      @mackydog99 Před rokem +21

      In 2003 I was calling the radio station klos to win tickets to see an interview of the Doors with radio host Jim Ladd. Turns out that the "living room" that Jim Ladd was referring to was the House of Blues in West Hollywood. I won two tickets and went a few days later. We were sitting in a booth and I looked over and saw Ray Manzarek sitting at the bar drinking a Heineken so I went over and struck up a conversation with him. He was such a beautiful man. So accommodating, gracious, and soft spoken. I was 14 in '67 and the Doors were and always will be my all time sentimental favorite band.

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 Před rokem +20

      @@mackydog99 Ray was not only a musical genius, but an egoless lover of music. He was, by all accounts, a genuinely good man. RIP, Ray.

  • @rozchristopherson648
    @rozchristopherson648 Před rokem +88

    Even though Jim left us before he was even 30 years old, he’s immortal. 🙏

    • @Eclipse52776
      @Eclipse52776 Před rokem +11

      The doors intended their music to last for 100 years, it's close to being 50years I'm pretty sure and I know for a fact it'll last or 50 more years to come and onwards

    • @rozchristopherson648
      @rozchristopherson648 Před rokem +7

      @@Eclipse52776 Absolutely. True art never dies.

    • @420dogma
      @420dogma Před rokem

      One of the 27ers .....a tragic, wonderful group of singers....
      czcams.com/video/XBZIDNDU23s/video.html

    • @machinebuilder3535
      @machinebuilder3535 Před rokem +7

      ​@Grilled Cheese Sandwich it's over 50 years but I hear ya. Doors will never die

    • @firstbornjordan
      @firstbornjordan Před rokem +1

      Sorry to be so blunt and literal, but he is dead and resides either in heaven or hell but wait I took it all so literally sorry his music as it seems is immortal. What a unique sound they made in that psychedelic era. He is definitely a great poet in my eyes.

  • @theclashcalling_
    @theclashcalling_ Před rokem +75

    Incredibly sophisticated chord structure/ arrangement with a perfectly matched lyric/vocal performance - just stunning and from their masterful DEBUT...

    • @edwarddoonan5253
      @edwarddoonan5253 Před 6 měsíci +2

      That's one of their greatest achievements, everything is in balance you can hear everyone's contributions without one person overlooked. Nothing is overwhelming it's all just so perfect.

    • @itisjustacomment
      @itisjustacomment Před 3 měsíci +1

      True , the music shines just as much as the words .

  • @MarvelousLXVII
    @MarvelousLXVII Před 4 lety +1505

    They were so good that the drums started before John Densmore even sat down!!!

    • @evanowens1346
      @evanowens1346 Před 4 lety +53

      Marvelous Marv Don’t spoil it man

    • @MarvelousLXVII
      @MarvelousLXVII Před 4 lety +177

      @@evanowens1346 Jim dies at the end.

    • @andrewneedham3281
      @andrewneedham3281 Před 4 lety +22

      LOL

    • @randytinsman4803
      @randytinsman4803 Před 4 lety +20

      The video and sound are out of sync.

    • @andrewneedham3281
      @andrewneedham3281 Před 4 lety +118

      @@randytinsman4803 Did you watch the lip sync portions to both songs? It didn't look that out of sync. Plus, both versions were definitely not live. They were exactly the album versions. It's a well-known fact that most of those shows in the old days had their performers lip sync while they piped in music. They still do it, too. Doesn't anyone remember that Ashley Simpson fiasco? Milli Vanilli?

  • @jimlubeskie4312
    @jimlubeskie4312 Před 3 lety +282

    I grew up with the Doors in the 60"s since I am a baby boomer. Nothing like them and there never will be RIP Jim and Ray!

    • @jennmullins1063
      @jennmullins1063 Před 3 lety +10

      So lucky to have lived through not only 1 but 2 great eras, the 60s and 70s. Very jealous!

    • @maimou
      @maimou Před 3 lety +7

      Omg lucky! I grew up in the 90s and early 00s and I still love the Doors!!

    • @davespringer777
      @davespringer777 Před 2 lety +4

      They have a youtube channel. Lots of shows and discussions. Even music lessons. As much as I've always wished to live in those days, it's a pretty cool time to be alive, when I can get a music lesson by the man who wrote the music.

    • @oldben1800
      @oldben1800 Před rokem +1

      never say never

    • @mrjokersworld8903
      @mrjokersworld8903 Před rokem +1

      Jealous for you though buddy 😒born in 90s but still feel like i am from that age bcoz they flow though my mind 😁😉🌊

  • @jamesdylandean614
    @jamesdylandean614 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Dick Clark and the Ricky Nelson's family were the ones that brought Rock n Roll to the mainstream of America. Rest well, fine man!

  • @generalismoquabablinotheth5902
    @generalismoquabablinotheth5902 Před 6 měsíci +19

    Lyrics are almost mystical, like whispers of a time and place lost in ancient times ❤

  • @ingridthurner3651
    @ingridthurner3651 Před rokem +66

    Unbelievable, that this once happened to the world.
    I miss these wonderful melodies and charme. Genius.

    • @patricknicholson9407
      @patricknicholson9407 Před rokem +1

      True, The Doors are unique and totally original - there’s no obvious predecessor or successor, how did it happen?

    • @mariamiase8977
      @mariamiase8977 Před 7 měsíci

      well said. Feel the same way, like it was actually real and people experienced it. It seems like another world for now

  • @DavidWilliams-hv7so
    @DavidWilliams-hv7so Před 3 lety +91

    Still at 68 this song speaks to my soul.

  • @rosaortega8078
    @rosaortega8078 Před 4 měsíci +10

    “We are our music”is an absolute genius answer therefore the doors are open pure emotion mind body soul

  • @jamesdylandean614
    @jamesdylandean614 Před 6 měsíci +9

    What a great interviewer, Dick was!

  • @StephenDorocke
    @StephenDorocke Před rokem +99

    As a 9 year old, they were my favorite band.. little did I know the summer of ‘67 would find me staying in the same hotel in Tucson on a family trip as the band!! Got to meet them, and got autographs, including left and right hand signatures from Sir James!!

  • @kjackers5710
    @kjackers5710 Před 3 lety +396

    "The west is the best" perfect reponse

    • @supraphonic8143
      @supraphonic8143 Před 3 lety +9

      Always the poet.

    • @syncops834
      @syncops834 Před 3 lety +25

      Don’t forget Ray Manzarek aswell, his response was very poetic aswell

    • @tomlynntigard
      @tomlynntigard Před 3 lety +5

      "Bullet strikes the helmet's head" You don't hear that kind of literary genius anymore in music.

    • @catharsis77
      @catharsis77 Před 3 lety +2

      Couldn't exactly say it was the drugs and sex...

    • @TheImpures
      @TheImpures Před 3 lety

      @@tomlynntigard yeah you do lmao you just dont look for it

  • @hankgs
    @hankgs Před rokem +37

    Drums and guitar were magically playing without human intervention... Love The Doors

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 Před rokem

      Riders on the storm is my favorite doors song. Ms. Harper Stacey.

  • @LMORAES64
    @LMORAES64 Před 11 měsíci +38

    I'm 62 and Still love to listen Doors.

    • @markdagostino9666
      @markdagostino9666 Před 6 měsíci +3

      63 and I do too!

    • @monicavolpi589
      @monicavolpi589 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Anch'io ho 62 anni e li ascolto ancora....e quanto ho ballato ...fino allo sfinimento😊

    • @monicavolpi589
      @monicavolpi589 Před 3 měsíci

      La mente non invecchia😊

  • @sunnyd6019
    @sunnyd6019 Před rokem +118

    This song is so sad, so haunting, so beautiful. You can close your eyes and listen as it takes you on a journey of sadness, of loss, of love, of memories. When you see the genius and magic that was The Doors you will realize that magic does happen and this band was it. They came and went so fast but look what they left behind for us all to hear for all time.
    I love music and will say The Doors stand out as the most unique of them all. To this day people are drawn to them as if it was 1969 all over again, that says something as to their words and songs.

    • @pricklypear7516
      @pricklypear7516 Před 10 měsíci

      I guess I'm just too much the product of my times. I only hear a trace of regret that "she" likes downers and "he" likes uppers. It's like, "Laters, chick!"

    • @ironnads7975
      @ironnads7975 Před 5 měsíci

      It's about getting stoned 🙄

    • @JulietSpoto-pn2lx
      @JulietSpoto-pn2lx Před 4 měsíci

      I also think when we compare them to now it's unquestionably "the end"

  • @tb3621
    @tb3621 Před 3 lety +189

    Man, what a life Dick Clark had seeing all these bands, etc!

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 Před 3 lety +9

      He introduced them like a boss. So did Dave Letterman in the 90s. He had some amazing ones like Warren Zevon's final performance ever.

    • @cocoaorange1
      @cocoaorange1 Před 2 lety +3

      I know,he had cool job.

    • @sharonklinger912
      @sharonklinger912 Před rokem +3

      Their lyrics are very lucid and surrealistic. Their music is timeless!

  • @MagnumMike44
    @MagnumMike44 Před rokem +14

    Whenever I hear any Doors song it takes me back to the mid 1960s, I was 8-9 years old growing up and going to grade school while many adults were getting high. 😀

  • @user-px8lx9dp6h
    @user-px8lx9dp6h Před 2 měsíci +2

    A poetic genius who left us way too early in life 😢

  • @carlosarana1030
    @carlosarana1030 Před 4 lety +461

    Jim's voice is so unique, It's so profound and projects feeling. His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.

    •  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks to the roundtable of script / lyric writers he worked for

    • @Cola64
      @Cola64 Před 4 lety +11

      I cant believe he thought he had a bad singing voice

    • @cherylalt101
      @cherylalt101 Před 4 lety +9

      Carlos Arana hypnotic is a good word for these songs and Jim's voice. I find a lot of them have a mixture of a haunting sound with sort of a carnival sound coming from that electric piano. Completely unique sound still today.

    • @paolabettini7454
      @paolabettini7454 Před 4 lety +2

      Che voce ipnotica

    • @bajemo359
      @bajemo359 Před 3 lety +4

      And sensual.

  • @rickintexas1584
    @rickintexas1584 Před rokem +154

    The guys were so calm and mellow in their responses. They had no idea what was going to happen in their future. They produced some epic music that has lasted for generations, but it tragically all ended way too soon.

    • @user-jr8vh7vc8m
      @user-jr8vh7vc8m Před rokem +4

      Многие рок-группы вовремя не погибли..

    • @christophertiredofbs8514
      @christophertiredofbs8514 Před 11 měsíci +5

      No way man, it ended exactly when it was supposed to end since the beginning of time that’s when it was supposed to end. Jim Morrison said he wanted to be like a comet, everybody looked up in the sky and went “wow“, then it was gone…

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@christophertiredofbs8514sounds just like Janis Joplin too; sadly both⚡️⭐️💫

    • @user-jr8vh7vc8m
      @user-jr8vh7vc8m Před 11 měsíci

      @@christophertiredofbs8514 а многие проскочили..

    • @tonireed4123
      @tonireed4123 Před 10 měsíci

      Right on! But hey they are still reincarnating! And can you believe what Ray said? Going within . . . following that reasoning "Lighting the fire" has to do with lighting the spiritual flame within each one of us. And within our spiritual selves we find our energy opposite: female-male , negative-positive. When we go within and awaken the serpent-theSpirit, the kundalini (call it what you will) that enfolds us in an upward spiral with our opposite and we initiate and regenerate! Heard this song in the sixties; but now, with wisdom I would bet bottom dollar that this is what these Doors meant. Now I am pretty sure that two of them were initiates but not Philosophers not Regenerated, which is why we are all here to achieve with each reincarnation . . . until one is incarnated - comes back o help out. Go figure . . .

  • @grandmabear2840
    @grandmabear2840 Před 11 měsíci +8

    I miss this energy! Thank you beauty full souls for kicking the door open and saying come in... this is the way...
    Be transformed by the transformative sound and vibration of the true self unencumbered by BS and judgment. I love you and hope you know that now, wherever you are💚

  • @tonyzila5071
    @tonyzila5071 Před 11 měsíci +14

    I was a teenager in the 60’s amazing music from that time period and still appreciated today the Doors had to be one of the best

  • @richardfinney3179
    @richardfinney3179 Před rokem +120

    Jim had the best voice of all the bands and still does God bless the doors

    • @jamesmcdonald7881
      @jamesmcdonald7881 Před rokem +1

      He had a good voice, but I have to go with Justin Hayward.

    • @xpyc1
      @xpyc1 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@jamesmcdonald7881🙄

  • @philmann3476
    @philmann3476 Před rokem +319

    Love the way Densmore manages to hit the drums at 4:51 before he's anywhere near them.

    • @ricklopez7151
      @ricklopez7151 Před rokem +76

      Lol. Good observation. No wonder it sounds just like the record.😄

    • @ecoturismovalle1570
      @ecoturismovalle1570 Před rokem +22

      You bet it is a playback

    • @williambarrow9857
      @williambarrow9857 Před rokem +4

      @@ricklopez7151 perhaps his 'foot hit the bass drum pedal" right in time "being he's the drummer,..or maybe not But it's a close one

    • @spidermandolin
      @spidermandolin Před rokem

      @@billyidol2115 It's the same recording, but mixed differently, open your ears, idiot.

    • @franka6515
      @franka6515 Před rokem +13

      ...though it sounded a little too good given how the stage looks regarding acoustics.

  • @louiecolon9494
    @louiecolon9494 Před 4 lety +341

    This music never gets old, it sounds better today Nov,2019

    • @ChrisInDaMistWithDaMix
      @ChrisInDaMistWithDaMix Před 4 lety +2

      I love the doors they are pretty unique, but I also listen to today's music
      you can find other excellent groups
      The main difference between the doors and the new groups is the commercialization of their sound, the tours, the contracts, the media, the radio
      Today we live in an Era that's full with new genres and sub-genres

    • @bluesentertainment248
      @bluesentertainment248 Před 4 lety

      Word

    • @georgiethumbs2438
      @georgiethumbs2438 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ChrisInDaMistWithDaMix - Absolutely totally agree 100%. There this little indie record company I found a few months ago called Human sounds, very very small company, I mean to the point where I would be surprised if they sell any music today, and I could not believe how great some of the bands are on that label. And I'm talking new sounds, new genres I never heard before in my life. It really all comes down to commercialization, the promotion, media, radio none of what these guys get. Here it is....Here's a link to them........humansoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/

    • @brunotorres7332
      @brunotorres7332 Před 4 lety

      Sounds better everytime is playing

    • @mireiification
      @mireiification Před 4 lety +2

      Christopher Castillo Well, no one will ever sound like The Doors, even nowadays, but especially in their time. They were ahead of it big time.

  • @matthewobrien4279
    @matthewobrien4279 Před 4 lety +495

    Like Jimi Hendrix, the Doors were way, way ahead of their time. Totally original in style and their music was the height of creativity!!!

    • @jaygrannell858
      @jaygrannell858 Před 4 lety +2

      It is literally impossible for someone to be" ahead of their time", it is a meaningless phrase.

    • @robertbarker4411
      @robertbarker4411 Před 4 lety +1

      @@jaygrannell858 Of their time more accurate

    • @JoeKoOhNo
      @JoeKoOhNo Před 4 lety +16

      @@jaygrannell858 The implication is 'they were artistically more creative and innovative than their peers.'

    • @Celticman197
      @Celticman197 Před 4 lety

      Yeah, whenever they could drag Morrison out of a Jim Beam bottle.

    • @charliejeans2413
      @charliejeans2413 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Celticman197 nothing wrong with him beam ! If You knew what jim was dealing with your comment would not be so harsh..

  • @kevinnoble6320
    @kevinnoble6320 Před rokem +10

    I love this song. Doors were jus so different amazing sound. Love jims voice and Ray plays that piano n organ so amazing

  • @d.shannon261
    @d.shannon261 Před 6 měsíci +11

    What a fantastic compliment by Dick Clark at the end of the video!

  • @fullmetta2764
    @fullmetta2764 Před 4 lety +236

    These songs broke ground 50 years ago and they still feel ground-breaking.

    • @kelvinlewis4065
      @kelvinlewis4065 Před 4 lety +3

      Timeless !

    • @markopejoski6042
      @markopejoski6042 Před 3 lety +2

      Except that you missed one thing... They 'are' ground-breaking.

    • @ricardorodriguez6456
      @ricardorodriguez6456 Před 3 lety +1

      This is so true. Fine art, pure rock and roll

    • @jx3821
      @jx3821 Před 3 lety +2

      Read the rolling stone article on the Doors written by Marilyn Manson. He explains: "They were odd, not actually part of any scene. The reason the Doors still fit in today is because they never fit in in the first place"

    • @clarkewi
      @clarkewi Před 3 lety +1

      I got to see the Doors when this record broke in LA early '67. No band quite like them before or since.

  • @EvaFariou
    @EvaFariou Před 4 lety +228

    People in that studio have no idea that these moments were historical!

    • @barbaramacker6861
      @barbaramacker6861 Před 4 lety +7

      EVA FARIOU I love the square looking kid who likes the crystal ship . Wonder where he is today? lol

    • @haveaseatwithchrishansen8997
      @haveaseatwithchrishansen8997 Před 4 lety +1

      @@barbaramacker6861 the what now?

    • @BritIronRebel
      @BritIronRebel Před 4 lety +5

      @@barbaramacker6861 Although quite square looking, he was 'experimenting' as it was called. Hopefully he didn't get drafted a month after this show!

    • @barbaramacker6861
      @barbaramacker6861 Před 4 lety +1

      BritIronRebel just tell them your gay like Jim did

    • @cyninbend
      @cyninbend Před 4 lety +5

      Yes we did. We never knew what guests would be there at AB filmings but The Doors were monumental. Everyone went nuts. At school Monday, friends flipped to find-out they could have been there.
      AB was off the radar as something that kids paid much attn to--we could have seen a teeny bopper star, Herman's Hermits, the Fifth Dimension, Johnny Rivers, or somebody huge like Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. But not the top rockers.
      The year before, I'd been told to let Rudee Vallee sit next to me on the bleachers for a photo--my English teacher was so excited bc the photo was on the 1st page of the LATimes View section--He was a famous crooner and movie star in the 1930s. Starred in the Preston Sturges movie "The Palm Beach Story"--on TCM a lot. But at school, it was considered funny that we did this on our weekends.
      While being on TV was cool, this was a Sat aft show, not prime time. Sometimes, people laughed at us, called us teenyboppers. We saw Bobby Vee. No one was impressed. We had autographs of Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Merry Go-Round, Hard Times...again, no one was impressed. The Doors were there? Now we were cool! They were a local band, but they were at the pinnacle--respected for their rock & roll, gaining celebrity, everyone had their 1st album and would buy Strange Days. It was THE music at parties. We knew they were going to be huge around the world.

  • @samskyrider88
    @samskyrider88 Před rokem +19

    One of the greatest guitar solos ever

    • @jimdep6542
      @jimdep6542 Před rokem +1

      Got me thinking .......Crystal Ship had a guitar solo ? .......and then I remembered part 2.

    • @theWARMJET
      @theWARMJET Před 9 měsíci

      Lol

  • @eleveneleven6434
    @eleveneleven6434 Před 4 měsíci +9

    Pure music! Amazing! Been in love 💕 since 1990!

  • @dibrandenburg5076
    @dibrandenburg5076 Před 4 lety +235

    It’s amazing that Dick Clark snatched The Doors on American Bandstand before their debut with the Ed Sullivan Show.They weren’t even asked to change any words to the song Light My Fire by Dick Clark.

    • @dustythe2nd188
      @dustythe2nd188 Před 4 lety +9

      Right at least Dick didn't do that.

    • @Stoneflyfish
      @Stoneflyfish Před 4 lety +10

      Well they weren’t playing it live was clearly a sync. With no alternative recording they couldn’t have changed the words.

    • @patboger1339
      @patboger1339 Před 4 lety +9

      “Girl we couldn’t get much better” just makes no sense. Jim was right in defying Sullivan’s archaic censorship demands. Funnier still that they agreed to his wishes and basically said fuck it anyway. Good on Clark for seemingly not even thinking about it one way or the other.

    • @doodahman101
      @doodahman101 Před 3 lety +3

      @Tony Harris "How do you characterize your music, does it have a name?" Trying to put the Doors' music in a box and label it,,,, never ever do that! Love it when Jim says "The west is the best". He had a lot of good bands on his show, but he was pretty 'straight', square.

    • @HILLTOPGOLF
      @HILLTOPGOLF Před 3 lety +3

      Dick would have accepted girl why don’t you bite my wire

  • @secondcomingofbast9908
    @secondcomingofbast9908 Před rokem +208

    John Densmore was a criminally underrated drummer. He started drumming here on Light My Fire before he got back to his kit.

  • @EFTtapping218
    @EFTtapping218 Před rokem +9

    Two wonderful songs. Love me two times, too.

  • @nabeyance4love498
    @nabeyance4love498 Před rokem +7

    Miss you Jim - thank you for your performance - love is more than just for skin

  • @midnightrider7648
    @midnightrider7648 Před 5 lety +617

    No bass player. Ray played a keyboard bass with his other hand while playing his keyboard riffs. RIP Ray. Great job.

    • @Biden_Cult_Morons
      @Biden_Cult_Morons Před 5 lety +26

      Ray must have one incredibly sharp mind to pull that off.

    • @fstop6139
      @fstop6139 Před 5 lety +38

      The Doors used bassist Douglass Lubahn on 3 of their albums

    • @isotopefeeney
      @isotopefeeney Před 5 lety +21

      There's bass GUITAR all over their records. and this = performance synched to playback.

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky Před 5 lety +8

      midnight rider Any keyboard player that is trained on piano can pull that off.

    • @rokyericksonroks
      @rokyericksonroks Před 5 lety +5

      I tend to disagree, Mr McNasty , but I digress.

  • @ralphalessandra2604
    @ralphalessandra2604 Před 3 lety +63

    The greatest band in the history of rock and roll!

    • @randymerlo4070
      @randymerlo4070 Před rokem +1

      One of the greatest

    • @robsanz9746
      @robsanz9746 Před rokem

      Ralph wants to say-"Really,Randy? Really? You couldn't just let me have this 1 muthafuckin' moment?!"
      I got your back,Ralph. 😎

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I was lucky enough to meet and chat with Dick Clark while on a buffet line. Wonderful man! His legacy lives on.

  • @denisecox8435
    @denisecox8435 Před rokem +31

    I love listening and watch Jim Morrison singing ❤

  • @sms9106
    @sms9106 Před rokem +22

    The Doors were ahead of their time and one of the best of all time.

    • @jimdep6542
      @jimdep6542 Před rokem

      I'm not so sure......given that music has gone down hill since the 70's.

  • @orbituary
    @orbituary Před 7 lety +17

    Shoutout to Dick Clark for going around and asking EVERYBODY in the band questions

  • @macnchessplz
    @macnchessplz Před rokem +13

    The difference between the audience and the band is something to behold in this video.I love the sharp contrast.

    • @davidmurray2539
      @davidmurray2539 Před rokem +2

      That's what young Republicans used to look like.
      Before "chips and dips" culture seized each subsequent generation and here we are. An outrageous percentage of people have trouble even squeezing through The Doors.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před rokem +43

    I’m perfectly happy to enjoy the Doors and their interactions; who cares if it’s not live…
    I’m in love with the song and so happy to see them in all their glorious~ness!!!
    💗

  • @patrickw8302
    @patrickw8302 Před 7 lety +116

    The organ work defined the doors for sure....

    • @pavanatanaya
      @pavanatanaya Před 6 lety +14

      Patrick Warren Ray's organ work made them famous. Jims organ work made them infamous.

    • @dalek1111
      @dalek1111 Před 4 lety +1

      @@robbiearroyo2292 the doors worked, full stop.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 Před 4 lety +1

      @@pavanatanaya you so crazy

  • @Rick-or2kq
    @Rick-or2kq Před 4 lety +140

    This era of music was just magical, there was so many very good bands breaking new music, new sound, and great writing, I think myself this era was just unparalleled in rock.

    • @concordiaciviummurusurbium9527
      @concordiaciviummurusurbium9527 Před 4 lety

      An lsd slight return if this era happened around 1992...

    • @David_Theisen
      @David_Theisen Před 3 lety

      Did Pink Floyd ever do American Bandstand?? Or did the musicians have to be American?? But The Doors and Pink Floyd I think are part of psychedelic rock!! If I’m wrong tell me don’t just say “Man you suck!!! You don’t know anything about music!” I won’t give u a minute of my breath if you’re rude! Plain and simple

    • @pgh1all1
      @pgh1all1 Před 3 lety

      You are quite correct!! The greatest era ever in Rock was the 60s and very early 70s.Sadly,it will never be repeated again. Damn how i miss it so!! Today's music? Do they really consider that music??

    • @Rick-or2kq
      @Rick-or2kq Před 3 lety +1

      @@pgh1all1 "Do they really consider that music??"
      Well yes, sadly for them it is. We had real artists not computer tecs with a sense of rhythm making electronic noises, and squeaky high pitched voices, lol.

    • @jamesbrew3813
      @jamesbrew3813 Před 3 lety +1

      Back then, we had great pop, rock, and Motown. We didn't know, at the time, it would morph into electronic garbage in the next century.

  • @dlrishivanthi5047
    @dlrishivanthi5047 Před 11 měsíci +10

    Timeless Spaceless Classics
    Nobody can duplicate the sound.

  • @karynlouisa3771
    @karynlouisa3771 Před rokem +38

    Ray is right - their sound is unique and all their own, defies categorization. It has stood the test of time and I love it when ppl such as my daughter and her young friends discover it all on their own, and appreciate it like we do.

  • @CastleMc
    @CastleMc Před 3 lety +100

    Amazing how ahead they were and how well the music holds up. Crystal Ship was profound.

    • @jayskywalker5049
      @jayskywalker5049 Před 3 lety +5

      The POETRY of it all....wow

    • @TheIrishrogue68
      @TheIrishrogue68 Před 2 lety +5

      Out of all the Doors songs, Crystal Ship is my favorite.

    • @suzmik
      @suzmik Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheIrishrogue68 mine, as well. Simply incredible!

  • @deniscruz6112
    @deniscruz6112 Před 5 lety +32

    I'm addicted to the doors, my poor wife is sick of listening to the same thing over and over again, she fall's asleep whenever we are in a long drive, but when love me two times plays and the part Jim Morrison let's the " Oh Yeah" scream out, I always do it as loud as I can and scare the living crap out of my wife! LoL!!!😂😂😂

    • @angelicaluce3230
      @angelicaluce3230 Před 5 lety +2

      "Dennis the Menace"! Why don't you play some of HER favorites - just for fun!

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 Před 4 lety

      Remember,Dennis,you have to sleep SOMETIME.....................

  • @johnnylilja3687
    @johnnylilja3687 Před 3 měsíci +5

    A very special song. One of their best!

  • @lindapatino1591
    @lindapatino1591 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The Doors will always be my #1 rock and roll band. I listen to their music since I was 13 years old and now Im 44 years old. Still love it!!

  • @dclipper8052
    @dclipper8052 Před rokem +35

    Amazing how Ray could play the organ, the Rhodes bass, and the piano all at the same time! I guess we'll never know how he did it.

    • @riverraisin1
      @riverraisin1 Před rokem +5

      The music comes through Ray. It's up to us to figure out how he does it.😁

    • @zanti4132
      @zanti4132 Před rokem +1

      Dick Clark asks Manzarek, "How do you categorize your music? Does it have a name?" Manzarek answers, "Well, it's impossible to put a label on it because of where we are in the music, being on the inside. You're only of the music, and all categories have to come from the outside. So someone else is going to have to say what our music is rather than us, because we are our music." Anyone capable of such a complex and pretentious response should have no trouble playing three instruments at once.

  • @julianlewis1792
    @julianlewis1792 Před rokem +38

    This is perhaps the Doors' most beautiful song. Great lyrics, great instrumentals, great vocals by Morrison.

    • @31847448
      @31847448 Před 9 měsíci

      The greatest edpecislly when played on big Fender Amps or commercial sound systems at high volume

  • @Wildlonesome77
    @Wildlonesome77 Před 11 měsíci +5

    This is as real of a rock n roll portrait as anything out there. What a band ,host,times. Everything.

  • @janetmoore5645
    @janetmoore5645 Před rokem +8

    You still amazing artist and will never be forgotten. Your great music 🎶 caries on. Jim Morrison rip. 4:16

  • @justtalk5970
    @justtalk5970 Před 7 lety +1031

    Dick: "How do you categorize your music? Does it have a name?"
    Ray: "Well it's impossible really to put a label on it because of where we are in the music. Being on the inside, you're only of the music and all categories come from the outside. So someone else is going to have to say what our music is because we are our music."
    Holy...shit.
    Ray deserves a Nobel prize.

    • @ericafagan6668
      @ericafagan6668 Před 6 lety +8

      In memory of my daughter with Austin Blane Tomlinson.. her name Raven Rayann Tomlinson..aka stone

    • @sPacEc0w60y
      @sPacEc0w60y Před 6 lety +13

      Acid insight. Brilliant!

    • @user-ok6ef9zn4f
      @user-ok6ef9zn4f Před 6 lety +14

      I thought it was a bit wordy. filled with a little BS lol a better answer would have been it's spiritual music

    • @TheJackflash85
      @TheJackflash85 Před 6 lety +1

      agreed ~

    • @tammyphxaz
      @tammyphxaz Před 6 lety +2

      always a dumbass who has to type the lyrics down in comments,,,,,,,like we didnt just hear them say it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,how original

  • @dianemtuttle2107
    @dianemtuttle2107 Před 5 lety +97

    No one ever has or ever will have a voice like Jim.

    • @NikephorosCaesar
      @NikephorosCaesar Před 4 lety +1

      Diane M Tuttle Danzig?

    • @erinhand
      @erinhand Před 4 lety +3

      Scott weiland had some similar sounding songs

    • @erinhand
      @erinhand Před 4 lety

      This isnt the best version but this is the song i was referring to. He also sang for the doors and did the best job. czcams.com/video/t6n2IOOXKEM/video.html

    • @michaelmckenna6464
      @michaelmckenna6464 Před 4 lety +1

      Ray Manzarek’s voice came close. At a concert in Holland in 1968, while touring with the Jefferson Airplane, Jim Morrison passed out just before the Doors were to perform. So Ray also handled the vocals as well. That performance was available on VHS and later on DVD.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 Před 4 lety

      @@erinhand I don't understand

  • @rachelfransella3584
    @rachelfransella3584 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Simply brilliant. I just love The Doors

  • @audiophileman7047
    @audiophileman7047 Před rokem +6

    The Doors will be forever great! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @sari-kitty
    @sari-kitty Před rokem +89

    What an incredible voice 👏

    • @seanohare5488
      @seanohare5488 Před rokem +9

      I agree

    • @CarbageMan
      @CarbageMan Před 5 měsíci +1

      The Lizard King could mystically drop into a trance that the audience could share with him.

  • @lindajackson4631
    @lindajackson4631 Před 3 lety +94

    I have loved Morrison and the doors my entire life

    • @stevedamen1531
      @stevedamen1531 Před 3 lety +5

      Jim morrison was the best ! Solo good looking they're songs still blow. My mind I'm a old hipster from carmel calif

    • @Dzanarika1
      @Dzanarika1 Před 2 lety +1

      Jim Morrison was so unique, but what I love about him the most is his sense of humor and intelligence. The fact that he loved talking about deep topics is very rare today, people just want to be entertained and amused until they fall asleep or pass out while others are bored to death.

  • @zyrrhos
    @zyrrhos Před 5 měsíci +9

    Jim was from another place swept from all the ancient poets and Greek legends. Born 80 years ago today. Might as well have been a thousand. Happy Birthday, Jim.

  • @randyw.9916
    @randyw.9916 Před rokem +30

    I was 11 years old and even though I wasn’t really that into the doors everyone loved Light My Fire and I knew this was an incredible time for music. However at the time I didn’t fully comprehend how incredibly amazing it was.

  • @brunobailly7013
    @brunobailly7013 Před 3 lety +24

    I liked the fact that he interviewed each member of the group and not just Jim or Ray as potential spokesmen.

  • @jayskywalker5049
    @jayskywalker5049 Před 3 lety +11

    Crystal Ship..my...this is GORGEOUS...first line alone before you slip into unconsciousness...WOW POETRY!! LOVE THAT SHIT....MOTOWN FAN

  • @davidramirez4810
    @davidramirez4810 Před 5 měsíci +5

    The definition of a band, each member was phenomenal in their own way and they came together.

  • @robertmayer2748
    @robertmayer2748 Před měsícem +1

    They were awesome band. Today is April 20 2024 and their songs sound as good today as the day they came out. All of them so talented. I remember the summer of 67 when they came out. Think it was July when I first heard them. I was 14 then. My friends older brother said to us you have to hear this album that just came out. He was playing Light My Fire. I remember thinking wow they are something else. Am 70 now still listening to the Lizard King. Was reading about Jim's family yesterday. I read his father said something to Jim that he would never make it in the music business, etc. And I guess that's when Jim kind of shut his family out. Well anyhow Jim's father was as wrong as the guy who told Elvis that he should go back to driving a truck! Needless to say Jim's and Elvis feelings were hurt. But thank God they followed their hearts and did what they loved. Just a shame they both died so young. Elvis at 42 and Jim at 27.

  • @Rickwmc
    @Rickwmc Před 5 lety +167

    In an interview in 1967 a reporter asked Jim what it was like to be singer for the band and he said: "It was a like a bowstring being drawn back for 22 years and then suddenly released."

  • @OdesaFilmStudio
    @OdesaFilmStudio Před rokem +305

    Love - The DOORS!