Alabama Song The Doors Wiki

Lead singer jim morrison initially wrote the lyrics about his break up with his girlfriend mary werbelow but it evolved through months of performances at the whisky a go go into a much longer song.

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Perception is a fortieth anniversary edition twelve disc box set by the doors. The use of the doors song the end from their debut album in the popular vietnam war film apocalypse now in 1979 and the release of the first compilation album in seven years greatest hits released in the fall of 1980 created a resurgence in the doors. Provided to youtube by rhino elektra alabama song whisky bar the doors the doors 1967 elektra entertainment group inc. This remastered version is from the perception box set by the doors.

The doors began with a meeting between acquaintances jim morrison and ray manzarek both of whom had attended the ucla school of theater film and television on venice beach in july 1965. Rothchild and released on january 4 1967. The doors recorded a nearly 12 minute version for their self titled debut album which was released on january 4 1967. I was taking notes at a fantastic rock n roll concert going on in my head and with manzarek s encouragement sang moonlight drive.

The alabama song also known as moon of alabama moon over alabama and whisky bar is an english version of a song written by bertolt brecht and translated from german by his close collaborator elisabeth hauptmann in 1925 and set to music by kurt weill for the 1927 play little mahagonny it was reused for the 1930 opera rise and fall of the city of mahagonny and has been recorded by. For the united states and wea in. The doors is the debut album by the american rock band the doors recorded in 1966 at sunset sound recorders hollywood california it was produced by paul a. The album features their breakthrough single light my fire and the lengthy song the end with its oedipal spoken word section the doors was central to the progression of psychedelic rock and.

Live in america 2000 on the live album live in detroit 2001 on the compilation album legacy. The absolute best 2003 on the live. Due to those two events an entirely new audience too young to have known of the band. The very best of the doors release date.

The end is an epic song by the american rock band the doors.