Edit for headphones. Wide sound, real smooth bass by Carol Kaye. (Though some say it is Larry Knechtal .) John Densmore – drums. Robby Krieger – Gibson SG electric guitar. Ray Manzarek – Vox Continental combo organ, Rhodes piano bass. Jim Morrison – lead vocals.
To be honest, this song starts and ends nice, but the organ and particularly the guitar solo is way too long and awful... that is a matter of taste, of course. My sincere apologies!
Anyway, if you agree or not, this shortened version seemed appropriate to me...
P.S. I didn't know there was already a short version (just read it on songfacts.com). Well, this is MY short version.
Charts history: nr.1 in the USA and France, nr.2 in Canada, nr.7 in the UK and New Zealand, nr.16 in Australia, nr.25 in shame on you Dutchmen.
Songfacts.com says:
« This became The Doors' signature song. Released on their first album, it was a huge hit and launched them to stardom. Before this was released, The Doors were an underground band popular in the Los Angeles area, but this got the attention of a mass audience.
This was the last song Jim Morrison performed live. It was a show at The Warehouse in New Orleans.
The Doors didn't have a bass player, but there is some bass * on this song.
Determining who played it is an inexact science, as session musicians were not formally credited at the time, but Carol Kaye claims it was her. She was a first call studio pro at the time, and had performed on a lot of the hits that were recorded in Los Angeles, including many of Phil Spector's productions. She told us regarding her involvement: "The Doors weren't there. Just a couple of the guys were there in the booth. We cut the track. I'm playing on that, but I don't like to talk about it, because there's too many fanatics about that stuff. I'm a prude. I don't do drugs. I think it's stupid. I think for people to be into drugs and to die on stage, I think that's so stupid, and totally unnecessary. So I stay away from even talking about that. But I am on the contract, yeah, I played on the hit of that." »
* ruudtes: SOME BASS? this lady is a VERY good bass player, and this edit emphasizes her skills!
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