The Doors, favourite song

I'd have to go with "Blue Sunday", though "Waiting for the Sun", "Riders on the Storm", "Orange County Suite", and "Five to One" come pretty close!

 

My all-time favorite is "Light My Fire", my current favorite is "Universal Mind" (live in Bakersfield 1970), and my obscure favorite is "Ships w Sails".

 

I'll jump on the Peace Frog bandwagon here.

 

I'll go with "Easy Ride" today.

 

The End.

 

hyacinth house

 

When the Musics Over
Peace Frog
Riders of the Storm

 

when the music's over
ship of fools
break on through
the changeling
the soft parade
la woman
five to one
queen of the highway
the end

sorry couldn't pick just one

 

LA Woman is their peak. It has everything that made them great

 

Yep. That's the one. At the Aquarius Theater, LA. July 21st, 1969.

I've lamented that there was never a proper studio version; however, every time I hear this version I'm reminded that no studio version could ever touch the magic therein.

"Celebration of the Lizard" is my favorite The Doors song.

My favorite studio song would have to be "The Soft Parade."

 

A 17 minute studio version of -"Celebration of the Lizard" was released as a bonus track on the 40th Ann WFTS remixed cd.

 

The Changeling

 

Can't really pick one but I'll say Roadhouse Blues as I can play it on guitar, in my very amateurish way.

 

Shaman's Blues - as I haven't seen it mentioned yet.

 

"The Crystal Ship," because it sounds like a fake rock song performed by a fake rock band in an AIP exploitation film about Sunset Strip circa 1966.

 

Right. That's why I said a "proper" studio version. That was a run thru in the studio. It's not certain if they would have used any parts as backing tracks. Really, I would think not since they re-recorded "Not to Touch the Earth."

So, the effort was certainly not put into that take.

 

IDK if its 'Soul Kitchen' or 'Light My Fire'. One of them for sure.

 

Here is the recent "Best Of The Doors" I made (A fantasy double LP). Not that anyone was eager to see it.

SIDE ONE

Light My Fire 7:10

The Crystal Ship 2:34

Love Her Madly 3:20

Summer's Almost Gone 3:21

Twentieth Century Fox 2:32

Blue Sunday 2:12


SIDE TWO

Hello, I Love You 2:16

People Are Strange 2:12

Wishful, Sinful 2:58

Indian Summer 2:35

The End 11:34


SIDE THREE

Touch Me 3:12

Love Street 2:51

Spanish Caravan 2:59

Yes, The River Knows 2:37

When The Music's Over 10:54


SIDE FOUR

L.A. Woman 7:49

WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) 4:13

Riders On The Storm 7:14

It flows "like a river" to my ears. And yes, the river knows...

 

five to one
Roadhouse blues

 

Favourite Doors song is Riders On The Storm.

Now, if you'd asked for second favourite I'd have been in trouble...

Maybe when this thread starts to slow down someone could tally up all the results. Not me, obviously.

 

Ray is a straight up, no-foolin' musical mastermind. And what a charming, illuminating video!

 

Light My Fire or LA Woman

I really don't know which is #1....honestly

Coincidentally, whichever is 1st is likely also my all-time favorite song.

 

They are decent songs, but I'm not as big a fan of them as the selections I included.

 

"Yes, the River Knows." One of Krieger's most beautiful melodies with intricate chord progressions and good lyrics. One of Morrison's finest vocal performances and the other 3 show their impeccable jazz chops on the instrumental break.

 

End of The Night