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The Doors

Los Angeles, CA

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Region: Southern California/Northern Baja Coast Conference: Pacific Regional Rank: #7

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Did You Know

  • • "Light My Fire" was edited down from over 7 minutes to around 3 for radio play.
  • • The Doors were banned from the Whisky a Go Go for performing "The End" with explicit Oedipal themes.
  • • Their self-titled debut album reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart in 1967.
  • • The Doors incorporated classical music elements, notably in "Spanish Caravan."
  • • "Riders on the Storm" features a subtle, almost subliminal sound of thunder.
  • • Jim Morrison was arrested onstage in New Haven, Connecticut, for inciting a crowd.
  • • The Doors' music heavily influenced psychedelic rock and art rock genres.
  • • Their song "The Crystal Ship" is interpreted as a metaphor for drug use or lost love.
  • • The Doors' final studio album with Jim Morrison, *L.A. Woman*, was released shortly before his death.

Locations in Lyrics

12 location references across 5 songs

Songs & Places

Hello, I Love You
Los Angeles, CA
"To make the queen of the angels sigh?"
L.A. Woman
Los Angeles, CA
"L.A. Woman"
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
Alabama
"Oh, moon of Alabama"
Peace Frog
Chicago, IL New Haven, CT Venice, CA Los Angeles, CA
"Blood in the streets, the town of Chicago"
Love Street
Los Angeles, CA
"She lives on Love Street"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

U.S. Route 101 10 U.S. Route 66 19 Interstate 10 36 Interstate 5 15 Interstate 405 7

Connected Places

Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL Hollywood, CA New Haven, CT Venice, CA, CA
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