Strange Days

"My Eyes Have Seen You" The Doors - Strange Days (album)September 25, 1967

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_(The_Doors_album) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(album) The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. They are considered a controversial and influential band, due mostly to Morrison's cryptic lyrics and unpredictable stage persona. After Morrison's death on July 3, 1971, the remaining members continued as a threesome until disbanding in 1973. Despite a career that barely totaled eight years, The Doors still enjoy a huge cult following. My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you Stand in your door Meet me inside, Show me some more, Show me some more, Show me some more. My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you Turn and stare Fix your hair Move upstairs, Move upstairs, Move upstairs. My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you Free from disguise Gazing on a city under Television skies, Television skies, Television skies. My eyes have seen you, My eyes have seen you, Eyes have seen you, Let them photograph your soul Memorize your alleys On an endless roll, Endless roll, Genres Psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock, rock and roll, hard rock Rhino The band recorded their first album from August 24 to 31, 1966 at Sunset Sound Recording Studios. The Doors' self-titled debut LP was released in the first week of January 1967. It featured most of the major songs from their set, including the nearly 12-minute musical drama "The End". In November 1966, Mark Abramson directed a promotional film for the lead single "Break On Through (To the Other Side)". on New Year's Day 1967. This clip has never been officially released by the Doors. Since "Break on Through" was not very successful on the radio, the band turned to "Light My Fire". The problem with this song was that it was seven minutes long, so producer Paul Rothschild cut it down to a three minute song. "Light My Fire" became the first single from Elektra Records to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, selling over a million copies."Light My Fire" was the first song ever written by Robbie Krieger and was the beginning of the band's success. Morrison died on July 3, 1971. In the official account of his death, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub by Courson. Pursuant to French law, no autopsy was performed because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. The absence of an official autopsy and the death certificate not having a reason of death besides heart failure has left many questions regarding Morrison's cause of death. Morrison was buried in the "Poets Corner" of Père Lachaise Cemetery on July 7. The epitaph on his headstone bears the Greek inscription "ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ", literally meaning "According to his own daimōn" and usually interpreted as "True to his own spirit". Morrison died at age 27, the same age as several other famous rock stars in the 27 Club. Morrison's girlfriend, Pamela Courson, also died at the age of 27. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club The 27 Club—also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club, Club 27 or the Curse of 27—is a meme regarding popular musicians who all died at the age of 27.Their names are synonymous trademarks of the "rock and roll" lifestyle. Musicians who died at age 27, such as blues singer and musician Robert Johnson,Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse, have contributed to this concept of the notional club. A study published in the British Medical Journal in December 2011 concluded that the occurrence of famous musicians dying at the age of 27 was coincidental, and the risk of death from their lifestyle was increased, but not limited to the age of 27. The notion of a "27 Club" arose after the deaths of Jones, Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison.Robert Johnson who had died many years before in 1938 was later added by some as was Kurt Cobain who died in 1994 and Amy Winehouse who died in 2011. With the exception of Joplin, there is controversy surrounding their deaths. According to the book Heavier Than Heaven, when Cobain died, his sister claimed that as a kid he would talk about how he wanted to join the 27 Club.On the fifteenth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, National Public Radio's Robert Smith said, "The deaths of these rock stars at the age of 27 really changed the way we look at rock music." The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll details the history of the phenomenon. Cobain and Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross writes "The number of musicians who died at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. [Although] humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27."