THE DOORS - WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER

WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER

THE DOORS

SONGWRITERS: JIM MORRISON; JOHN PAUL DENSMORE; RAYMOND D MANZAREK & ROBERT A KRIEGER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: STRANGE DAYS

LABEL: ELEKTRA RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES ROCK

YEAR: 1967

 

       The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, partly due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona, and the group is also widely regarded as an important part of the era's counterculture.

       The band took its name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, itself a reference to a quote by William Blake. After signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors with Morrison released six albums in five years, some of which are considered among the greatest of all time, including their self-titled debut(1967), Strange Days(1967), and L.A. Woman(1971). They were one of the most successful bands during that time and by 1972 the Doors had sold over 4 million albums domestically and nearly 8 million singles.

       Morrison died in uncertain circumstances in 1971. The band continued as a trio until disbanding in 1973. They released three more albums in the 1970s, two of which featured earlier recordings by Morrison, and over the decades reunited on stage in various configurations. In 2002, Manzarek, Krieger and Ian Astbury of the Cult on vocals started performing as "The Doors of the 21st Century". Densmore and the Morrison estate successfully sued them over the use of the band's name. After a short time as Riders on the Storm, they settled on the name Manzarek–Krieger and toured until Manzarek's death in 2013.

   The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive gold LPs According to the RIAA, they have sold 34 million albums in the United States and over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. The Doors have been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines including Rolling Stone, which ranked them 41st on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 1993, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

       Strange Days is the second studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on September 25, 1967, by Elektra Records. After the successful release of The Doors, the band started working on new material in early 1967 for this second record. Upon release, Strange Days reached number three on the US Billboard 200, and eventually earned RIAA platinum certification. It contains the two Top 30 hit singles, "People Are Strange" and "Love Me Two Times".

       Despite the album's failure to match the success of its predecessor, according to author David Moskowitz it was "arguably the one the band itself most appreciated musically and creatively"

Yeah, c'mon

Yeah!

 

When the music's over

When the music's over, yeah

When the music's over

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

Yeah

 

When the music's over

When the music's over

When the music's over

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

 

For the music is your special friend

Dance on fire as it intends

Music is your only friend

Until the end

Until the end

Until the end

 

Cancel my subscription to the resurrection

Send my credentials to the house of detention

I got some friends inside

The face in the mirror won't stop

The girl in the window won't drop

A feast of friends, alive she cried

Waitin' for me

Outside

 

Before I sink

Into the big sleep

I want to hear

I want to hear

The scream of the butterfly

 

Come back, baby, back into my arm

We're gettin' tired of hangin' around

Waitin' around with our heads to the ground

I hear a very gentle sound

Very near yet very far

Very soft, yeah, very clear

Come today, come today

What have they done to the earth, yeah?

What have they done to our fair sister?

Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her

Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn and

Tied her with fences and dragged her down

I hear a very gentle sound

With your ear down to the ground

We want the world and we want it (we want the world and we want it!)

Now

Now?

Now!

 

Persian night, babe

See the light, babe

Save us

Jesus

Save us!

 

So when the music's over

When the music's over, yeah

When the music's over

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

Turn out the lights

 

Well the music is your special friend

Dance on fire as it intends

Music is your only friend

Until the end

Until the end

Until the end.