THE DOORS - ALABAMA SONG (WHISKEY BAR)

ALABAMA SONG (WHISKEY BAR)

THE DOORS

SONGWRITERS: WEILL KURT & BRECHT EUGEN BERTHOLD

COUNTRY: u. s. a.

ALBUM: the doors

LABEL: Elektra records

GENRE: 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. The group is widely regarded as an important figure 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, one 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.

Well show me the way

To the next whiskey bar

Oh don't ask why

Oh don't ask why

 

Show me the way

To the next whiskey bar

Oh don't ask why

Oh don't ask why

 

For if we don't find

The next whiskey bar

I tell you we must die

I tell you we must die

I tell you, I tell you

I tell you we must die

 

Oh moon of Alabama

We now, must say goodbye

We've lost, our good old Mama

And must have whiskey

Oh, you know why

 

Oh, moon of Alabama

We now must say goodbye

We've lost, our good old Mama

And must have whiskey

Oh, you know why.