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Post by kaybli on Jan 3, 2024 15:04:13 GMT -5
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? I lost count on how many times I fell asleep to the song "Light My Fire". When my brothers and me weren't watching late night TV shows in our bedroom, every once in awhile one of my older brothers would play that record. Good memories! And of course I love Riders on the Storm and The End (from Apocalypse Now). Both well over six minutes long. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 3, 2024 15:06:49 GMT -5
I lost count on how many times I fell asleep to the song "Light My Fire". When my brothers and me weren't watching late night TV shows in our bedroom, every once in awhile one of my older brothers would play that record. Good memories! And of course I love Riders on the Storm and The End (from Apocalypse Now). Both well over six minutes long. The AM stations back then always played the edited "shortened" version of anything over 3 minutes, including "Light My Fire" and "In A Gadda Da Vida" |
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Post by kaybli on Jan 3, 2024 15:13:20 GMT -5
Good memories! And of course I love Riders on the Storm and The End (from Apocalypse Now). Both well over six minutes long. The AM stations back then always played the edited "shortened" version of anything over 3 minutes, including "Light My Fire" and "In A Gadda Da Vida" Haha, I complain but I'd probably take the full versions over the 3 minute edits. |
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Post by inger on Jan 3, 2024 16:40:23 GMT -5
lol! Now, that's funny.
That song relaxes me, the same way "Light My Fire" by The Doors does.
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? You could always listen to “Alice’s Restaurant” for 18:00 plus. Or the Guess WHO’s long version of “American Woman” for about 17:00+. Or “Dark Side of the Moon”, which I’ve never really been impressed enough with to want to listen for what? A half hour or so?… |
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Post by inger on Jan 3, 2024 16:45:20 GMT -5
lol! Now, that's funny.
That song relaxes me, the same way "Light My Fire" by The Doors does.
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? Jim Morrison was such a non-conformist that he didn’t want to conform to the “radio formula”. Like Billy Joel sang in “The Entertainer”: If you wanna make a hit You gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05. Or as Melanie Safka sang it: Look what they done to my song ma Look what they done to my song Well it's the only thing That I could do half right And it's turning out all wrong ma Look what they done to my song Look what they done to my brain ma Look what they done to my brain Well they picked it like a chicken bone And I think I'm half insane ma Look what they done to my song … |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 3, 2024 16:46:50 GMT -5
lol! Now, that's funny.
That song relaxes me, the same way "Light My Fire" by The Doors does.
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out.  |
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Post by inger on Jan 3, 2024 16:56:02 GMT -5
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out. I get The Doors hits, but not so much the deeper tracks… |
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Post by kaybli on Jan 3, 2024 17:01:39 GMT -5
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out. Thanks Chi! I will check them out! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 3, 2024 17:05:43 GMT -5
I like the Doors but why are their songs (at least the ones I like) so long? They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out. You got most of them Chi. A few more I liked were "People Are Strange" which was their follow up to "Light My Fire," "Touch Me" and "Wishful Sinful" and "Whiskey Bar." I have to admit I have never been a fan of 15-minute songs. I always assumed that was because I never used drugs, but it may be simply short attention span. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 3, 2024 17:07:57 GMT -5
Oops, I see you got "Touch Me." Strike that from the record.
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 3, 2024 17:10:10 GMT -5
They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out. You got most of them Chi. A few more I liked were "People Are Strange" which was their follow up to "Light My Fire," "Touch Me" and "Wishful Sinful" and "Whiskey Bar." I have to admit I have never been a fan of 15-minute songs. I always assumed that was because I never used drugs, but it may be simply short attention span. Right, 15 minutes is over the top, but songs in the 8 to 12 minute range don't feel long if they're great. Think Neil Young, "Like A Hurricane" or Bob Dylan "Hurricane" But the super long songs by groups like Yes just get sleepy and boring to me. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 3, 2024 17:11:25 GMT -5
Oops, I see you got "Touch Me." Strike that from the record. It's so short, you can play it twice.  |
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Post by rizzuto on Jan 3, 2024 18:00:46 GMT -5
I liked both of those covers more than I thought I would, especially since I really like the originals. I'd forgotten about Joan Osborne --"One Of Us" came right near the end of when I still tried to keep up, written by Eric Bazilian of The Hooters who were huge in the Philly area. I was amazed at how much a white woman could sound like a black man, but she really did sound a lot like Jimmy Ruffin. Of course it helped being backed by The Funk Brothers and those backup vocalists -- remnants of The Andantes perchance? She is quite versatile, as I am sure you know -- anybody who can credibly handle both Motown and The Grand Ole Opry deserves a tip of the topper. Alison Krauss is such a cutie, and I liked her respectful take on "Baby Now That I've Found You." Well done.Sarah loved Alison Krauss, who I came across from a roommate of mine in the mid-80s. Alison Krauss' band "Union Station" is incredible musically, with arguably the best steel guitar/Dobro player ever in Jerry Douglas, who has played on more than 1,600 albums. Sarah and I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station at the UC Berkeley Amphitheater outside. It was a wonderful evening, and they are just as good in person as in studio. Here is one of my favorite songs from that tour: Dan Tyminski who plays the mandolin in the video is also the voice of the updated version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," which was featured in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Once they were all on David Letterman's show and after playing the song in the video, Letterman walks up to Tyminski (with a mandolin in his hands) and says to him in total dry-pan fashion, "You're a grown man; get a real guitar." The entire band cracked up. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 3, 2024 19:23:49 GMT -5
They do have some good short ones: Break on Through Soul Kitchen Twentieth Century Fox Alabama Song Strange Days Love Me Two Times Moonlight Drive Love Street Hello, I Love You Touch Me Peace Frog Love Her madly And some others I left out. Thanks Chi! I will check them out! Oddly enough, as a Doors fan, my favorite is "Touch Me" which IMO, is the least Doors-like song. I think it had to do with what was going on in my life when it was popular. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 3, 2024 19:31:02 GMT -5
I liked both of those covers more than I thought I would, especially since I really like the originals. I'd forgotten about Joan Osborne --"One Of Us" came right near the end of when I still tried to keep up, written by Eric Bazilian of The Hooters who were huge in the Philly area. I was amazed at how much a white woman could sound like a black man, but she really did sound a lot like Jimmy Ruffin. Of course it helped being backed by The Funk Brothers and those backup vocalists -- remnants of The Andantes perchance? She is quite versatile, as I am sure you know -- anybody who can credibly handle both Motown and The Grand Ole Opry deserves a tip of the topper. Alison Krauss is such a cutie, and I liked her respectful take on "Baby Now That I've Found You." Well done.Sarah loved Alison Krauss, who I came across from a roommate of mine in the mid-80s. Alison Krauss' band "Union Station" is incredible musically, with arguably the best steel guitar/Dobro player ever in Jerry Douglas, who has played on more than 1,600 albums. Sarah and I saw Alison Krauss and Union Station at the UC Berkeley Amphitheater outside. It was a wonderful evening, and they are just as good in person as in studio. Here is one of my favorite songs from that tour: Dan Tyminski who plays the mandolin in the video is also the voice of the updated version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," which was featured in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Once they were all on David Letterman's show and after playing the song in the video, Letterman walks up to Tyminski (with a mandolin in his hands) and says to him in total dry-pan fashion, "You're a grown man; get a real guitar." The entire band cracked up. Great stuff Rizz. Between you and azbob, I am checking out more of her recordings, although I was vaguely familiar with her work. That's what I really like about this thread. Constantly learning about music I didn't know enough about. |
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