The Doors Light My Fire Album Cover

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the doors releasing their iconic single light my fire which put them on the map in a big big way.

The doors light my fire album cover.

You know that it would be untrue you kno. The doors guitarist may have had the greatest beginner s luck in rock history. Light my fire lyrics. The album features their breakthrough single light my fire and the lengthy song the end with its oedipal spoken word section the doors was central to the progression of psychedelic rock and.

You know that it would be untrue you know that i would be a liar if i was to say to you girl we couldn t get much higher come on baby light my fire come on baby. Light my fire is a song by the american rock band the doors. The guy who played yakety sax a k a. It was recorded in august 1966 and released in january 1967 on their eponymous debut album released as an edited single on april 24 1967 it spent three weeks at number one on the billboard hot 100 chart in late july and one week on the cash box top 100 nearly a year after its recording.

We re talking about a level of awareness that ultimately involved the song being covered by people like johnny mathis and boots randolph. This song by the doors is another track that was requested so often that i just had to do it although there s not much in it for a drummer. Having never completed a song the 20 year old composed light my fire the number one smash that continues. The doors is the debut album by the american rock band the doors recorded in 1966 at sunset sound recorders hollywood california it was produced by paul a.

Like we re talking seriously big. It s really a great feeling to have written a classic. Robby krieger the doors says in a 1990 interview about the cover. The very best of the doors release date.

I think i owe a big debt to jos. Rothchild and released on january 4 1967. A year later it re entered the billboard.