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That piece "Celebration of the Lizard" was kind of an invitation to the dark forces. —Lead singer Jim Morrison [ 5 ] According to Morrison, "Celebration of the Lizard" was "pieced together on different occasions out of already existing elements rather than having any generative core from which it grew."
Lisa's pronouncement "I am the Lizard Queen!" is a reference to " Celebration of the Lizard " and " Not to Touch the Earth " by The Doors . After acquiring Jub-Jub, Selma sings " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ", a reference to the season four episode of the sitcom Murphy Brown , in which reporter Murphy Brown sings the song after ...
It is part of an extended performance piece called "Celebration of the Lizard" that the band played live multiple times. A 17-minute studio recording of the complete piece was attempted during the sessions for Waiting for the Sun , and the lyrics were printed in their entirety on the gatefold LP sleeve, but only the musical passage "Not to ...
The band attempted to record a longer piece called "Celebration of the Lizard" and intended the piece to occupy the second side of the album; this was later shelved. However, a recording of the "Not to Touch the Earth" segment was included and the full lyrics to "Celebration of the Lizard" were printed inside the album's gatefold sleeve. [8] [9]
According to the biography No One Here Gets Out Alive, Morrison hated the album cover for Absolutely Live.He had changed his appearance dramatically since the band's early days, growing a beard and discarding his onstage leather attire in an attempt to overcome his "rock god" image, but was dismayed to find that his record label opted for an earlier photograph of him for the cover.
Also included is a previously unreleased studio version of Morrison's epic poetry piece "Celebration of the Lizard," a rehearsal outtake from the band's Waiting for the Sun sessions. Critical reception
The band also performed a number of extended concept works, including the songs "The End", "When the Music's Over", and "Celebration of the Lizard". On the evening of December 9, 1967, during a concert in New Haven, Connecticut, Morrison was arrested on stage in an incident that further added to his mystique and emphasized his rebellious image ...
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