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An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the American rock band the Doors.Following the death of Jim Morrison and the band's breakup, the surviving members of the Doors reconvened to set several of Morrison's spoken word recordings to music. [6]
"The Crystal Ship" is a song by American rock band the Doors, from their 1967 debut album The Doors, and the B-side of the number-one hit single "Light My Fire". It was composed as a love song to Jim Morrison's first serious girlfriend, Mary Werbelow, shortly after their relationship ended. The song borrows from elements from baroque music. [2]
In particular, Morrison's poem "The Ghost Song" was inspired by his readings about the Native American Ghost Dance. [173] Morrison's vocal influences included Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, which can be heard in his baritone crooning style on several of the Doors' songs.
"Riders on the Storm" has been classified as a psychedelic rock, [8] jazz rock, [9] [10] art rock song, [11] and a precursor of gothic music. [12] [13] According to guitarist Robby Krieger and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it was inspired by the country song "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend", written by Stan Jones and popularized by Vaughn Monroe. [14]
The song's lyrics were written by guitarist Robby Krieger, [4] who confirmed that he "tried to get in the subconscious mind" with the lyrics to the song. [5] On the other hand, Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek interpreted the song as just being about "love and sex", [5] while music journalist Gillian G. Gaar described the lyrics as being simply "romantic".
"The End" is an epic song by the American rock band the Doors. Lead singer Jim Morrison initially wrote the lyrics about his break up with an ex-girlfriend, Mary Werbelow, [7] but it evolved through months of performances at the Whisky a Go Go into a much longer song.
The Ghost Song (Doors song) H. Hello, I Love You; Horse Latitudes (song) Hyacinth House; Hypest Hype; I. I Looked At You; Indian Summer (The Doors song) L. L.A. Woman ...
Easy Ride (Doors song) The End (The Doors song) End of the Night; Five to One; Get Up and Dance (The Doors song) The Ghost Song (Doors song) Gloria (Them song) Hello, I Love You; Horse Latitudes (song) Hyacinth House; I Looked At You; In the Midnight Hour; Indian Summer (The Doors song) L.A. Woman (song) Light My Fire; Love Her Madly; Love Me ...