The Doors

The Doors were a psychedelic rock band in the sixties who were phenomenally successful, with many hit singles and bestselling albums. They provided the counterculture staples Unknown Soldier and The End. Frontman Jim Morrison died in 1971 of heart failure at the age of 27. He is a member of the "27 Club". This group also includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Buddy Holly. This would eventually become an obsession of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, leading to his ultimate suicide. The remaining members of the Doors tried to go on without Morrison, but with little success. The Doors also took influence from the blues as well as providing some blue eyed soul and jazz rock. In the song L.A. Woman, Morrison provides the verse "Mr. Mojo Risin'", sung multiple times. This is an anagram of his name, which became his nickname. The song Waiting for the Sun is on the album Morrison Hotel and not on the album of the same name. The End was used in the movie Apocalypse Now. Weird Al Yankovic parodied them with his song Craigslist, taking elements especially from Twentieth Century Fox. Most of their hits have become classic rock staples. In the song The End, there is an Oedipus Complex verse where Morrison wants to kill his father and fuck his mother, with Morrison screaming the word "fuck" so it is unintelligible. In the original version of Break on Through, there is a part where Morrison sings "She get high" multiple times. For the radio and single versions, the word "high" is edited out due to concerns over it promoting drug use. In the song Light My Fire, the line "Girl we couldn't get much higher" was also concerned as promoting drug use. Riders on the Storm is noted for its use of ambient effects to make it sound like a storm is happening. Album The Soft Parade was named because the music on it was jazzier than usual. An episode of th epopular cartoon Animaniacs parodied Apocalypse Now, including a parody of The End. Jim Morrison gets run over by a truck at the end of the episode.