Some additional thoughts/corrections: 1) Go watch Matt's video! th-cam.com/video/br-Ed3NxjN4/w-d-xo.html 2) I forgot to include it in the script but Krieger is definitely bending the G in the walkdown up to something resembling a neutral third. Not all the way there, but sharper than a basic G natural. I talk about blue notes later on, but that's another example of one right at the start of the song. 3) Probably could've just said shuffle tresillo and let y'all work out the rest, but I wanted to dive into the math a bit to make clear just how interesting a rhythm it actually is underneath the surface, even if it's really just a combination of two relatively straightforward ideas. 4) To be clear, when I say the B is "pretty much impossible to hear", I don't mean it's literally impossible. Now that I know it's there, if I really listen really carefully, I can hear it. It just would never occur to me to listen for it if I hadn't been poking around with the stems. 5) Another thing that hidden B does is it makes the high G pop a bit more: In the first bar it blends into the existing chord voicing, but in the second, the discontinuity of the supporting harmony makes it feel more prominent. But I think that's also because he has to drop the high A to hit it, and also it sounds like he's just plucking it harder, so there's a lot of factors there. 6) Call me pretentious if you want, but axis theory genuinely was my first thought when looking at those chords. I think it's probably easier to explain that the Imi and bIII have similar functions, but given how much of the explanation about V-I resolutions centers around the leading tone, just saying that didn't feel sufficient. I had to get to "B7 can resolve to G major", and that's not all that intuitive without some more advanced models. (It's also probably true that the simpler Axis Theory explanation would be "G is a secondary tonic on an alternate branch", but this way let me tie back to better-known theories in regards to dominant substitutions.) Was it necessary? No, but it's nice to be able to talk about these things sometimes. I'm excited to see what happens to my viewer retention graph at that point. 7) The D# Morrison sings in the stopping bar I played is actually pretty good, pitch-wise. My comment on him being between D and D# is more an observation of the general pattern, because he is wildly inconsistent in that space. 8) So, about the cross-stick thing. Like I said, I think I screwed up the picture and implied something incorrect, so to clarify, a cross-stick is when you lay a drumstick across a drumhead (typically on a snare) and then tap the end of it onto the rim of the drum. It's a way of playing chiller snare hits that emphasize the initial strike while still getting a somewhat snare-like sound. Apologies for any confusion. 9) I should note that I wouldn't actually describe the bass here as a walking bass, for various technical and stylistic reasons. My point was that it was reminiscent of one, not that it was identical. 10) Fun fact that I didn't know what to do with: Krieger starts his solo on the same note that Morrison ends the preceding verse on. 11) Another observation: In both the second half of the chorus and the guitar solo, Manzarek must play multiple consecutive bars of B7, and while he starts both off the same way, the differences in development are fascinating: In the chorus, he wants to emphasize the start-stop vibe, so he just loops his first-bar pattern over and over, while under the solo it's supposed to feel more continuous, so he evolves the pattern slightly, adjusting the rhythm to create a genuine two-bar phrase.
I went to check the runtime right as he said it shouldn't take long to analyze, cuz I felt he was lying, and then he said not to and drew a puppy and I got distracted.
@@bloodysmurf i guess it stemed from Morrison being into the beat poets from that era. And that the fact that morrison was not the most sober state of mind. In those early years.
That's the magic of The Doors. By any ordinary technical standard, Jim Morrison was a terrible singer -- range of an octave or so, often badly flat on high notes, and so on. Yet somehow, that voice works perfectly as part of the band's music.
@@isomemeThat's why the technical aspect of singing is the least important one. The singer is the agent for our feelings in a song, it's his job to convey them. It may not always be pretty, but feelings are often not pretty, so technical proficiency could work against you.
You don't have to be an "EXPERT". Personally, I'm glad you aren't. Remember, you are 12Tone, and that is why we keep coming back. Just do your thing. Thank you for taking the time to explain the Tritone sub/backdoor var/secondary dom relationship resolving B to G. I've never felt I understood their relationship, and why it works (beyond G being the relative major to Em). This made a lot of sense to me.
I think When the Music’s Over might be their best song. Jim’s vocal is so good and his screams are ridiculous. He, along with the rest of the band do so many different, unusual things in that song. It’s complex and unique.
I think Jim had a higher range than you are giving him credit for. He just didn’t sing high that often, but listening to his amazing screams he could definitely hit high notes and I think could have gotten pretty great at it had he cared to, or wanted to. He loved Elvis and Sinatra. He loved singing in a deep baritone.
Im not a musician, I dont really understand music theory, and I cant sing very well at all. But, I love listening to you break it all down, provide insight, and help tell the story of the artist and the music.
Thank you, excellent video. I voted for this one as the most musically interesting off the for options on the poll. However, had it been there, I would probably have voted for Riders on the Storm. There's a fascinating Ray Manzarek interview where he talks about the writing of that, including the difficulties a session bass player had with the perfectly simple bass line he'd come up with on a Fender Rhodes key bass.
I love the doors. People Are Strange as a good song, but they have so much in their repertoire. Wild child, the changeling, other tunes like that that really bop. Much more solid songs than People Are Strange, and in my opinion, much more impactful.
25:20 When you talked about the chorus and how it supports the lyrics, as we are all strange, I found myself agreeing wholeheartedly. Also, the name of the song isn't "Some People Are Strange." :) Growing up, The Doors were my favorite band (despite Morrison having died shortly after I was born) and People Are Strange is one of my very favorite songs of theirs, so I was thrilled to see you analyze it.
14:09 "...a pretty esoteric theoretical model" Bro's calling Feynman diagrams and virtual particles esoteric. Okay, they are. And I appreciate this being a valid electron interaction. Nerd on.
I think when people struggle to "get" psychedelic music it's usually because they feel like there is more there to get. There is usually a general countercultural message and maybe even some obvous metaphors present but usually its kinda just a vibes thing. And in the case of the doors its almost always sexual. Light my fire, Love me two Times, Touch me. And when its not about that its about expanding your mind through drugs. Break on though, Riders on the storm, The Crystal ship.😂 I know I might catch flack for this but Jim Morrison kinda wasn't that deep. Oh sure he was interesting and imaginitive but I'd say his main artistic impetus was the desire to acheive personal freedom and overcome the monotony of life and fear of death through a kind of bohemian lifestyle. Thats like 95% of his whole deal.
Love me two times and light my fire are by Robby Krieger. Usually the general guide for Doors songs is that if it’s about some weird experience or death it’s definitely Jim Morrison, but if it’s straight up just about a girl with not much subtext then it’s probably Robby Krieger.
7:04 wait really? I always always heard it as two bars of Am Em, with a slightly shorter Am, even in the full mix. Never thought of it as staying on Am
Lol so because his opinion is different from yours nothing he has to say is worthwhile. Since your opinion is objectively correct what is the best Doors song
I want to address how cool it is when Morrison introduces Manzarek's solo by moaning "alright yeah." One of the classic examples of a classic blues/rock move.
See also I believe in a thing called love by the darkness, where the singer squeals "Guitar!" Before the guitar solo. Or, even better, in Superfreak when the singer goes "Blow, daddy!"
I have a huge appreciation for the Doors. I don’t care how big your house is, if you dont have a door, you are either homeless or in prison, no other way about it.
I first heard the doors on a record player from my dad's collection. It was the late 80s, so it still wasn't that distant from the period when it was made, and the 60s still were having an influence on the world were grew up in, so I found it easy to connect to
I think my first Doors song was in the Intro Montage for Tony Hawks Underground 2. What a game, and with such a wide range of music. Really kicked off my musical journey at 10 years old.
I listened to a lot of the Doors in the late 90's and early 2000's. That wasn't the time when it came out and it probably meant something different to me than it meant to the people who first heard it in the 60's. It meant something else to you and it will mean something else to someone discovering it today. I think that is what makes it great and sort of timeless when new generations discover it and what it means for them.
Morrison had a huge range actually, he could hit bartione notes and also very high even above tenor range with whistle tones in some live stuff. That being said he was often off exact pitch due to his substance abuse but to say he said a somewhat limited vocal range is not right to me. B7 to G is basically like a backwards deceptive cadence. Instead of D7 to Em instead of G, it's B7 to G instead of Em.
That's a great song! but unequivocally calling it their best denigrates the band a little.. (ok, I'm 60 which makes me close to, but not in the Doors generation). A bunch of others could be nominated. "Break on through".. unrelenting power. "Light my fire" "the End" and "Crystal Ship" transport the mind into their worlds, even unstoned. "Peace Frog".. most coherent variety in three minutes ever done. "LA woman".. gripping build intro and only gets better.. yeah, might be cliched to say so, but that's their best song if they have one..
I don’t think the album cover is about celebrating collective uniqueness. In fact, I don’t think it’s of celebratory tone at all. It features performers demonstrating their conspicuous strangeness for the entertainment or a crowd that isn’t there (or at least isn’t visible). This creates a feeling of vanity due to the ostensible absurdity of the situation, and then hits you with a haunting realization that the performers don’t realize the crowd for whom they’re performing isn’t real. They are performing for the projections of their mind and are thus lost in themselves without realizing it. Exploration of that irony acts as a creative direction for the entire album, and in the case of People are Strange comes in a form of retrospection on the fact that living in your head makes you feel estranged from reality. Reality begins to appear strange and hostile, and is perpetually haunted by the absurdity of your predicament.
I've away loved this song since I was little like 3 or 4. I saw the movie 'lost boys' & was instantly obsessed. Even though its a cover in the movie, my father had the Doors CD so I would listen to it on repeat lol I'm not kidding. Now I'm 35 and still love the song! Thank you for this tribute to an amazingly unique song
Damn jim morrison out here catching strays. At it's heart it's just a song with a catchy melody that swings, and sometimes that's enough. Starting the solo with the last note the singer sung is an old jazz trick and I think they all (well they all sound like they) listened to jazz
Great vid as always I'd love to watch you analising anything by Swans but preferably anything from their newer albums I think you'd find a lof interesting stuff going on in their compositions
I was born in '73, so missed The Doors proper, but listened to them a lot. "The Best of..." cassette was in the regular rotation of my Walkman in high school (along with all sorts of things, from Kate Bush to SLAYER!!! (they always need all caps) to Miles Davis to Vivaldi). Really interesting analysis, and I will check out Matt's video. I think my favourite The Doors song is "Touch Me"; it's wild all the way through to "STRONGER THAN DIRT!", and I am a sucker for brass.
Me, 4.55 into this thing: NO! The A minor is half a bar, back to E minor, and the next bar is the same A minor to E minor. I can´t even get how you can hear it any other way. A-minor all the way to the B? Just NO man. Nope. Back to school :) /An old fanatic Doors-fan disappointed in you, and love your vids that otherwise are ALWAYS correct ;) (I did not look at the runtime :) )
So, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers are 3 bands that the second I hear one of their songs, I get irrationally angry that I am listening to music and want to shut it off immediately. I don't know what that means, other than they aren't for me, but maybe there's a video there in what makes certain bands be controversial about being "good" or whatnot. Psychology of music sort of stuff or whatever.
I spent like the first five minutes trying to place where I've heard this melody before, since this was my first time hearing the song, and I eventually realized that Billie Eilish used something similar in "bury a friend".
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Some additional thoughts/corrections:
1) Go watch Matt's video! th-cam.com/video/br-Ed3NxjN4/w-d-xo.html
2) I forgot to include it in the script but Krieger is definitely bending the G in the walkdown up to something resembling a neutral third. Not all the way there, but sharper than a basic G natural. I talk about blue notes later on, but that's another example of one right at the start of the song.
3) Probably could've just said shuffle tresillo and let y'all work out the rest, but I wanted to dive into the math a bit to make clear just how interesting a rhythm it actually is underneath the surface, even if it's really just a combination of two relatively straightforward ideas.
4) To be clear, when I say the B is "pretty much impossible to hear", I don't mean it's literally impossible. Now that I know it's there, if I really listen really carefully, I can hear it. It just would never occur to me to listen for it if I hadn't been poking around with the stems.
5) Another thing that hidden B does is it makes the high G pop a bit more: In the first bar it blends into the existing chord voicing, but in the second, the discontinuity of the supporting harmony makes it feel more prominent. But I think that's also because he has to drop the high A to hit it, and also it sounds like he's just plucking it harder, so there's a lot of factors there.
6) Call me pretentious if you want, but axis theory genuinely was my first thought when looking at those chords. I think it's probably easier to explain that the Imi and bIII have similar functions, but given how much of the explanation about V-I resolutions centers around the leading tone, just saying that didn't feel sufficient. I had to get to "B7 can resolve to G major", and that's not all that intuitive without some more advanced models. (It's also probably true that the simpler Axis Theory explanation would be "G is a secondary tonic on an alternate branch", but this way let me tie back to better-known theories in regards to dominant substitutions.) Was it necessary? No, but it's nice to be able to talk about these things sometimes. I'm excited to see what happens to my viewer retention graph at that point.
7) The D# Morrison sings in the stopping bar I played is actually pretty good, pitch-wise. My comment on him being between D and D# is more an observation of the general pattern, because he is wildly inconsistent in that space.
8) So, about the cross-stick thing. Like I said, I think I screwed up the picture and implied something incorrect, so to clarify, a cross-stick is when you lay a drumstick across a drumhead (typically on a snare) and then tap the end of it onto the rim of the drum. It's a way of playing chiller snare hits that emphasize the initial strike while still getting a somewhat snare-like sound. Apologies for any confusion.
9) I should note that I wouldn't actually describe the bass here as a walking bass, for various technical and stylistic reasons. My point was that it was reminiscent of one, not that it was identical.
10) Fun fact that I didn't know what to do with: Krieger starts his solo on the same note that Morrison ends the preceding verse on.
11) Another observation: In both the second half of the chorus and the guitar solo, Manzarek must play multiple consecutive bars of B7, and while he starts both off the same way, the differences in development are fascinating: In the chorus, he wants to emphasize the start-stop vibe, so he just loops his first-bar pattern over and over, while under the solo it's supposed to feel more continuous, so he evolves the pattern slightly, adjusting the rhythm to create a genuine two-bar phrase.
Please Breakdown music for Poor Things film. I dig stuff. Dude.
"Don't look at the runtime"
Me, a fool: *Immediately looks at the runtime*
If that doesn't work for Hbomberguy, it's not gonna work for 12Tone!
and shouts YES because I love long videos :D
I went to check the runtime right as he said it shouldn't take long to analyze, cuz I felt he was lying, and then he said not to and drew a puppy and I got distracted.
The Doors' music has always had a _haunted_ quality for me, sense of something surreal and otherworldly. This song exemplifies that perfectly.
Like dark carnival music at an old circus where they still had sideshow freaks and the carnies all had criminal records
Thanks for this! I have a special place for the Doors. They were my Mom's favorite band. She called Jim Morrison, "Jimbo". She saw them live. RIP Mom!
Always said. The band played around Morrisons singing/talking. Rather then the singer following the band beat.
Spot on, and it contributes immensely to their vibe.
@@bloodysmurf i guess it stemed from Morrison being into the beat poets from that era. And that the fact that morrison was not the most sober state of mind.
In those early years.
I'd say that's pretty accurate since a lot of their songs started as Morrisons poems
That's the magic of The Doors. By any ordinary technical standard, Jim Morrison was a terrible singer -- range of an octave or so, often badly flat on high notes, and so on. Yet somehow, that voice works perfectly as part of the band's music.
@@isomemeThat's why the technical aspect of singing is the least important one. The singer is the agent for our feelings in a song, it's his job to convey them. It may not always be pretty, but feelings are often not pretty, so technical proficiency could work against you.
I always knew people were strange, but I never realized just how strange this song was. :)
It was an honor to collaborate with you!
I came here from your video on The Doors. Another brilliant one.
Just watched your video. Great job!
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How do you guys know each other?
Hi Mr. Beat!
12Tone: "I never really got the Doors"
Also 12Tone: makes this video
Is that the MBTA logo you drew at 15:40 to represent "this uneven start-stop pattern"? 10/10. Your drawings are, as always, perfectly on point.
that is definitely our reliably unreliable mbta
You don't have to be an "EXPERT". Personally, I'm glad you aren't.
Remember, you are 12Tone, and that is why we keep coming back. Just do your thing.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the Tritone sub/backdoor var/secondary dom relationship resolving B to G. I've never felt I understood their relationship, and why it works (beyond G being the relative major to Em). This made a lot of sense to me.
I think When the Music’s Over might be their best song. Jim’s vocal is so good and his screams are ridiculous. He, along with the rest of the band do so many different, unusual things in that song. It’s complex and unique.
8:18 god damn you
I'm a bass player, and I love playing the bassline to this song. It always reminds me of a fairground steam organ.
This was well explained and shows your thorough appreciations and love for this song
I think Jim had a higher range than you are giving him credit for. He just didn’t sing high that often, but listening to his amazing screams he could definitely hit high notes and I think could have gotten pretty great at it had he cared to, or wanted to. He loved Elvis and Sinatra. He loved singing in a deep baritone.
Yoo, another 12tone video!
I'd love you to review a Muse song.
this video rlly got it all. the echo&the bunnymen shout, the mimikyu drawing. i love it
praying for an Ocean Rain video🙏🙏🙏
The song that made me start loving this band, great vid.
One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. So glad you covered it!
Im not a musician, I dont really understand music theory, and I cant sing very well at all. But, I love listening to you break it all down, provide insight, and help tell the story of the artist and the music.
I was at MAGFest and your panel on Halo Theme was absolutely amazing; I think it would be worth making a video about it
Cheers from MAG and thanks again for coming!
Thank you, excellent video.
I voted for this one as the most musically interesting off the for options on the poll. However, had it been there, I would probably have voted for Riders on the Storm. There's a fascinating Ray Manzarek interview where he talks about the writing of that, including the difficulties a session bass player had with the perfectly simple bass line he'd come up with on a Fender Rhodes key bass.
I love the doors. People Are Strange as a good song, but they have so much in their repertoire. Wild child, the changeling, other tunes like that that really bop. Much more solid songs than People Are Strange, and in my opinion, much more impactful.
I can't understand half the things you talk about but regardless it makes me think more about the actual sound of the songs I listen to
You and Mr. Beat collaborating is awesome
25:20 When you talked about the chorus and how it supports the lyrics, as we are all strange, I found myself agreeing wholeheartedly. Also, the name of the song isn't "Some People Are Strange." :) Growing up, The Doors were my favorite band (despite Morrison having died shortly after I was born) and People Are Strange is one of my very favorite songs of theirs, so I was thrilled to see you analyze it.
If you saw an Emil(from Nier Replicant) cosplay with a big plastic head at Magfest, I did a bunch of the work on that head existing!😊
14:09 "...a pretty esoteric theoretical model"
Bro's calling Feynman diagrams and virtual particles esoteric. Okay, they are. And I appreciate this being a valid electron interaction.
Nerd on.
I'm also not a big Doors fan, and I also love this song.
Could you do an analysis of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin?
Hi :)
I would love for you to cover Layla and/or Kiss From a Rose. They are so musically dense!
Sick Sideways cameo at 15:46
This and Strange Days are my favorite doors songs
The interrupted walk down is actually the same pentatonic melody as the second phrase of the verse, like on "when _you're a stranger."_
17:35 He would normally use a Fender Rhodes Bass on his left hand. I don't know if the Continental was ever used for bass...
The Doors' best song? Debatable. My favorite Doors song? Definitely. Thank you.
My favorite part of the song has always been the backing vocals which is unusual in the Doors canon
My favourite Doors song.
25:42 Missed opportunity for Young Justice S3 reference
I will not lie, every time you said "tack piano" i heard "attack piano"
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I think when people struggle to "get" psychedelic music it's usually because they feel like there is more there to get. There is usually a general countercultural message and maybe even some obvous metaphors present but usually its kinda just a vibes thing. And in the case of the doors its almost always sexual. Light my fire, Love me two Times, Touch me. And when its not about that its about expanding your mind through drugs. Break on though, Riders on the storm, The Crystal ship.😂 I know I might catch flack for this but Jim Morrison kinda wasn't that deep. Oh sure he was interesting and imaginitive but I'd say his main artistic impetus was the desire to acheive personal freedom and overcome the monotony of life and fear of death through a kind of bohemian lifestyle. Thats like 95% of his whole deal.
Love me two times and light my fire are by Robby Krieger. Usually the general guide for Doors songs is that if it’s about some weird experience or death it’s definitely Jim Morrison, but if it’s straight up just about a girl with not much subtext then it’s probably Robby Krieger.
The guitar in the beginning is also incredibly hard panned to the right, which gives it a pretty lopsided uneasy feeling
It does have a retro, cabaret style sound to it. Like Scott Walker's music. Echoes Jacques Brel too.
See how smart this makes me look? 😂😂😂
I want to cover a handful of songs by The Doors, using only a 6 string bass and a looper.
❓️Influenced by *The Churchills - Straight People* ...?❓️
A 1969 track with a similar feel, vocal delivery, production and theme. Great track 🎵🎶
7:04 wait really? I always always heard it as two bars of Am Em, with a slightly shorter Am, even in the full mix. Never thought of it as staying on Am
Unusual for the Doors: people are strange was not written by Morrison. I think, the guitarist is the composer.
As a lifelong Doors hater, I cannot deny how much this song rules. One of the greatest guitar licks of all time, hands down.
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Correction, The Crystal Ship is the best Doors song. Just FYI
I love that you did this! The point of the Doors is _how_ *_you_* perceive them. Hence, _The Doors of Perception._
yippee
“Understanding The Doors’ best song”. Weird. This video isn’t about Riders on the Storm.
This song is just totally not in 12/8.
Oh that old Morrison with his limited vocal range...
Talk about over-analysis. I bet even the Doors didn’t think about the song in this much picky detail.
Try acid.
I'm not watching because it's not The Door's best song.
Lol so because his opinion is different from yours nothing he has to say is worthwhile. Since your opinion is objectively correct what is the best Doors song
@@ultraman6644 Roadhouse Blues.
Don't look at the run time LOL
I don't see what doodles on musical note paper has to do with a half hour lecture deconstructing a Doors song. Must be a Millennial thing.
Morrison adjusting his vocal range to follow Krieger isn't real. It cant hurt you.
Morrison adjusting his vocal range: 8:14
The Doors == "Haunted Cabaret music." I love them.
imagine Primus and the Doors collab
I want to address how cool it is when Morrison introduces Manzarek's solo by moaning "alright yeah." One of the classic examples of a classic blues/rock move.
See also I believe in a thing called love by the darkness, where the singer squeals "Guitar!" Before the guitar solo. Or, even better, in Superfreak when the singer goes "Blow, daddy!"
@@noviatoria2436but was he asking danny to play the saxophone, or was he asking danny for more coke, the solo just being a coincidence?
Eddie Vedder famously said both, “fuck it up” and “make me cry” before two of my favorite rock solos ever
In Garbage Man by the Cramps, Lux goes "awww dump it on the ground" before a very noisy messy solo. Always thought it was cool asf
I have a huge appreciation for the Doors. I don’t care how big your house is, if you dont have a door, you are either homeless or in prison, no other way about it.
Wait, you like it because it has "a dark, complex soundscape, driving beat and cryptic story...? That's *every* frickin Doors song!
Literally lol
One of the best songs by one of my favorite bands. Great to get a double feature for The Doors
That intro isolated guitar part sounded like it was going into Don't Fear the Reaper. I never heard that in the original.
Ahah I thought the same.
I first heard the doors on a record player from my dad's collection. It was the late 80s, so it still wasn't that distant from the period when it was made, and the 60s still were having an influence on the world were grew up in, so I found it easy to connect to
I think my first Doors song was in the Intro Montage for Tony Hawks Underground 2. What a game, and with such a wide range of music. Really kicked off my musical journey at 10 years old.
Great video. Would like to see Joy Division's Disorder. 100% there are some things you'll love to get into
I listened to a lot of the Doors in the late 90's and early 2000's. That wasn't the time when it came out and it probably meant something different to me than it meant to the people who first heard it in the 60's. It meant something else to you and it will mean something else to someone discovering it today. I think that is what makes it great and sort of timeless when new generations discover it and what it means for them.
Morrison had a huge range actually, he could hit bartione notes and also very high even above tenor range with whistle tones in some live stuff. That being said he was often off exact pitch due to his substance abuse but to say he said a somewhat limited vocal range is not right to me.
B7 to G is basically like a backwards deceptive cadence. Instead of D7 to Em instead of G, it's B7 to G instead of Em.
Yup. That annoyed me. Just not true.
The Echo and the Bunnymen cover was produced by Doors' keyboardist, Ray Manzarek.
I appreciate that you figured out how to get the cover in there.
That's a great song! but unequivocally calling it their best denigrates the band a little.. (ok, I'm 60 which makes me close to, but not in the Doors generation). A bunch of others could be nominated. "Break on through".. unrelenting power. "Light my fire" "the End" and "Crystal Ship" transport the mind into their worlds, even unstoned. "Peace Frog".. most coherent variety in three minutes ever done. "LA woman".. gripping build intro and only gets better.. yeah, might be cliched to say so, but that's their best song if they have one..
I don’t think the album cover is about celebrating collective uniqueness. In fact, I don’t think it’s of celebratory tone at all. It features performers demonstrating their conspicuous strangeness for the entertainment or a crowd that isn’t there (or at least isn’t visible). This creates a feeling of vanity due to the ostensible absurdity of the situation, and then hits you with a haunting realization that the performers don’t realize the crowd for whom they’re performing isn’t real. They are performing for the projections of their mind and are thus lost in themselves without realizing it. Exploration of that irony acts as a creative direction for the entire album, and in the case of People are Strange comes in a form of retrospection on the fact that living in your head makes you feel estranged from reality. Reality begins to appear strange and hostile, and is perpetually haunted by the absurdity of your predicament.
Sooo what your saying is that "People are Strange" uses a lot of strange Melodic tools to make it sounds simultaneously strange and normal
Instead of all the hoops you have to jump throught to get from B to G, you could just call it a deceptive cadence and call it a day.
I've away loved this song since I was little like 3 or 4.
I saw the movie 'lost boys'
& was instantly obsessed.
Even though its a cover in the movie, my father had the Doors CD so I would listen to it on repeat lol
I'm not kidding.
Now I'm 35 and still love the song!
Thank you for this tribute to an amazingly unique song
Echo and the Bunnymen. Not a bad version and actually produced by Manzarek.
@@fnjesusfreak Thats a great movie!
The cover by Tiny Tim is great.
Do Strange Days next
"Aggressively unstable" is a perfect description of most Doors songs and probably the band too. Great video.
Ok, this clarifies what I'll be doing the next *checks runtime* 28 minutes.
Damn jim morrison out here catching strays.
At it's heart it's just a song with a catchy melody that swings, and sometimes that's enough.
Starting the solo with the last note the singer sung is an old jazz trick and I think they all (well they all sound like they) listened to jazz
I forgot to add: good video great analysis
3/4 of them anyway
i had a really bad day today, but seeing this video in my feed made me feel at least a bit better
it's cheesy but true
Great vid as always I'd love to watch you analising anything by Swans but preferably anything from their newer albums I think you'd find a lof interesting stuff going on in their compositions
EARLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
You should do tool
I was born in '73, so missed The Doors proper, but listened to them a lot. "The Best of..." cassette was in the regular rotation of my Walkman in high school (along with all sorts of things, from Kate Bush to SLAYER!!! (they always need all caps) to Miles Davis to Vivaldi). Really interesting analysis, and I will check out Matt's video. I think my favourite The Doors song is "Touch Me"; it's wild all the way through to "STRONGER THAN DIRT!", and I am a sucker for brass.
Such a good, haunting, weird song. Love The Doors. :D
Blasphemy! The Doors' best song is very clearly Horse Latitudes
That's what we in the business call a hot take
True sailing is dead!
Thanks for your analysis, and introducing me to such a cool song! ❤
Ummm, it's a pickup, and 3 dotted quarters isn't 4
Loved the Wishbone cameo!
Me, 4.55 into this thing: NO! The A minor is half a bar, back to E minor, and the next bar is the same A minor to E minor. I can´t even get how you can hear it any other way. A-minor all the way to the B? Just NO man. Nope. Back to school :)
/An old fanatic Doors-fan disappointed in you, and love your vids that otherwise are ALWAYS correct ;) (I did not look at the runtime :) )
So, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers are 3 bands that the second I hear one of their songs, I get irrationally angry that I am listening to music and want to shut it off immediately. I don't know what that means, other than they aren't for me, but maybe there's a video there in what makes certain bands be controversial about being "good" or whatnot. Psychology of music sort of stuff or whatever.
I spent like the first five minutes trying to place where I've heard this melody before, since this was my first time hearing the song, and I eventually realized that Billie Eilish used something similar in "bury a friend".
Sorry, but I've to ask: What's the reference/joke when he draws a butterfly? I've been trying to figure it out for years, and I'm now giving up.
Weird request I know, but PLEASE analyze 'when the sun hits' by slowdive
You just HAD to draw the Old Man when mentioning something that doesn't last forever. Bruh.