Now THIS The Doors Sound I LOVE! Vocal ANALYSIS of 'L.A. Woman'

My first time hearing The Doors was with "The End" and I'm not entirely sure that's where I should have started. It was interesting, intriguing and thought provoking, but it's WILDLY different from "L.A. Woman".

Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to The Doors perform "L.A. Woman" for the first time.
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Written and Performed by The Doors
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[a.m.creativ]

Riders on the Storm is a MUST. An absolute MUST! Not only for Jim's haunting performance but also for Ray Manzarek's amazing keyboard work that will make your spine tingle.

[ptrlxc]

It isn't a song of a woman per se, it's about the city itself, like a woman. The "I see your hair burning ..." is about the all wild fires that would come through out LA.

[Cadinho]

Classicly trained pianist + flamenco guitarist + jazz drummer + possessed poet = greatness.

Also, the beauty of the song is that it's studio live. No over dubbing, no added tracks. Just start recording, jam, done.

[kandkmotorsports]

Rick Beato interviewed John Densmore and asked if they ever recorded with a click track, Densmore exclaimed "No, I am the click track!" Krieger agreed :)

[milthopper]

"Crystal Ship" would be a good one to look at to hear the velvet side of his voice. 🙃

[WardDorrity]

The swagger in this song is unmatched.

[kev-zs]

The Doors the whole band worked so well together it shows in the way they play they give each other enough room to breathe.

[anerdwillhackit]

"When the Music's Over" is my favorite Doors song. As Jim said "There are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between there are the Doors."

[BettyBrancato]

If no one has mentioned it yet: the gravel/age you hear in his voice is from a LOT of whiskey and smoke.

[ChaoticGoodß]

"Riders on the Storm" needs to be next. The versatility of the musicians and poetry of Morrison on brilliant display.

[hakonsgaming]

Fun fact, the vocals for this entire album were recorded in the downstairs bathroom of the studio they were working in becuase Jim felt it had the exact right acoustic flavor.

[jeffbear]

Love how Robby Krieger's guitar answers Jim's vocal phrases — like they're having a conversation.

[markhenderson]

"L.A. Woman" brings together such a cool mix of elements and influences: blues, rock, jazz, psychedelia, honky tonk, classical. You can even hear some Allman Brothers in the melodic early guitar solo. The drive, energy and ever-shifting rhythms of this song still give me chills.

[seanmurray]

“Touch Me” - is just SO. Freaking. Good.
Worth your time Elizabeth.

Great job here as usual!

[TheKitchenerLeslie]

My friend Kerry played bass on The Unknown Soldier and he stayed friends with Ray Manzarek until the end. We ran into Ray a couple times on The Santa Monica Promenade and he'd always call out when he saw Kerry, who was hard to miss in a crowd due to being 6'8", and Ray was always so happy to see him. Nice guy!

[metalmark]

"L.A. Woman" has been viewed as Morrison's "final goodbye" to Los Angeles, before his move to Paris, France] The song's lyrics draw inspiration from John Rechy's transgressive novel City of Night, published in 1963, while its title is expressed as a metaphor, personifying L.A. as a woman. In author Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith's description, it is also used to describe the city's topography and atmosphere. "Mr. Mojo Risin'" is an anagram for "Jim Morrison." He repeats the phrase at the end of the song faster and faster to simulate orgasm. Early blues musicians often referred to their "Mojo, " like in the Muddy Waters song "Got My Mojo Working."

[comadivine]

This is an absolute master class in songwriting. Phenomenal song.

[BillybobSpangleberry]

This song is best listened to while driving a pre-1975 American V8 car with a crappy tape deck at full volume with windows rolled down

[davejohnson]

Jim died before I was even born, but they got lots of play in my car throughout the 90's. To me, this is their Masterpiece. ✌️

[fletchermunson]

I'm a lifelong LA resident and I love the metaphor of the city as a woman. "Your hair is burning?" We just got a big dose of that. LA is a love hate thing thee is so much to take in, it definitely is an amazing complex place of beauty and horror. Love the song. Another song evocative of LA is Joni Mitchell's Coyote "White lights on the freeway" How many images have we seen of the freeways packed at night with homeward bound drivers . A simple poetic line that captures an iconic image of the City.