Sobre el álbum
El sexto y último álbum de estudio con Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman, es un testamento crudo y melancólico, una obra maestra de blues-rock grabada en su propio local de ensayo. La banda decidió autoproducir el disco para capturar un sonido más íntimo y orgánico.
El álbum tiene una atmósfera nocturna y crepuscular, un adiós a la ciudad de Los Ángeles y, trágicamente, al propio Morrison, que fallecería en París apenas tres meses después de su lanzamiento.
El disco contiene algunos de los temas más icónicos de la banda. La canción titular es una épica de casi ocho minutos que evoca un viaje en coche por una Los Ángeles lluviosa. "Love Her Madly" se convirtió en un éxito de radio, un tema de pop-rock con el inconfundible teclado de Ray Manzarek.
La verdadera joya del álbum es "Riders on the Storm". Esta pieza de jazz-noir, con sus efectos de lluvia y el susurrante fraseo de Morrison, es una de las canciones más atmosféricas jamás grabadas. La biografía de The Doors culmina artísticamente con este trabajo. Es un final perfecto y profético, un álbum que cierra el círculo volviendo al blues, la raíz de su música.
Listado de Canciones
- The Changeling4:20
Letra
Uh! Uha! Gedu! I live uptown I live downtown I live all around I had money, and I had none I had money, and I had none But I never been so broke That I couldn't leave town I'm a Changeling See me change I'm a Changelin' See me change I'm the air you breath Food you eat Friends your greet In the sullen street, wow See me change See me change, get loose! I live uptown I live downtown I live all around I had money, yeah, and I had none I had money, yeah, and I had none But I never been so broke That I couldn't leave town Well, I'm the air you breath Food you eat Friends your greet In the sullen street, wow Ew ma! Uh, ah! You gotta see me change See me change Yeah, I'm leavin' town On a midnight train Gotta see me change Change, change, change Change, change, change Change, change, change Change, change, change Woa, change, change, change - Love Her Madly3:18
Letra
Don't you love her madly? Don't you need her badly? Don't you love her ways? Tell me what you say Don't you love her madly? Wanna be her daddy? Don't you love her face? Don't you love her as She's walkin' out the door? Like she did one thousand times before? Don't you love her ways? Tell me what you say Don't you love her as She's walkin' out the door? All your love All your love All your love All your love All your love is gone So sing a lonely song Of a deep blue dream Seven horses seem To be on the mark Yeah, don't you love her? Don't you love her as She's walkin' out the door? All your love All your love All your love Yeah, all your love is gone So sing a lonely song Of a deep blue dream Seven horses seem To be on the mark Don't you love her madly? Now, don't you love her madly? Well, don't you love her madly? - Been Down So Long4:40
Letra
Well, I've been down so Goddamn long That it looks like up to me Well, I've been down so very damn long That it looks like up to me Yeah, why don't one you people C'mon and set me free I said, warden, warden, warden Won't you break your lock and key I said, warden, warden, warden Won't ya break your lock and key Yeah, come along here, mister C'mon and let the poor boy be Baby, baby, baby Won't you get down on your knees Baby, baby, baby Won't you get down on your knees C'mon little darlin' C'mon and give your love to me, oh yeah Well, I've been down so Goddamn long That it looks like up to me Well, I've been down so very damn long That it looks like up to me Yeah, why don't one you people C'mon, c'mon, c'mon and set me free - Cars Hiss By My Window4:10
Letra
The cars hiss by my window Like the waves down on the beach The cars hiss by my window Like the waves down on the beach I got this girl beside me But she's out of reach Headlight through my window Shinin' on the wall Headlight through my window Shinin' on the wall Can't hear my baby Though I called and called Yeah, right Woo! Windows started tremblin' With a sonic boom Windows started tremblin' With a sonic boom, boom A cold girl'll kill you In a darkened room Yeah, woo Ride Ride on Weooooo! Wawa, eooo! Oooo, owa, owaaa! Wa, waaaaea! Ooo, wa, wa, wa, wa, waa! Uh-huh - L.A. Woman7:49
Letra
Well, I just got into town about an hour ago. Took a look around see which way the wind blow, Where the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows. Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light Or just another lost angel? City of Night. City of Night. City of Night. City of Night. Whoo! C'mon! L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon. L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon. L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon. Drive thru your suburbs Into your blues. Into your blues. Yeah, yeah. Into your blues. Into your blues. Oh! I see your hair is burnin'. Hills are filled with fire. If they say I never loved you, You know they are a liar. Drivin' down your freeways. Midnight alleys roam . Cops in cars. The topless bars. Never saw a woman So alone. So alone. So alone. So alone. Motel. Money. Murder. Madness. Let's change the mood from glad to sadness. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Gotta keep on risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'. Gotta keep on risin'. Risin', risin'. Risin', risin'. Risin', risin'. Risin', risin'. Risin', risin'. Risin', risin'. Well, I just got into town about an hour ago. Took a look around see which way the wind blow, Where the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows. Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light Or just another lost angel? City of Night. City of Night. City of Night. City of Night. Oh! Oh! L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman.. - L'america4:35
- Hyacinth House3:10
Letra
What are they doing in the Hyacinth House? What are they doing in the Hyacinth House? To please the lions in this day I need a brand new friend who doesn't bother me I need a brand new friend who doesn't trouble me I need someone and who doesn't need me I see the bathroom is clear I think that somebody's near I'm sure that someone is following me, oh yeah Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away? Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away? It was the only card in the deck that I had left to play And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend, the end - Crawling King Snake4:57
Letra
Well, I'm the Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den I'm the Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate Gonna use her for myself Caught me crawlin', baby, window Grass is very high Keep on crawlin' till the day I die Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den You better give me what I want Gonna crawl no more Caught me crawlin', baby Crawlin' 'round your door Seein' everything I want I'm gonna crawl on your floor Let's crawl And I rule my den C'mon, give me what I want Ain't gonna crawl no more Alright, crawl a while C'mon crawl C'mon crawl Get on out there on your hands and knees, baby Crawl all over me Just like the spider on the wall Ooo, we gonn' crawl, one more Well, I'm the Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den Call me the Crawlin' King Snake And I rule my den Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate Gonna use her for myself - The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)4:12
- Riders On The Storm7:14
Riders on the storm Riders on the storm Into this house we're born Into this world we're thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out alone Riders on the storm There's a killer on the road His brain is squirming like a toad Take a long holiday Let your children play If you give this man a ride Sweet family will die Killer on the road, yeah Girl you gotta love your man Take him by the hand Make him understand The world on you depends Our life will never end Gotta love your man, yeah Riders on the storm Into this house we're born Into this world we're thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out alone Riders on the storm Riders on the storm