Sobre el álbum
El tercer álbum de la banda, Waiting For The Sun, los ve alcanzar por primera vez el número uno en las listas de éxitos, consolidando su estatus de superestrellas. Este éxito comercial, sin embargo, vino acompañado de crecientes tensiones internas y de una crisis creativa.
La pieza central del álbum iba a ser una larga composición poética de Jim Morrison, "The Celebration of the Lizard", pero la banda no logró grabarla a tiempo, lo que generó una notable frustración en el seno del grupo.
A pesar de estos problemas, el álbum contiene algunos de los mayores éxitos de su carrera. "Hello, I Love You" se convirtió en un número uno, aunque su riff generó controversia por su similitud con el "All Day and All of the Night" de The Kinks. "The Unknown Soldier" es una de sus declaraciones políticas más potentes, una crítica a la guerra de Vietnam con una sección central muy teatral.
El disco muestra una mayor diversidad estilística. "Spanish Caravan" incorpora la guitarra flamenca de Robby Krieger, mientras que baladas como "Love Street" muestran un lado más suave. La biografía de The Doors está llena de estas contradicciones, y aunque "Waiting For The Sun" es a menudo considerado un trabajo de transición, su éxito demostró que podían crear himnos de pop sin perder su aura de misterio.
Listado de Canciones
- Hello, I Love You2:22
Letra
Hello, I love you Won't you tell me your name? Hello, I love you Let me jump in your game Hello, I love you Won't you tell me your name? Hello, I love you Let me jump in your game She's walkin' down the street Blind to every eye she meets Do you think you'll be the guy To make the queen of the angels sigh? Hello, I love you Won't you tell me your name? Hello, I love you Let me jump in your game Hello, I love you Won't you tell me your name? Hello, I love you Let me jump in your game She holds her head so high Like a statue in the sky Her arms are wicked and her legs are long When she moves, my brain screams out this song Sidewalk crouches at her feet Like a dog that begs for somethin' sweet Do you hope to make her see, you fool? Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel? Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! I want you Hello! I need my baby Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! - Love Street3:06
Letra
She lives on Love Street Lingers long on Love Street She has a house and garden I would like to see what happens She has robes and she has monkies Lazy diamond studded flunkies She has wisdom and knows what to do She has me and she has you She has wisdom and knows what to do She has me and she has you I see you live on Love Street There's this store where the creatures meet I wonder what they do in there Summer sunday and a year I guess I like it fine, so far She lives on Love Street Lingers long on Love Street She has a house and garden I would like to see what happens - Not To Touch The Earth3:54
Letra
Not to touch the earth Not to see the sun Nothing left to do, but Run, run, run Let's run Let's run House upon the hill Moon is lying still Shadows of the trees Witnessing the wild breeze C'mon baby run with me Let's run Run with me Run with me Run with me Let's run The mansion is warm, at the top of the hill Rich are the rooms and the comforts there Red are the arms of luxuriant chairs And you won't know a thing till you get inside Dead president's corpse in the driver's car The engine runs on glue and tar Come on along, not goin' very far To the East to meet the Czar Run with me Run with me Run with me Let's run Whoa! Some outlaws lived by the side of a lake The minister's daughter's in love with the snake Who lives in a well by the side of the road Wake up, girl, we're almost home Ya, c'mon! We should see the gates by mornin' We should be inside the evenin' Sun, sun, sun Burn, burn, burn Soon, soon, soon Moon, moon, moon I will get you Soon! Soon! Soon! I am the Lizard King I can do anything - Summer's Almost Gone3:20
- Wintertime Love1:52
Letra
Wintertime winds blow cold the season Fallen in love, I'm hopin' to be Wind is so cold, is that the reason? Keeping you warm, your hands touching me Come with me dance, my dear Winter's so cold this year You are so warm My wintertime love to be Winter time winds blue and freezin' Comin' from northern storms in the sea Love has been lost, is that the reason? Trying desperately to be free Come with me dance, my dear Winter's so cold this year And you are so warm My wintertime love to be La, la, la, la Come with me dance, my dear Winter's so cold this year You are so warm My wintertime love to be - The Unknown Soldier3:10
Letra
Wait until the war is over And we're both a little older The unknown soldier Breakfast where the news is read Television children fed Unborn living, living dead Bullet strikes the helmet's head And it's all over For the unknown soldier It's all over For the unknown soldier Make a grave for the unknown soldier Nestled in your hollow shoulder The unknown soldier Breakfast where the news is read Television children fed Bullet strikes the helmet's head And, it's all over The war is over It's all over The war is over Well, all over, baby All over, baby Oh, over, yeah All over, baby - Spanish Caravan2:58
Letra
Carry me caravan, take me away Take me to Portugal, take me to Spain Andalusia with fields full of grain I have to see you again and again Take me, spanish caravan Yes, I know you can Trade winds find galleons lost in the sea I know where treasure is waiting for me Silver and gold in the mountains of Spain I have to see you again and again Take me, spanish caravan Yes, I know you can - My Wild Love2:50
Letra
My wild love went riding She rode all the day She wrote to the devil And asked him to pay The devil was wiser It's time to repent He asked her to give back The money she spent My wild love went ridin' She rode to the sea She gathered together Some shells for her head She rode and she rode on She rode for a while Then stopped for an evening And lay her head down She rode on to Christmas She rode to the farm She rode to Japan And we entered a town By this time the river Had changed one degree She asked for the people To let her go free My wild love is crazy She screams like a bird She moans like a cat When she wants to be heard My wild love went ridin' She rode for an hour She rode and she rested And then she rode on Ride, c'mon - We Could Be So Good Together2:20
Letra
We could be so good together Ya, so good together We could be so good together Ya, we could, i know we could Tell you lies I tell you wicked lies Tell you lies Tell you wicked lies Tell you 'bout the world that we'll invent Wanton world without lament Enterprise, expedition Invitation and invention Ya, so good together Ah, so good together We could be so good together Ya, we could, know we could Alright! We could be so good together Ya, so good together We could be so good together Ya, we could, know we could Tell you lies Tell you wicked lies Tell you lies Tell you wicked lies The time you wait subtracts the joy Beheads the angels you destroy Angels fight, angels cry Angels dance and angels die Ya, so good together Ah, but so good together We could be so good together ya, we could, know we could - Yes, The River Knows2:35
Letra
Please believe me The river told me Very softly Want you to hold me, ooo Free fall flow, river flow On and on it goes Breath under water 'till the end Free fall flow, river flow On and on it goes Breath under water 'till the end Yes, the river knows Please believe me If you don't need me I'm going, but I need a little time I promised I would drown myself in mystic heated wine Please believe me The river told me Very softly Want you to hold me, ooo I'm going, but I need a little time I promised I would drown myself in mystic heated wine Free fall flow, river flow On and on it goes Breath under water 'till the end Free fall flow, river flow On and on it goes Breath under water 'till the end - Five To One4:22
Letra
Five to one, baby, one and five No one here gets out alive Now, you get yours and I get mine Gonna make it baby if we try We all get old and the young get stronger May take a week and it may take longer They got the guns but, we got the numbers Gonna win you we're taking over Your ballroom days are over, baby Night is growing near Shadows of the evening Crawl across the years You walk across the floor with a flower in your hair Tryin' to tell me no one understands Trade in your hours for a handful of dimes Gonna make it baby in our prime Come together one more time Come together one more time Get together one more time Get together one more time Get together one more time