The Doors is what happened when a flamenco guitarist, a jazz drummer, a blues keyboardist, a poet and a lot of acid got together. R.I.P. The Lizard King & Ray.

I consider L.A. Woman one of the greatest cruising tunes of all time.

Love how Jamal points out from literally the first few seconds of that this is “going on a ride”. The best driving song of all time.

Mr Mojo Risin is an anagram of Jim Morrison. Lyrical genius.

Jim was a literal poet but it took all of The Doors to make that sound. There will never be another group like this.

Part of me wishes I never came across your channel, as I always end up staying awake all night. lol!

The Doors's free style. They can't produce songs like this nowadays.

Let's not forget Jerry Scheff on bass that carries the whole song. He is a session musician and was hand picked by Elvis to be in his live TCB Touring Band from 1969 - 1977.

Jim Morrison has one of the best voices in rock history...he has a man’s voice. Listen to him on Break on Through to the Other Side.

The Doors, one of the best bands of all time

Jerry Scheff is the Bass player & he was also the Bass player for Elvis Presley, according to Ray, Jim freaked out because he loved Elvis so much and was asking him for Elvis stories between songs..

As a long time Doors fan, it made me so happy to see you pick up on the nuances that make this song so amazing. It felt like hearing it for the first time again.

Mr. Mojo Risin’ is an anagram of Jim Morrison!

The song is not about a woman in L.A. he’s singing about L.A as the woman.

The "woman" in this song is the city of L.A.! Everything he's singing about is about the city! Love ya! Stay safe and healthy! ✌❤🎶

This song was my vision of California when I was 23. The movement, beautiful women, excitement, unlimited potential, and unbridled wildness to have a good time. It’s been my favorite song since I was 15. I’ll be fifty in 6 months. Still get excited whenever I hear L.A. Woman.

There is no way to drive the speed limit listening to this song!!

Another Doors tune with a *killer* groove is "Peace Frog."

If you grew up in the 70s you know you sang this alone in the car at the top of your voice...cathartic

Mr. Mojo Risin=Jim Morrison...poet, genius and rock god

"I'm a changling, see me change!" Look it up. Mr. Mojo Risin is an anagram for Jim Morrison. Again...look it up.

Glad you noticed the guitar, Robbie is a phenomenal guitarist.

Morrison was a modern Lord Byron. Poet, adventurer, seeker, lover, dying too young.

Jim Morrison was not just a great singer and presenter, but also a great poet!

Jamel - you have a great musical sensibility. When you talked about "the guitar repeating the lyrics back" you picked up on a basic of blues and jazz. Your videos are so much fun! Big fan here.

Amazing how Jamal refocuses the srtistry of these songs. He recaptures the magic.

Jim was a poet. He even released a poetry album and books. I had them all at one point or another. Such a tragedy that he’s not still with us.

When a young person hears this song and ask about it I always say it’s the best damn rock and roll song ever...

It’s moving to see young people respond to the music I grew up with

One of the original bad boys of rock. These guys started riots and Jim was just a presence on stage. Look for a live version of Roadhouse blues

Jim Morrison is an American Poet put to music. Their catalogue is awesome! and BTW, "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an exact anagram for his name ... Jim Morrison

My first live concert was the DOORS in the 60's. Of course, back then being a young teen, "I had NO CLUE who they were LOL". God bless!

It’s about the city of LA, as if the city is a woman, but definitely that city through and through.

In their day, they were America's band. Less than 6 months after that album release; Morrison was dead. And so ended the Doors.

Jim Morrison, the lead singer, was known as the American Poet for a large part for his ability to capture the essence of things in his lyrics.

Jamall caught onto the end of this song so quickly. He said Mojo rising is Jim Morrison‘s alter ego.

The guitar singing back. F’ing BRILLIANT!! Never noticed that before. And I’ve heard this song at LEAST 100 times.

Solid groove after 49 years...

An incredible voice singing great lyrics, and Manzarik keyboards I’m 65 yrs old and still love these songs

Their producer quit because he didn’t want to do this album. He thought their ideas “sucked” so they turned to their engineer to co-produce. They had more fun, recording it at their workshop, and Jim recorded the vocals in the bathroom. 😂

Fyi, the bass player in this song was Jerry Schiff, elvis Presley's bass player

Mr. Mojo Risin' is an anagram of Jim Morrison. He was a magical lyric writer.

Jamal he wasn't playing a part...he lived every word he sang, RIP Jim Morrison.

The Doors were astonishing. Jim Morrison had an unbelievable voice.

Your reactions keep me smiling. The Doors were legendary. And Jim Morrison - A voice in a million. Thanks!

Have you done "break on through", "love me two times", "riders on the storm", "light my fire", "crystal ship", "love her madly", "five to one", "love street" , or "hello I love you"? That's a good start.

I just watched The Doors biopic last night, man, this band's got some history. I don't think anyone will ever accomplish what Jim did.

There is a lead guitar a piano and a set of drums making all that music which is absolutely amazing

Yeah, you got it. Jim Morrison was always doing different personalities, different impressions. He was like a vocal chameleon. A poet living in his lines, experiencing everything full-on. An incredible, complex, crazy human. We are richer because he was here, even for a short time.

I turned my high school best friend on to the Doors. I also turned her on to smoking weed. One afternoon about a month after she'd gotten high the first time, we were hanging out in her apartment. She had a magnetic alphabet on her fridge, and we'd had some stoner fun playing around with the letters. L.A. Woman was playing, and I used the magnets to put MR MOJO RISIN up on the fridge. "Watch this, dude," I said, and rearranged the letters to make JIM MORRISON. She later told me she felt like her brain had dropped out of her head.

Jim Morrison was the ultimate in "live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse."

Jim was genius as a poet and had a wonderful voice. He meant that shit

When I visited Morrison’s gravesite in Paris, this was playing in my head. It was ..... perfect.

My dad introduced us to The Doors when we were kids. When I was a bit older, he told me a buddy of his used to party in the LA scene back in the day. Went to a party where Morrison was and watched him take every pill, smoke, and drink that anyone handed him, no questions. A true wild man. Great song and great reaction vid!

I never really realized that Robby Krieger was singing the lyrics back on the guitar until you mentioned it. I also love how the younger generation are discovering The Doors. I think they were by far the best band from that era and I don't even like all of their material.

This era of music never to be repeated; a complete enigma.

Ah, doin’ the Doors! With them, you have to see live performances to witness the charisma and magnetism of their frontman and poet, Jim Morrison. The lyrics are important, too, so bring them up on your phone, separately. Their live performance of “Light My Fire” on the otherwise stuffy Ed Sullivan show was legendary. It shocked parents and turned teenage girls on with his smooth baritone and raw sex appeal: "Light My Fire" was performed live by the Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast on September 17, 1967. The Doors were asked by producer Bob Precht, Sullivan's son-in-law, to change the line "girl, we couldn't get much higher", as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drugs. However, the meaning of the line was confirmed to be literal, as in "high in the sky".[12][13] The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics, "girl, we couldn't get much better"; however, during the live performance, the band's lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original, unaltered lyrics.[12] Ed Sullivan did not shake Jim Morrison's hand as he left the stage. The band had been negotiating a multi-episode deal with the producers; however, after violating the agreement not to perform the offending line, they were informed they would never do the Sullivan show again. Morrison's response was "Hey man. We just did the Sullivan show."

When I was in college, my roommate had a hell of a sound system. Every Saturday night, anybody within three blocks got to listen to this one sometime around midnight.

Man , this ain’t now shit. This is your best video yet! The Doors will be a rabbit hole for you!

This is an insane song. One of the most ridiculous displays of a band that was talented beyond what they ever made. LA Woman is a culmination of what they could have made. I love Hyacinth House on this album too.

You must hear "Roadhouse Blues" also by the doors

I have heard this song hundreds of times since high school, and never knew that I didn't know half the words!

He sang the song in the toilet to get that voice effect. And Elvis's bass player was crushing it too. The two cherries on top.

He’s the lizard king... he can do anything, any voice! Love Morrison. That’s awesome, they shared your video.

"That's one thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." - Bob marley

Jim Morrison identifies as a poet first and a singer second. Please do “Light My Fire”

Used to cruise the Strip when the Doors played at the Whiskey, my older sis had a drink with Jim, said, yes, he was nuts...She would often chat with Ray the keyboard player, said he was super smart

This is one of the funnest and grooviest songs EVER written!!

"Changeling" is the word you're looking for, and that's what he was, he said so himself.

So many of The Doors songs are truly classic rock songs.

Fun fact, when he sings Mr Mojo Risin, its all the letters from his name Jim Morrison !!

*Jim said time and again that he didnt consider himself a singer but, a poet.* please do "waiting on the sun" My favorite.

gotta love jamal's, 'going on a ride'.... I laughed hard the way he said that. I can tell hes starting to really get the doors.

"Five To One" and "Peace Frog" are must tunes by The Doors.

This old man loves your reactions to the great songs you play and now I've got my wife hooked too. I've said this before and I'll say it again: You are one cool cat!

Jamal always puts a smile on my face and warmth in my heart even I've known these songs since they were first released. He has a true gift.

''makes me feel like I'm walking the streets in LA right now'' -oh memories

The breakdown after “Let’s change the mood from glad to sadness” is PERFECT

Sensitive, mystical poet - your legend lives on. Morrison was theatrical AF.

One of their big hits early on was Touch Me. It was just over three minutes, went to Number 1 in the US in 1969 and really showed how good Morrison's voice really was. Some have even said it had a tinge of Prog Rock. As much as I love all the Doors stuff, this one has always been my favorite.

One of the greatest driving tunes ever written. The Doors are nothing short of legendary and my pick for band of the 60's, pure magic! I thought this band couldn't get any better then they get Elvis' bass player to smash out a beast of a rolling b-line!

“It’s like 3 songs in one” !! That’s true, never thought of it like that!

I'm mostly a metalhead now, but the Doors were really my first love.

Wow, man I loved your reaction. You explained the musician's instruments and the guitar answering the lyrics back and forth! The Doors captured the truth and the feel of LA in 1970, and that same truth and feel applies to LA today! LA Woman was recorded in 1970, and released in 1971. You nailed it! You're right, Mr. Mojo Risin' was Jim Morrison's alter ego. As the story goes, when Jim Morrison was a boy, his family came across a fatal accident involving a bus full of Native American Indians. He said that it was a really bad accident scene with a lot of bodies so badly injured, still laying in the road and on the side of the road as his family drove by. He said he saw some of them look right at him!! He couldn't look away and then he said he saw their souls leaving their bodies. Jim said that one of them entered his body!! He felt him inside his mind as a little boy. He said that man would come out sometimes, and when he got older, that man became his alter ego! Remember, the country was at war in Vietnam. The teens and 20 somethings were doing drugs. Everyone was fascinated by drugs. I might have only been a kid, but growing up in a big family in the city, I watched it all happen. The Doors were playing on every radio on every street corner as we all watched the teen boys being marched off to war. The average U.S. soldier was a 19-year-old man from a poor or working-class family and they were drafted. The draft didn't end until 1973. This amazing one of a kind song brings back my childhood days. Every teen and 20 something , even, kids were mesmerized by the Doors. I still listen to it when I want to feel young and wild. THANK YOU for your appreciation of this counter culture song . You're right again, it really is three songs in one!! You made it feel brand new! Gotta' keep on risin'! Risin, risin!! Yea!

"The End" is one of the greatest songs ever made. Check it out.

Peace frog is one of the best by the Doors.

This is one of my favourite songs of all time...still can't believe Jim recorded it sitting on a toilet in a bathroom!! 🤣🤟

I love watching this! I used to listen to The Doors as a freshman in high school (1981). So I was listening to "old" music, way back then. I love seeing your reaction to all these songs I grew up with. GREAT STUFF!

Mr. MOJO Risin, spells Jim Morrison. That crazy dude...Great song.

Just think this song is 50 years old.

Jim Morrison one of those rare geniuses that roamed the Earth at some point in time.

He wrote this song for his best girl...Los Angeles... Luv the reaction!!

you can find every letter of jim morrisons name in mr mojo risin

Jamel - By far my favorite Doors song. Love your reaction. This is a song about a love afair with the City of Angles. Classic even by today's standards!!

"What are you doing? You're not a singer. You'll never be a singer." - USN Admiral George Morrison

You ALWAYS know a Doors song. Their sound is unmistakable.

It is Ray Manzarek on the electric piano and he had a an electric keyboard base for the baseline. Such an incredible amount of genius music coming from 3 guys with a poet that could sing.

Jim Morison was a poet. When I was young us guys would sing mo jo rising when no girls were around just the guys.

This Was Jim's goodbye to L.A. and the West Coast music machine before moving to Paris. He laid down the vocal track and had left when the instrumental tracks were completed.