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The Doors – Break on Through (to the Other Side) (2:26)

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“Break on Through (To the Other Side)” is a song by The Doors from their debut album, The Doors. It was the first single released by the band and was unsuccessful compared to later hits, reaching only #126 in the United States. Despite this, it remains one of the band’s signature and most popular songs and became a concert staple.

Twenty-four years after its original US release, “Break on Through” became a minor hit in the UK, peaking at #64 in the singles chart.

The song also appears as track one on the band’s debut album. Elektra Records’ censors objected to the drug use implied by the line “she gets high”, which is repeated in the middle section of the song (after the line “everybody loves my baby”). The original album version and all reissues until the 1990s have the word “high” deleted, with Morrison singing “she gets” four times before a final wail. Live versions and more recent, remastered releases have the full line portion restored.

The song is in 4/4 time and quite fast paced, the tune being similar to that of blues guitarist Elmore James’ “Stranger Blues”.

The piece begins with a jazz-flavored drum groove similar the opening phrases played by Billy Higgins on Dexter Gordon’s “Soy Califa,” in which a clave pattern is played as a rim click underneath a driving ride cymbal pattern. John Densmore appreciated the new (at the time) Bossa Nova craze coming from Brazil. So he decided to use it in the song.
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  • Eureka96

    You Rock, Jim !!!!

    yesterday afternoon

  • obrad78

    шта рећи.....

    Sunday afternoon

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Ray,keyboard organ extraordinaire!!!

    Saturday afternoon

  • oldiesfanjohn

    What's the big deal?..She get high..Play it..Lol. Most of the world's been on drugs!

    Thursday morning

  • Sulisk

    Mega

    13 days ago

  • PattySauce

    Damn u last fm, who do u think u are Sullivan!!!!

    17 days ago

  • rhornak

    HIT THEM KEYS RAY

    17 days ago

  • tavitooo

    Ah the best amazing!!

    18 days ago

  • abunono

    Hobbits!Ponies all!We are fond of parties.

    20 days ago

  • noonesleaving

    Insane!

    last month

  • licoricepizza

    Ed Sullivan censoring the track from beyond the grave.

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Peyote

    last month

  • LSBumblebee

    STILL a monster!

    last month

  • Clownboss

    The first few seconds of that bass riff will forever be etched in my memory as the first thing I think of when I read the name "The Doors".

    last month

  • mattmacneil

    a cool record-1-side-1

    last month

  • TheDarkSide73

    Everybody loves my baby, Everybody loves my baby...she get high, she get high, she get high...

    last month

  • magnoliamagmay

    i wonder why a lot of bands now dont use organs in there songs like the doors did. it sounds really unique. you would think it would catch on

    last month

  • swanseawiby

    WICKED!!!!

    last month

  • MoysesLeon

    damn!

    March 2012

  • Grimmoire

    "She get HIIIGH" o_O have no idea why they censored "high" before, but it sounded so much better :|

    March 2012
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