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“The End” is a song by The Doors. Originally a song Jim Morrison wrote about breaking up with a long time girlfriend, it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles’ Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute opus on their self-titled album. The band would perform the song to close their last set. It was first released in January 1967.
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Robby Krieger’s slinky, haunting guitar lines over D drone in DADGAD tuning using a harmonic minor scale recall Indian drone and raga-based music, as has often been noted, and the rolling and dramatic crescendoes of John Densmore’s drums recall Indian tabla rhythms. The music as a whole, though, does not sound entirely or even particularly “Indian”. The sharp, ringing edge of the guitar recalls the 50s rock and roll style, while the fingerpicking attack may derive equally from the flamenco guitar style Krieger had studied as a youth and from folk music. Ray Manzarek’s organ is used sparingly to provide an inconspicuous bass line (I-V-I-V-I-V…) and fills. One may find a strong similarity to Chopin’s “Funeral March” theme and also to Sandy Bull’s guitar instrumental “Blend” - but this may be more to do with the quality of the melodic minor scale than with any specific influence.
• Music
Robby Krieger’s slinky, haunting guitar lines over D drone in DADGAD tuning using a harmonic minor scale recall Indian drone and raga-based music, as has often been noted, and the rolling and dramatic crescendoes of John Densmore’s drums recall Indian tabla rhythms. The music as a whole, though, does not sound entirely or even particularly “Indian”. The sharp, ringing edge of the guitar recalls the 50s rock and roll style, while the fingerpicking attack may derive equally from the flamenco guitar style Krieger had studied as a youth and from folk music. Ray Manzarek’s organ is used sparingly to provide an inconspicuous bass line (I-V-I-V-I-V…) and fills. One may find a strong similarity to Chopin’s “Funeral March” theme and also to Sandy Bull’s guitar instrumental “Blend” - but this may be more to do with the quality of the melodic minor scale than with any specific influence.
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AlldayDLL wrote:
i honestly can't describe how fucking AWESOME this song is.
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MrsJimMorrison wrote:
i LOVE this song!!!!
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MrsJimMorrison wrote:
This is my favorite Doors song, bar none. I am obsessed with it, I listen to it everyday of my life. Best song ever.
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MaxZombie wrote:
Apocalypse Now!
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dogirun wrote:
When I listen to it, I wish it never ended...
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kat_piterass wrote:
one of the best!
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masodikgalamb wrote:
THEN WHO WAS SNAKE?
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dogirun wrote:
Absolutely fckng psychedelic song ...favorite
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psychedali wrote:
no use trying to explain how invaluable, groundbreaking and penetrative this song is ...
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theresawayout wrote:
[Sigmund Freuds favorite song,if he was alive] × 2
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jennica_med_c wrote:
Epic! And the end is a total psychotic freakout..
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MadRangerMan wrote:
And he walked on down the hall!! Father? I want to kill you!! Mother? I want to Muahhhhh!!!!!
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Gnotehound wrote:
Walking down the hall will never be the same again.
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eLeCtRoDeLiC wrote:
never fails me this one.
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Yorktownblues wrote:
not sure if I heard Nico's version or the Doors' version first .... but both are great!
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SNH_SNH_SNH wrote:
This song can make any moment seem more surreal.
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JedixMind wrote:
This was my first doors song, God hours of just repeating this song. I love u JIM
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invalidJONAH wrote:
i remember when i first heard this song. in collage of course.lol ahhhhh good times
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midjuly wrote:
KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
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DisposableHero5 wrote:
Amazing song
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