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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 on loan
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 memory will die
Killer on the road, yeah
Girl, you gotta love your man
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
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 on loan
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
| cdorin_99 | Posted: May 22, 2013 - 03:08 R.I.P. Ray |
| tkelley (Voorschoten, Nederland) | Posted: May 22, 2013 - 03:06 On_The_Beach wrote: Chances are he knew that "worser" wasn't a word. Thank you. Awesome comment. RIP Ray and Jim. |
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: May 20, 2013 - 14:51  RAY MANZAREK AND ROBBY KRIEGER OF THE DOORS © Elena Di Vincenzo http://www.flickr.com/photos/misslaneghina/ Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the Doors live @ ippodromo del Galoppo 8 Luglio 2012 Milano (C) Elena Di Vincenzo http://www.elenadivincenzo.com/  All rights reservedRaymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., known as Ray Manzarek (February 12, 1939—May 20, 2013), musician, singer, writer, and co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors to 1973. R.I.P. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 19:48 bam23 wrote: like a dog without a bone. This must be one of the lamest fragment lyrics commonly encountered. Maybe others can find better/worser examples, but although I have always liked the pulsing beat of this song, the lyrics always have induced an inadvertent cringe. Word has it that Jim Morrison was a poet, but evidence is scarce. Chances are he knew that "worser" wasn't a word. |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 19:43 like a dog without a bone. This must be one of the lamest fragment lyrics commonly encountered. Maybe others can find better/worser examples, but although I have always liked the pulsing beat of this song, the lyrics always have induced an inadvertent cringe. Word has it that Jim Morrison was a poet, but evidence is scarce. |
| Caturman (Somewhere in the Lowlands) | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 07:24 Limpopoking wrote: Every now and then I come across a woman who cannot in one's wildest dreams be described as "beautiful" or "pretty", but she is just incredibly attractive, appealing, sexy. The Doors were just such a "woman" It's best not to intellectualise these things. bravo  |
| 24noir | Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 11:17 + |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 00:11 One of my all time favorites! |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 23:13 AndyJ wrote: (edit)... Once upon a time...LA was very different than SF... and they viewed the world differently. And some of us only heard The Doors when friends would record(tape) the midnight FM ad-free broadcasts and mail em out... The first time I heard the doors, I was laying on smooth parts of a wrecked hood, enjoying the lingering days warmth...and watching the stars rise... Where were you-? bump Hearing the Doors music when it was new was a completely different experience than hearing it today, for the billionth time. Still great, just . . . different . . . sigh. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 12:04 Classic elemental imagery... we are all born into a storm... (especially if you live in Boston right now... soooo apropos...) love it... |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 16:27 Got an oldie with transparent yellow window in the LP jacket — their images are printed on the cellophane. Seriously, that's why I bought the record; I was too young to actually know about the Doors at the time this came out. Boy, was I taken aback. Owned a bunch more of their records before the end of that summer's job. Edit: And I don't care if you can't appreciate/get/understand/blah/blah/blah. Your loss. |
| hidey (NZ) | Posted: Jan 20, 2013 - 09:21 Yes! This is fine music Bill - I will go out to deliver the mail with slightly improved morale...  |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 16:02 I'm no fan of the Doors, but the seque from Erik Satie was fantastic. |
| 24noir | Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 08:13 bravoooooo Bil....bravo.. |
| caregiver (near contentment now) | Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 00:57 Severe thunderstorm warning, lights out (on generator), wind blowing like crazy and this comes on. |
| skooba (The tip of Americas Wang) | Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 16:15 Was never a big Doors fan. So tired of this one. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 16:13 Pretentious, self indulgent, prodding and endless. Oh I almost forgot...popular. Go figure. At least this song does project a definite atmosphere...then again...it captured that in the first minute...no need for the next seven. |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:45 karljonasson wrote: I don't get why these guys were so famous. Any song of theirs I have ever heard is really boring and goes nowhere. This one is a prime example. 7 minutes of noodling around on 3 chords with a dull melody. So what? Every now and then I come across a woman who cannot in one's wildest dreams be described as "beautiful" or "pretty", but she is just incredibly attractive, appealing, sexy. The Doors were just such a "woman" It's best not to intellectualise these things. |
| foolsparadise (Cypress TX, via Edmonton Canada) | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:33 June 1971 sitting in my 64 Ford Custom, making out with Gabrielle on a rainy Saturday night. Ahhhhhhhhh the sweet memories. How can I not give this song a 10++ |
| TKLAS | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:30 OK RP - Glad you're back on air after Sandy, but this is the 3rd time in as many days I've heard Riders on the Storm and I've just about had enough. Was never a song I really liked, now I'm starting to barf a little in my mouth when I hear it. Love ya!  |
| savoyard (SB, Indiana) | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:29 dwlangham wrote: Again? Didn't we do this yesterday? Well it goes with the Weather.... |
| TuneAgeWhereWoof | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:28 Stay strong and true, NYC. |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:22 Again? Didn't we do this yesterday? |
| h8rhater | Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:21 karljonasson wrote: I don't get why these guys were so famous. Any song of theirs I have ever heard is really boring and goes nowhere. This one is a prime example. 7 minutes of noodling around on 3 chords with a dull melody. So what? I don't get why people don't get why other people like music that is different from the music that they like. But what I REALLY don't get is when those people, who don't get it, proceed to get on the message board to act like hipsters. Offering forth some weak argument (quoting things like number of chords, duration, and using the word "noodling") that they think makes them seem so much more intelligent than everyone else. This guy is a prime example. So what? |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:11 Troutnskibum wrote: ..stay secure Eastcoasters in Sandy's path.. ..Bill, might i sugg: The Cult's "Rain"..??.. |
| ScottishWillie (The Scottish Lowlands) | Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:10 karljonasson wrote: I don't get why these guys were so famous. Any song of theirs I have ever heard is really boring and goes nowhere. This one is a prime example. 7 minutes of noodling around on 3 chords with a dull melody. So what? What a shame! I know people that don’t like Rugby and Curry and I feel sorry for them as well. It can’t be easy missing out on the finer things of life. |
| Troutnskibum | Posted: Oct 29, 2012 - 10:05 |
| bluecshells | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:50 rtb wrote: THANK YOU!! I fully support this minority view. PSD button to the rescue!! I'll stay right here....Los Lobos are GRAND! |
| rtb (Muddy York) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:45 karljonasson wrote: I don't get why these guys were so famous. Any song of theirs I have ever heard is really boring and goes nowhere. This one is a prime example. 7 minutes of noodling around on 3 chords with a dull melody. So what? THANK YOU!! I fully support this minority view. PSD button to the rescue!! |
| karljonasson (Edmonton, AB, Canada) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:41 I don't get why these guys were so famous. Any song of theirs I have ever heard is really boring and goes nowhere. This one is a prime example. 7 minutes of noodling around on 3 chords with a dull melody. So what? |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 07:39 Very nice! |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 18:24 justlistening wrote: Why do I not like the doors? Yes, I get some enjoyment from their tunes, but overall I don't get them like other people. No worries. Its not like you don't like Mozart. |
| justlistening (So. California) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 00:11 Why do I not like the doors? Yes, I get some enjoyment from their tunes, but overall I don't get them like other people. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 15:53 The thunder outside my window right now goes right along with the thunder in this song. |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 15:51 A dog without a bone would be a carcass, Jim. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 15:49 Falcon wrote: A SoCal classic This is definitely on my Top 10 fave tunes list. Some days I'd put it at numero uno. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 15:23 Sjaaks wrote: Never listened to it that way but i guess this is who inspired Air... I think there are a lot more inspirations than just The Doors for AIR. |
| Easyrider (Portugal) | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 15:22 So enjoyable upon every listen. |
| 24noir | Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 07:01 right sound ambient.. for 35 C / 95F.. spain.. valencia.. great poet.. http://www.litkicks.com/JamesDouglasMorrison/ :) |
| 24noir | Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 12:51 yeah.. extremely nice.. |
| AndyJ (Oregon) | Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 12:49 I got upset at the Iraqi vets calling this "Killing Music"... I guess it's been too many re-runs of Apocalypse Now and maybe even some video games I didn't play-? OTOH... Once upon a time...LA was very different than SF... and they viewed the world differently. And some of us only heard The Doors when friends would record(tape) the midnight FM ad-free broadcasts and mail em out... The first time I heard the doors, I was laying on smooth parts of a wrecked hood, enjoying the lingering days warmth...and watching the stars rise... Where were you-? |
| jpapagelis (Thessaloniki, Hellas) | Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 04:37 Αmazing !!! |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 20:18 |
| Swan_Jack (Le Perreux Sur Marne (France)) | Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 02:19 Remember been driving with my family through a dark forest, around 11:00pm, in winter, in the middle of France under a thnderstorm and this song played softly. MAGIC ! |
| Falcon (City of Angels) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 19:20 On_The_Beach wrote:  A SoCal classic |
| ziakut (Albeit In The Meantime) | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 10:30 There! That's more accurate. |
| Easyrider (Portugal) | Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 23:57 So pleasing to the ears and still so good after these years,love you man. |
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 15:31 There must be something here that escapes my understanding. Because what this rock band does not exist in ranking 60 RP Classics (top listener ratings - updated daily)? The Doors, a Psychedelic-blues-rock-rock and roll Band, unique in the history of U.S. music. And outside the U.S., too. No way. Riders On The Storm Lyrics: Riders on the storm There's a killer on the road Girl ya gotta love your man Wow! Riders on the storm Riders on the storm |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 15:26 The Lizard King aside—which is tough for the lizard community to do, right?—the trio of Densmore, Krieger, and Manzarek were simply incredible music makers. |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 05:46 This song appeals to my head rather than my heart. I know that's it's good, but I can't bring myself to love it. I certainly would never put this on for myself. |