“roadhouse blues” (themes)

(“roadhouse blues” is a rock song written by ‘jim morrison’ and recorded by the american rock band ‘the doors’)

(“ladies and gentlemen, the leader…the man of the hour…the (*insert stock ‘billy crystal’ joke that is directing the so-called ‘rhythms’*)

(the song, which appeared on the B-side of “You Make Me Real”, was first released as a single from the album Morrison Hotel in March 1970 and peaked at #50 on the U.S. Billboard ‘Hot 100’)

(the song quickly became a concert staple for the group, a live version appearing later on the posthumous album An American Prayer and that same version again on In Concert and ‘Greatest Hits’)

(during this version, ‘Jim Morrison’ talks for a short while to a female audience member about his ‘Zodiac’ sign and, with a sudden, ironic twist that causes the audience to erupt in laughter, denounces his beliefs in it)

(the song was also featured twice in the movie The Doors; the studio version in the film, and the aforementioned live version over the end credits)

(‘Alice Cooper’ claimed he was the inspiration for the line “Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer”, as stated on his ‘Planet Rock’ morning show)

(according to the book, light my fire by ‘ray manzarek’, a bandmate of morrison’s, the song refers to morrison’s waking after an alleged 3 weeks of drug-induced sleep and the actual lyric sung is “woke up this morning and i got myself a beard…”)

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