Alabama Song The Doors Album
The alabama song also known as moon of alabama moon over alabama and whisky bar is an english version of a song written by bertolt brecht and translated from german by his close collaborator elisabeth hauptmann in 1925 and set to music by kurt weill for the 1927 play little mahagonny.
Alabama song the doors album. Well show me the way to the next whiskey bar oh don t ask why oh don t ask why show me the way to the next whiskey bar oh don t ask why oh don. The doors has been inducted into the grammy hall of fame. The doors was one of the albums i used to go to sleep to. Erik from new mexico when i was a wee young lad in the late 60 s and early 70 s my mother would play records after she put me to bed.
Perception is a fortieth anniversary edition twelve disc box set by the doors. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1997 cd release of alabama song on discogs. Light my fire was also inducted into the grammy hall of fame. Cd compilation unofficial release country.
Classic rock blues rock psychedelic rock. The doors was central to the progression of psychedelic rock and has been critically acclaimed. That 1967 album by the group includes a song called alabama song whiskey bar which has wound its way through world music for almost a century. Recently the library of congress added the doors first album the doors to its national recording registry that recognizes items of importance to the nation s audio culture.
Euro sound un 3306 format. Provided to youtube by rhino elektra alabama song whisky bar the doors the doors 1967 elektra entertainment group inc. Alabama song whisky bar lyrics. Walter chavira from bakersfield california usa i did not know the doors have sang that alabama song but i have heard it from a german musical where can you get the actual german musical.
It was reused for the 1930 opera rise and fall of the city of mahagonny and has been recorded by the doors and david bowie. The album features their breakthrough single light my fire and the lengthy song the end with its oedipal spoken word section. The doors whisky bar alabama song z album the very best of the doors m. The long strange history of alabama song.
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