The story behind
The Doors recorded Riders on the Storm in December 1970, just before Jim Morrison left. The song was released as a single in June 1971, a month before he died in Paris. It was the last song he recorded with the band, and the last one he himself sang. The song has a sound of rain and thunder, as if you were inside a storm. Ray Manzarek plays the Fender Rhodes electric piano, and his solo is part of what defines the band's style. The lyrics speak of a killer on the road, as if it were a story of someone who got lost in life. Morrison recorded the main vocals and then whispered the lyrics to create an echo, as if he were speaking in secret. The song is in E Dorian mode, and they recorded it at the Doors Workshop, with Bruce Botnick as producer. It was the last song they recorded together, and the last one released before Morrison left. ↓ Skip to chords
The Doors — Riders on the Storm
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