Favorite "Weather" Songs #6 - "Riders on the Storm"
@teamfreak16 (43664)
Denver, Colorado
August 31, 2017 6:35am CST
If you have been following my Favorite "Weather" Songs series, which is songs that have some sort of weather in the title, you probably saw this coming a mile away. We are at #6 in the countdown: "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors.
From their 1971 album, L.A. Woman, "Riders on the Storm" was, according to keyboardist Ray Manzarek, the last song recorded by The Doors' prior to the death of vocalist Jim Morrison. It was also the last single that the band released during Morrison's lifetime.
The song performed well enough, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (it entered that chart on the day Morrison died,) and #22 in the UK. It also hit the Top 10 in both Canada and The Netherlands.
"Riders on the Storm" has been covered multiple times, notably by Cameo, Creed, and Snoop Dog.
According to Manzarek, The Doors only played the song in concert twice.
I play the song everytime I load up the jukebox at the bar, and unlike other tunes that I play, nobody seems to mind. It's a classic, and there was no way that this wasn't making the cut in this particular countdown.
Enjoy!
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(re-upload tanjadoor) facts & lyrics below: Riders on the storm Riders on the storm Into this house we're born Into this world we're thrown Like a dog withou...
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Aug 17
You went classic big time. It's the Doors and can't be beat.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
I gotta use The Doors whenever I can.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
31 Aug 17
This music is so beautiful..love this one Scott
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
31 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 Isn´t it magical Scott. I feel so blessed to have lived then.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView - I was just a kid when this came out. I had to discover it after the fact.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
I love Ray Manzarek's electric piano on this.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
It is a cool video. I had never seen it before.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
It's always nice to have a cool brother. That was me long ago. Turned my sister on to all sorts of music.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
31 Aug 17
Definitely a classic. I also didn't realize it was one of Morrison's last songs.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
I didn't realize that, either. It makes sense, though.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
@spiderdust - I went to see Aerosmith in Germany because The Cult was opening.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
31 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 I was a big Doors fan in high school, you'd think I'd know that. I played them almost as much as I played The Cult.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
31 Aug 17
Nice choice. I didn't know it was that much later in their career
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
1 Sep 17
I was waiting for this one....I loved this song when it came out. It was so very different sounding.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Sep 17
They definitely had a unique sound.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
Mine too. I play it all the time at the bar.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Sep 17
this had to be in there - it would be against the law to leave this song off the list lol
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 quite right too, and Spanish Caravan i their best song for me
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Sep 17
Unless I totally space it out, I'll use The Doors whenever I have the chance.
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@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
1 Sep 17
The other day I said that I couldn't come up with ten favorite songs for a lot of "universally loved" bands. That's true of this band. But this is one of their classic songs, that's for certain.
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@FourWalls (86875)
• United States
1 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 -- it's pretty amazing that they didn't have a bass player, and you don't even miss it.
How about Manzarek's singing?
Ray Manzarek - famous organist of "The Doors" - sadly passed away on May 20, 2013. In our rare Beat Club clip "Tightrope Ride" featuring Ray Manzarek on voca...
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Sep 17
I like to use them when I have the chance. I love listening to Ray Manzarek play keyboards.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Sep 17
@FourWalls - It's like a totally different band.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Sep 17
Yes, it was a great one with an unforgettable melody. It comes to mind often in fact.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Sep 17
I'd say it's in my Top 3 Doors songs.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 17
I think it makes it more interesting.
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 It certainly does. Some of the places we visit look a bit ho-hum but once you're inside and learning about the background and so on, it becomes much more fascinating. We talk about ABCs (another bl**dy castle/cathedral/church) but we still keep visiting them here and there.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Sep 17
@JudyEv - History is fascinating, regardless of what it is.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Sep 17
I liked that song! It had that eerie vibe to it with the rain sound effects. Piano by Manzarek was excellent!
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 - It's a perfect Doors song.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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4 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 Perfect compliment to the style of music the band produced and the way Morrison performed the songs.
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@SerenityEngel (525)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 17
Oooh I love this one! Late at night, I like to drink a few vodkas, then put the doors dvd on and crank it up. This track is so atmospheric. I enjoyed reading Ray's biography too.
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@teamfreak16 (43664)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Sep 17
It's a perfect Doors song. I need to read that. I loved Ray Manzarek. Such a great keyboardist.
