THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
235-The Doors-Light My Fire.
1969 Number 49 single.When re-issued in 1991 it reached Number 7.
Best Bit-At 3.18.The song that has become The Doors signature tune was the very last song performed live by Jim Morrison,as within six months he was dead at 27.
Most of ‘Light My Fire’ was written by The Doors band member Robby Krieger,(see also best songs 460) on writing the song he said,’I asked Jim(Morrison) what I should write about? He said,’Something universal,which won’t disappear two years from now.Something that people can interpret themselves.’I said to myself I’d write about the four elements,earth,air,fire and water,I picked fire as I loved the Stones song ‘Play With Fire,'(side B of the Rolling Stones 1965 UK Number 1 ‘The Last Time.’) Krieger came up with the melody and wrote most of the lyrics,the second verse was written by Jim Morrison.The song is about leaving inhibitions behind in flames of passion.
Other successful versions of the song include the 1968 Billboard Number 3 hit for Jose Feliciano,the UK Number 1 version from Will Young in 2002 and the 1979 UK Number 5 Disco hit version from Ami Stewart.
‘The time to hesitate is through no time to wallow in the mire.’
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