tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post1182479160408920031..comments2013-04-17T05:59:33.375-07:00Comments on Tonal Memories: The End by The DoorsTonal Memorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01274660917600496052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-76722052657782020132011-04-10T15:21:54.851-07:002011-04-10T15:21:54.851-07:00Zee, I know what you mean with the sun but this wa...Zee, I know what you mean with the sun but this was at night in a trailer. I felt weird telling this story but this song got me through a lot of stuff and I think what happened was sort me working through my insecurities as to my future at the time. <br /><br />Tender Heart Bear, there are just certain songs that get me. The End being probably one of the most powerful. Even in the Quietest Moments by Supertramp (a post will be made about this) is another song that for some reason gets to me. Like I said to Zee, The Doors got me through an uncertain time in my life. It was sort of my last breath before having to commit to being an adult.<br /><br />drewzepmeister, I was not old enough to know the impact of the song when it first came out, but like Perplexio mentions the movie shed some light on it. I also did quite a bit of reading about the Doors. I never idolized Morrison even then. I realized that Morrison had some real issues that ultimately took his life. I think I was drawn to the lyrics and the aura of mystery that always surrounded him. <br /><br />Perplexio, as a side story, 2 of my buddies and I went to the theater to see The Doors movie. I skipped school (college) and we went to a matinee. There were only 2 or 3 other people besides us. My friends lit up before hand I had something to drink. We sat in about the 8th row and it was an amazing experience. Not a totally factual movie, but fun none the less.<br /><br />Like you, I did a lot of background research while I was into the Doors. I bought all Morrison's poetry books, the poetry album, read poets he was interested in (Rimbaud, Blake, etc.) I still enjoy writing poetry once in a while but like Rimbaud I wrote a ton and then essentially stopped. I once had many of them online. Maybe as a side post I will post some of them again. <br /><br />Thank you all for the comments. I really appreciate your input and insight.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605275213554766433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-31091375003083850592011-04-10T08:52:23.370-07:002011-04-10T08:52:23.370-07:00PS: In AP Lit my senior year of high school I was ...PS: In AP Lit my senior year of high school I was supposed to have read <i>Oedipus Rex</i>. I skipped reading it and used my understanding of <i>The End</i> to BS my way through discussions on the play. Although, I will say the discussions of the play that inspired Morrison's lyrics helped me appreciate the song that much more. There's something really heavy and a bit of a sucker punch to the soul about knowing your fate beforehand and doing everything in your power to avoid it only to instead ensure its inevitability "in the end."<br /><br />Knowing Morrison's life story from reading his bio, I do believe that Morrison was a bit prescient about his inevitable fate and I think <i>The End</i> was his expression of his belief that he knew how his life was going and he knew that no matter what he did, the outcome was inevitable.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-40245104860675428142011-04-10T08:47:08.687-07:002011-04-10T08:47:08.687-07:00I got into the Doors around the same time the Oliv...I got into the Doors around the same time the Oliver Stone movie was announced. By the time I finally saw the movie on DVD about a year or two later I was quite familiar with at least their more recognizable material (I hadn't delved into their studio albums-- just their Best of/Greatest Hits compilations). <br /><br />While I prefer <i>Five to One</i>, <i>LA Woman</i>, and <i>Touch Me</i> there is an atmospheric ambient beauty to <i>The End</i> that still takes me back to listening to The Doors while doing a paper route at age 13-14 or so back in the early 90s.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-37014232632092238172011-04-09T21:20:15.396-07:002011-04-09T21:20:15.396-07:00I remember hearing this tune first time as a teen....I remember hearing this tune first time as a teen. Admittedly, I was mesmerized by the unique poetry of Morrison. As the song progressed towards the Oedipal ending, I was shocked to hear the the lyric "Father, yes I want to kill you". I had to step back and say "Whoa."drewzepmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553144737305430009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-36340436509535881492011-04-09T17:12:33.588-07:002011-04-09T17:12:33.588-07:00I have never had that kind of feeling about the so...I have never had that kind of feeling about the song. But the words to the song have a real meaning to the song. That is what I what I look for in a song. Because each song has it's own story to it and now my boyfriend got me into listening to the music.Tender Heart Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066055559647242770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-49625563783661937472011-04-09T15:03:06.762-07:002011-04-09T15:03:06.762-07:00Well, I can't saw I've ever had the same e...Well, I can't saw I've ever had the same experience as you, but I have to saw that this song is some powerful stuff. I fully believe all that stuff you said about the floating shapes. If I close my eyes and lie in the sunlight for long enough listening to this song, I have a similar feelingZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760873890054213620noreply@blogger.com