Posted on 10/14/2022 4:34:09 PM PDT by SamAdams76
After the untimely and tragic death of iconic lead singer/song-writer Jim Morrison in 1971, The Doors found themselves casting about for a new sound.
In 1972, The Doors were still a relatively young band with a recording contract to fulfill and many concert dates to perform.
One of their post-Morrison singles from the 1972 album "Full Circle" was this little ditty called "The Mosquito" with decidedly un-Morrison lyrics such as this:
No me moleste mosquito
Just let me eat my burrito
No me moleste mosquito
Why don't you go home?
Some of us may wish to debate the artistic merit of the post-Morrison Doors but I'm not here to judge. I just want to post this here on a Friday night and try to appreciate this work to the best of my ability. And you should as well. I admit, after after several listens, it's starting to grow on me. Some parts of the song even have a Santana-like groove.
So let's heat up a burrito, mix up a margarita and give it a listen.
Music is supposed to be fun.
I saw them in 1972 outside in Hartford , CT at Dillon Stadium with Flo & Eddie , The Kinks and The Beach Boys . They played last . We left halfway through their set .
I had same reaction at first...they are going to do THIS for five minutes? Then it sort of came together for a while. Even on his drunkest day, Jim Morrison would not have came up with this.
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