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The Doors recorded this months before the other songs on LA Woman. It was intended for the movie Zabriskie Point by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. He rejected the song so The Doors put it on the album.
Jim Morrison intended the word "L'America" to mean "Latin America."
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Well that explains why Jim's voice sounds different on this song from the rest of the songs on L.A. Woman. By the time they recorded that, he'd taken up a three-packs-a-day smoking habit which affected his voice.
- Adrian, Gettysburg, PA
Antonioni also rejected several songs by Pink Floyd for Zabriskie Point which were released much later
- G, Potomac, MD
Allthough I've never done drugs, I feel this song musically describes a drug trip gone terribly insane, a "bad trip".
- Jørund, Sifofjff, Norway
The song was copied blatantly by the Stranglers, with their waxing "Sverige"
It is all grist to the mill to those who say that their biggest influence was the Doors
- Dave, Liverpool, United Kingdom
This may be my favorite song, Ray's keyboard stylings on this blows my mind everytime I hear it. The sound is distant and haunting, but with an upbringing session in there "When the strangers came to town, all the people put them down.." Brilliance.
- Tristan, Philadelphia, PA
Catchy song...wonder why Antonioni rejected it??
- Nadine, Riverside, CA
Jim drops a phantom F-bomb in this song... listen to the line, "...Change your weather, change your LUCK, and then he'll teach you how to
- Tom, St Catharines, Canada
The Doors had some of the finest ever mastery of musical timing in their music... this song is a fantastic example.
- Sean, Colorado Springs, CO
C'mon people don't ya look so down.
- Addison, Versailles, KY
Contains some of my favorite Doors lyrics..."He'll change your weather, he'll change your luck, then he'll teach you how to..... Find yourself!!
- Barry, New York, NC
There is a note at the beginning of the song that is identical to the warning tone of 1988 Nissan Maxima. (This caused me a lot of confusion at the time...)
- Bill, Irvine, CA