Two-fers again! A song that totally defined the 60's. The first single by the Doors ("Break On Through") did nothing. This was their second single, but at seven minutes it had to be heavily edited for any chance at radio airplay. Today, the unedited version is the preferred one. The long instrumental break became a precursor to lengthy experimentations on record as the 60's moved on. Although this became their most popular song, vocalist Jim Morrison grew to really dislike it since he contributed very little to the writing, done mainly by guitarist Robby Krieger. The band performed on the Ed Sullivan show where they were asked to change the line "girl, we couldn't get much higher" for its perceived drug reference. They did so in rehearsal, but Morrison sang the offending line on the live broadcast. The Doors were not invited back. A year later, José Feliciano did a mellow, very rearranged version and the song became a major hit all over again.
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