Long drives in the rain…
9Friday 14 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This 1971 iconic track by The Doors one takes me back to the mid 90s when I would commute weekly from Dorset on the south coast of England up to the north. Up and down some 500km of freeways every week. Being jolly old England, I was more often than not driving headlong through the rain for hours on end as I recall. This of course, was one of my most played tracks, and therefore joins the ranks of those Tunes I Love.
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Love the Doors!!! Always.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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Love this song but have never heard this version with the sound effects (thunder yes, screaching tires, no etc..) Riders on the Storm was included in a “tape” I did back in 1968, (Summer of ’68) reel to reel, party tape. No i-pads back then. But I have that original 3 hr. compilation now digitialized and…on the i -pod – including of course, Riders on the Storm!
You might be interested in this about the Doors, first playing NYC, from my “1967 cross country in MGB” series. http://wp.me/p37YEI-Ad It didn’t go so well for Jim Morrison and his guys, being second acts to the NY beloved Simon and Garfunkle. Jeanne and I were there! M 🙂
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That must have been magical… Now, reel-to-reel, that takes me back to my old Philips 8 track 🙂
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Great band, great song…
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Driving up the M5 and possibly M6 in pouring rain. I feel your pain.
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Many years ago now… I used to alternate between M42-M6 and M42, M1 🙂
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Nobody deserves to have to use the M42. Thats a fate worse than death.
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And that was in the days when I then had to sit in the car park that was then the A34 @ Newbury!
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Nice
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