The Doors – Hello, I Love You

Jim Morrison wrote this (Hello, I Love You) in 1965 after seeing a beautiful woman walking on the beach. He wrote these lyrics in this notebook:

Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for something sweet

He wrote the rest of the song that night, crafting the most popular song about beachside beauty since “The Girl From Ipanema.” He also popularized a pickup line – “Hello, I love you. Won’t you tell me your name?” – that has yet to work for anyone but Jim Morrison.

The Doors first recorded this song in 1965 when they put it on a six-song demo before Robby Krieger joined the band. They didn’t put it on an album until 1968, when they needed material for their third LP Waiting for the Sun. The plan was to use an extended piece based on Morrison’s poetry called “Celebration of the Lizard” for the entire first side of the album. When that didn’t work out, they looked for other material and dredged up “Hello, I Love You.” It was a good call: The song went to #1 in America, giving them their second (and last) chart-topper, following “Light My Fire.”
Many fans considered this a sellout to Top 40 music. It was very radio-friendly, and not as deep or introspective as previous Doors songs.

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The Doors - Hello, I Love You (Live In Europe 1968)02:06

“Hello, I Love You” este o melodie compusă de Jim Morrison în 1965, după ce a văzut o fată frumoasă plimbându-se pe plajă. El a scris primele versuri în carnețelul lui de notițe:

Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for something sweet

Restul cântecului la terminat în aceiași seară, compunând astfel cea mai populară melodie despre femeile frumoase de pe plajă, de la melodia “The Girl From Ipanema”. De asemenea a creat fraza populară: “Hello, I love you. Won’t you tell me your name?”  care are (a avut) success doar pentru Jim Morrison.

Au înregistrat pentru prima dată melodia în 1965, dar nu au inclus-o pe un album până în 1968, când au avut nevoie de material pentru cel de-al treilea album al lor, Waiting for the Sun.

Mulți fani au considerat această melodie ca o “trădare” pentru muzica de Top 40. Melodia a mers bine la radio, dar nu este profundă și introspectivă, ca și melodiile lor de dinainte.

Muzica este foarte similară cu melodia grupului The Kinks, “All Day And All Of The Night”. Într-atât de similară că Doors au plătit drepturi de autor, de la single-ul britanic, atunci când The Kinks au amenințat că au să deschidă proces.

Aceasta a fost prima melodie a grupului, care a avut succes în Europa, ajungând până pe locul #5 în UK.

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