The Doors – Light My Fire

“Light My Fire”  has been released as single on April 24, 1967. Original recording in August 1966.

This is a Platinum record with over 2,000,000 copies sold.

This video is a live recording from the Doors performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. This is the longest version: 13:52 minutes Most of the song was written by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, who wanted to write about one of the elements: fire, air, earth, and water. He recalled to Uncut: “I was living with my parents in Pacific Palisades – I had my amp and SG. I asked Jim, what should I write about? He said, ‘Something universal, which won’t disappear two years from now. Something that people can interpret themselves.’ I said to myself I’d write about the four elements; earth, air, fire, water, I picked fire, as I loved the Stones song, ‘Play With Fire,’ and that’s how that came about.”

Krieger came up with the melody and wrote most of the lyrics, which are about leaving inhibitions behind in flames of passion.

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The Doors - Light My Fire (Live)

The Doors - Light My Fire (Live In Europe 1968)09:50