Riders on the Storm 


The Doors


Riders on the Storm  was the last thing Jim Morrison did with The Doors, his voice recorded twice, one track being sung as whispers, and the whispers at the end were Jim, according to Ray, being the last thing before heading off to join Pamela in Paris. L. A. Woman reached Gold just about the time Jim died. But Jim had two events that hung with him outside the band: One was the event as a child of happening upon an auto accident as a child in New Mexico, I think, that involved two vehicles carrying Indian workers. This image stayed with him and he sometimes sings about it in his work. The other theme was for a movie he wanted bankrolled involving a mass murderer working the interstate highways, a part he played in a short film he made called "HWY". This is what he's referring to in this song. He also calls out to Pamela to "love your man", and that his whole world depends on her, according to Ray. By the way, Ray was never better, and Ray stars in this song emulating rain with his keyboard, the rain and thunder effects in the background are actual. Jim made light of the effects in the studio, mouthing the thunder himself and saying they should "send out to Arizona for some good thunder". He also sings the theme song for Albuquerque station KOB's popular TV program, The Dick Bills Show, a show Jim watched as a kid that also starred Glen Campbell.:

"Ridin' down the trail to Albuquerque
saddle bags all filled with beans and jerky
heading for K circle B
the TV ranch for you and me
K circle B in Albuquerque"