The Doors: Celebration of the Lizard Part 1

[Mario12NorthernLion]

I don't think this version of the song sounds better than the Absolutely Live/In Concert one, although a couple of minutes longer, but damn, this is awesome.

[xXxSammYxXx21]

Is Everybody In.? Is Everybody In.?

[LorraineMarcella]

I had this song memorized almost 40 years ago and still get teenage angst listening to it. (I have the live version on my iPhone.) It makes me miss Fred Osborne and the gang from Imperial Beach, CA... I wonder if you are all still alive?!

[tyronesickums]

@KeepFallingUp You should never do ANY drugs in moderation

[Applehuh]

wtf???! 

[TheBeccaday]

My next tattoo is going to be a lizard with a crown and part of Jim's face because of this song. I absolutely love it.

[KeepFallingUp]

After watching The Doors movie my dad advised me to take acid in moderation.

[1skullduggery]

i love em', but this is a little pretentious.

[cristalsan27]

This song makes my skin crawl but it is one of my favorite doors song

[frankez1975]

Thank you so much for uploading this masterpiece. It's truly amazing and awesome to listen to.

[SasukeAkatsuki22]

The "Wake Up" scared the shit out of me...

[kathryn41]

LOL I love it but I'm sure I'm too old for you...haha

[S0D41]

never found a girl that likes this song, still looking for, when i found, i will marry with her

[ItzEViLDeD]

this a a found treasure! TY so much for the beautiful studio version!

[Borozco420]

LSD is a life changing experience... its great but it also has negative side effects afterwards ive done it and i think its fun but i wouldnt recommend myself doing it that first time

[MrSwaggersaurus]

Strongly recommend listening to the full 17-minute version. I have it on my iPod, it's even trippier .

[RacerEckss]

If one ever talks shit on the Beatles, someone is sure to chime in nastily....."If it wasnt for the Beatles, rock n roll wouldnt be the same." Maybe. But! The Doors would STILL have been the Doors....

[WarDogLRS]

America was founded on MASONIC FREEMASONRY which is CABALA or Witchcraft. Freemasonry is the founding of "America". Freemasons sought "A merica" to those who are blinded by the truth this means the Western Star Venus. Venus is the Red White & Blue star. The statute of LIBERTY is Their LIGHT BEARER COLUMBIA their Goddess. Your Capital Building's are TEMPLES with each having a CORNER STONE from the FREEMASONS. They ORDAIN their CRAFT with WINE CORN & OIL. Vigilantcitizen or freemantv

[HeyDiogoL]

Hey People. You are confused. Ok, you use drugs to escape of this plastic world manipulation. I understand. So, why do you need drugs to listen this song?

I'll tell you something, this song it's my drug. It´s the reason because I wake up and think :" I'm glad to be the spoiled photocopy of this huge photocopying machine called Society". Sorry about the english, and about the opinion, but I think that the fact of you need drugs to enjoy his art is a insult to Jim.

Think about it.

[RockinRollTrain]

@HeyDiogoL LOL yeah, because Jim certainly didn't take drugs...

[HeyDiogoL]

@RockinRollTrain

I didn't take drugs to listen this, and it's the best song I've ever heard. I know that jim take a lot of drugs, and If he could not "run" from his own demons He could not compose song and write this lyrics.

The point of my comment it´s that I didn't need drugs to get "high" with this song. I'm not kinding, I closed my eyes , I listen this song and felt something,

ps: If this comment it´s stupid enough to be mistreated, please do not answer to my unimportant opinion.

[RockinRollTrain]

@HeyDiogoL My point is, Morrison wouldn't have created this kind of crazy shit without drugs, so naturally, it's going to be best listened to high. Yeah, it's still great without drugs, but to condescend others for listening to it the way it was really meant to be listened to doesn't make sense.

[raikou6]

@HeyDiogoL its the fact that this music sounds great and appropiate when under the influence of LSD because you never know if you see it through the same perception as Jim himself wrote it, because we ALL know he wrote this on acid.

[HeyDiogoL]

@raikou6 Hi. how r you? I'm fine too. My coment it's smaller than it looks. The point is I don't need drugs to enjoy the celebration. I'm not saying that is worst with LSD. I'm not calling dirty names to the LSD users, I would love to have my first trip soon.

Perceptions.Art is all in that.The same thing, diferent preceptions.The fact of using LSD will not give you the same preception of jim. Diferent people, diferent trips, diferent preceptions. I'n not against you, I respect you. enjoy it.

[Xesumaidem]

hate to double post but, "...release control!"

[Xesumaidem]

'the sheetes were hot dead prisons' was a great line. but a lot of his words were.

[Cleo2706]

You dont need any drugs to listen to Jim Morrison. its art, No art needs drugs. If musicians take drugs, its because the crazy way of life of these modern times, and the sheer exploitation going with it.

[hesteaeble]

@Cleo2706 Face it, there wouldn't be this song if it wasn't for LSD

[willhare]

I prefer the Absolutely Live version - This is a tough thing to get across on record.

[DasGoldenBoy]

@willhare It does work better on Absolutely Live. The studio doesn't do the band justice on this song.

[jacobburns909]

@willhare You got that right first time i ever heard this I was just fliping through some old records and threw this on. After that I just had to drag I friends down into my basement to hear this. Its absolutly exilerating to hear Jim live, almost like being there with Jim.

[metalfreak4677]

Is every body in? The ceremony is about to begin.......WAKE UP! Holy shit that was crazy!

[Borozco420]

go insane

[thedoorsman24]

7:27-7:58 should have been added to Not To Touch The Earth. it would have made it even creepier!

[HIghFlyinByrd]

While The Doors are by far the best band to listen to on acid, this song is just the THE BEST while tripping. God damn.

[SortiariusOfficial]

This is like the Howl of acid rock.

[MrRockinheadbanger]

this is fucking awesome

[iNtRoKillAh]

just finished listeninq too this stoned as fuck in the dark,now off to part 2!

[Macknsteez]

i wanna download this song, does anyone know any torrents?

[AK4TsEv3N]

PUT THIS MASTERPIECE, THEN CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN CAREFULLY...

[Frankie14874]

wow !...I had never heard the studio version...

it's wonderful...thanks a million for this..

rock on !

Frankie

[annshshs]

Man. I thought I knew The Doors. But after hearing this and a couple of tracks i've never heard of before, i'm blown away. Genius.

[boobsmagee97]

"With semen eyes in their nipples". Pure genius.

[xConv1ctx]

This is my favorite song by The Doors. They were an incredible group, Jim's voice seemed to flow so smoothly into Ray's keyboard and Robby's guitar and John's unorthadox technique or drums. When I listened to this song on acid, hash, and shrooms created an intense world that Jim created with his poetry. I sazw this whole song as if it were a movie in slow motion.

[hesteaeble]

@xConv1ctx Acid, hash AND shrooms?

[27thend]

wisdom

[sicksoul11]

forgeth ypu name forgeth the people forgeth the world

[tihsgnickuf]

to bad it is the legacy version, it sounds plastic like a tupperwear bin!!!!!!!!!

the version from absolutely live is better than this, and hey! they're both fake.

[HIghFlyinByrd]

@tihsgnickuf That version isn't good, for obvious reasons, one being it's not as polished. I think they nailed it this recording and don't understand why it didn't make the LP, but that's just me.

[cremerdude]

When I first became interested in The Doors, I downloaded as many songs as I could find on YouTube. When I came across this one I only downloaded part 1 as I thought, because of its lesser popularity, it wouldn't be that good. Little did I know it would become my favorite song of all time.

[Kashaku3]

@cremerdude Same here.

[FuckYouBenjamin]

My dad told me about this song. My old man's 53 you know, he went "You should get that song on the internet "The Celebration of the Lizard""; I said "Okay" then he added: "Smoke one or two joints before listenin' to it" hahaha

[Metalhead4569]

@FuckYouBenjamin Old hippies are the best! :D

[AKMETAL666]

@FuckYouBenjamin Dude that sounds like my dad.

[FuckYouBenjamin]

@AKMETAL666 i bet they're the same generation haha. we should have been born 50 years earlier if you ask me.

[bsm6776]

@FuckYouBenjamin don't lie

[Sandra3594]

I love this poem

[wendylafolle]

I did acid and listened to this - fantastic!

[FuckYouBenjamin]

@wendylafolle it must be.. just awesome. i smoked weed and listened to it, it was HUGE, can't imagine with acid.

[Eldererr]

This isnt as half as good as one in NY shot.Still good.

[valeriemci1]

Hey dustin3792...Morrison died before you were born because it was just bad timing....universe out of time, synchronicity didn't want it that way....

[ScorchedAndTorched]

I was drifting asleep, and that "WAKE UP!" really did its job!

[blizzarddiaryozzy]

I mean, there's a reason why this was deemed unfit for release, it's rough. With more time they could have made it PERFECT, but as it stands it wasn't finished. I was a work-inprogress....the Not to Touch the Earth segment musically is obviously the most superior. It's a shame they couldn't get it just right, this would have been EPIC!

[aklemer15]

im debating on whether or not i should listen to this song when i take acid for the first time in a couple of weeks......im leaning towards not

[Metalhead4569]

@aklemer15 Never done cid, but I can tell you that this is a great song to smoke to.

[aklemer15]

@Metalhead4569 im sure it is....ive listened to a lot of doors song and most of them trip me out....the best has to be the unknown soldier though

[FakeMyAcc]

@Metalhead4569 wrong man... the end is better, belive me

[Macknsteez]

@FakeMyAcc The End is the all time best song by them

[Keabeer18]

@aklemer15 Do it! just be round people you trust. I danced with a smiling Jim and my friends next to the ocean on my first trip...

[jagarf]

@aklemer15 ...so did you?

[1chamberlain1]

@aklemer15 Why not? I would definitely do it lol

[JoAqUiNBandit]

@aklemer15 i wouldnt...seems like it would cause you to have a bad trip because it's so haunting. idk though...ive never done acid

[FuckYouBenjamin]

@aklemer15 man if you have a chance to do it and you know the acid is not some kind of weird shit from southern cambodia, then you should TOTALLY do it, but just be sure not to swallow something you really don't want to swallow cuz it can be fuckin dangerous.

[BJeldiabolo]

@aklemer15 i wouldnt being a frequent taker of acid i would say ur risking highly a bad trip and thts not gd

[get6buck6son6]

@aklemer15 you could do that, or you could probably have a better time tearing your eyes out with a fork, and pouring lemon juice in your sockets. bad trip= not a fun time

[QW5ub255bW91cw]

@aklemer15

HAHA! im ON IT rihgt NOW! well...im waiting for the effect.. this song is perfect now.

[miles2057]

@aklemer15 So did you end up doing acid for the first time?

If so, how did it go ,and did you listen to this song?

I'm curious to know.

[Clanhelius]

@miles2057 Not that guy but it's pretty fucking spectacular on acid.

[TheWeinerface]

@aklemer15 do it

[Booorrrppph]

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[sroodvn]

Muchas gracias sobre la informacion sobre el album, especialmente me tiene loco esta version y no la encontraba, solo en vivo,

Mil Gracias

Larga vida lizard king

[RATMRULES420]

0 people dislike this. Thank god.

[zaratthustra]

i was hoppening for videoooo

[MiamiIndianTribe]

i always envision a white haired old woman with sagging skin and drooping jaw running around when i hear this

[ilPadrino72]

Well at least Jim is with the giant Indian in the sky.

[Horrayformusic]

Where did you get thias download like where can i downlod it?

[Metalhead4569]

@Horrayformusic It's included as a bonus track on Legacy: The Absolute Best compilation. Just get the album, it's totally worth it.

[Horrayformusic]

@Metalhead4569 Okay thank you!! :D SO MUCH

[pimpinhillsboro]

I've only heard this Live thanks for this awesome

[Link71596]

this is strand i love the doors but this is a little bit much i can kinda see why it was cut from the album

[hedcase23]

no, jim did not

[ukel1123]

when he says her dark white hair , I think he change it live and said: her (i dont know what) red hair, because of pam right??

[nonameswhatsoever]

Jim morrison died of a heroin overdose I think.

[Metalhead4569]

@nonameswhatsoever Yeah, he accidentally snorted some of Pam's stash, thinking it was coke.

[dustin3792]

@Metalhead4569 He was also at the bars all night drinking and then came home and overdosed from the combination of the two

[1chamberlain1]

@Metalhead4569 I think that's the most logical theory.

[MoaiFilm]

@Metalhead4569 that gets me so pissed. he could have lasted a little longer.

[Metalhead4569]

@MoaiFilm I don't think so. He was at the end of his rope. In that June of 1971, it had all caught up with him. His drinking, the Miami trial, the feeling that he had lost all his energy and charisma. I really think it was just his time to die.

[durgaaa]

@nonameswhatsoever --- no one will ever know.

[Rebel4evermore]

@nonameswhatsoever no. the government killed him. dih! WAKE UP PEOPLE!

[hedcase23]

let Jimbe

[990305]

I blame Paul Rothchild for not taking the time in making it work...alot of books that I read about Jim, that after Lizard was scrapped, he took a attitude toward the Doors, that's why WFTS album was a crappy album aside from Solder, 5 to 1, and Hello...this album if Lizard was on it would have been a masterpiece and Rothchild made the Doors bubble gum....clearly a lost album in time.

[Metalhead4569]

@990305 Well said.

[WalkingCorn]

@Metalhead4569

The whole thing wasn't bad...Spanish Caravan, Yes, The River Knows, Summer's Almost Gone, Unknown Soldier, Five to One, all good...

[bucknut248]

@990305 i do like love street though.....

[demonmama]

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dustin3792]

why the fuck did jim have to die before i was born

[jmason2202]

@dustin3792

FUCK I KNOW, wasnt he a prophet everyone

[kikboy4]

@dustin3792 jim shouldent be dead

[flo095]

@dustin3792 i wonder the same every day... i was just born in the wrong generation

[Radomid]

@dustin3792 He'll always be with us in spirit

[tag128]

@dustin3792 -let us honor him by lissening to the music. :D

[vieillebrioude]

@dustin3792 A lot of people did…

[redwoodrebelgirl]

@dustin3792 He died a few months AFTER I was born. It doesn't feel much better.

[motherbrain86]

love the organ in the beginning so much

[Metalhead4569]

@motherbrain86 Indeed. I particularly like the rhythm at 1:05.

[Metalhead4569]

@zaratthustra actually no, I can't be a "teenagers" because I can't be more than one person at once. So sorry to disappoint you.

[videocruzer]

Jims old man was way up in the military

[Astn42]

This song is like the soundtrack to a horror movie., especially Part 2 of the video.

[Metalhead4569]

A girl friend of mine told me she was listening to this part late at night and that she was scared shitless when Jim goes "WAKE UP!".

[Astn42]

@Metalhead4569 I understand why.

[KafroThrasher]

@Astn42 creepy and from anoher world ...

[HuckMeHard]

Is this the same version released on the 2007 edition of Waiting for the Sun?

[BlitzThrash]

Such an amazing song, nice Morbid Icon btw :)

[1131074804]

Why witin' for the sun??

This song is in Legacy

[Metalhead4569]

Because they were originally going to release it as a whole side of Waiting for the Sun, but they didn't. They ended up only using the Not to Touch the Earth part.

[1131074804]

yeah but it's on Legacy...

[Haggy2500]

this track was released as a bonus track when the album was rereleased a couple years ago.

[bassandguitar308]

Che, this is your conscience speaking!!

[iGLGred]

My "Best Of" CD has this track listed on the outer sleeve, but it isn't on the jewlcase, or the actual CD, which is a real rip off.

[Innadivibe]

Thanks for uploading this

[Metalhead4569]

Np man I'm a huge Doors fan.

[jp226883]

n

o one really knows this song  very few