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* StockSoundEffects: "Horse Latitudes" starts sound effects of blowing wind, evoking a storm.
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* UrbanLegend: It has been said that the text of "Horse Latitudes" was written by Morrison when he was a child. Ray Manzarek has contested this, claiming that the words are "too mature".
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->"''Music is your only friend...''"
-->-- '''"When the Music's Over"'''

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''Strange Days'' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

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''Strange Days'' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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[[Film/StrangeDays The film]] [[TitledAfterTheSong takes its name from the title song.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Music is your only friend...[[caption-width-right:350:''"People are strange when you're a stranger/Faces look ugly when you're alone..."'']]



--> ''Women seem wicked when you're unwanted''

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--> ''Women '''''W'''omen seem wicked when '''w'''icked '''wh'''en you're unwanted''un'''w'''anted''



* FaceOnTheCover: A subtle subversion. A picture of the band is seen sticking against the window, next to their band name.

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* FaceOnTheCover: A subtle subversion.Well, more of as an Easter egg. A picture of the band is seen sticking against the window, next to their band name.
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* LongestSongGoesLast: The album closes with "When The Music's Over" (10:58).
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''Strange Days'' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at nr. #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

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''Strange Days'' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at nr. #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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'''''Strange Days''''' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at nr. #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

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'''''Strange Days''''' ''Strange Days'' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over". It was listed at nr. #409 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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'''''Strange Days''''' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over".

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'''''Strange Days''''' is the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, released in 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When The Music's Over".
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Music is your only friend...'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Music [[caption-width-right:350:''"Music is your only friend...'']]
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** ''Film/StrangeDays'' (1995) lends its title from this album.

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** ''Film/StrangeDays'' (1995) lends gets its title from this album.
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* CarSong: "Moonlight Drive", although the driving part doesn't really come until the last verse.


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* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: The street circus on the cover includes one.

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'''Strange Days''' is a 1967 album by Music/TheDoors, the second in their catalogue. It's best remembered for the hits and fan favorites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".

'''Tracklist'''

Side 1

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'''Strange Days''' '''''Strange Days''''' is a 1967 the second studio album by Music/TheDoors, the second released in their catalogue. It's 1967. It is best remembered for the hits and fan favorites favourites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love Me Two Times" and "When the The Music's Over".

'''Tracklist'''

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!! Tracklist:

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Side 2

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# "When the Music's Over" (10:58)

'''Personnel'''
* Jim Morrison: vocals, percussion, Moog synthesizer
* Ray Manzarek: organ, piano bass, harpsichord, backwards piano, marimba
* Robby Krieger: guitar
* John Densmore: drums
* Douglas Lubahn: bass guitar

!! ''Trope Me Two Times''

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# "When the The Music's Over" (10:58)

'''Personnel'''
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!! Bonus Tracks (40th Anniversary Edition):

# "People Are Strange (Alternate Version)" (1:57)
# "Love Me Two Times (Take 3)" (3:19)

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!! Principal Members:

* Jim Morrison: vocals, percussion, Moog synthesizer
John Densmore: drums, vocals
* Robby Krieger: guitar, vocals
* Ray Manzarek: organ, piano bass, vocals, keyboard, harpsichord, backwards piano, marimba
* Robby Krieger: guitar
* John Densmore: drums
* Douglas Lubahn: bass guitar

Jim Morrison: lead vocals, synthesizer, percussion

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!! ''Trope Me Two Times''Times'':



* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: "When The Music Is Over"

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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: "When The Music Is Music's Over"



* UrbanLegend: It has been said that the text of "Horse Latitudes" was written by Morrison when he was a child. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek has contested this, claiming that the words are "too mature".

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* UrbanLegend: It has been said that the text of "Horse Latitudes" was written by Morrison when he was a child. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek has contested this, claiming that the words are "too mature".


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'''Strange Days''' is a 1967 album by Music/TheDoors, the second in their catalogue. It's best remembered for the hits and fan favorites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".

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'''Strange Days''' is a 1967 album by Music/TheDoors, the second in their catalogue. It's best remembered for the hits and fan favorites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love me Me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".


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* FaceOnTheCover: A subtle subversion. A picture of the band is seen sticking against the window, next to their band name.
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'''Strange Days''' is a 1967 album by Music/TheDoors, the second in their catalogue. It's best remembered for the hits and fan favorites "Strange Days", "People Are Strange", "Love me Two Times" and "When the Music's Over".

'''Tracklist'''

Side 1
# "Strange Days" (3:11)
# "You're A Lost Little Girl" (3:03)
# "Love Me Two Times" (3:18)
# "Unhappy Girl" (2:02)
# "Horse Latitudes" (1:37)
# "Moonlight Drive" (3:05)

Side 2
# "People Are Strange" (2:13)
# "My Eyes Have Seen You" (2:32)
# "I Can't See Your Face In My Mind" (3:26)
# "When the Music's Over" (10:58)

'''Personnel'''
* Jim Morrison: vocals, percussion, Moog synthesizer
* Ray Manzarek: organ, piano bass, harpsichord, backwards piano, marimba
* Robby Krieger: guitar
* John Densmore: drums
* Douglas Lubahn: bass guitar

!! ''Trope Me Two Times''
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "People Are Strange"
--> ''Women seem wicked when you're unwanted''
* AvantGardeMusic: "Horse Latitudes" has Morrison recite a poem, while the band provides frightening noises as a backdrop.
* BlasphemousBoast: "When The Music's Over"
--> ''Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection''
* CaptainObvious: "I Can't See Your Face In My Mind".
--> ''Don't look at me with your eyes''
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "When The Music's Over". Those three screams Morrison belts out at the start of the song, after the line "Now? Now!" and when the song concludes.
* CircusOfFear: The vaguely destitute circus performers seen on the cover.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: "When The Music Is Over"
--> ''When the music's over''
--> ''Turn out the lights''
--> ''Turn out the lights''
--> ''Turn out the lights''
--> ''Well the music is your special friend''
--> ''Dance on fire as it intends''
--> ''Music is your only friend''
--> ''Until the end''
--> ''Until the end''
--> ''Until the... ééééééééééééééééééééénd!!''
* EpicRocking: The 10:58 "When The Music's Over".
* FreakyIsCool: The album cover features some eccentric people, including a dwarf, a juggler, a strongman, a mime and an acrobat.
* HeavyMeta: "When The Music's Over", which is a song and the final track of the album.
* HumansAreBastards: "When The Music's Over".
--> ''What have they done to the earth?''
--> ''What have they done to our fair sister?''
--> ''Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her''
--> ''Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn''
--> ''And tied her with fences and dragged her down''
* IWantSong: "When The Music's Over".
--> ''We want the world and we want it now!''
* LastNoteNightmare: Jim's final line in "When The Music's Over" is "until the éééééééééééééééééénd", whereupon the entire world seems to die along with him.
* MinisculeRocking: "Horse Latitudes" is only 1:37 long.
* MirrorScare: "When The Music's Over."
--> ''The face in the mirror won't stop''
* NightmareFace:
** "People Are Strange"
--> ''Faces come out of the rain''
** "When The Music's Over"
--> ''The face in the mirror won't stop''
* OneWomanSong: "You're A Lost Little Girl", "Unhappy Girl".
* ThePowerOfRock: "When The Music's Over"
--> ''For the music is your special friend''
--> ''Dance on fire as it intends''
--> ''Music is your only friend''
--> ''Until the end''
--> ''Until the end''
--> ''Until the end''
* RuleOfTwo: "Love Me Two Times"
--> ''Love me two times, baby''
--> ''Love me twice today''
* ShoutOut:
** "Moonlight Drive" was used in ''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop'' (1971), as well as ''Film/LessThanZero'' (1987)
** ''Film/StrangeDays'' (1995) lends its title from this album.
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Horse Latitudes" is a spoken word piece, where Morrison screams more than sings.
* StockSoundEffects: "Horse Latitudes" starts sound effects of blowing wind, evoking a storm.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "You're A Lost Little Girl" is not as haunting as the other tracks.
* TitleTrack: "Strange Days".
* UrbanLegend: It has been said that the text of "Horse Latitudes" was written by Morrison when he was a child. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek has contested this, claiming that the words are "too mature".
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: "Horse Latitudes", where a group of horses are thrown overboard from a ship because they are too heavy to keep aboard.
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