Learn English with… The Doors

I listened to many bands when I was growing up. The Beatles, Jackson 5, Beach Boys, Bee Gees. When I was about 15 I became fascinated by Jim Morrison and the music of The Doors. I remember listening to their records, both studio and live, over an over, learning the lyrics, singing along in my room, dancing and jumping around like crazy until my parents would let me go to revival band concerts.

Reading and watching “No One Here Gets Out Alive” – Jim´s biography, which is “credited with revitalizing the popularity of the Doors and Morrison” (Wikipedia), became a part of my teenage years. When one of my best friends, Barbara Kučová, translated James Henke´s (former Rolling Stone´s editor) book called “Jim Morrison´s Scrapbook” into Czech, a collector´s edition with lots of handwritten memorabilia, rare photos and never-published stories, I couldn´t resist the temptation to get a copy.

The Doors are a wonderful band to listen to for your English studies, that is if you like rock and roll music. Listen to these three songs, read the lyrics and you´ll see what I mean. I truly hope you enjoy them. Otherwise I wouldn´t bother posting this, right? Here´s to learning English with music!

Suggested steps to work with the songs:

1. Watch the video clip, relax and enjoy it.

2. Watch the video clip again, paying attention only to the words.

3. Play it again and read the lyrics while listening. Why not sing along now?

Hello, I love you
Won’t you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you
Let me jump in your game (2x)

She’s walking down the street
Blind to every eye she meets
Do you think you’ll be the guy
To make the queen of the angels sigh?

Hello, I love you… (refrain)

She holds her head so high
Like a statue in the sky
Her arms are wicked, and her legs are long
When she moves my brain screams out this song

Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for something sweet
Do you hope to make her see, you fool?
Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel?

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I’m goin’ away
Love me two times, girl
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I’m goin’ away

Love me one time
I could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak
But love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week

Love me two times
I’m goin’ away
Love me two times
I’m goin’ away

People are strange when you’re a stranger
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Streets are uneven when you’re down

When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange

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