Strange Days (The Doors song) Strange Days (The Doors song) "Strange Days" is a song by The Doors. It was released in 1967 and is the first track on the album of the same name. According to a review at AllMusic by Tom Maginnis, the song seems to find lead singer Jim Morrison "pondering the state of the then emerging hippie youth culture and how they are perceived by mainstream or 'straight' society". A visit to New York City by The Doors inspired Jim Morrison to write "Strange Days" and other songs on the "Strange Days" album, the band's second. In the Doors biography "No
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 (subtitled LA '66 / Riot on Sunset Strip) is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Los Angeles, California. (Despite the subtitle, not all of these records were originally released in 1966). The subtitle is taken from "Riot on Sunset Strip" (a movie that was actually released in 1967); the film features live performances by two classic garage-rock bands, the Standells (featured on "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1") and the Chocolate Watchband. "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1",