The End (The Doors song) The End (The Doors song) "The End" is a song by the American rock group the Doors. Its lyrics were written by lead singer Jim Morrison. He originally wrote the song about breaking up with his girlfriend Mary Werbelow, but it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles' Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute track on their self-titled debut album. It was first released on January 4, 1967. The song was recorded live in the studio with no overdubbing. Two takes were done and it has been held that the second take is the one that was
The End (The Doors song) fan who had come to hear the group's most famous song. The "Pop Chronicles" documentary reports that critics found the song "Sophoclean and Joycean." "The End" was ranked at number 336 on 2010 "Rolling Stone magazine"s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song's guitar solo was ranked number 93 on "Guitar World"s "100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time". While the 1967 release of the song is the best-known version, there are other, slightly different versions available. The End (The Doors song) "The End" is a song by the American rock group the Doors. Its lyrics