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 13 the garage rock band from San Antonio called the Nightcrawlers that featured a young Stevie Ray Vaughan. Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13 Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 13 (subtitled Texas, Part 3) is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Texas. This is one of five volumes in the series that collects songs by Texas bands; the others are "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 11", "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 12", "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 17", and "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 23". This album was released in 1984