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Miami, 1 marzo 1969.
Morrison è lì, sul palco. Luci abbaglianti e serpenti lo avvolgono. Danza freneticamente. Si dimena. Incita il pubblico ad eccitarsi, a danzare, copulare.
Danza ancora lo sciamano. I fuochi accesi sembrano incitarlo, inebriarlo. Ancora, ora, ancora. Acciaio cromato, pelle nera.
Ma il poeta appare oramai stanco. Si abbatte. Simula fellatio e masturbazione.
Silenzio...
"When I was back there in seminary school
There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
You cannot petition the lord with prayer!"
"The Soft Parade" nasce nel 1969 e si colloca, in termini di impatto con pubblico e critica, in un contesto alquanto difficile e controverso. Il cammino verso l'autodistruzione di Jim Morrison, i continui eccessi, l'alcool e le lunghe meditazioni nel deserto, in aggiunta all'eco dei fatti di Miami, mettono in serio pericolo il percorso artistico dei Doors.
L'album rappresenta sicuramente il punto più basso della discografia di Re Lucertola e soci. La carenza di idee concrete e contenuti pare voler essere continuamente nascosta dal massiccio impiego di strumenti a fiato, archi e sax. È meno grintoso, più commerciale. Canzoni come "Tell All The People", "Touch Me" o "Easy Ride" ben poco hanno del sound che tanto aveva caratterizzato la band nei primi lavori. I dissidi interni poi, il crollo psichico di Jim e la spinta commerciale "imposta" dalla produzione si riversano su quasi tutta l'intera durata del disco.
Interesse maggiore bisogna prestare a "Shaman's Blues", "Wild Child" e "Do It", che di certo però non rappresentano apici di composizione, e alla title track, una lunga canzone/poesia suddivisa in quattro parti musicalmente differenti che perfettamente si sposano con quanto contenuto nel testo. In sostanza quattro canzoni tirate di fila in un'unica traccia.
Il resto, purtroppo, è di poco conto.
Solo un grande appassionato dei Doors può apprezzarlo appieno.
"When all else fails
We can whip the horses' eyes
And make them sleep
And cry..."
Elenco tracce testi e samples
02 Touch Me (03:12)
Come on, come on
Now, touch me, babe
Can't you see that I am not afraid
What was that promise that you made
Why won't you tell me what she said
What was that promise that you made
Now I'm gonna love you
'Til the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
'Til the stars fall from the sky
For you and I
05 Easy Ride (02:41)
And I know
It will be
An easy ride, all right
And I know
It will be
Easy ride, ok
The mask that you wore
My fingers would explore
Costume of control
Excitement soon unfolds
And I know
It will be
Easy ride, yeah
Joy, for vaguely
Which' your pride
Which' your pride, yeah
Black polished stone
Black polished stone
I see your eyes
Like burnin' glass
Like burnin' glass
Hear you smile, smile, babe
The mask that you wore
My fingers would explore
Costume of control
Excitement soon unfolds, hey
Easy, baby
Call the queen, now
Be my bride
Ragin' darkness
By my side
Seize the summer
In your pride
Take the winter
In your stride
Let's ride, yeah
Easy, easy, easy
Easy, easy, ease, easy
Yeah, yeah, ride
Dum, dum, dum, dum
Dum, dum, dum
Ride
06 Wild Child (02:36)
All right
Wild child full of grace
Savior of the human race
Your cool face
Natural child, terrible child
Not your mother's or your father's child
Your our child, screamin' wild
(An ancient lunatic reigns
in the trees of the night)
With hunger at her heels
And freedom in her eyes
She dances on her knees
Pirate prince at her side
Staring into the hollow idol's eye
Wild child full of grace
Savior of the human race
Your cool face
Your cool face
Your cool face
You remember when we were in Africa?
08 Wishful Sinful (02:58)
Wishful crystal
Water covers everything in blue
Coolin' water
Wishful sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be
Right back where I came
Wishful, sinful, wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful, sinful, wicked you
Can't escape the blue
Magic risin'
Sun is shinin' deep beneath the sea
But not enough for you and me and sunshine
Love to hear the wind cry
Wishful sinful
Our love is beautiful to see
I know where I would like to be
Right back where I came
Wishful, sinful, wicked blue
Water covers you
Wishful, sinful, wicked you
Can't escape the blue
Love to hear the wind cry
Love to hear you cry, yeah, yeah
09 The Soft Parade (08:34)
When I was back there in seminary school
There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
You cannot petition the lord with prayer!
Can you give me sanctuary
I must find a place to hide
A place for me to hide
Can you find me soft asylum
I can't make it anymore
The Man is at the door
Peppermint miniskirts, chocolate candy
Champion sax and a girl named Sandy
There's only four ways to get unraveled
One is to sleep and the other is travel
One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to love your neighbor till
His wife gets home
Catacombs
Nursery bones
Winter women Growing stones
(Carrying babies to the river)
Streets and shoes, Avenues
Leather riders selling news
(The monk bought lunch)
He bought a little,
yes he did
This is the best part of the trip
This is the trip... the best part... I really like.
What'd he say?
Yeah, right
Pretty good, huh?
Hah!
Yeah, I'm proud to be a part of this number.
Successful hills are here to stay
Everything must be this way
Gentle streets where people play
Welcome to the Soft Parade
All our lives we sweat and save
Building for a shallow grave
Must be something else we say
Somehow to defend this place
(Everything must be this way
Everything must be this way)
The Soft Parade has now begun
Listen to the engines hum
People out to have some fun
A cobra on my left
Leopard on my right, yeah
Deer woman in a silk dress
Girls with beads around their necks
Kiss the hunter of the green vest
Who has wrestled before
With lions in the night
Out of sight!
The lights are getting brighter
The radio is moaning
Calling to the dogs
There are still a few animals
Left out in the yard
But it's getting harder
To describe sailors
To the underfed
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
What got us this far
To this mild equator
We need someone or something new
Something else to get us through, yeah, come on.
Calling on the dogs
Calling on the dogs
Calling on the dogs
Calling on the dogs
Calling in the dogs
Calling all the dogs
Calling on the gods
Meet me at the crossroads
Meet me at the edge of town
Outskirts of the city
Just you and I
And the evening sky
You'd better come alone
You'd better bring your gun
We're gonna have some fun
When all else fails
We can whip the horses' eyes
And make them sleep
And cry....
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