Love Street

"Love Street" is a song by the American rock band the Doors which appears on their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.[1][2]

For St. Mirren F.C.'s former stadium, see Love Street (stadium).

"Love Street"
Single by the Doors
from the album Waiting for the Sun
A-side"Hello, I Love You"
ReleasedJune 1968
GenreRock
Length2:49
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Jim Morrison
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"The Unknown Soldier"
(1968)		 "Love Street"
(1968)		 "Touch Me"
(1968)

Background

The song was originally a poem written by singer Jim Morrison about the street in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles, California, where he lived with his girlfriend Pamela Courson and watched hippies pass by.[2][3] The lyrics end on an ambiguous note with the line "I guess I like it fine so far."[2]

The song is noted for Morrison's spoken narration, which occurs in the middle of the composition:

I see you live on Love Street
There's this store where the creatures meet
I wonder what they do in there?
Summer Sunday and a year
I guess I like it fine, so far

Morrison refers to the Canyon Country Store across the street from his house. Morrison also wrote the Waiting for the Sun album and much of The Soft Parade at the residence. The house was partially damaged during a spate of arson fires on December 30, 2011; the balcony was destroyed.[4]

The Doors rarely played "Love Street" in live concerts, but it was played in concert in Stockholm, Sweden during their 1968 European tour.[2][5]

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Lindsay Planer describes "Love Street" as a "spry and melodic ballad".[1] Planer describes the melody as being "lilting" and having a "Baroque Pop feel."[1] Planer describes Ray Manzarek's keyboard playing as being "intricate and melodic" in the bridges but complains that Robbie Krieger's "painfully understated and jazzy" guitar playing sometimes gets buried beneath the drums and keyboards.[1] Music critic Paul Williams described "Love Street" as "edgy, even visionary music."[2]

References
  1. Planer, Lindsay. "The Doors: Love Street – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. Weidman, Rich (2011). The Doors FAQ. Backbeat. ISBN 9781617131141.
  3. Sounes, Howard (2013). 27: A History of the 27 Club Through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse. Da Capo. p. 124. ISBN 9780306821684.
  4. Wilson, Simone (December 30, 2011). "Jim Morrison's 'Love Street' House Catches Fire in Hollywood Arson Spree: Balcony That Inspired the Song Burns". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Davis, Stephen (2005). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. Penguin. ISBN 9781101218273.
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