THE DOORS' "INDIAN SUMMER": A FASCINATING BALLAD FROM 1966
“Indian Summer” is an obsolete expression once used in the United States to indicate a brief and unusual period of mild temperatures that sometimes occurs in the autumn months. Jim Morrison captured the evocative power of this term to write The Doors’ song of the same name, which can be dated to the early months of the band's career: the first part of 1966. It is a sweet rock ballad in which a tender feeling of love is cloaked in dreamlike soft sounds, making its appearance on the threshold of psychedelia. The lyrics reflect a significant facet of the sentimental personality of The Doors' singer. In fact, the concise verses of the tune make explicit Morrison's tendency to favor his relationship with one girl without excluding a series of other love affairs. Here are the lyrics: “ I love you / The best / Better than all / The rest / That I meet / In the Summer / Indian summer ”. However, the title “Indian Summer” also emphasizes an arrangement inspired by the growing inter...
