YOU'RE LOST LITTLE GIRL: A SONG IN THE DOORS' EUROPEAN TOUR

The Doors' second album, "Strange Days", contains some songs that have remained relatively unknown within the band's repertoire.

One example is "You're Lost Little Girl", the second track, which is sandwiched between the well-known rock songs "Strange Days" and "Love Me Two Times". This track still captivates fans today, although it is not widely known.

Although it is a charming and articulate psychedelic composition, it was often omitted from concerts, except sporadically as an interlude between more popular songs.

Despite this, The Doors performed the song during their European tour in September 1968, which took them to London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm. It was a rather turbulent tour, marked as much by Jim Morrison's excesses as by his extroverted on-stage genius. It should be noted that Jefferson Airplane also participated in the tour.

Of the cities that hosted these memorable and historic concerts, Stockholm is notable for having the best audio recording, as well as for hosting the final concert of the tour on 20 September 1968. This tape also contains "You're Lost Little Girl", which, a year after its release on "Strange Days", became one of the songs chosen for Swedish audience.

This live version of "You're Lost Little Girl" begins with Morrison's voice unceremoniously shouting: "Stop that!" at the audience, who were rhythmically clapping following the end of the previous song.

This attitude was dictated by the desire to free the group's performance from the commonplace nature of rock concerts. In fact, they preferred to be perceived as a cultured and elevated show in direct contact with theatre.

The tune is played much as it is on the album, but vocals particularly stand out.

Robby Krieger's brief solo complements Jim Morrison's singing, highlighting the fact that this piece is intended to showcase the singer's expressive and vocal talents. The solemn and dark progression of the vocal line emphasizes the depth of the lyrics, a feature that is often overlooked in live performances in favor of the music's immediate excitement.

This composition also reveals the attitude with which The Doors embarked on this short European tour. Unlike many groups of the time, they did not seek to inflame crowds of young spectators by relegating music and lyrics to the background.

On the contrary, through their striking performances, the band aimed to engage young Europeans, providing them with an opportunity to experience unusual emotions and develop profound and articulate reflections. It is an artistic form that, starting with music, is able to suggest conceptual interpretations usually belonging to poetry and theatre.

The band aimed to attract attention through the most popular art form, rock music, and then use that same attention to encourage viewers to reflect on themselves and the world around them.

This was the spirit that inspired The Doors' European concerts. Within these performances, Jim Morrison served as a catalyst for instant emotion as well as a source of ideas and introspective thoughts. With their live performance of "You're Lost Little Girl” in Stockholm, The Doors took viewers on an artistic journey leading to intense emotions and highly interesting content.

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