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The Doors — I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
Album: Strange Days
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Released: 1967
Length: 3:21
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I can't see your face in my mind
I can't see your face in my mind
Carnival dogs consume the lines
Can't see your face in my mind

Don't you cry
Baby, please don't cry
And don't look at me with your eyes

I can't seem to find the right lie
I can't seem to find the right lie
Insanity's horse adorns the sky
Can't seem to find the right lie

Carnival dogs consume the lines
Can't see your face in my mind

Don't you cry
Baby, please don't cry
I won't need your picture until we say goodbye
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EXCELLENT!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:

Honest, I've never heard this one before. Start with a 7. I do like The Lizard King.

You're cool too, LizK!

LLRP 
Posted 11 months ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Ericocean wrote:

Truly the most overrated band ever with the possible exception of Duran Duran, only maintained by aging people who came of age in the 60's who make the rest of us listen to this.  Give the Doors a proper retirement and let's get over it.




I don't fit that description and enjoy The Doors. I'm sure I'm not alone.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Truly the most overrated band ever with the possible exception of Duran Duran, only maintained by aging people who came of age in the 60's who make the rest of us listen to this.  Give the Doors a proper retirement and let's get over it.
Posted 1 year ago by Ericocean    [ Reply ]
 Pjesnik wrote:


Only if you stay at the surface. 



I Agree!   GREAT TUNE!!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:

No they weren't.  Just a hippy drug scene band with a lot of bad poetry and a sort of attractive lead singer that was too stoned to really show up.
 

Only if you stay at the surface. 
Posted 3 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
Strange Days came out right when I had discovered Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes as a teenager.  Bradbury's compelling and mysterious stories of the darker aspects of human nature in midwest carnival settings were perfectly complemented by Strange Days, and I will always associate the two with each other.
Posted 7 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Timeless, as in "contains no stylistic references to a specific time period."
Timeless, as in "this song stops my stream of consciousness whenever I hear it."
Timeless, as in "my kids love the Doors, too."
Timeless, as in "40-something years old and still very listenable." 
 
I agree this tune is "listenable", and your last three points make sense, but this clearly sounds like it was made in the time period between 1967 and 1969; it's overflowing with "stylistic references to a specific time period".  Aside from the obvious "time-stamped" instrumentation and production there are the customary, Carlos-Cantaneda-inspired, psychedelic lyrics: 

"...Insanity's horse
Adorns the sky
Can't seem to find the right lie
Carnival dogs 
Consume the lines..." 

  Of course, we all hear different things in each song. 


Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 randyblew wrote:
Tough follow-up album to an amazing opening. Strange Days still has some of the more unique sounds of the 60's. When the Music's Over alone is a bangin' end piece to The End. Moonlight Drive? Horse Latitudes? Dark, mysterious, sexy. Christ man, it was 60's hippie poetry. Compare it to what was happening twenty years before. I love Sinatra, but serious. Our world was exploding - thank God these guys were pushin' the bounds.

 
write on man!  Doors were (are) so excellent, not for the simple minded or uncool  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Always thought this song should have been longer. Love it though! {#Cheers}
Posted 7 years ago by konakid    [ Reply ]
Pretty refreshing to hear song that's almost 50 years old, yet I bet I've heard it less than 5 times in my life!
Posted 8 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
I'd love to love the doors but that ever present bottleneck technique is very tiring to my ears.   erm 5 
Posted 8 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
Honest, I've never heard this one before. Start with a 7. I do like The Lizard King.
Posted 8 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Forever reminds me of my roommate Dave, from Carbondale, and our Buffalo Mountain Summer Patio Party Scene and Woodburning Stove Autumn Kegger Parties, up in Wildernest, the summer and fall of '84; he liked to put this on and we'd all get up to Standard Orbit

 
"Aye aye, Cap'n. Switching to impulse power..."

Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
The Doors never did anyhing for me.
(Their keyboards are so F'ing annoying) 
But I suppose I can see why some people can get into them. 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Back when I had just begun to collect a very limited collection of LPs (Cream, Hendrix, Doors, early Tull, The Nice), this one was frequently on the turntable.
Posted 8 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Tonight's transitions are pure perfection - Sarah McLachlan's Possession to I Can't See Your Face In My Mind... I'm blown off. {#Music}
Posted 8 years ago by Contaminator    [ Reply ]
Forever reminds me of my roommate Dave, from Carbondale, and our Buffalo Mountain Summer Patio Party Scene and Woodburning Stove Autumn Kegger Parties, up in Wildernest, the summer and fall of '84; he liked to put this on and we'd all get up to Standard Orbit
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]

First time I heard this was on a bootleg cassette from a SF FM Midnight radio that was posted out of the world... It landed in a place with only young men... most with no clue... some with an inkling and all with an urge for adventure... we go a full smorgasbord of adventures.

Laying back watching the moon stars, letting the music of another world that had changed so fast and yet felt so familiar was the first of several strange (strange = arrived without reference points)  adventures the next two years... Back in the world again and the music was so close it was my skin...

Now Oh-So-Long-Later it still cuts thru the clutter or the sounds everyone else is putting out. It opens memories of a past and a door to acceptance of a new world coming...

I'm sure it's just me... But for those who arrived since then... Maybe you can catch a psychic touch... a feeling of what was and what may come again... The past always returns again and again, not exactly the same, but in different guise and with different people...

Enjoy the ride... It is well worth the price of admission


Posted 9 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
It is always good to hear the Doors.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
Tough follow-up album to an amazing opening. Strange Days still has some of the more unique sounds of the 60's. When the Music's Over alone is a bangin' end piece to The End. Moonlight Drive? Horse Latitudes? Dark, mysterious, sexy. Christ man, it was 60's hippie poetry. Compare it to what was happening twenty years before. I love Sinatra, but serious. Our world was exploding - thank God these guys were pushin' the bounds.
Posted 10 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Timeless, as in "contains no stylistic references to a specific time period."
Timeless, as in "this song stops my stream of consciousness whenever I hear it."
Timeless, as in "my kids love the Doors, too."
Timeless, as in "40-something years old and still very listenable." 

 
all of the above + they were good at it......{#Dance}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
I loved them because they were as original and theatrical as Zappa, more musical, and brought an element of mystery to rock - a truly individual voice in the broader sense
Posted 10 years ago by acidreflucks    [ Reply ]
Watching a concert from 1968 from the Doors on one of the cable channels the other night, and I was struck by the similarity of Jim Morrison to Elvis. Why didn't I notice it back in the day? Not that it's a bad thing...
Posted 10 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I loved the Doors in the "day". I was listing after Jim Morrison  But this song doesn't give me any fond memories. 
Posted 10 years ago by maybelle    [ Reply ]
 oldsaxon wrote:
No they weren't.  Just a hippy drug scene band with a lot of bad poetry and a sort of attractive lead singer that was too stoned to really show up.
 
Yes, they were.  So there.
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

Far out, man!  These guys were so far ahead of their time ..............



 
No they weren't.  Just a hippy drug scene band with a lot of bad poetry and a sort of attractive lead singer that was too stoned to really show up.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Pathetic, Pretentious and Pityful
 
Indeed you may be... but what about the song.
Posted 11 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Pathetic, Pretentious and Pityful
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Really, really don't like The Doors. Really. PSD Away!!
Posted 11 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Timeless, as in "contains no stylistic references to a specific time period."
Timeless, as in "this song stops my stream of consciousness whenever I hear it."
Timeless, as in "my kids love the Doors, too."
Timeless, as in "40-something years old and still very listenable." 
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 That_SOB wrote:


This comes from someone who gave the Beatle's a one and R.E.M a two. Do you eat children ?
While I'm at it, Renton, well it's more like "Low-Rent-Town", and that chill-en is why Boeing own's the entire North-end.
Yer windows ever Rattle and Hum ?
 
Couldn't have said it better.
Posted 11 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:


They had two bass players.  Ray Manzarek's right and left feet.
 
{#Roflol}
Posted 11 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
..coulda been released now & made waves..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
This is a strong track off a fantastic Doors album. Strange Days is their best lp.
Posted 11 years ago by rotten    [ Reply ]
I'm a big fan of the Doors but this song sucks!
All I hear is the really obnoxious guitar picking. I don't know if I deslike the mix, the guitar licks or the song in general but I could go a very long time without hearing it again and be quite happy.
Posted 12 years ago by redtex    [ Reply ]
 andrea924 wrote:
I can't see your face in my mime.
 

A mime is a precious thing to waste.
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 januismer wrote:
Their bass player was awesome!
 

They had two bass players.  Ray Manzarek's right and left feet.
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Their bass player was awesome!
Posted 12 years ago by januismer    [ Reply ]
Oh this is nice!
Posted 12 years ago by toolunious    [ Reply ]

Far out, man!  These guys were so far ahead of their time ..............


Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Feghoot wrote:
I guess you had to be stoned - sober they suck.
 

This comes from someone who gave the Beatle's a one and R.E.M a two. Do you eat children ?
While I'm at it, Renton, well it's more like "Low-Rent-Town", and that chill-en is why Boeing own's the entire North-end.
Yer windows ever Rattle and Hum ?
Posted 13 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill; is it just me or is this a different mix from the track on the album pictured?        {#Ask}

Posted 13 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]

Robby Krieger by ~Rock-Spirit
Elke  ©2008-2010 ~Rock-Spirit

This is the band of old The Doors-members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger. Because mr Manzarek couldn't get away from his beloved keyboards, we couldn't take a picture of him. So here's Robby Krieger, who was just playing 'Love Me Two Times' when I took this picture.

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Robert Alan "Robby" Krieger was in The Doors with keyboard player Ray Manzarek, drummerJohn Densmore and vocalistJim Morrison. At an early Doors rehearsal Morrison heard Krieger playing bottleneck guitar and initially wanted the technique featured on every song on the first album. Krieger's fingerstyle approach to the electric guitar, eclectic musical tastes, and songwriting helped establish The Doors as a successful rockband in the 1960s. His only singing with the early Doors can be heard on the album The Soft Parade, on the song "Runnin' Blue".  





Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Still love this song after all these decades..{#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
You had to be there.  I'm glad I was.  RIP, Jim.  Love the Doors.
Posted 13 years ago by jimbaca    [ Reply ]
Baby please don't cry!! 

Love this song! 
Posted 13 years ago by Rp10v3r    [ Reply ]
Even without Morrison's voice, the Doors' sound is very distinctive.
Posted 13 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
I can't see your face in my mime.
Posted 13 years ago by andrea924    [ Reply ]
gently...very gently...
Posted 15 years ago by 2noir    [ Reply ]
gently... after caravan with.. George Winston...
Posted 15 years ago by 2noir    [ Reply ]
One of the strangest album covers ever.
Posted 15 years ago by Grumpy    [ Reply ]
Jim, i can't hear your voice in my mind neither

Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
Wrong on both counts, champ.

 Feghoot wrote:
I guess you had to be stoned - sober they suck.
 


Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Digging the guit and glock.
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
I gotta dock this a point for the mime.
Posted 15 years ago by ROSSinDETROIT    [ Reply ]
makes me feel very melancholic (theres a 60's word) - today just completely down on my knees and weeping
Posted 15 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
I guess you had to be stoned - sober they suck.
Posted 16 years ago by Feghoot    [ Reply ]
when you listen to all of the elements of this song, well, you can hear such a unique melange of ideas. I love it as it all comes together :) Thank you Bill
Posted 16 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
mandolin wrote:
...bill apparently cannot play that rendition of spanish caravan without following it by some doors track or another...
he clearly feels guilty about the former but can't stop playing it.
Posted 16 years ago by jyoull    [ Reply ]
buckskin wrote:
MMMMMMMMMM - this was a concept album B4 the concept of concepts become a concept
Well... not really. It's a fantastic album, no question, but it's not really a concept, as there's no real unifying musical or lyrical structure.
Posted 16 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
...bill apparently cannot play that rendition of spanish caravan without following it by some doors track or another...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Yup, was just thinking the same thing. Cheers
Posted 16 years ago by jahroots    [ Reply ]
Cool segs Bill 3)The Doors - I Can't See Your Face In My Mind 2)George Winston - Spanish Caravan 1)Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Glad to see this one held up pretty well Loved the Doors back when I was young and some hasn't aged as well as others. This one has, methinks.
Posted 17 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
Would "Light My Fire" B more to UR liking?
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
sans wrote:
...people are strange.
Would "Light My Fire" B more to UR liking?
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
God I love it! Can it get much stranger than this? Jim, you were so far out there, man. Someday you're gonna come and get me, and we're gonna go out for a ride and get stoned with these people ALL RIGHT!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
...people are strange.
Posted 17 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
MMMMMMMMMM - this was a concept album B4 the concept of concepts become a concept
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Dayglow wrote:
It's always nice to see some Doors that doesn't get the airplay of some of their other songs. Change is good.
True. Almost makes me want to move to California.
Posted 17 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by dawnejazz    [ Reply ]
very cool.
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
It's always nice to see some Doors that doesn't get the airplay of some of their other songs. Change is good.
Posted 17 years ago by Dayglow    [ Reply ]