Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Well, show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next whisky bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why, yeah
Well, show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next whisky bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why, yeah
Well, show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
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Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) Lyrics as written by Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill
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LOL at you people who are telling these long anecdotes about how Jim wrote this song because of something that happened at the Whiskey A-Go Go, or it's and old Russian song, or bla bla. This song was written by the iconic German playwright Bertolt Brecht for Hauspostille in 1927, then put to music later by Kurt Weill for the musical Mahagonny, co-written by Weill and Brecht.
Ray Manzarek had this musical on vinyl, and all of the Doors listened to it thinking it was weird and would fit their style well. So they added it to the album (without attributing it to its rightful songwriters!)
The version they made is quite a bit different from the Kurt Weill version. Nevertheless, it is an amazing rock song, one of my favorites of theirs. But no, Jim did not write this, and neither did the "old Russians."
(If you don't believe me, watch the VH1 Classic Albums documenting The Doors first album. Hear it in their own words.)
Damn people, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk...
no harsh man "if you dont know what youre talking about, dont talk" it isn't about we don't know what we talk....we talk what we know.
This is a great sing a long song when you are extremely drunk.
man i love the beat to this song. heh, its seems like the Doors like theyre whiskey like they like their women.....12 years old.
the doors didn't even write this song, so buddy it has nothing to do with the doors this song was written by kurt weill and performed 1st by lotta lenya then the doors sang it, then bowie changed most of the wrds.. thats some of the history of the song, but i tell you its not about anything to do with the doors, Jim morrison can relate to the song, but its not about him,alright? alright!
this song is kind of hard to uderstand because its not abgout what you think. The Doors were banned from the whiskey ago go for bein too crazy and saying what the said in "the end" Jim wrote this song saying that he wanted to the same thing only with the rest of the world, he pissed off the producers at the Ed sullivan show, always gettin into trouble with police. He liked pissing people off and used the Whiskey ago go as an example of what he wanted to do therefore he wanted to find the way to the next whiskey bar (another place to piss people off)
yea dog! I like your song meaning for this song. You summed it up perfectly!
This would make sense, except that Jim didn't write this song, it's a cover(albeit an amazing one).
Jim wanted to spread the word "WAKE UP"!!!!!!!!! wake up from this delivered dream we were free in our mothers womb and shackled at birth, Jim says WAKE UP we can be free again we must own our minds
Amen to that! at least some people in this world are... slowly, but surely everyone will be awake.
Actually this song originally comes from a poem or better said a "song" of Bert Brecht eecg.toronto.edu/~flouris/docs/brecht4.html And the music was performed by Kurt Weill
i need a shot of whiskey.... did i say a shot better make 2, better yet make it 3 or 4 or 5 enough to keep me on the ground or in the toliet
This song is amazing to sing when your harmmerd, espeacily if your feeling lonely.
Actually.... Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist in the doors had old records of German showtunes, so they found this song and used it. I might have interpreted this wrong though, but oh well.