'Strange days have found us...' Jim Morrison sings, his voice processed through a moog to create a submerged and hazy quality. I believe the song is about a party where people have taken LSD for the first time and the trip is not a pleasant one. The 'strange days' are like some sort of unfriendly spirits that have invaded the lives of regular people who used to experience 'casual joy' without any truly insidious effects, other than maybe a hangover. The hostess of the party seems to be enjoying the state that her guests are in, but the guests are really freaked out. Eventually, they cannot take it anymore and burst out of the house into the night, only to find that everything is motionless, like stone. That will teach you!
Musically, I love the organ and the bass lines, especially after the second verse. These do sound like strange days, indeed! (most peculiar, mama - JL)
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