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Who sang People Are Strange?

The Doors released the song People Are Strange. Date of release: 1967.

Release date: 1967

Duration: 02:10

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🎶 People Are Strange song analysis

The song is about how the world can seem strange, ugly and unequal when the protagonist is alone, unwanted or depressed. The world is not attractive and the people are not likable. The chorus repeats that when it is strange, faces come out of the rain and no one remembers their name.

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The Doors - Short Biography

The Doors were an influential and controversial American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles. Led by singer Jim Morrison and featuring keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, the band played a major role in the counterculture of the 1960s.

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The song "People Are Strange" was released in 1967 by the American rock band The Doors. It appeared on their second studio album, Strange Days, and was also released as a single that same month. The single was a big hit, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top ten on the Cash Box charts. The song was co-written by Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger, although credit was given to the entire band. The B-side of the single is "Unhappy Girl".

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