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Coordinates: 29°17′49″N 13°32′06″E / 29.297°N 13.535°E / 29.297; 13.535
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!bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Montaña Clara
| Name = Moonlight Drive
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| Cover =
|align=center colspan=2|[[Image:Chinijo Montaña Clara.png]]
| Artist = [[The Doors]]
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| Album = [[Strange Days (album)|Strange Days]]
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Elevation]]:|| 256 m
| Released = [[October 7]], [[1967]]
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| track_no = 6
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Latitude]]:||about 29.3° N (29°21' N)
| Recorded = May and August 1967
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| Genre = [[Psychedelic rock]]
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Longitude]]:||13.5° W (13°30' W)
| Length = 3:04
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| Writer = [[Jim Morrison]]<br/>[[Robby Krieger]]<br/>[[Ray Manzarek]]<br/>[[John Densmore]]
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Location:|| northeastern [[Canary Islands]], [[Spain]]
| Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
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| Producer = [[Paul A. Rothchild]]
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Distance from the<br>coast of Africa:|| 110 km W
| prev = "[[Horse Latitudes (The Doors song)|Horse Latitudes]]"
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| prev_no = 5
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Area:||1.33 km² (0.51 mi²)
| next = "[[People Are Strange]]"
|-
| next_no = 7
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[List of mountain types|Type]]:|| [[Stratovolcano]]
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"'''Moonlight Drive'''" was one of the seminal tracks on [[The Doors]]' second album, ''[[Strange Days (album)|Strange Days]]''. Although it was not released as a single, like "[[Love Me Two Times]]" and "[[People Are Strange]]", it is a favorite in The Doors canon. Though a conventional blues arrangement, "Moonlight Drive"'s defining feature was its slightly off-beat rhythm and, most significantly, [[Robbie Krieger]]'s 'Bottle-neck' guitar which creates a slightly eerie sound.
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Last [[eruption]]:|| Unknown
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[First ascent]]:||-
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Easiest [[mountaineering|route]]:||-
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'''Montaña Clara''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] meaning "light-colored mountain") is a small islet belonging to the so-called [[Chinijo Archipelago]], in the northeastern part of the [[Canary Islands]], only a short distance (about 2 km) northwest of [[Graciosa, Canary Islands|La Graciosa]]. The islet is only 1.33 km². The highest point of the island is 256 m above sea level.
The song is most known to fans as being one of the first written by lead singer and primary songwriter [[Jim Morrison]]. According to the Morrison biography ''[[No One Here Gets Out Alive]]'' by [[Jerry Hopkins]] and [[Danny Sugerman]], Jim wrote it (as "Moonlight Ride") during his halcyon days on a rooftop in [[Venice Beach]], a suburb of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in 1965. Later on, when he met with fellow band member [[Ray Manzarek]], he uttered the memorable lines, "Let's swim to the moon, let's climb through the tide, penetrate the evening that the city sleeps to hide." Reportedly, due to hallucinogens or otherwise, Ray was impressed. Hence, in many ways, the song "Moonlight Drive" helped crystallise the nexus of The Doors.


Montaña Clara is part of a nature reserve ([http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/espaciosnaturales/espaciosnaturales/lanzarote/l2.html Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo]), being a refuge for marine birds.
The song's meaning is open to interpretation. Jim himself (who said he 'heard' the song as part of a rock concert in his head) stated it was about reaching out into the unknown. Superficially, it concerns a 'Moonlight Drive', but is rich with symbolism and imagery. It appears to be a love song, but the last few lines during the fade out seem to imply that the drive ends with murder:


In August 2007 the island was offered for sale by the heirs to the last owner, Mariano López Socas, who was mayor of a small Lanzarote town; asking price: 9 million euros.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,2158451,00.html Guardian Unlimited]</ref>
"Come on baby, gonna take a little ride<br/>
Down, down by the ocean side<br/>
Gonna get real close<br/>
Get real tight<br/>
Baby gon' drown tonight, drown drown drown"


[[Image:Montana Clara.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Montaña Clara Island]]
Recordings of live performances of this song reveal the certain link with death by drowning - whether murder, suicide or simply going too far. Jim sings in live performances, probably improvising, referring to "fishes for your friends" and "pearls for your eyes" painting an image of a rotten corpse lying at the bottom of the ocean.


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The song was featured in the film ''"[[Two-Lane Blacktop]]"''. In addition, its title is also used as the name of professional wrestler [[John Hennigan]]'s corkscrew neckbreaker finishing move under his Jim Morrison-esque ''John Morrison'' character.
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== Notes ==
The song was also featured in the film [[Less Than Zero]]


<references />
[[Category:The Doors songs]]
[[Category:1967 songs]]


== External links ==
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*[http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/espaciosnaturales/espaciosnaturales/lanzarote/l2.html Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo (in Spanish);]
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*[http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/espaciosnaturales/espaciosnaturales/lanzarote/l1.html Reserva Natural de los Islotes (in Spanish).]
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Revision as of 19:10, 12 October 2008

Montaña Clara
Elevation: 256 m
Latitude: about 29.3° N (29°21' N)
Longitude: 13.5° W (13°30' W)
Location: northeastern Canary Islands, Spain
Distance from the
coast of Africa:		 110 km W
Area: 1.33 km² (0.51 mi²)
Type: Stratovolcano
Last eruption: Unknown
First ascent: -
Easiest route: -

Montaña Clara (Spanish meaning "light-colored mountain") is a small islet belonging to the so-called Chinijo Archipelago, in the northeastern part of the Canary Islands, only a short distance (about 2 km) northwest of La Graciosa. The islet is only 1.33 km². The highest point of the island is 256 m above sea level.

Montaña Clara is part of a nature reserve (Parque Natural del Archipiélago Chinijo), being a refuge for marine birds.

In August 2007 the island was offered for sale by the heirs to the last owner, Mariano López Socas, who was mayor of a small Lanzarote town; asking price: 9 million euros.[1]

Montaña Clara Island


Notes

  1. ^ Guardian Unlimited

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