Spanish caravan
| Spanish caravan | |
|---|---|
| The Doors | |
| publication | July 11, 1968 |
| length | 2:58 |
| Genre (s) | Rock song |
| Author (s) | Jim Morrison , Ray Manzarek , Robbie Krieger , John Densmore |
| album | Waiting for the Sun |
Spanish Caravan is a song by the American rock group The Doors . It is the first track on page 2 of the 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.
melody
The melody, reminiscent of Spanish flamenco music , is characteristic of the piece . The one-minute riff that is played at the beginning was taken over by the Doors from Andrés Segovia . He had adapted the classical piano piece Asturias from the Suite Española by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz for the guitar . Originally the intro was supposed to be a few minutes longer, but the producers cut it. The well-known Flamenco Granadina was also the godfather for the song, which brought the Doors a lawsuit for copyright infringement , which resulted in compensation payments to the intellectual owners.
Some parts of the guitar playing were electronically processed for the song, and an additional acoustic bass was used, which Leroy Vinnegar played.
text
The lyrics are penned by the guitarist Robby Krieger . It consists of twelve lines, which are divided into two stanzas of six lines each. They are an expression of a deeply felt longing for the regions of Spain and Portugal . In order to reach this, a caravan is requested:
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Carry me Caravan, take me away, |
Caravan, Caravan, take me away. |
The last line alludes to the autonomous community of Andalusia , where a particularly large amount of grain is grown due to the fertile soil and mild climate . In the following chorus , which is repeated in the second verse, the caravan is implored with urgent words to take the lyrical self with them:
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I have to see you again and again |
I have to keep seeing you |
After a longer instrumental play, the second stanza follows. It refers to the satisfaction of materialistic needs that is expected of the lyrical self on the Iberian Peninsula. It is mainly thinking of galleons laden with gold that were sunk during the voyage and are now resting on the seabed :
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Trade winds find Galleons lost in the sea |
Trade winds find galleons lost in the sea |
The song ends with the repetition of the chorus.
Cover versions
In 2000, an orchestral instrumental version appeared on the album The Doors Concerto by Jaz Coleman and Nigel Kennedy .
literature
- Chuck Crisafulli: Strange Days. The story behind every Doors' song. , Zurich: Edition Olms 1995 (pp. 69-70 Spanish Caravan ) ISBN 3-283-00293-2