People Are Strange
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"People Are Strange" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song by The Doors, noted for its eerie, carnival-like sound and lyrics exploring alienation and outsider identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Strange Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Los Angeles rock scene ⓘ |
| band | The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Unhappy Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 12 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 25 ⓘ |
| composer |
Jim Morrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robby Krieger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
carnival-like
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eerie ⓘ |
| drummer | John Densmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Robby Krieger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy | Echo & the Bunnymen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | classic of psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
carnival-like sound
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prominent organ ⓘ waltz-like rhythm ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrument |
bass (session musician)
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Doors compilation albums ⓘ |
| isFollowedBySingle | Love Me Two Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededBySingle | Light My Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Ray Manzarek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:12 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
alienation
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outsider identity ⓘ strangeness of people and society ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Strange Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul A. Rothchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-09-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| usedInFilm | The Lost Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jim Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jim Morrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robby Krieger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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