When the Music's Over

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"When the Music's Over" is an extended psychedelic rock song by The Doors, known for its dark, poetic lyrics and dramatic vocal performance by Jim Morrison.

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instanceOf psychedelic rock song
song
album Strange Days NERFINISHED
artist The Doors NERFINISHED
associatedAct Jim Morrison NERFINISHED
The Doors NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrument bass (keyboard bass live or studio)
drums
electric guitar
organ
genre acid rock
psychedelic rock
hasKeyPhrase We want the world and we want it now
What have they done to the earth?
When the music's over, turn out the lights NERFINISHED
hasLyricTheme dark poetry
death
environmental concern
existentialism
freedom
hasPart extended instrumental break
spoken-word section
hasSubgenreCharacteristic extended jam
psychedelic improvisation
hasVocalStyle dramatic
shouted climaxes
spoken-word
language English
notableFor dramatic vocal performance
extended length
improvisational sections
poetic lyrics
originallyPerformedBy The Doors NERFINISHED
partOf Strange Days NERFINISHED
performer Jim Morrison NERFINISHED
John Densmore NERFINISHED
Ray Manzarek NERFINISHED
Robby Krieger NERFINISHED
The Doors NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Doors NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1960s
vocalist Jim Morrison NERFINISHED
writer Jim Morrison NERFINISHED
John Densmore NERFINISHED
Ray Manzarek NERFINISHED
Robby Krieger NERFINISHED

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Jim Morrison notableWork When the Music's Over