THE MUSICAL EVOLUTION OF THE DOORS' "YOU MAKE ME REAL" (1969-1970)
"You Make Me Real" by The Doors is a lively rock composition by Jim Morrison, derived from the rhythm and blues genre popular in England and the United States in the first half of the 1960s. It belongs to the early period of the California based band and became part of the setlist of several concerts held by the quartet in Los Angeles in 1966 ( here is the link to the article where I analyze the first available version of this tune, playied live at the London Fog). Not being among the tracks recorded for the first album ("The Doors", recorded in the late summer of '66), the song gradually disappeared from the group's repertoire, being permanently shelved by the beginning of 1967 and replaced in live performances by other sound options. After two and a half years of oblivion, we find "You Make Me Real" resurfacing on July 21, 1969, as part of The Doors' concert at the Aquarius Theatre in Los Angeles. The moment was completely different from t...
