Wishful Sinful - New Stereo Mix Advanced Resolution

"Wishful Sinful" is either about the profound and mysterious depths of the subconscious mind, or it's about a girl. It depends on which Door you ask. It's one four songs penned solo by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger for the band's fourth studio album, The Soft Parade (Krieger also cowrote "Do It" with frontman Jim Morrison). Krieger said that "Wishful Sinful" is an attempt to dig into the subconsciousness, which can be seen in just-weird-enough verses such as: Magic Risin' Sun is shinin' deep beneath the sea But not enough for You and me and sunshine Love to hear the wind cry The thing is, the words are weird enough to hint at something more, but too vague to indicate exactly what that "more" is. That's probably why most others, including Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and notable journalist Gillian G. Gaar, see the song as simply being about love and lust.

Session musician Harvey Brooks, who made his reputation backing up Bob Dylan on his landmark album Highway 61 Revisited, provided bass on this track. He also helped organize the rhythm tracks on The Soft Parade as a whole.

Also credited on "Wishful Sinful" is Doug Lubahn, who contributed bass to The Doors' albums Strange Days (1967) and Waiting for the Sun (1968), in addition to The Soft Parade. He's been called "the fifth Door" because Paul Rothchild invited him to join the band during the Strange Days recording sessions. Lubahn turned the offer down out of loyalty to his primary band, Clear Light.