1970Released
2:34

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According to Robby Krieger, this was the very first song The Doors ever recorded; they did it for a demo they made in 1965. They did not release it until 1970 because they didn't feel the recording quality was up to standard.

Indian Summer is an extended warm spell in Autumn.

This hypnotic piece was inspired by a car accident in the desert when Jim Morrison was four years old, and his family was on the way to New Mexico. A family of Native Americans were injured and possibly killed. Morrison was quoted as saying: "The souls of the ghosts of those dead Indians... were just running around freaking out, and just leaped into my soul. And they're still in there." This scene is portrayed at the beginning of Oliver Stone's movie The Doors.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Indian Summer.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
103BPM

Album

The album Indian Summer is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Indian Summer.
Rhino/Elektra
© 1970 Elektra Entertainment for United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
℗ 1970 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States

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