[2][5] The refrain of the song refers to "runnin' back to L.A.," and from this Testa sees a progression in the song from starting out in the country, represented by the fiddle and running towards the big city. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1969 Vinyl release of Runnin' Blue on Discogs. Power Mirrors Page A-3 4. It was the fourth single from The Doors' album The Soft Parade. Morrison sings an a capella intro for the song, singing directly about Otis Redding. SIDE A: The Doors "Running Blue" - Australian Issue 45rpm 7" Single. Elektra Records released it in August 1969 as the fourth single from the band's fourth album The Soft Parade, backed with "Do It". Left me here to sing his song. This was done completely by ear. 80212 • Format: Vinyl 7 The Doors - Runnin' Blue (1969, Vinyl) | Discogs Free shipping . Maybe find it back in L.A. Runnin' yeah. Song Meaning Jim Morrison sings this song as a tribute to Ottis Redding who Jim had idolized. The term runnin' Blue is a term that came from Afro/ Blues culture and the South. Runnin Blue by The Doors. 5. Producer Paul A. Rothchild recommended a total departure from the Doors' first three albums: develop a fuller sound by incorporating brass and string arrangements provided by Paul Harris. (Vinyl is in VG/VG+ condition with factory paper sleeve.) tablature by Dale Phillips (crackboy82@yahoo.com) This tablature should be almost entirely right, and if not, well, I'm only human. The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Mo [4] Morrison sang the introduction to the song, which referenced Redding's death and was based on a Lead Belly song to which Morrison inserted Redding's name:[2], Poor Otis, dead and gone "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Well, I’ve got the runnin’ blues Runnin’ away, back to L.A. Got to find the dock on the bay Maybe find it back in L.A. All right, look at my shoes Not quite the walkin’ blues Don’t fight, too much to lose Can’t fight the runnin’ blues. New and popular versions of Doors easy to print and share. 64 on Billboard magazine's Pop Singles chart. Free shipping. Not quite the walkin' blues. [4][2] The song begins with a fiddle played by Jimmy Buchanan and builds to a refrain which Testa compares to "Touch Me," the Doors earlier hit from The Soft Parade. The Doors Lyrics. [CDATA[ [1][2][3], Robby Krieger shares vocals with Jim Morrison for the chorus of the track, the only Doors song on which Krieger had a lead vocal while Morrison was alive. Blue Sunday – Live At Felt Forum – First Show – January 17, 1970 Albama Song – Live At Felt Forum – First Show – January 17, 1970 Back Door Man – Live At Felt Forum – First Show – January 17, 1970 //