Love Me Two Times

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"Love Me Two Times"
Single by the Doors
from the album Strange Days
B-side"Moonlight Drive"
ReleasedNovember 1967 (1967-11)
RecordedApril 1967
Genre
Length
  • 3:16 (album version)
  • 2:37 (single version)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)The Doors
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"People Are Strange"
(1967) 		"Love Me Two Times"
(1967) 		"The Unknown Soldier"
(1968)

"Love Me Two Times" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. First appearing on their second studio album Strange Days, it was later edited to a 2:37 length and released as the second single (after "People Are Strange") from that album. The single reached number 25 on the charts in the United States.[1]

"Love Me Two Times" was considered to be somewhat risqué for radio airplay, being banned in New Haven for being "too controversial," much to the dismay of the band.[2]

Composition

As with the other songs on Strange Days, the album liner notes list the songwriters as the Doors

ASCAP shows the writers as the individual Doors members.[4]

"Love Me Two Times" incorporates elements from blues[5] and baroque music,[6] and has been classified as a pop,[7][8] and blues rock song.[9] Band guitarist Robby Krieger stated to Guitar World's Alan Paul that the song's musical idea came from a lick by one of Danny Kalb's compositions.[10] Keyboardist Ray Manzarek played the final version of this song on a harpsichord, not a clavichord that has been often misheard.[11] Manzarek described the instrument as "a most elegant instrument that one does not normally associate with rock and roll."[11]

Lyrics

In his autobiography, Manzarek described the song as "Robby [Krieger]'s great blues/rock [sic] classic about lust and loss, or multiple orgasms, I'm not sure which".[11] According to author Rich Weidman the song is about a sailor or soldier spending one last day with his girlfriend before shipping out to war.[12]

Critical reception

In an

Cash Box said that the song was "solid Chicago blues with a punch all its own" and has a "rock pace that builds through the vocal thrusts of lead Jim Morrison, and excellent instrumental sections."[17]

Personnel

Personnel are taken from The Doors – Sounds for Your Soul – Die Musik Der Doors book:[18]

The Doors

Additional musicians

Aerosmith version

"Love Me Two Times" was recorded by

Stoned Immaculate, with added slide guitar by Robby Krieger and keyboards by Ray Manzarek.[21]

References

  1. Billboard.com. 2019. Archived
    from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ISBN 978-0307429025
    .
  3. ^ Strange Days (Album notes). The Doors. New York City: Elektra Records. 1967. Back cover. EKS-74014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "ACE Repertory: Love Me Two Times (Work ID:420142152)". ASCAP. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. ISBN 978-1439109397
    .
  6. Paste Magazine
    . Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (June 17, 2015). "The Doors: 10 of the Best". The Guardian. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  8. ISBN 978-1440861970
    .
  9. ^ Masley, Ed (May 30, 2017). "Sgt. Pepper and beyond: A look back at 20 great albums released in 1967". azcentral. Retrieved November 3, 2023. ...the swaggering blues-rock of "Love Me Two Times"...
  10. ^ Paul, Alan (March 27, 2008). "The Doors: Door Prize". Guitar World. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  11. ^
    ISBN 9780698151017
    .
  12. ISBN 978-1617131141
    .
  13. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Strange Days – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Doors: Strange Days – Review". Rolling Stone. November 23, 1967. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  15. Slant Magazine
    . Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 2, 1967. p. 87. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 2, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  18. ISBN 978-3-8311-2057-4
    .
  19. ^ "Aerosmith on MTV Unplugged". Rock This Way. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  20. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021. Note: scroll down.
  21. ^ Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors (liner notes). 2001.
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