| "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)" | |||||
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| Song by The Doors | |||||
| Album | L.A. Woman | ||||
| Released | April 1971 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1970-January 1971 | ||||
| Genre | Blues-rock | ||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||
| Writer | Jim Morrison Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek John Densmore |
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| Producer | The Doors Bruce Botnick |
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| L.A. Woman track listing | |||||
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The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) is a 1971 song by The Doors, which appears on their final album with frontman Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. The music was written by Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger. The spoken word lyrics, written by Morrison, come from a poem he wrote in 1968, three years before the music was written. These lyrics were published in a Doors souvenir book. It has gained considerable fame over the years and has been featured on several Doors compilation CDs.
Inspiration
Texas Radio refers to high power Mexican radio stations that blasted into Texas in the 1950s. Not restricted by American regulations, said stations could have up to 150,000 watts. Morrison and Manzarek both heard Wolfman Jack on one of these Mexican stations. The WASP refers to a Florida State University radio station, where Morrison attended from 1962 to 1963.
Trivia
- If you type "x" in the main menu of the Mac video game, Maelstrom, a line from the song will pop up. "No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn."
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| Jim Morrison | Robby Krieger | Ray Manzarek | John Densmore |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: The Doors | Strange Days | Waiting for the Sun | The Soft Parade | Morrison Hotel | L.A. Woman | Other Voices | Full Circle | An American Prayer: Jim Morrison |
| Live albums: Absolutely Live | Alive, She Cried | Live at the Hollywood Bowl | In Concert | Live In Detroit | Bright Midnight: Live in America | Live in Hollywood | Live in Boston |
| Compilation albums: 13 |Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine | The Best of The Doors (1973) | The Best of The Doors (1985) | The Doors Greatest Hits | Essential Rarities | The Best of The Doors (2000) | The Very Best of The Doors (2001) | Legacy: The Absolute Best | The Very Best of The Doors (2007) |
| Box sets: The Doors: Box Set | The Complete Studio Recordings | Perception | The Doors: Vinyl Box Set |
