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| name = Spanish Caravan

| artist = [[the Doors]]

| album = [[Waiting for the Sun]]

| released = July 3, 1968

| recorded = January 15, 1968 <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors Studio Dates & Info |url=https://mildequator.com/recordinghistory/studioinfo.html |access-date=2026-11-08 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref>

| genre = [[Flamenco]] • [[acid rock]]

| length = 2:58

| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]

| writer = The Doors

| producer = [[Paul A. Rothchild]]

}}

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"'''Spanish Caravan'''" is a song written by [[Robby Krieger]], and credited to him, [[Jim Morrison]], [[Ray Manzarek]] and [[John Densmore]] that was released on [[The Doors]]' 1968 album ''[[Waiting for the Sun|Waiting For The Sun]]''.

== Background and Composition ==

"Spanish Caravan" was written by Robby Krieger around late 1966.<ref name="mildequator.com-1">{{Cite web |title=The Doors Studio Dates & Info |url=https://mildequator.com/recordinghistory/studioinfo.html |access-date=2026-11-08 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref> He was inspired by, and took parts from the songs, "[[Asturias (Leyenda)|Asturias]]" by [[Isaac Albéniz]], and "[[Adiós Granada]]" by Tomas Barrera, and [[Rafael Calleja]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fanelli |first=Damian |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Watch Robby Krieger Play The Doors' "Spanish Caravan" with a String Quartet |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robby-krieger-play-doors-spanish-caravan-la-philharmonic-quartet-flamenco |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Guitar World |language=en}}</ref> The song was written to showcase Krieger's [[flamenco guitar]] skills, which he started learning when he was 17. The song was recorded on January 15, 1968, from 5:00pm-12:00am.<ref name="mildequator.com-1" />

The song starts with a [[flamenco]] intro, played by Krieger, and is joined by Harpsichord, played by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, later in the intro. The first verse mentions places like [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], and [[Andalusia]], the southernmost part of Spain. When the chorus ends, the flamenco guitar stops, leading into an [[Acid rock]] instrumental, with use of the fuzz box. The second verse refers to the romanticized, and mythic wealth of the [[Iberian Peninsula]], which attracted many explorers from across [[Europe]].

== Release and Reception ==

"Spanish Caravan" was released on July 3, 1968, along with the rest of the ''[[Waiting for the Sun|Waiting For The Sun]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music – The Doors |url=https://thedoors.com/music |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=thedoors.com}}</ref><ref name="mildequator.com-1" /> During an interview with Rainier Moddemann of ''The Doors Quarterly,'' Robby Krieger stated that the band was sued for borrowing from "Asturias." The Doors were forced to give up some money, but only a little. Krieger explained, "They didn't get very much, 'cause it's such a widely known thing, but they claimed they owned this little something stupid."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Songfacts |title=Spanish Caravan by The Doors - Songfacts |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-doors/spanish-caravan |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.songfacts.com |language=en}}</ref>

Pitchfork stated that "Spanish Caravan", and the previous song on the album, "[[The Unknown Soldier (song)|The Unknown Soldier]]", felt more meandering than the band's longest pieces, and called both songs "start/stop multi-sectional three-minute songs".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Stuart |date=December 5, 2006 |title=The Doors: Perception |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9691-perception/ |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Live Performances ==

The first live performance of "Spanish Caravan" was on January 6, 1967, at the [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Auditorium]] in [[San Francisco]]. The most famous performance was at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], on [[Live at the Hollywood Bowl (The Doors album)|July 5, 1968]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} Hollywood Bowl 1968 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1968/680705.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref> Other performances include one at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] in September of 1968, and the final performance at [[Madison Square Garden]] on January 24, 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} Madison Square Garden 1969 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1969/690124.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} London - The Roundhouse 1968 Night #1 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1968/680906.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:The Doors songs]]

[[Category:1967 songs]]

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+{{Infobox song
+| name          = Spanish Caravan
+| artist        = [[the Doors]]
+| album         = [[Waiting for the Sun]]
+| released      = July 3, 1968
+| recorded      = January 15, 1968 <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors Studio Dates & Info |url=https://mildequator.com/recordinghistory/studioinfo.html |access-date=2026-11-08 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref>
+| genre         = [[Flamenco]] • [[acid rock]]
+| length        = 2:58
+| label         = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
+| writer        = The Doors
+| producer      = [[Paul A. Rothchild]]
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+"'''Spanish Caravan'''" is a song written by [[Robby Krieger]], and credited to him, [[Jim Morrison]], [[Ray Manzarek]] and [[John Densmore]] that was released on [[The Doors]]' 1968 album ''[[Waiting for the Sun|Waiting For The Sun]]''.
+== Background and Composition ==
+"Spanish Caravan" was written by Robby Krieger around late 1966.<ref name="mildequator.com-1">{{Cite web |title=The Doors Studio Dates & Info |url=https://mildequator.com/recordinghistory/studioinfo.html |access-date=2026-11-08 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref> He was inspired by, and took parts from the songs, "[[Asturias (Leyenda)|Asturias]]" by [[Isaac Albéniz]], and "[[Adiós Granada]]" by Tomas Barrera, and [[Rafael Calleja]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fanelli |first=Damian |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Watch Robby Krieger Play The Doors' "Spanish Caravan" with a String Quartet |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robby-krieger-play-doors-spanish-caravan-la-philharmonic-quartet-flamenco |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Guitar World |language=en}}</ref> The song was written to showcase Krieger's [[flamenco guitar]] skills, which he started learning when he was 17. The song was recorded on January 15, 1968, from 5:00pm-12:00am.<ref name="mildequator.com-1" />
+The song starts with a [[flamenco]] intro, played by Krieger, and is joined by Harpsichord, played by keyboardist Ray Manzarek, later in the intro. The first verse mentions places like [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], and [[Andalusia]], the southernmost part of Spain. When the chorus ends, the flamenco guitar stops, leading into an [[Acid rock]] instrumental, with use of the fuzz box. The second verse refers to the romanticized, and mythic wealth of the [[Iberian Peninsula]], which attracted many explorers from across [[Europe]].
+== Release and Reception ==
+"Spanish Caravan" was released on July 3, 1968, along with the rest of the ''[[Waiting for the Sun|Waiting For The Sun]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music – The Doors |url=https://thedoors.com/music |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=thedoors.com}}</ref><ref name="mildequator.com-1" /> During an interview with Rainier Moddemann of ''The Doors Quarterly,'' Robby Krieger stated that the band was sued for borrowing from "Asturias." The Doors were forced to give up some money, but only a little. Krieger explained, "They didn't get very much, 'cause it's such a widely known thing, but they claimed they owned this little something stupid."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Songfacts |title=Spanish Caravan by The Doors - Songfacts |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-doors/spanish-caravan |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.songfacts.com |language=en}}</ref>
+Pitchfork stated that "Spanish Caravan", and the previous song on the album, "[[The Unknown Soldier (song)|The Unknown Soldier]]", felt more meandering than the band's longest pieces, and called both songs "start/stop multi-sectional three-minute songs".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Stuart |date=December 5, 2006 |title=The Doors: Perception |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9691-perception/ |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Live Performances ==
+The first live performance of "Spanish Caravan" was on January 6, 1967, at the [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Auditorium]] in [[San Francisco]]. The most famous performance was at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], on [[Live at the Hollywood Bowl (The Doors album)|July 5, 1968]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} Hollywood Bowl 1968 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1968/680705.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref> Other performances include one at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] in September of 1968, and the final performance at [[Madison Square Garden]] on January 24, 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} Madison Square Garden 1969 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1969/690124.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Doors {{!}} London - The Roundhouse 1968 Night #1 |url=https://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1968/680906.html |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=mildequator.com}}</ref>
+== References ==
 [[Category:The Doors songs]]
 [[Category:1967 songs]]

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