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"L.A. Woman" is a song by American rock band The Doors. The song is the title track on their 1971 album L.A. Woman, the final album with frontman Jim Morrison before his death.

In the song's coda, Morrison repeats the phrase "Mr. Mojo risin'", which is an anagram of "Jim Morrison".

The song was recorded at The Doors Workshop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, between December 1970 and January 1971.

"L.A. Woman (Paul Oakenfold Remix)" featured in episode #1.02 of "Californication".

Video

In 1985, 14 years after Morrison's death, Ray Manzarek directed a music video for the song. It was aired on MTV and included in the Doors film Dance on Fire.

Later covers

• Billy Idol covered this song on his 1990 album Charmed Life.
• Jane's Addiction covered the song as part of the "L.A. Medley" which also contained the songs "Nausea" by the L.A. based punk rock band X and "Lexicon Devil" from Germs.
• Particle covered this song with Robby Krieger, the guitarist from The Doors, on their Transformations Live album.
• World-music, rock band Days of the New covered the song for the Doors tribute album, Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic covered a short segment of the song on his first polka medley, "Polkas on 45", on his second studio album, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D.

Notes and references

• Allmusic entry, accessed 6/6/06
• Total Guitar, May 1998, #43:86-96, Classic Track: LA Woman: The Doors by Joe Bennett (text) and Kit Morgan (song transcription)
• http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=276