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- A blind, Puerto Rican singer named Jose Feliciano recorded a Latin-tinged version of this song that reached #3 in 1968 and won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male. For Feliciano, who also won the Best New Artist Grammy that year, the song was his breakout hit and introduced his style of acoustic, woodwind-heavy arrangements.
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The Puerto Rican vocalist and guitarist José Feliciano enjoyed significant international success when he released his version of "Light My Fire" in 1968 as a single on the RCA Victor label.
Robby Krieger, (The Doors), says in a 1990 interview about the cover: "It's really a great feeling to have written a classic. I think I owe a big debt to Jos...
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I loved Feliciano's version as a teen, and never was a big Doors fan. All I can say, with an awareness of my prejudices , Jose stole Morrison's and The Door's fire. It's just more relaxed, musical and the fluidity of his singing phrasing and guitar, made it even more lyrically acceptable.
Feliciano capitalized on the controversy by releasing his Anthem performance as a single, and it reached #50 in the US. In 1968, Buick offered The Doors $75,000 to use this song in a commercial as "Come on Buick, light my fire." With Morrison away, Krieger, Densmore, and Manzarek agreed to allow it.
May 17, 2018 · But “Light My Fire” had taken on a life independent of Morrison’s antics. “The very fact that that song was the key element in the career of both The Doors and José Feliciano – in two...
Watch José Feliciano's 1968 performance of "Light My Fire" on YouTube.
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A Robbie Krieger: interview about Jose Feliciano Light My Fire in 2000,also in another interview he says about his Light My Fire:"It's really a great feeling...
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