BOC: "spy in the house of... " - Doors connexion?

hijinks at UTARLG.UTA.EDU hijinks at UTARLG.UTA.EDU
Tue Mar 28 12:27:12 EST 2000


I believe so. Also, to further the connection, the band House of Love also
references Nin's book, both in their band name and in their collection of
b-sides and outtakes, called A Spy in the House of Love. And maybe they
also meant it as a Doors acknowledgement as well?

Thomas

On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Andy Gilham wrote:

> Listen to "The Spy" on MORRISON HOTEL.  It's an Anais Nin book, isn't it,
> SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE?
>
> -- Andy
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> > Subject: BOC: "spy in the house of... " - Doors connexion?
> >
> >
> > I'm not a Doors fan myself and only know a couple of their songs
> > or so... I
> > was watching the movie on Doors (don't know the name offhand, but
> > Val Kilmer
> > plays Jim Morrison), and in one scene (when they return from shopping?),
> > Jim/Val has a couple of lines mentioning "A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE".
> > Reminiscent of a Ninja title? Coincidence? Someone please explain! My
> > friend, who IS a Doors fan, says that the lines in question
> > aren't from any
> > Doors song, but that Jim had adlibbed them.
> >
> > thanx
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