The Doors (film) American Prayer". As Jim plays in the front garden with the children, he sees that one of the children is his childhood self. Jim comments: "This is the strangest life I've ever known." In 1971, Pam finds Jim dead in a bathtub in Paris, France, at the age of 27. The final scenes of the film before the credits roll are of Jim's gravesite in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris while "The Severed Garden (Adagio)" plays in the background. Just before the credits, the screen whites out and text appears saying "Jim Morrison is said to have died of heart
Been Down So Long Been Down So Long "Been Down So Long" is a song by the American rock band The Doors. It appears as the third song on "L.A. Woman", the last studio album that The Doors recorded with lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in July 1971. It has been called a "take-off" on the album. Noted as one of the standout tracks on "L.A. Woman" as one of three blues songs, Lyrically, the song draws upon themes of depression, liberation, and sexuality. The title makes reference to the 1928 Furry Lewis song, "I Will Turn Your Money Green" ("I been down