Ray Manzarek
Harpsichord Solo on
Love Me Two Times

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Ray Manzarek's harpsichord solo is the sole improvisation on "Love Me Two Times" from The Doors' 1967 album Strange Days. Manzarek trades his usual organ for harpsichord, soloing at a medium 134 BPM in E with a rock feel on the track that became the album's hit single, reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The harpsichord's bright, percussive timbre brings a baroque quality to this blues-rock song, written primarily by Robby Krieger. The unusual instrument choice exemplifies Manzarek's willingness to expand his tonal palette beyond the Vox Continental organ most associated with The Doors' sound.

Ray Manzarek was 27 to 28 years old at the time.