This was one of the earliest music videos, featuring a band that seemed to be destined to take advantage of the format.  Compared to some of their other songs, People Are Strange sounds incredibly upbeat considering how paranoid the lyrics actually are.  The song was written a time when Jim Morrison was going through a period of depression.  While watching the sunset at Robby Krieger’s house, he suddenly had the realization that “If you’re strange, people are strange.”

The point of the video is that the majority of the people filmed for the video would not be considered strange by the standards of conventional society.  It’s only through the eyes of The Doors and others who feel alienated from the mainstream that they are revealed as strange.

Enjoy!