The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)

"The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)"
Song by The Doors from the album L.A. Woman
Released	April 1971
Recorded	December 1970-January 1971
Genre	Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Length	4:15
Label	Elektra
Writer	Jim Morrison Robby Krieger Ray Manzarek John Densmore
Producer	The Doors Bruce Botnick
L.A. Woman track listing
"Crawlin' King Snake" (8) "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)" (9) "Riders on the Storm" (10)

"The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" is a 1971 song by The Doors, which appears on their final album with frontman Jim Morrison, L.A. Woman. The music was written by Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. The spoken word lyrics, written by Morrison, come from a poem he wrote in 1968, three years before the music was written. These lyrics were published in a Doors souvenir book. It could be said that the "WASP" part of the title originated from the phrase "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant." It has gained considerable fame over the years and has been featured on several Doors compilation CDs.

Inspiration

Texas Radio refers to high power Mexican radio stations that blasted Texas in the 1950s. Not restricted by American regulations, said stations could have up to 150 kilowatts. Morrison and Manzarek both heard Wolfman Jack on one of these Mexican stations.