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The song was initially referred to by its various working titles; "I'm Gonna Love You", from a line in the chorus, or "Hit Me", a reference to blackjack. The opening line was originally "C'mon, hit me, baby ... I'm not afraid", the line thus reflecting the first person vantage point of a blackjack player.  Lead singer Jim Morrison reportedly changed the lyric out of concern that rowdy crowds at their live shows would mistakenly believe that "hit me" was a challenge to physically assault him.

Touch Me by The Doors from the compilation album The Singles

Carole King - It's Too Late 

Pacific Jazz Records PJ-9 1960 Bass – Clarence Jones Drums – Jimmy Miller Organ – Paul Bryant Tenor Saxophone – Curtis Amy Trombone – Roy Brewster

Carole King - You've Got a Friend

Curtis Amy · Dupree Bolton, You Don't Know What Love Is I Katanga, 1963

Some records that transcend their periods were made by those who had many career experiences behind them before these triumphs. I mean, Carole King was already a pop maestro by the time she released Tapestry, yet the latter probably felt like a vindication for all the successes she gave to the others. Actually, she probably had no trouble setting aside the 70's, because her stature as a veteran of the 60's gave her a different aura. However, one must admit she equips herself well to the era of singers-songwriters. I still consider her solo career as a glimpse into what Janis Joplin – their voices are so similar at times – would have done, had she lived. Yes, this is an exaggeration, but she distilled the sounds of the 70's into a whole – a sign of a master at work.