Light My Fire (Ed Sullivan, 1967) by The Doors
“Today is the anniversary of the classic Ed Sullivan appearance by The Doors, in which Jim Morrison sang the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher" after he had promised not to. The Doors were never asked back, and I still say Jim was the coolest person of all time.”
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Today is the anniversary of the classic Ed Sullivan appearance by The Doors, in which Jim Morrison sang the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher" after he had promised not to. The Doors were never asked back, and I still say Jim was the coolest person of all time.
It was September 17, 1967 when The Doors made their controversial appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Unfortunatly I couldn't jam the entire performance but here's a link to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZoonoK well worth a look.With only 15 minutes before air a producer from the show came into dressing room. He told the group they needed to change a line in the song, "Girl, we couldn't get much higher." He explained the word "higher" was inappropriate for a family show on national television. The group relented and told the executive they would alter the lyrics as requested. However, as soon as the producer left the room, Jim Morrison declared, "We're not changing a word". And they didn't, they performed it just as it had been written. The show's producer was furious and later told the band "Mr. Sullivan wanted you for six more shows, but you'll never work The Ed Sullivan Show again." To which Morrison purportedly replied, "Hey, man. We just did the Sullivan show."
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Today is the anniversary of the classic Ed Sullivan appearance by The Doors, in which Jim Morrison sang the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher" after he had promised not to. The Doors were never asked back, and I still say Jim was the coolest person of all time.