“Light My Fire” by The Doors
The Doors were permanently barred from performing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 because of a single phrase. Before the live performance, a producer warned the band that the term “higher” implied illegal substance use, and the lyric needed to be modified to a more appropriate word, such as “better.” As the door shut, Jim Morrison, outraged by the absurd suggestion to self-censor, stated, “We’re not changing a word.” During the live performance, guitarist Robby Krieger smiled at Morrison’s defiance while singing it precisely as the single, but CBS executives were furious. They approached Morrison, telling him he would never appear on the show again. Morrison commented, “Hey, bro. “We just did the Sullivan show.”
Light My Fire By The Doors
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