Light My Fire
The Doors
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The band appeared on various TV shows, such as American Bandstand, miming to a playback of the single, "Light My Fire" however the song was performed live by The Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show broadcast on September 17, 1967. The Doors were asked by producer Bob Precht, Sullivan's son-in-law, to change the line "girl, we couldn't get much higher", as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drug-taking.[5][6] The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics; however, during the live performance, the band's lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original lyric.[5]Ed Sullivan did not shake Morrison's hand as he left the stage. The band had been negotiating a seven-episode deal with the producers; however, after breaking the agreement not to perform the line, they were informed they would never do the Sullivan show again. Morrison's response was "We 'did' Sullivan."[7]
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_My_Fire
"The censors are uncomfortable with the line and wondered if you could just say "Girl, we couldn't get much better.' Dig?"
ReplyDelete"How about 'Girl won't you bite my wire?'"
~Jim Morrison from the Oliver Stone film "The Doors"
Ha... That's making me wanna check out the movie bro. Never seen "the doors".. Gonna have to check it out now.
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