Great group and lead singer had a lot of style...
Here's the one on the same show that pissed CBS & ED off...
Light My Fire
Columbia Broadcasting System (
CBS) network censors demanded that lead singer
Jim Morrison change the lyrics to their hit single "Light My Fire" by altering the line, "Girl, we couldn't get much higher," before the band performed the song live on
September 17,
1967 .(Morrison said "well what are we supposed to change it to!?" and the CBS producer said "I don't know, YOUR the poet!") The line was changed to, "Girl, we couldn't get much better". However, Morrison sang the original line, and on live television with no delay, CBS was powerless to stop it. A furious
Ed Sullivan refused to shake the band members' hands, and they were never invited back to the show. According to
Ray Manzarek , the band was told they would never do the Ed Sullivan show again; Morrison replied, " So what. We just
did the
Ed Sullivan Show "
[13]—at the time, an appearance was a hallmark of success. Manzarek claims the band agreed with the producer beforehand but had no intention of altering the line.