WHOA!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Doors - Light My Fire On The Ed Sullivan Show REACTION

[@lt6134]

I remember watching this as a kid. Later found out Ed told them not to sing the line “girl we couldn’t get much higher” but Jim did. Ed was so mad he never let them on again.

[@dianegoldeneye7207]

I remember the same.

[@sparky6086]

It's kind of left up to interpretation, but in 1967, the squares thought for sure, that it was a drug use reference, so Ed asked him to change the lyrics but Jim didn't. I always thought, it was ambiguous enough, just to leave it alone.

[@sherylkeib4993]

@@dianegoldeneye7207 me too

[@kimj1741]

That’s a true story. Sullivan said they’d never be on his show (shew😂) again but they didn’t care.

[@RandomPau]

True!

[@billclarke117]

He wasn't playing a role as a mysterious bad boy. That's exactly who he was.

[@9ZERO6]

And highly intelligent. Which I imagine added to his struggles with substance abuse and fame. It can be too much for high IQ folks to handle.

[@tristanoleary7595]

The lizard king

[@robbob5302]

Mysterious bad boys play a role a Jim Morrison! 😂😂😂

[@ginog1398]

Wym, Morrison on stage was literally theater

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

His father was CIA

[@RetroClassic66]

You seriously need to see Oliver Stone’s THE DOORS (1991), starring Val Kilmer, who literally sounds exactly like Jim and sings as Jim. It’s a very trippy movie.

[@chrisdubay02]

I've not seen a single reaction of this on KZbin I want it so bad

[@johncampbell756]

​@@chrisdubay02It might be the amount of music gets it blocked.

[@andymageen5308]

Famously Jim Morrison sang the line, girl we couldn’t get much higher, against the wishes of the show’s producers. When told that they would never play the show again, Jim replied, we already did The Ed Sullivan Show, why would we come back. ✌️

[@StanSwan]

So the story goes. Only Ray told that story and John and Robby went along with it as it is a good story. Ray never let the facts get in the way of a great story. The Doors did a lot of TV shows and never more than once. They did not want to be the "house band" for Ed Sullivan. They wanted to do Winters show and the Smother's Brothers. They also did not want to make trips to New York with all their equipment, engineers, and producer in tow. I am sure there is some truth to the story Ray told but I never seen anything to prove a ban. Ed's son in law lost his poopy and yelled some things. Sullivan would have had Satan on if it got ratings.

[@rockinrobert100]

Whereas Mick compensated. .When ol' Ed asked him to sing "Lets Spend SOME TIME Together" instead of "Lets Spend The Night Together"...But during the performance, you can see Mick and Bill roll their eyes during the switch.

[@Serai3]

There's also him getting happy pants at the end there.

[@StanSwan]

@@rockinrobert100 The BBC banned a lot of Beatles and Stones Songs. The Beatles Girl was banned for what they said was "tit tit tit" that was just a T sound that was nonsense.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@StanSwan They were not banned over the song “Girl”. They actually got away with that one. I’m sure that “With A Little Help From My Friends” probably got banned at some point, as well as some other songs.

[@MichelleEvans-pn9qd]

Riders on the storm is another great one.

[@lreed1040]

They did a reaction to Riders on the Storm 2 years ago.

[@ladadog3977]

The rain intro is the bomb.

[@sunnystormy4973]

love " riders on the storm " have the double live 🔥

[@thomasmcilvaine4193]

Ed Sullivan told him not to sing girl we couldn't get much higher and he forgot lol. When the Stones played they had to change the lyrics of let's spend the night together to let's spend some time together. It sounds silly noe but the network Censorship back then was way stricter. When they told Morrison he'd never do the show again he supposedly shrugged and said we'll we already did it.

[@missymountains9865]

That song always creeped me out

[@namesameasu]

The complete 7 minute version of Light My Fire -- their bggest hit, is also a must hear

[@funkspinna]

This is what should have been recommended first. Then watch this live performance.

[@user-dh5bnafe4b]

It's just not the same without that great extended instrumental passage.

[@389383]

AM radio would play the short version, FM radio would play the long.

[@bergiefbaby]

I never really though much about the Doors growing up and just liked their music in passing. Then I moved to LA and I saw a Cholo decked out in Raiders gear doing karaoke to "Waiting for the Sun" and my whole perspective flipped.

[@ThomasPfaff-fz1vk]

I’m 80. I watched this show. One of my all time group

[@randybass8842]

You know the rule "Don't interrupt a guitar solo," but there's another one, "Don't interrupt the organ solo," particularly the best organ solo of all time. Well, you'll have to listen to the studio version - the long one.

[@stevehamilton8824]

Jim Morrison was an incredible frontman. He was good looking, charismatic and had the vibe on stage that just made you watch him. This is an incredible song! Many bands were told that some lyrics or even dancing couldn't be played on tv at that time due to censors. The band was told not to say "Girl we couldn't get much higher" and he sang it anyway. They were banned from the Ed Sullivan show after that.

[@SteveGans-y4k]

AT his best, the best frontman ever. Had everything Elvis had AND a dangerous bad boy vibe.

[@magneto7930]

I think a lot of us have been waiting for this one forever, well done! 🔥

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

I’m part of the 80s generation, but I was 3 in 1967 when this was released. I remember it being played on the radio all the time. To me, when I think of The Doors, this is the song I think of most.

[@magneto7930]

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 I would have been 6 years old. But yes, I also think of this song first when I think of them. There are other songs that I like better than this one, but this is definitely synonymous with the Doors.

[@JohnDoe-h2d9e]

​@magneto7930 in your 60's and gossiping like a teenage girl. Embarrassing

[@sunnystormy4973]

have the double live ... 🤘

[@chestylarue475]

Im waiting on L.A Woman.

[@johnv61]

One of my favorites! Great reaction! Now, move on to one of their greatest hits “LA Woman”

[@KimWiedmaier-fh6wh]

Jim was told by Ed Sullivan that he couldn't sing ,girl we couldn't get much higher.He sang it anyway.And they told Jim, the Doors will never be on the Ed Sullivan show again.And Jim replied we just were.

[@robrobertson4619]

This is a cool one! This is how we got to watch our music! No internet, MTV, VH1, cable tv. Just shows like The Ed Sullivan Show, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Midnight Special. Great memories of watching as a kid😉

[@73honda350]

I went through high school watching midnight special almost every weekend. A lifetime ago.

[@fjormaza1]

That same year The Rolling Stones went to Ed Sullivan and were asked to change their line “let’s spend the night together” for “let’s spend some time together”. They did it.

[@bucknakedA]

Hmmm that is probably why Jagger in Canada said that he really liked their Prime Minister Trudeau and almost got booed off the stage lol! Not a real rebel.

[@robbob5302]

Ed Sullivan only showed Elvis from the waist up. So people couldn’t see him shaking his hips.

[@Fawn-hv7mx]

Yes. But Mick did plenty of eye rolling.

[@geraldodom5566]

He was the ultimate bad boy rocker!

[@brucelucas8877]

When the Rolling Stones went on Ed Sullivan to perform "Let's Spend The Night Together", they were told that the title line was too risque for TV. Mick changed it up a little bit to "Let's Spend Some Time Together". During the live performance, he stuck with the "new" lyrics but his eye rolls let everyone know exactly what the song was about.

[@beverlybrown2673]

This is probably one of Jim's best live performances. Often at at concerts he was so drunk and/or high that he would show up late, forget lyrics, and ramble incoherently. There is another good one, I think at the Hollywood Bowl maybe? But in general, studio recordings are your best bet when listening to The Doors.

[@MidnightTokenFloydChatAccount]

Doors weren't banned from tv they were banned from "doing the ed sullivan show show" to which Jim retorted back "we just did the show (the ban was gonna sign a deal for 6 more shows) and Ed wanted the lyrics to light my fire changed from "girl we couldn't get much higher" to something more PG" and robby even told Jim "even the stones changed there lyrics for ed" and Jim was like "I'm not The Stone"

[@judyparks5016]

I love that you love your dog. ❤

[@danielhaines2265]

Bob Seger sounds the same live as studio as the Doors do! Talent is Talent 👌

[@Icertainlydo]

Excellent choice! Next up on your Doors playlist should be “Peace Frog”

[@BuddyBoy68]

I would also vote for Peace Frog. Æ 🙏 ✌️ 🐸

[@db-gb5xi]

I believe they already reacted to that one.

[@BuddyBoy68]

@db-gb5xi Not that I've seen. Are you sure? Can you find their reaction video to 'Peace Frog'? 🤔

[@db-gb5xi]

@@BuddyBoy68 I can't find it but I thought they had reacted to it. I know sometimes some of the videos get taken down though.

[@maestrojon]

I worked in a music store all through the 90s and Jim Morrison (from a tribute band) used to come in and drop off flyers for their shows from time to time. The guy acted, sounded and looked just like Jim (especially with the shades on). It was incredibly amusing and awesome.

[@seanjudge4675]

Morrison giving the middle finger to the censors.

[@EasyZee69]

The producers told The Doors thy couldn't sing the line "Girl we couldn't much HIGHER" because it's a drug reference. But Jim sang it anyway, so they got banned from any future appearances.

[@piedmontish]

Val Kilmer (Doc Holiday) did the Morrison biopic ( and memorized)50 songs-the surviving band members listened and said they could not differentiate between the two! Check it out. Fun fact: Morrison was the son of a high ranking Naval officer who did not approve of some of his antics. Helluva talent, died too young.

[@jonbrooks5246]

My top 4 Doors songs, and, probably accurate with their commercial popularity, are: Light My Fire Touch Me Hello I Love You Touch Her Madly

[@genenekoebelin8707]

I love this performance!

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Great reaction.I love this performance

[@mykala447]

I was a cheerleader in high school and we actually did an entire set to this song! It was awesome❤❤❤

[@michaelknight2118]

One of my all time favs. Riders on the Storm, another classic. Thanks for the smile.

[@rrailguitar2211]

The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show, but not from TV entirely. There are clips of them performing songs live from their LP "The Soft Parade" on public television. Then they appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour performing "Touch Me" and "Wild Child" where they sang live with the instrumental backing mostly recorded, except for the sax solo on "Touch Me" which was live. The Smothers Brothers show (I watched every week) presented a lot of rock groups that you didn't see often elsewhere on TV, such as Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, The First Edition, Donovan.....and a memorable ear-shattering performance by The Who. The Doors generally didn't go for TV dates at that time but they made an exception for the Smothers Brothers. (The Smothers show got censored and eventually cancelled by CBS .) Robby Kreiger was the main writer for the song. He said he wanted it to start with as many different chords as he could cram into that intro.

[@Robsan40]

J, you're on 🔥🔥🔥 today - Three amazing songs!!!!!!!!

[@gagecarty4290]

Banned for the line : 'Girl we couldn't get much higher' was taken as a reference to doing drugs Song was sampled for almost every movie about Vietnam

[@memorylane7068]

He got banned for singing the lyric "higher" when he was asked not to before the performance. Jim decided that No One was going to dictate to him and have him change the actual lyrics. Mick Jagger had a similar situation happen when Ed Sullivan had the Stones sing "Let's spend some "TIME" together" when the real lyric was "let's spend the NIGHT together. The difference was that the Stones wanted to come back to the Ed Sullivan show again, which they did.

[@bloodpoetvids]

My favorite band

[@ramonalfaro3252]

You should check out the movie. It's called The Doors, but mostly about Jim. Great job by Val Kilmer as Jim.

[@davidmink1574]

The song's lyrics included the line "Girl, we couldn't get much higher," which producers deemed inappropriate for a family show.

[@philhogan2669]

I remember their performance was cancelled in Salt Lake because what had happened in Denver in concert before their next stop in SLC. Supposedly Morrison did indecent exposure and other bad behavior. They did have the nickname of "Dirty Doors."

[@ericreeson7443]

Ed Sullivan featured a lot of “safe” pop bands like Fifth Dimension, The Association, etc that were family friendly. The Doors however were a different animal.

[@vodriscoll]

I was 11 back then. I remember this song playing everywhere. Radio, Juke boxes, bowling alleys, etc.

[@samanthalloyd85]

Love this song

[@Serai3]

They weren't banned from television; they were banned from the Ed Sullivan Show. They were asked to replace "higher" with "better", and they agreed. Then when they went on, Jim sang "higher" anyway. You just couldn't tell him what to do. (Oh, and there was also the issue of him getting "happy pants" right in the camera's face. I mean, _jeez,_ Jim!)

[@brucefrank5556]

He exposed himself on stage one time. He was acting like an angel in this performance.🙂

[@Serai3]

@@brucefrank5556 No, he did not expose himself onstage. The cops _thought_ he did, but he was miming. You've succumbed to a long-debunked myth.

[@Alex-s-m2p]

​@@brucefrank5556Actually he never exposed himself at that concert in Miami. He put his finger through his zipper simulating that but not actually his member.

[@benjaminanderson5263]

Should watch the doors live 1968 at the Hollywood boulevard

[@msmrsro]

In college in the 80s I went through a big Doors phase, books, posters, albums. Good stuff.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Love their song People Are Strange. Few years ago I visited Jim’s gravesite in Paris. People definitely still remember him and the music.

[@donnastewart2280]

They weren't a TV band. They made random appearances, but they were a concert band.

[@carolmartin4413]

JM was a golden idol for us. Obviously we were devistated when he died. Sang some great music with a great band. His grave@Pere Lachaise in Paris is the most visited...and vandalized, which is why it's roped off.

[@Dios67]

Light that fire

[@caseydavis8434]

So good !

[@real_Hamilton]

Blues-rock with a little bit of jazz flavor on top. That's what I hear

[@mikesweet2554]

My favourite Doors songs are Break On Through, Hello I Love You,People Are Strange and Riders On The Storm.Light My Fire was the first Doors song I ever heard as a small boy back in 1967,such memories of a great year in music!🎵🎶

[@Jeŕry-n5p6u]

Love the show

[@leighkeane7770]

Dude you seriously need to watch the film The Doors ! It's an Oliver Stone film so you know it's gonna be good and Val Kilmer gives an outstanding performance as Jim Morrison. He looks just like him and he even sang all the songs in the movie too and sounds just like him too. When the film came out the members of the doors said Kilmer looked, sounded and acted just like Morrison. Brilliant film

[@kbusby4824]

Written by guitarist Robbie Krieger. He celebrated his 79th birthday yesterday. Great song.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Amazing how time flies. He was once a well-known YOUNG man. Now he’s old. Pay attention young ones, time really does fly by. It seems like yesterday I was a young 21-year-old college guy. Now I’m 60. It seems like I became old in the blink of an eye.

[@sherrybirchall8677]

What? Same birthday as Elvis?

[@paulraymond-bf8db]

Good song good reaction

[@gotham61]

It was a live show, and the CBS producers asked Jim to change the line "Girl We Couldn't Get Much Higher" because it was a drug reference. He ignored them and sang the line anyway. They were just banned from Ed Sulivan, not TV in general.

[@SasssyPie]

Jim was such a beautiful, beautiful man!

[@pamelawertz498]

One of the Doors' trippiest (and best) songs is People Are Strange.

[@sportsmetal]

One of my favorite Doors songs. Great choice.

[@gfaithowens1790]

It is cold here in Missouri. I'm happy to watch any reactions with the Doors and more of you puppy too! (hugs)

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Mick Jagger is 81 and still performing!!!! 💋💋💋

[@cynthiasanchez6346]

7th grade. Seems like yesterday. 🇺🇸

[@DougsPromos]

Thank you so much for reacting to Light My Fire. They went from virtually unknown to top of the charts in no time with that song. I had tickets to their show in St Louis, but it was cancelled because at an earlier concert in Miami Jim got arrested for exposing himself on stage. Band members say he didn't do it. Cops say he did. Video is apparently inconclusive. Two other great Doors songs, Five to One, and Back Door Man.

[@donnasmith5942]

Absolutely love this song.

[@zmadscientist]

@RobSquadReactions great reaction! For some reason, even though the genre is different - something tells me you would very much enjoy Dan Fogelburg, "Same Old Lang Syne " or "Leader of the Band". Dan has some quality of voice and the story lines are very emotive. Add a tissue box

[@robabiera733]

You haven't really experienced "Light My Fire" until you have listened to the original album version.

[@timwra]

You have to react to the album version of "Light my fire". The killer electric organ solo was missing in this live version.

[@lennieblue]

Ray was awesome.

[@stephaniejones4749]

I do remember them saying they were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show because they did not want him to sing the original version of that song. They wanted him to change some of the words and he didn't now as far as the TV itself that I'm not sure of

[@marioibarra7886]

Depeche Mode Live “never let me down again” you’ll love it, guaranteed

[@michelleboyer9506]

Yes Morrison and the entire band were incredible musicians! ❤

[@MaryannTurton]

Those keyboards!🎹

[@ericwilliams1031]

That pose at the end. Iconic. Jim did have that swag and he knew it.

[@unclefuggly7149]

Sullivan told the Rolling Stones to change the lyrics of "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together". The Stones DID comply.

[@arthurburkhart3710]

Kathie says: Jim Morrison did not follow Ed Sullivan’s rules. He was not suppose to say….”we couldn’t get much HIGHER” . Probably there was something else, but this is the only thing that I can remember.

[@NikkieTwix]

My favourite is Touch Me 😂 they do a great live performance of that too

[@Carrie-so3ro]

Glad you have your dog there with you. Animals can be such a wonderful comfort, can't they?

[@steveanderson8764]

Jay...I love your stuff.

[@msmrsro]

Iconic

[@memorylane7068]

Jim Morrison got in trouble almost everywhere he went and got arrested multiple times. He was the brat child of a Navy Admiral.

[@moniquesewell2670]

Didn't he get banned in Florida for dropping his pants?

[@memorylane7068]

@@moniquesewell2670 Yes, he actually got convicted for that and probably didn't do it, but he taunted the crowd, and some claimed they saw him do it.

[@mattleppard1970]

Watching this song performed by the band is a life event. Once seen, never forgotten.

[@Darren-h1h]

They were told not to sing the word HIGHER and use another word and you can hear not only did he say it but he screamed it!

[@sdw2is]

Good choice of music.

[@James-ju3ok]

How your feeling good love you Jay stay strong peace

[@nancyborden5860]

He was told not to say " higher " when saying "we couldn't get much higher " so ar first he said fire. But later, looked right into the camera and said HIGHER

[@davidhuggan6315]

I didn't hear this song until 1991 when it was rereleased in the UK and finally reached the top 20 there.

[@kevinsievert4531]

Adding to Andy's comments, Ed Sullivan was the biggest host in the country for decades and clearly had a great deal of power. They opted to sing the words as written, not a censors instructed. Mission accomplished and the rest of his short life is history!

[@texadan314]

I'm in Deep East Texas. To far south. We didn't get snow just cold and rain all day.

[@sherryjoiner396]

I'm east of Dallas, just got some sleet and rain. Friends in Plano got a good bit of snow.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Best to you Jay!!!!❤

[@debramyer-bn4zd]

Love it. Hope your doing well.

[@brianmccullough5764]

Remember, this was three years after the Beatles had been on that stage. Wow, how the show's demographic had changed!

[@jocylynnhouy3994]

Thank you Love the doors!

[@Guildofarcanelore]

One of my favourites!

[@IAMisLove]

👍Awesome performance, my favorite Doors song. 🖖❤

[@dougbrowning82]

Yes, that's an organ Ray Manzarek is playing. In the studio recording, he plays a Vox Continental, but he later switched to a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo (the instrument in the video), due to the keys on the Continental breaking. He also plays a Fender Rhoads piano bass. The studio recording supplements Ray's bass with Larry Knechtel on bass guitar.

[@georgec7894]

Keep on rocking

[@LadyBee3750]

You need to check out some song at the Hollywood Bowl live from The Doors.

[@beachgirl3417]

I enjoyed that immensely and I don't think I've ever seen him live before either.

[@jodymattingly549]

What’s also incredibly interesting about this video is when you look at the band, they are definitely your late 60s early 70s kind of British look but when you look at Jim Morrison, he’s more like a rockstar, Elvis Presley heart entertainer. Quite a

[@RetroClassic66]

This song has been in a number of movies. No idea which one you heard it in, though. It was literally their biggest hit song.

[@TwylaCastleschouldt]

I’m just 45 minutes to an hour west of Ft.Worth and we have had snow , sleet and misty rain . Been cold all day . I’m with you Jay….I don’t like the cold either .