The Stones changed the now iconic let's spend the night together, to let's spend some time together. Remember, back then the idea of a man and a woman, presumably not married spending the night together was shocking for many people.
Jagger and the boys were not too pleased with the change, but went along with it any way. For the most part. Every time Jagger sang the new lyric he included an obvious eye roll to let everyone in the audience know, this wasn't what he really meant.
The Ed Sullivan Show has had many such issues throughout the years, and I'm sure many of them will be discussed at some point during this blog. But what's really important here is the issue of censorship. Music is a way we can express ourselves, and while not everyone may agree with what I have to say, I do have the right to say it, here in the blog, or in a song if I so choose. And the fact that Sullivan and company made the Stones change their song, no matter how shocking isn't right. If there was that much of an issue with the song, Sullivan should have told them to sing something else, or come up with a different solution. But, silencing a voice is never the right option in my opinion
Other notable events for January 15:
-The Everly Brothers appear for the first time on TV on Jan. 15, 1958 when they are on the Perry Como Show
-I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman, the first single by The Who is released on Jan. 15, 1965
-On Jan. 15, 1972 American Pie (My personal favorite song ever!) topped the charts
-Ronnie Van Zandt was born on Jan.15, 1949
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