Rock Trivia: Which group did Ed Sullivan refuse the customary greet and bow

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venshore

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The Rolling Stones.

They were supposed to sing"Let's Spend Some Time Together", instead they sang the real lyric which was"Let's Spend The Night Together"
 
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WestSide™

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It was the Beatles - after their Ed Sullivan appearance they had 5 records in the Top 10. Sullivan naturally demanded 10% of the royalties and John said 'you can stick your programme Ed we're more popular than Croesus (often misreported as Jesus)'
 
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Victor

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The Rolling Stones DID change their lyrics per Sullivan's request, but you can see Mick rolling his eyes during the performance. I'm gonna say The Doors - Sullivan didn't like the line "girl we couldn't get much higher" from Light My Fire and requested that they change it - the Doors agreed, but when they went on stage and played, they left it in - Mr. Sullivan was NOT amused and The Doors were never invited back.
 
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LucyBlue

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Yeah, it was the Doors. When Morrison was told he could never do the Sullivan show again he flippantly replied "I just did the Sullivan show".
 
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