Classical Composer Reacts to THE DOORS: LIGHT MY FIRE (Live on Ed Sullivan) | The Daily Doug

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In this edition of #thedailydoug, I'm going back into the Daily Doug vault to bring you my reaction to The Doors singing their timeless hit Light My Fire on the Ed Sullivan Show. This is the famous event in which the band (Jim especially) were instructed to NOT say the word 'higher' in their performance...well, we all know how that went...

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[likeakite]

Thank God for people who push boundaries....good Ol Jim !!!

[RachelFlowersMusic]

I needed this!!! The album version has my favorite organ solo!!! Pretty wild hearing Jim’s vocal on stage! 🥰

[alanfine]

I still remember seeing The Doors on the Ed Sullivan Show...Sunday Nights...with my Aunts, Uncles & Cousins...probably at my Grandfathers home when I was 9 or 10 years old. Always loved it, Jim & The Doors. Thx Doug.

[KurtGAndersen]

This is close to the single version. The studio version with the extended keyboard and guitar parts is so much better!

[vovindequasahi]

When Jim says, "Higher" look at Robbie Krieger the guitarist chuckling... unmistakable.
Jimbo = Dionysis!

[jariel]

Ed Sullivan did the same thing with the Stones' Lets Spend The Night Together. Mick had to sing Let's spend some time together. Pretty funny watching Mick singing it and rolling his eyes. Check it out.

[jduke]

Ray Manzarek plays a Gibson G 101 and a Fender Rhodes bass. He replaced the vox Continental because it was sensitive and used to break during the transport and gigs

[douglaskrug]

Great flashback for me Doug. Remember watching this performance live on the Ed Sullivan show at 14 years of age. Seems crazy that it was taboo to say “higher” in a song back then. My recollection is that it was likewise taboo to say the word “pregnant “ in the movie “Gone With The Wind”. Truly crazy! Thanks for yet another great review!

[iDEATH]

You gotta check out "Touch Me" sometime! It's my favourite, because it's pretty crazy, and in a way that particularly makes me want to hear a composers take. Strings, horns, a sax solo...it's just wild!

[emmbee]

Seeing Robby Krieger's mischievous grin after Jim Morrison sings "girl we couldn't get much higher" ... yeah, he knew they weren't supposed to do it - and he knew they were going to do it anyway. Greatness.

[edelcorrallira]

If the doors proved anything is that the best sound effect and gear setup is ... Talent!!

[walterevans]

The Doors are one of those bands who I prefer in the studio. The full length studio version is the one you need to check out.

[davidputterman]

Ray used the Continental combo organ/piano on the Ed Sullivan show. Iconic band.

[MrMjp]

I was always familiar with Jose Feliciano’s version, but The Doors weren’t heard much in the UK at the time (late ‘60’s). They were a superb band, with an amazingly charismatic singer.

[thelonesomefisherman]

I vaguely remember watching this when it originally aired. I was 7. I also vaguely remember The Beatles on Ed Sullivan.

Edit
Doug, about your comments at the end, we're still fighting that social battle today... and I think we just took a step backward.

[physicsmann]

You should definitely take some time to listen to the album cut. The interlude, excluded from the single cut, is a showcase of the bands ability to set moods and, of course, Ray's genius abilities.

[sanandaallsgood]

I saw this episode live and of course, we didn't know about the censorship issue, but when Jim sang 'higher' and I remember my grandmother saying something about 'those druggies' and not acknowledging his talent. lol. Most people who believed what the government told them about marijuana were the ones who drank the Kool-aid and believed EVERYTHING the government told them. Of course, back in the mid to late 60s, the images being shown on the evening news about the 'Hippies" and their culture was so slanted to the negative, not mentioning the basis of the hippie movement, that being Love and the need for it instead of war.

[johnhoslett]

Believe it or not, this was the first song guitarist Robbie Krieger ever wrote. He came in with the original composition and the rest of the band collaborated on it.

[louiscassis]

Celebration Of The Lizard King is a must. A several part suite. Awesome!

[carlosaramayo]

Mick Jagger, months earlier by singing Let's Spend "Sometime" Together, didn't do what Jim Morrison did in that Show when he sang the full lyrics of Light My Fire.