Let's Spend the Night Together (song)
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Date: 1967
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Music Television
Artist: The Rolling Stones (formed in 1962)
Confronting Bodies: Ed Sullivan
Date of Action: 1967
Location: New York City, USA
Description of Artwork: The Rolling Stones hit song Let's Spend the Night Together.
The Incident: Ed Sullivan found the chorus of the song, Let's spend the night together, "objectionable."
Results of Incident: The group acquiesces, appearing on national television with the altered lyrics "Let's spend some time together."
Source: National Association of Artists Organizations
