Let's Spend the Night Together (song)

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Date: 1951 - 1975 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Explicit Sexuality Other

Medium: Music Television [[:Category:|]]


Artist: Rolling Stones

Confronting Bodies: Ed Sullivan Show

Dates of Action: 1967

Location: New York City

Description of Artwork: The Rolling Stones hit song "Let's Spend the Night Together".

The Incident: Ed Sullivan finds 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 [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]