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TIL that on September 17, 1967, The Doors performed “Light My Fire” on The Ed Sullivan Show. The one condition was that they not use “higher” in the chorus. Jim Morrison sang it anyway, and all future performances were canceled. In response, he said: “Hey man, we just did the Ed Sullivan Show.”

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