Rolling Stones lyrics were CHANGED for Super Bowl

[Bluebear]

on edit:

The Rolling Stones delivered their usual slick rock 'n' roll performance with Mick Jagger stalking the stage, grinding his hips and pouting like a man half his age.

But during "Start Me Up," the line "you make a dead man come" was cut short and a barnyard reference to "cocks" in the new song "Rough Justice" also disappeared....

Back in 1967 the band appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on the same day as the first Super Bowl, which was then called the world championship game. They wanted to sing "Let's Spend the Night Together," but Sullivan insisted they change the lyrics to "Let's Spend Some Time Together."

"Jagger consented, reluctantly, but rolled his eyes while he sang," the newspaper said.

[Deja Q]

1. Did Mickey say the words? Or did somebody pipe them in?

I heard they were changed... but did Mick do it?

Money talks.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. Calling Swamp Rat... paging SwampRat...

that snap looks familiar... didn't you "do" it?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. Didn't that happen when they were on Ed Sullivan during the 60's?

Now they're IN their 60's. Sheesh.

[Deja Q]

5. In '06. That makes 606006. Or 666 if you don't dig zeroes.

OMG! 666! The world is going to end!!

On June 06, '06 no less!



(Like Alice, I tend try to believe 3 impossible things before breakfast...)

[MuseRider]

14. Yes it did. n/t

[emulatorloo]

4. Not without precedent - 1967 Ed Sullivan Show

http://www.thefileroom.org/html/249.html

<snip>

Artist: Rolling Stones

Confronting Bodies: Ed Sullivan Show

Date of Action: 1967

Specific Location: New York City

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

Description of 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

<snip>

[jeff30997]

22. Ed Sullivan was an asshole!

I never liked him.:puke:

[frylock]

6. i know this isn't a popular view, but here goes..

the Stones were awful. It's time to kill that cash cow.

[zbird]

12. No argument from here. They were plain awful.

But then again, I never was a huge fan.

[Left Is Write]

26. My husband agrees with you.

He said it was the sloppiest guitar playing he's ever heard.

[zbird]

7. That was The Ed Sullivan Show. Super Bowl bleeped out

"She makes a dead man come" and "cock".

[BlueEyedSon]

8. They didn't perform that song, you must be thinking of the Ed Sullivan

Show, c 1965....

[Roland99]

9. I don't recall that song being performed

They opened with Start Me Up which had a blanked out word. Then they went into Rough Justice (a new song?) and then finished up with Satisfaction.

Or did I miss something?

[Raydawg1234]

10. How far do they have to go to have clean "Family Entertainment"

Bulshit. However, Jagger might have just ab-libbed that part, after all how many years has he been singing that song for?


On an off-hand note, check out my band website at www.myspace.com/thesonsoftomorrow
Good music, Good people, Progressive message.

[MADem]

11. AGAIN????? They did that on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW, years ago

I glanced at that halftime extravaganza, but didn't really notice what the lyrics were. I was too astounded at the sight of the geriatric Jagger twitching about....the batwings hanging off his wrinkled arms were in need of covering, frankly--I would have been better off watching it on a less-sharp TV set!

[VolcanoJen]

13. Except they didn't perform that song at the Superbowl Halftime show.

They performed (poorly, in my opinion) three songs:

1. Start Me Up
2. Rough Justice
3. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The lyrics that were changed, or possibly just left out, were from "Start Me Up."

You know, the line where Mick sings, "You'd make a dead man come" during the fade-out.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060206/tv_nm/media_superbowl_stones_dc_3

[Bluebear]

16. CNN reporting stirkes again!

:eyes: I think they morphed the story with the Ed Sullivan story. Or I did. Or whatever :)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

15. Which halftime show was that song in?

Where I was we saw "Start me up", some new song and "Satisfaction". The words were changed in 1966 or whenever it was they played that song on Ed Sullivan, But I didn't hear it yesterday.........am I going crazy? :shrug:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

18. No, they didn't play "Let's Spend the Night Together." I only

watched the 1/2-time show, and they definitely didn't sing that song.

[The Onyx Key]

17. Eh...they agreed to do it; it's thier song. Who are we to be mad at?

[Bluebear]

19. Who's mad?

[The Onyx Key]

25. Oh. Thought you were. Sorry!

[emulatorloo]

20. Paul McCartney -- because his superbowl set had "California Grass" and

a Transvestite.

[deutsey]

21. I was waiting to hear if the "cocks" line would be broadcast

and was not surprised when Jagger either left it out or the network censored it.

[soothsayer]

24. clearly censored. I wasn't sure on 'dead man cum' until I heard

(or rather didn't hear) cocks

[Left Is Write]

28. According to the MSN article, it was censored by the NFL.

There was a five second tape delay.

[Spinzonner]

23. And I think their artistic integrity was compromised

all the way to the bank

(After all, Mick is an Economics major)

[GOPisEvil]

27. Halftime acts do not get paid for their performances.

So sayeth ESPN radio today.