The Doors "Light My Fire" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[MrGethsemane]

I like the way Ray uses the keyboard as both percussion and melody in this song. Cool version.

[Souperherough]

Hahaha, Jim looks like Will Farrel!!! Just look.

[whareweruin92]

@Souperherough

that is so weird you said that, I was thinking the same thing when he stood a certain way... that makes him even more intense to me!

[Souperherough]

Hahaha, Jim looks like Will Farrel!!! Just look.

[butera98]

grandissimo jim morrison resterà nel cuore di milioni di fan riposa in pace...........

[mewmaster151]

the keyboardist looks pissed after morrison says higher

[gratefulslacker]

They did a really great job with arranging a shorter version. Great musicianship.

[MIL074]

I love this so much. I remember when I watched the movie "Higher" lolol.

[ahshadoup]

Man what a unique voice, I'd kill to sound that epic yelling "FYYAAAAA!!! YEAA!!!"

Definitely the most distinguishable growl/yell to grace music.

[melikeit23]

i bet jim wanted to throw that mic on the ground so bad at the end

[jadenlew]

What a prick 93652

[batsarecool09]

He was a genius.

[classicrockfan14]

R.I.P

[nibornna]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!! i really wish i could have seen these guy's perform live!!!

[lagoulou]

lagoulou wonders what it would have been like to nibble on those totally kissable lips. he would have been 67 this year. something to be said for dying young!!

[seavca]

The Doors are GODS

[javier855]

Are those a bunch of doors behind them? thats pretty cool i guess.

[ephiras]

What a legend,Jim Is a freaking legend,an immortal of music.

[dadaved]

The song couldn't have been sung without saying "higher", so I don't know what Ed Sullivan was expecting.

[93652]

well no matter how high they were they are not elite in the world of classic rock bands lol.....so cool he bloated up and died in 2 yrs OHHHHHH YEEAHHH the man

[me1513]

@93652 how many will be buying your albums 40 yrs after you die?

[pacnwcomre]

@me1513 according to the recent documentary film that aired on public television last Wednesday more than 80 million albums have sold since the Doors made the scene..........for Morrison death was just another form of consciousness as he fell under the philosophical grip of Nietzsche and The Birrth of Tragedy...

[DeckardA1A1]

@pacnwcomre hey i saw [the documentary] too!

[oral1]

when he said higher after that ed canceled like 6 other shows they had schedueled for them

[omarskats3000]

girl, we cant get much better. lol. did they get in trouble for that or what? i havent seen the movie. Do they explain what happens after he said higher?

[Kohntarkosz]

The way Ray Manzarek tells it, the Ed Sullivan or his producer or whoever told the band they'd never do the Ed Sullivan Show ever again. According to Ray, Jim's response was, "We already DID the Ed Sullivan Show!".

[jensedlak20]

Jim Morison his spirit live on in his music! like poetry.and he live on in my heart and influence the music and ideas! Diversity!

[heresjohnnnyy1]

lmao. try to set the night on fireeeeee.. FUCK!

[cutieclark0788]

brown boots w/ black pants, Jim? It's ok, only you are allowed.... this is such a rad performance. love the doors.

[bleep77]

The show's producers were freaking out behind the scenes when Jim shouted the word "Higher" according to the movie The Doors. Jim was gutsy and would never sell out!

[pantagruelico94]

per me jim non si trova nè all'inferno nè in paradiso perchè sia dio che satana lo vogliono sentire cantare in eterno

[Garskaus]

I think at 2:06 Ray acctualy says "come on" real fast as if too keep the tension rising, but idk maybe he did say fuck, possible since Jim said higher and Ray realized that they indeed blew it. wouldn't doubt either possibilities.

[devilslayer888]

didn't they get in troubble with the producers for saying "Higher"?

[qwertyuiop46853]

@devilslayer888 haha yes, notice how krieger smiles just after jim says "higher"

[drumbeater65]

he should have just got on stage play the song then let ray play the keyboard solo and keep saying higher higher higher higher while hes doin the keyboard solo

[fuzzmaster56]

When whoever says FUCK, that's the funniest thing I've eve herd.

[bigshowsteveo98]

Wow Morrison is completly fucked up when they filmed this

[shonuffido]

So wheres Ed Sullivan looking upset at the end?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still classic though!

[merger4]

No one has even got close to the Doors (right time right place) fucking brilliance pure brilliance, come back another Jim.

[bones78413]

yeah Ed sullivan didnt want jim to say couldnt get much higher because he thought it refered to drugs he wanted him to say couldnt get much better which is stupid!you cant tell jim morrison what to do!

[touchandgod]

Gorgeously fucked up Jim 2:17 says it all: he was a beautiful, shrieking shell.

[jasmace]

haha...@ 1:43 where did the English accent come from? When he says "if I were to say to you." He almost sounded like a Beatle there for a minute. haha. The great Jim Morrison ladies and gentlemen.

[jcstriper]

At 2:06 after one of Jim's "Tryin' to set the night on fireeeeeee;, you'll hear FUCK yelled and it's not Jim, as he's holding a note! Listen for it! Maybe Ray? Ray kind of looked disgusted when he sings with Jim (first camera pan on Ray's face. Robby smiled at Jim's "higher", but the camera pans on Ray and he looks pissed Jim said "higher". So, maybe at the end of the song, he realizes they blew it and yells fuck!?

[sk8erguy011]

@jcstriper lol that actually makes sense

[TwiggsWoody]

@jcstriper Is that what is being said? I've heard and seen this many times over the years and never could figure out what was said. You might be right on the word and who said it.

[stlgasser]

Fantastic performance! The pose by Jim at 2:17 is just epic! There's just something magnetic about Morrison. The guy just exuded sex appeal! There will never be another like him but his music has made him an immortal.

[Grunger19]

@stlgasser yeah then he got fat and grew a big beard

[OnkelMickwald]

Only now did I realize they've covered the wall behind them with doors...

[stankerino]

It was likely the lousiest live version I've ever heard due to the time constraints the song is all over the place the solos are missing and frankly the music was equally as important as the words old Eddy tripped on them about. Anyway I thank you for sharing as that is what Rock 'n Roll is truly all about Right Man? If only eddy had smoked a joint once in his life he might have understood the amazing acts he featured as ell as censored(Dink!)

[shiroisan87]

the part where he says he can't get higher, i think he's telling the truth ;)

[112greeny]

fuckin awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[demravager]

Jim was so damn real

[axlrose9951]

JIM!! He's so awesome!

[noahf67]

Well, they may have approached Jim prior to air for an agreement, but with him in that condition, what'd they expect..??

[KidBk313]

Morrison is so overrated.

[hormelsanchez]

Val Kilmer played this role to perfection, he looked just like Morrison

[RAGEManxxx]

Acid can do wonders for people ha! The Doors were fucken open baby

[zombiesarebad67]

manzarek ftw

[ringuita12]

I wish I would have seen Sullivan's face when Morrison sung "Higher" jaajajja ^^

[ashbrunner]

krieger is my favorite other than jim. manzerek is just too intense and nerdy

[jimbo01111]

is that percy on bass , he looks like a bird who swallowed a plate ma lord

[darthavenger11]

Jim Morrison is the Best.

[garygareth]

Jim Morrison was a beautiful possessed dark knight who came to this earth to unleash us from our captive selves (and explore our world to the full) ;)

[malditomorrison]

si tuviera q decidir en mi destino por existir, no dudaria en abrirme camino a travez de las puertas y descubrir lo q realmente somos, infinitamente libres.

[thebeatlesfanfab4]

jim morrison...was he the second coming?

[looseconnection]

@thebeatlesfanfab4 if he was I want my money back.

[viperdawg41192]

Jim Morrison is a God

[cantone1222]

i love listeing to jim morrison all the time

[dhz35]

One of the most charismatic and greatest rock singers of all time.

[ianzar1983]

@dhz35 i agree 100%.......

[jspaz0]

This is much shorter version than the good one. But since its ie and Morrison is bad ass ill make an exception.

[theinsomniac4life]

@southparkboy119 This is what old people said about this music in 60s.

[juan123466]

Why does Jim look so much more modern than the other guys???

[BombsOnTrees]

saying higher on national television at this time was like saying fuck huh?

[theinsomniac4life]

@BombsOnTrees It was more like flashing a nipple at the Super Bowl.

[sccitylhh]

Legendary band and legendary performance. Fuck why can't music be like this today. It's a shame I have to go back 30 and 40 years to be wowed by music. There are exceptions today, don't get me wrong, but that's exactly what they are: exceptions. Most of "popular music" today is a joke.

[nosdog136]

@sccitylhh Agreed! now days most these 'artists' cant sing! its all about image and not talent and it makes me sick!!! The music that I know and love is long dead!

[wabalam9]

@southparkboy119 im not trying to compare this to the doors all im saying is i think the 90's still had a heartbeat as far as quality music goes

[hithatrollz]

Going to see Ray and Robbie on the 4th of June, and boy i cant wait to here that organ play! Of course it'll be different with out Jim and John.

[sheba106]

Here 'ya go Joe.

Did you know that the only way Ed Sullivan would let them perform was if they did not use the word "higher"? Jim Morrison agreed not to include "higher" in the song, but did anyway...........LOL.

I don't believe they ever played for Ed Sullivan after that.........

[MrConfuzeable]

The FIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAA should be on the actual recording :o sounds good

[Gruntelfluk]

Yeah .. Jim wasn't supposed to say 'higher' .. unbelievable!.. but I remember the incident well, even though being a UK citizen and we didn't get this show in Britain, I saw it in Australia at the time.

Another similar piece of shit at the time concerning this show was that Gary Puckett wasn't allowed to sing 'the facts of life' line in 'Lady Willpower' .. he instead sang 'did no one ever tell you ...the WAY of life' .. anybody else remember this?

[kurtkords]

Awesome post & Awesome quality! Tho what I still find strange is that I downloaded this exact same version years ago from limewire and the 2nd verse was not cut out, unlike in this version......still wicked but that part is a mystery to me......

The Doors ROCK!!! & THX for all of your Beautiful poems, Jim!

[hatleman2]

John Densmore said in a intreview that the whole band were syncing on Ed sulivan and the only one who didn`t was Jim

[sebfynn]

amazing to me how far music has regressed. we've had so much inspiration and creative direction and the 90's and this decade have been a Wasteland of nothing The Doors were ancient yet futuristic. they were too great to be understood, and given all the schmaltz we've got now, they obviously still aren't...

[Gruntelfluk]

@sebfynn I've seen these sort of trends happening on and off for over 40 years now... in the 60s when I was very young but into music, I remember thinking that the rock scene then would only get better.. then the 70s came and there was some good stuff, but also a whole bunch of a-holes got recognition for nothing .. the late 70s saw some innovation.. as did the early 80s .. and since then it's gone way downhill ..

[wabalam9]

@sebfynn dude look more closely the 90's had some some good stuff too like rage against the machine those guys were ahead of their time and still sound awesome to this day

[imissdanivan2]

@wabalam9 are you comparing this to RATM? seriously..

[Morrison246]

The Doors,The Doors,The Doors.....Is there really anything else to say? =]

[jasmace]

lmao at Krieger cracking a smile after Morrison says " can't get much higher" because he knew Jim wasn't supposed to say it. haha.

[aarfeld]

@jasmace: You should have seen the look on Ed Sullivan's face when they cut to him a moment later. Back stage, someone said to Jim Morrison: "You'll never appear on this show again!" Jim's reply: "What do you mean? We just were."

[cremington11]

@jasmace I dont see it ,where is that?

[jasmace]

@cremington11 it's at the beginning - 0:26 to 0:29.

[cremington11]

@jasmace I dont see a smile,but im sure they laughed their asses of after the show

[rex41591]

jim morrison is so bad ass man he just has that look that says i'll kick your ass if you fuck with me thanks for posting

[Contessais4u]

Jim Morrison was and still is AMAZING!!! The DOORS...no one can walk through themand touch their music,  but them........R.I.P. Jim!

Thanks for sharing!

[BLUEBLOODRED13]

Hand's down, the most unique band of their time, I'm also a Zep fan. But this band is so great. I can't even describe them,. they're just great. In fact, most unique band of all time.

[MrConfuzeable]

He always wears those tight ass pants XDD

[rockingintomiddleage]

Are Jim's shirt cuffs filthy (eg 0:35 and 1:25)? I didn't realise he was the forerunner of grunge! Takes you back doesn't it. Great vid, great music.

[iggypoprhcp]

@rockingintomiddleage Maybe. He wore the same leather pants for like weeks.

[davethecrane]

@rockingintomiddleage heroin does that to ya, i s'pose........................­ . no self respect i guess.

[compadre002]

dijo high y el de la tele bien cagado jaja

[skato2001]

esto es lo mejor q pudo aver existido en la decada de los 60° arriba las puertas fueron y seran los mejores.

[jochaverot]

LO MEJOR DE LAS PUERTAS

[bermudezestrada]

eso es rebeldia

[JonWesley1]

The Doors only appearance on Ed Sullivan. The censors had warned Jim not to say the word Higher, but he did anyway and was banned from return performances.

[radioivan18]

that guitar is untune, or desafinated (i don´t know how to say it, i am mexican)

[spartanjaws]

they got askd to leave for saying higher cause sullivans kid said can you please change the lyrics but jim did not care insted he said after they got kicked out was who cares we just fucking played the ed sullivan show

[debbie864]

@PAULLONDEN

I agree. He WAS a bit awkward and nervous during this performance. He kept getting tangled in the wire for the mike, and he hugged that mike stand for dear life. But he still put on a HELL of a performance.

[vicentebf]

love this song, from spain! ;)

JIM MORRISON 4ever

[11TwoWhiteRabbits11]

if you like weird music with unconventional lyrics then by all means check out my song interdimentional beings

[captainsoul1953]

It was never reorted at the time......just another urban myth i reckon....who knows

Jim

[quinners1110]

Yup they showed that in the movie too. That's awesome he did it anyways.

[28swp14]

jim could be a screamer :D

[Hurley2122]

oh and manzerak hates olivers movie lol :)

[TeeRexJJ]

@Hurley2122

yeah thats why he just put out the when you're strange documentary to show the real jim morrison and as he said "not the oliver stone box office ticket selling jim"

[angeebaby1]

he was f------n hottt!!!!!!

[mrstevehartman]

@angeebaby1 Yeah, and hes dead also, to friggen bad, EH ?

[denzellskater]

I need some leather pants...asap.

[justbakedthc]

@denzellskater i vouch there expensive though all the ones ive seen are the realy loose biker ones ive looked all over for some more fitted ones i spose youd have to get them tailerd.

[denzellskater]

@justbakedthc Yea. Thanks.

[MOONST0MP]

I cant belive Jim was only 23 or 24 here, he looks so much older.

[jeff5was5here]

@MOONST0MP acid...

[Drumrckstr]

i know they never had a official bass player so who though of the bass line  and whos playing bass

[goonchistaw]

@Drumrckstr ray manzerek is playing a bass keyboard but they did use a bassist on some tracks

[tamarahndrsn]

What a beautiful man.....

[GeigerGirl214]

Ed Sullivan asked the band to take the word "higher" out of the performance because it suggested drug use. The band agreed, but Jim Morrison, obviously, used the word during the performance. After that Ed Sullivan told the band that they would never play on the Sullivan show ever again, to which Jim replied "We just did the Sullivan show."

[BARNEYRAPEDME69]

yup, kind of a fuck you to ed sullivan lol

[oniallain1965]

Can YouTube play this a little bit louder?

Louder...Louder...Dan O'Niallain, Grafton, Ma.

[zeeoz1786]

nice outfits!!

[iggypoprhcp]

Why the hell did The Stones get a better applause than The Doors? Is it because the teeny boppers were too afraid of this amazing band? Were The Doors too deep for them? Yes. We still haven't caught up to them. I can't even begin to imagine how they must have sounded in 1967!

[2109917162]

@iggypoprhcp thats because everybody was high when they listened to the doors.

[andygjata]

@iggypoprhcp the world was much better then than now thats for sure..

[OnkelMickwald]

@iggypoprhcp Why does others' taste in music bother you so? Why do you have to look down on people who appreciate RS more than the Doors? YOU know what YOU like, so just enjoy the music.

[Thecalebguy]

@iggypoprhcp If I could see any 3 band live it would be

The Doors

The Grateful Dead

And possibly The Beatles

[Zeppelingirl101]

the doors rock!!!!!!!!!!

[maida1982a]

i like robbie's little smile after the first time jim says that bad word, "higher"...

[MetalxLordz]

omg..such an epic pose by Jim at 2:14 haha The Doors rule!

[lorrr55]

@MetalxLordz if by epic you mean slightly homosexual then yes, you're right

[MetalxLordz]

@lorrr55 haha yeah just slightly. but just enough to make him Godly

[manningfan512]

THE BEATLES WERE BETTER BY FAR!

[YouSuckHellYeah]

@manningfan512 Are you retarded? they were both good

[ryry8878]

i like how he said higher on tv he wasnt saposed to do ed sulivan said he would never play on the show agin and jim said why in the hell would i want to play this show agin. praise the lizard king forever!!

[33kgon]

@ryry8878 actually he didnt say why the hell woud i want to play this show again.

he actually said in repl to, " you will never play again in this show" Morrison replied " I JUST DID" pay this show.

[ryry8878]

@33kgon i knew it was something like that

[yoursoulsister]

jimmy makes me more enchanted everytime I listen to his songs.I miss him a lot

[ColinMustSmash]

my fav band of all time

[rockenspike2005]

lmfao, look at Rob's face after jim says "higher"

[abnerart]

antes do show, Ed Sulivan pediu pra Morrison não dizer "chapado" (higher) na música, pois era ofensivo na época... Jim concordou, mas na hora da apresentação ele disse HIGHER com todas as letras. no camarim Ed, choroso, disse: "você cantou "higher"... tinha prometido que não cantava mas cantou... nunca mais vocês se apresentarão no Ed Sulivan Show..." ao que Morrison respondeu: "ok, tudo bem, uma vez filósofo, duas vezes pervertido..."

o cara era genial

[mclg1000]

@abnerart

Jim é demais. Um poeta. Gostei da explicação.

[chino909310]

Couldn't get much "Higher",.. girl you could bite my Wire,??

[brianallancobb]

Thought Val Kilmer doing Jim was the nuts.

But Jim doing Jim is the nuts.

[virgodrum]

Jimmy give me heart palpatations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!! Sexy is not descriptive enough for him

[kyannac21]

they show this in "When You're Strange"

iWent to go see it yesterday, and im saving those movie tickets forever :DD that movie is brilliant♥

[Marvcohen]

I heard a story that Jim Morrison was asked by the producers to not use the word HIGHER while doing this performance because it was too suggestive, and he agreed and when he went on stage, he did what he wanted to do anyway. LOL Way to go Jim. Just wondering if there was any truth to this story

[appleandhoneyspice]

@Marvcohen he did this was the last time the doors were on ed sullivan, he put it too him the times were differant but he stuck it too all of them.

[Marvcohen]

@appleandhoneyspice ...Ed Sullivan ruled the t.v. back then and ruined a lot of promising careers. Jackie Mason was one of them. Jim Morrison stuck to his guns and didn't let anyone interfere with his artistry. Good for him in that aspect

[SweetSue4]

@Marvcohen Yes there was truth to this. I watched The Doors on Sullivan that night. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the way they did that song. Jim was a rebel, and a rabble rouser. Sorry! My spell checker doesn't want to work on this site. Jim must be trying to tell me something. Jim, I love you dear! You did the song your way, and that was the right way!

[Marvcohen]

@SweetSue4 That's what made Jim a true artist. He was true to his material to the end. If you didn't like his music, there are still millions of others that still do

I know I'm a fan

[SweetSue4]

@Marvcohen I had some of The Doors records when they were in their hay day. At that time, there wer other bands that I liked better. I was (And still into) The DC5, Herman's Hermits, among others. But over the yrs, I have realised that Jim was a very talented person.

[julianchas]

@Marvcohen According to the Oliver Stone's movie it's true!

[Marvcohen]

@julianchas LOL ....Oliver Stone made a movie about this too.

I'm in the wrong business

[Hurley2122]

@Marvcohen very very true my friend :)

[earic23]

@Marvcohen oh you heard a story. lol its in the movie the doors dude!!

[Marvcohen]

@earic23 Never did see that movie, but thank you

[kronos69511664]

@Marvcohen its true, watch the movie

[volcombabe420]

@Marvcohen yeah its true, it was in the movie too. he was supposed to use the word better. thats just how badass jim is.

[yankeeny30]

@Marvcohen yeah

[eagleandguitarguy44]

@Marvcohen Total truth. that was not made up. he was very drunk that nite (you can tell by how he was walking), so he probably thought the producers were taking him to a party.

[Marvcohen]

@eagleandguitarguy44 Didn't he always walk that way........... o ya

[WhatDoUMeanWEsuck]

its true

[sbirdhouse]

"you'll never do the sullivan show again" Morrison: "we just did the sullivan show"

BADASS!

[seaniesharko]

stick it to those assholes!!

[Wizarrdd]

I don't know how to describe this other than : AWESOME.

[BEATINGU213]

Ed Sullivan should go fuck himself

[Marvcohen]

@BEATINGU213 Ed's dead

[weneedmorehippies]

Jim looks like a little perv i like that alot!! he's so sexy

i love the way he says "fire"

[onaga510]

Jim Morrison is a rebel!!!!  - sweet!

[bucknut248]

i made the doors logo as a paint sticker on Forza Motorsport 3..... if you want it search the doors logo or bhouse62...... NOTE: I had a little trouble with the "R" so it looks funny