The Doors performed "Light My Fire" on Ed Sullivan, defying lyrics agreement and resulting in future bans.

On September 17, 1967, The Doors performed "Light My Fire" on The Ed Sullivan Show, igniting controversy when lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original lyrics containing a drug reference, despite agreeing to alter them. This defiance resulted in the band being banned from future appearances, even though Ed Sullivan had initially planned to invite them back six more times, as revealed by keyboardist Ray Manzarek.