A Rolling Stones Two-fer (1967)

On this day in 1967 "Ruby Tuesday" hit #1 on the U.S. charts....

Actually, it was the flip side that caused all of the fuss. "Let's Spend the Night Together" was actually the "A" side, but was banned in the UK. Although not banned in the US, broadcasters were a bit skiddish about playing it, so they also played the "Ruby" side.

The Stones were scheduled to play on the Ed Sullivan Show and beforehand Jagger was told to find another song. ("The songs go or you go"). They finally comprised and the words "let's spend the night together" was changed to "let's spend some time together". We don't have the actual tape for you to see, but every time Jagger sang that line, he rolled his eyes at the camera. Soon after that performance, they went to their dressing room and came out dressed in Nazi uniforms. Sullivan ordered them to get back into their stage outfits, instead they left the studio entirely. They never played on the show again.

So...we are playing both songs today...hope you all have a great Friday!!