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The Rolling Stones – Let's Spend the Night Together (3:36)

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Released in the UK as a single in January 1967., ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was included on the U.S. version of the Stones’ album “Between the Buttons”, and was also released there as a single. However, due to the then-controversial nature of the lyrics (proposing a sexual encounter) most radio stations opted to play the flip side ‘Ruby Tuesday’ instead. The two songs charted separately on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ stalling at #55 while ‘Ruby Tuesday’ became a #1 hit.

In one of the more famous examples of musical censorship, on The Ed Sullivan Show, the band was initially refused permission to perform the number. Sullivan himself told Jagger, “Either the song goes or you go”. A compromise was reached to substitute the words “let’s spend some time together” in place of “let’s spend the night together”; Jagger agreed to change the lyrics but ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera whilst singing them. In April 2006., for their first-ever performance in China, authorities prohibited the group from performing the song due to its “suggestive lyrics”.

It has been covered by various artists, most famously David Bowie in 1973.
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  • Forty Licks (disc 1)
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  • Between the Buttons
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  • drago0402

    Bite alotta blop blop banana. (2) :-)

    12 days ago

  • cyrone

    oohh-my-my

    last month

  • gilliananne

    Lets ; )

    March 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Still rawks!!!...One of their best!!!

    February 2012

  • dec30

    playing this next to the kinks david watts works really well!

    November 2011

  • BlueOclock

    Haha, Ed Sullivan requested that Mick sing "Let's spend some time together", on his show. I think he did, but he did it in a very, very sarcastic manner! Good times!

    November 2011

  • crissyandben1

    lol down there!

    September 2011

  • behemouth

    Bite alotta blop blop banana.

    September 2011

  • mgpixlab

    ★★★★

    July 2011

  • roadsidesbloom

    Pure, unadulterated fun. To sing to, dance to, listen to.. always makes me smile.

    June 2011

  • JOEDOG1369

    STILL THE BEST BAND IN THE FREE WORLD.

    April 2011

  • HulloThur

    This is one of my most favourite Rolling Stones songs and I still have no idea why.

    April 2011

  • Druid66

    Bowie's version is good; the Stones original is BEST.

    April 2011

  • strutterf

    David Bowie version rocks

    February 2011

  • luckylollyme

    classic...

    January 2011

  • paperbacklucy

    Man, I just love this song. The piano especially!

    December 2010

  • ClassicRock290

    So simple words but great.

    August 2010

  • LostImeem

    This song originally appeared on the American version of "Between the Buttons."

    August 2010

  • TheJudasMaster

    One of their best songs IMO

    August 2010

  • uhartung

    super

    June 2010
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