![]() ![]() ![]() Though Presley performed his hit “Don’t Be Cruel,” viewers only saw half of him. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.” There’s not much I can say except it makes you feel good. “This is probably the greatest honor that I’ve ever had in my life. “Wow,” said Presley to the audience before his performance. On the heels of releasing his eponymous 1956 debut and follow up, Elvis, that same year, Elvis Presley was honored to get a slot on The Ed Sullivan Show. Here’s a look at five acts who were banned or censored on TV for their lyrics, bodily movements, and other televised “extremities.” Throughout the ages of television, a number of acts were banned or censored for varied reasons, from Elvis Costello, The Replacements and Rage Against the Machine and more shaking things up on Saturday Night Live to The Doors’ infamous higher performance on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Beatles’ “sex” song ban on BBC. Some were misunderstood, while preventative measures were taken for some of the more provocative ones (see Elvis). Music was now in everyone’s living room with The Steve Allen Show, The Andy Williams Show, and American Bandstand, among others showcasing musical acts, and across the pond with BBC music show Top of the Pops.įor the most part, performers kept some decorum while performing, while others couldn’t be told what to do.
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