@songs_that_take_us_back: is a classic rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally released by The Rolling Stones as a double A-sided single alongside "Ruby Tuesday" in January 1967. It also serves as the opening track for the American edition of their album Between the Buttons. Fun Facts & Controversy • The Ed Sullivan Censorship: Due to its sexually charged title, many conservative radio stations initially banned the song or bleeped out the word "night". When the band performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 15, 1967, Mick Jagger was forced to change the lyric to "let's spend some time together". He famously rolled his eyes on camera while singing the altered line. • Studio Improvisation: The distinct clicking percussion heard during the song's bridge section was created using police batons. The studio engineer, Glyn Johns, invited two London police officers into the studio to record the sound effect as a clever distraction to prevent them from searching the space. #rollingstones #edsullivanshow
