The Replacements’ SNL Contract

This contract tale about the Replacements from anecdotage.com:

“Saturday Night Live” producers were so worriedabout an appearance by Paul Westerberg and the Replacements (who once sangtheir song “Shut up!” with a “F— you!” chorus afterdisagreeing with a nightclub manager) that they forced the band to sign a$20,000 agreement not to swear on the air.

Westerberg endeavored to sneak in as much profanity aspossible with subtle replacements. During their performance of “Kiss Me onthe Bus,” for example, he replaced the word “bus” with a mumbled”butt.”

[He also mouthed the words “F— you” as he stepped back from themike. But because they were inaudible, Westerberg’s words, while greatlyannoying to the show’s producers, did not violate the band’s contract.]

[Meredith R. Miller]