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But the BBC banned this song anyway, because of Roger Daltrey’s vocal stutter on the lyric: “Why don’t you all f-fade away.” Apparently, the broadcaster was concerned that it could offend ...
The Clear Channel memorandum contains songs that, in their titles or lyrics, vaguely refer to open subjects intertwined with the September 11 attacks, such as airplanes, collisions, death, conflict, violence, explosions, the month of September, Tuesday (the day of the week the attacks occurred) and New York City, as well as general concepts that could be connected to aspects of the attacks ...
This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history, the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Beatles, Ken Dodd, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Miller, and George Formby.
N.W.A's debut album Straight Outta Compton (which had attracted controversy for its song "Fuck tha Police") includes the song "Express Yourself", which criticizes the censorship of music by radio stations, and hip-hop musicians who write inoffensive songs to target mainstream radio airplay. "Express Yourself" is the only song on the album to ...
The lyrics to this song are as confusing today as they were when it was released five decades ago. ... This song may have been banned from the radio because it was deemed insulting to the Queen of ...
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Alternating lyrics, misspelled songwriting credits, and uncrediting of the song's publishers. [53] 2006 "Mbube" (1920) Solomon Linda "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961) Disney's usage of the Tokens' song on the movie The Lion King: Back royalties and songwriting credits [54] 2007 "If We Could Start All Over" (1993) Eddy and Danny van Passel
Soon, however, it became popular among young listeners who were able to deduce Timothy's fate from the lyrics. Only as the song became more frequently requested did radio stations begin to take note of it and its unsettling subject matter. Then, just as Holmes and the Buoys had expected, the song started getting banned.