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Location: Michigan | Do you remember any songs that were banned from radio airplay for being politicly or morally incorrect.I remember one back in the late 60s called
EVE OF DESTRUCTION by Barry Mcguire. Im not sure why they pulled it but I thought it was because of references to Red China and talking about our political problems here . Does anyone know?? Can you think of any other songs banned from airplay??????? GWB |
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Location: SoCal | "Unknown Soldier" by the Doors.
Do a google search, you'll probably find many. |
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Location: Michigan | I guess I was intereseted in what was the song name & what was the reason it was banned from airplay ? Why was the Unknown Soldier banned? All of the songs are now back on the radio with the words censored out. GWB |
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Location: North Carolina | EVE OF DESTRUCTION pulled? As I recall, they played that damn thing to death. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | "Society's Child" by Janis Ian... "banned" becuase it's about interracial relationships. I'm not sure if songs were actually banned or just not played in some markets. |
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Location: south east Michigan | On a different note...I remember that this one caused an uproar.
They're coming to take me away, HA HA
They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA
To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa! |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Maybe we should chhange this to "songs that should have been banned" like
Hey there Little Red Riding Hood
You sure are lookin' good
You're everything a Big Bad Wolf would want. |
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Location: south east Michigan | ????
I love "Little Red Riding Hood"!
The cheat sheet is in my "second tier" fake book.
Anyone want a copy??? |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Do you have a copy of "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" too? |
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Location: closely held secret | Eve of Destruction was pulled in a lot of markets because some felt it could promote suicidal feelings among teens. It was pretty depressing, in a catchy kind of way.
I can't remember any song or artist being banned nationally (unless pulled by thier label) because there were always stations willing to risk playing it. Some that were fairly widespread were "Satisfaction", "Pictures of Lily", "Woman is the Nigger of the World", "George Jackson". |
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Location: NJ | "WorkingClass Hero". |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | "I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die Rag" by Country Joe And The Fish...
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Cheer/Rag |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "Kill yo mutha" was part of one of the Rap lyrics that helped to institute the current rating system.
Checks and balances can be a good thing. When the Yoots are being targeted for the excessive spare cash they have it can be a free for all.
I think all kids should have the right to grow up like Opie did. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Checks and balances can be a good thing . ."
Except in Congress/Senate/WhiteHouse/SupremeCourt
". . I think all kids should have the right to grow up like Opie did . ."
To be fondled by a pedophile barber??
btw: I find it EXTREMELY amazing that there actually IS a "CountryJoe.com" . . . |
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Location: Omaha, NE | At least in the US, there isn't a such thing as a "banned" song. Who is out there to ban it? There is no such authority.
Individual radio stations can choose to play or not play any song they like. But that doesn't mean, for example, that my preferred classic rock station has 'banned' Frank Sinatra. They just don't play him. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Maybe things aren't banned here in the U.S.A., but they are definatly controled. The FCC and their fines carry a big hammer. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I seem to remember a bit of an uproar when NWA or some other rap group came out with a "Kill The Cops" song a few years back. I don't think it was ever actually banned tho'.
Anybody recall that one? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Song? How about an entire bands output?
If I recall correctly The Payola$ (out of Vancouver, BC) couldn't get airplay in the U.S because of their name. Until, after 5 or 6 albums they became 'Rock and Hyde.'
If I'm right, y'all never got to hear one of the great bands of the early 80's and tunes like;
Eyes Of A Stranger
Romance
China Boys
though you may have heard some of their softer side, like
Tears Are Not Enough. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Songs I remember being "not played" (for content) when I was a teenager:
"Ballad Of John and Yoko" - Beatles (for "Christ" being used as an expletive, supposedly)
"Timothy" - The Buoys (cannibalism)
"Society's Child" - Janis Ian (interracial)
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Location: NJ | sweet cream ladies
T TOP - TEN... - The Box Tops Lyrics - Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March Lyrics
SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD MARCH
The Box Tops
Sweet cream ladies forward march
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies do your part
Think what you are giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need they seek direction from the light
They will love you in the darkness
Take advantage of your starkness
And refuse to recognize you in the light
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Think what your providing
Sweet cream ladies show your starch
What's the use in hiding
Tell the socialites to look the other way
It's instinctive stimulation you convey
It's a necessary function
Meant for those without compunction
Who get tired of vanilla everyday
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success for those who fail
And should penalties pursue them
When there's really credit to them
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march... |
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Location: NJ | Al;
Is this "The Letter" Box Tops??
Can't say I recall the tune . . . but I may have heard it repeatedly, and never knew what they were saying . . . . |
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Location: NJ | . . . I guess it is . . . |
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Location: Scotland | There's been loads of stuff banned over here. Take a look at this;
http://www.rocklist.net/banned.html |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm surprised these did not get banned.
Young Girl...Gary Puckett (it did cause a stir tho)
My Sharonna & Good Girls Don't (Knack)
Lemon Song (Zep)
Lola (Kinks)
Who Are You? (Who)..to this day I hear "Who the f&^k are you!" on regular broadcast FM radio. |
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Songs that were banned from radio play
