Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Moments in Music Censorship History

By: Jana

Jana — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:57:32 +0000

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By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:22:00 +0000

The Replacements appeared on the short-lived and cheesy International Rock Awards back in the late ’80s, and were slated to sing their song “Talent Show.” However, the producers censored the line, “We’re feeling good from the pills we took.” Paul Westerberg, aware of this, rolled his eyes during the line, and–in a hilariously brilliant and subversive moment–at the end of the song, instead of singing, “It’s too late to turn back, here we go,” sang “It’s too late to TAKE PILLS, here we go!” Gotta love the ‘Mats.

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By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:03:00 +0000

Business censorship is worse than government censorship because it pretends not to be censorship. A small handful of owners own most of the commercial broadcasting in the United States. They produce computer generated playlists of a tiny slice of the available musical styles and of that a tiny slice of the available music within the style. Public radio used to offer more variety and political and commercial pressure is even reducing that. Commercial radio is designed only to sell advertising. The music presented there is mostly dumbed down and is compressed electronically to blare and reduce dynamic range. The constant repetition of simple minded themes and styles is the worst censorship of all.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:22:00 +0000

I think we could do a separate list of just spineless video censorship by MTV …

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:19:00 +0000

12 years ago, I requested Darling Nikki from a local radio station in small town Texas; the DJ laughed in derision and refused. 10 years later, The Foo cover it, and it’s all over the radio. Ahhh, the sweet passage of time.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:37:00 +0000

My favorite is Link Wray’s instrumental song ‘Rumble’ being banned from the radio in the 1950s. Amazing that an instrumental was banned… the song still makes me want to smash things.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Don’t forget Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” video. MTV refused to show the last bit of the video that shows Jeremy shooting himself. The way it was aired on MTV, you can’t tell if it was Jeremy or his classmates that were shot.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Poison’s 1988 album “Open up and Say ….Ahh!” was originally released with a full picture on the cover of a Tiger like woman with a long tounge. It was latter pulled in favor of a cover that showed only a horizontal stip showing only the woman’s eyes. If I recall it was said to be either derogetory to women or to sexual – can’t remember now.

By: BassMan

BassMan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:36:00 +0000

Good stuff. Others already mentioned the one’s I thought of.
But, it’s still censorship even if the gov’t isn’t the source. It’s just far more dangerous when the gov’t does it.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:13:00 +0000

One that I am really suprised was not sensored:
Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes on Jay Leno playing his song “When the President Talks to God.” They did bleep him for saying Bulls**t, but otherwise they just prettymuch let him go.