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Swearing on the radio

  • 19-04-2012 3:19pm
    #1
    Chochese
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    Just a topic that arose in work today: What is the deal with allowances on swearing in songs and by DJs on the radio?

    Phantom seem to be fairly liberal when leaving songs uncensored, whereas Today FM play the clean versions.(Apart from today when Fenton played the new DeLa Soul song, droppin' the F-Bomb and N-Bomb all over the shop!)

    Is it seen as acceptable in songs by the BCI as sonme sort of 'artistic expression', whereas swearing by DJs seems to be fully frowned upon?


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  • #2
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Stations will justify swearing (or not swearing) on their target audience. Phantom's audience are probably be perceived as more "tolerant" than others might be. Time of day is also a factor, folks who will sing and air guitar along to Radioheads Creep aren't too happy when their 2 year is sitting in the back seat of the car also singing "...you're so F**KIN' special, ..." at the top of their voice.

    I doesn't bother me that some songs have swear words in them as a lot of the time you don't even notice them. Some songs have no swear words but the lyrics are in appropriate - very sexual for example. I do have a problem with DJ's swearing as I think it just highlights a lack of ability to articulate what they are trying to say. Obviously, some do it for the kudos or to provoke a reaction.


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