BANNED Songs: Reasons why

Its Behind You! · 23-12-2012 12:52pm #1

Headlights: Driver 67.

http://youtu.be/S8o869DHFQg

This song intrigued me, and I liked the tight harmony vocals near the end, a bit cheesy tho.

At the time the psychopathic killer Ted Bundy was still on the loose in the states, making the lyrics sound particularly gruesome. :eek::eek::eek:

I reckon if it hadn't have been for Bundy, that this record would not have been banned.

"As his methodology evolved Bundy became progressively more organized in his choice of victims and crime scenes. He would employ various ruses designed to lure his victim to the vicinity of his vehicle where he had pre-positioned a weapon, usually a crowbar. In many cases he wore a plaster cast on one leg or a sling on one arm, and sometimes hobbled on crutches, then requested assistance in carrying something to his vehicle."

Anymore BANNED songs with a story?

InTheTrees · 23-12-2012 6:14pm

I remember when the theme to the highly popular TV show Mash was banned in Ireland when it was released as a single (with lyrics) in the 80's.

"Suicide is Painless" was unacceptable to the religious overlords of the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDSMm8IlR9I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmLq87RU97w

Its Behind You! · 24-12-2012 2:47pm

@In The Trees...nice one, didn't know that, but doesn't surprise me.

Its Behind You! · 24-12-2012 9:38pm

Just found out that Lulu's "Boom Bang A Bang" was banned 21 years after it was released due to the commencement of the Gulf War. The ban was later lifted, shame about that.

lordgoat · 25-12-2012 11:39pm

Cortez the Killer - Neil Young.

Apparently alot of people took exception to this great explorer's methods.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 26-12-2012 4:08am

Germany have removed a verse of their national anthem because it was used as a Nazi slogan. Pete Doherty once got into hot water for singing it over there. It's sad really, Germany have to acknowledge what happened and get over it, the world forgives them.

InTheTrees · 26-12-2012 4:56am

The Sex Pistols single God Save The Queen was "banned" by the BBC but nobody else, which meant a huge increase in sales:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8fLOJswWtk

fryup · 26-12-2012 12:12pm

give ireland back to the irish, Paul McCartney

stupid simplistic glib song released by macca during the worst year of the troubles back in 1972, didn't help matters in any way..should have stuck to the love songs

lordgoat · 28-12-2012 12:28am

fryup wrote: »

give ireland back to the irish, Paul McCartney

stupid simplistic glib song released by macca during the worst year of the troubles back in 1972, didn't help matters in any way..should have stuck to the love songs

+1
Typical McCartney nonsense.

Its Behind You! · 29-12-2012 9:47pm

the boundaries were already pushed to breaking well before MTV...

catchy too....I hope none of ye start singing this unawares at home.

http://youtu.be/C79spWeuakU

1969 Max Romeo: Wet Dream BANNED.

Its Behind You! · 29-12-2012 9:50pm

lordgoat wrote: »

+1
Typical McCartney nonsense.

What particular brand of pot was he smoking at the time I wonder? Bad sh1t man.

123 LC · 29-12-2012 10:01pm

Banned, for obvious reasons :P

fryup · 30-12-2012 10:52am

Relax - frankie goes to Hollywood

references to gay sex

Shakti · 30-12-2012 8:19pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcizhnIU2lI

banned for telling the truth

bodhrandude · 01-01-2013 6:26pm

Hawkwinds Urban Guerilla single the follow up to their big hit Silver Machine was banned by the BBC in 1973 because of the IRA bombing campaign in England.

TheStook · 02-01-2013 2:02am

The Kinks- Lola was banned aswell I think. I wasn't alive then but its about a shemale and I remember someone telling me it was banned. Great song though..

kunst nugget · 02-01-2013 6:59pm

lordgoat wrote: »

+1
Typical McCartney nonsense.

Lennon did the same thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwqV_HpMSE

Ash.J.Williams · 02-01-2013 7:05pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

Lennon did the same thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwqV_HpMSE

the CIA thought lennon was in the ira

Ash.J.Williams · 02-01-2013 7:06pm

Canibal corpse cannot play any songs off certain albums(live) in germany

All Cannibal Corpse albums up to (and including) Tomb of the Mutilated were banned upon release from being sold or displayed in Germany due to their graphic cover art and disturbing lyrics; the band was also forbidden to play any songs from those albums while touring in Germany.[16] This prohibition was not lifted until June 2006.[16] In a 2004 interview, George Fisher attempted to recall what originally provoked the ban:

A woman saw someone wearing one of our shirts, I think she is a schoolteacher, and she just caused this big stink about it. So [now] we can’t play anything from the first three records. And it really sucks because kids come up and they want us to play all the old songs — and we would — but they know the deal. We can’t play 'Born In a Casket' but can play 'Dismembered and Molested.'

lewisdhead · 02-01-2013 7:25pm

TheStook wrote: »

The Kinks- Lola was banned aswell I think. I wasn't alive then but its about a shemale and I remember someone telling me it was banned. Great song though..

I might by wrong here, but I believe it was banned, not because of the transvestite references in the song, but because originally the lyric "drinks champagne that tastes just like cherry cola" was actually "drinks champagne that tastes just like coca cola". It was deemed to be a form of advertising of a particular brand. So Ray Davies changed it to "cherry cola" so it would by played on radio. As I said I might be wrong.

fryup · 02-01-2013 7:47pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ya you're spot on...heard that before about coca cola

Declan A Walsh · 02-01-2013 10:01pm

Quite a few songs were banned during the mid '70s. Firstly, there was a guy called Judge Dredd, who was a regular visitor to the U.K. Top 20 and who never got played by the BBC. I believe the songs were of a bawdy/smutty nature.

Secondly and more famously, some of Donna Summer's early songs were banned by the BBC- the most famous being "Love to Love You Baby" which was a massive disco hit. I think her version of "Could It be Magic" may also have been banned at the time. The reason for her songs being banned were because of the simulated groans - a bit like "Je T'aime". In fact to this day, it is an abridged version of "Love to Love You Baby" that tends to be played on the radio!

Moving towards the late '70s, "God Save the Queen" was not the only Sex Pistols tune to be banned by the BBC. "Anarchy in the UK" seemed to have been censored from playing because of its irreverance towards the establishment.... I don't think its banned anymore.

The Sex Pistols' Paul Cook and Steve Jones teamed up with Ronald Biggs to make "A Punk Prayer (No-one is Innocent)". This was controversial because he was one of the "Great Train Robbers" from the 1960's - that was enough in itself to merit a ban. The b-side didn't help - it featured Sid Vicious doing his own version of "My Way" complete with some controversial lyric changes including the use of the "F" word.

spankysue · 02-01-2013 11:35pm

George Formby's "When I'm Cleaning Windows" was banned by the BBC in 1936 as its lyrics were too racy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1W1h5W17Y

Ash.J.Williams · 03-01-2013 11:21am

fryup wrote: »

Relax - frankie goes to Hollywood

references to gay sex

yeah that was a big one...i was an 80's kid and that went over everyones head in my village!!!

When you want to cum indeed!!!

actually here's the full song...laser beams ha ha

Oh oh
Wee-ell-Now!

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Come-oh oh oh

But shoot it in the right direction
Make making it your intention-ooh yeah
Live those dreams
Scheme those schemes
Got to hit me
Hit me
Hit me with those laser beams

I'm coming
I'm coming-yeah

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it (love)
When you want to come
When you want to come
When you want to come
Come-huh

Get it up
The scene of love
Oh feel it

Relax
Higher higher

Hey-
Pray