| halojoy |
We love music
We want "our" music to be free
But in this world of ours, not only in dictator regimes,
but in what we so proud call "the free western world",
music has been banned or regarded as unfit
by leaders of society and by our governements.
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song :att'n:
For a starter:
‘The Word,’ listed 64 songs on its February 1st program that BBC Radio have deemed "unsuitable" to play during the Gulf Crisis:
a few samples:
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon - Imagine
Lulu - Boom Bang A Bang
Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
M*A*S*H - Suicide Is Painless
Mike And The Mechanics - Silent Running
Rick Nelson - Fools Rush In
Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love
Queen - Killer Queen :att'n:
Personal I think that all other music would
seem unfit, compared to these songs,
especially when we have a war at hand. :D :D
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- Eddie Grant - Give Me Hope Joanna -
- this is my personal favourite
It was very bravely written and performed by Eddy Grant,
during the Liberation of South Africa.
This happend after the Liberation of Rhodesia out of Ian Smith rule.
Give Me Hope Joanna
was also among the "banned" by BBC during the War in Kuwait.
The idea to this thread, came by a post made by one of my friends.
Music: Covers that are arguable better then originals.
He suggested a better version of Peace Train - by Cat Stevens
He gave me some hope. That there is a "Slow Train Coming" 'round the bend. Thanks Sheldon ;)
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song? :att'n:
I tell you, you have a lot of songs to make you choice from!
Some of the best music that has ever happend to the world.
/article witten by me
halojoy
exclusively for Jason
Sources:
Banned List - http://www.rocklist.net/banned.html
A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States
http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/index.html |
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| JoeBob |
| I read through the list and it made me laugh. If they ban popular music like that it's no suprise that they don't even think of playing some underground music. Really, no offence, but all those songs are really tame. Banning the Beatles? Please... |
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| JBL |
They ban that but they don't ban christina the s*** and all the other mindless band.
For my part I mostly listen to old music coz new music make me sick. |
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| halojoy |
mindless or not
:D :D :D
he he
JBL
I know whatya mean
:D :D :D |
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| Wombat |
Now i know why i feel so amok everytime i watch a M*A*s*H episode ;)
Wombat |
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| halojoy |
| quote: | Originally posted by JoeBob
I read through the list and it made me laugh. If they ban popular music like that it's no suprise that they don't even think of playing some underground music. Really, no offence, but all those songs are really tame. Banning the Beatles? Please... |
yes, it is surely only the top of the iceberg
those who have the REAL power over the music in our radio
never plays anything, unless it fits their purposes (read wallet)
peoples are in the hands of mammon (old myth, the god of money)
luckily private turntables, cassettplayers and cdplayers
are not forbidden yet
so we have our underground
thank god :) |
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| Peter Daniel |
| Ice T - Cop Killer |
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| jh6you |
| quote: | Originally posted by Peter Daniel
Ice T - Cop Killer |
Banned by diyAudio...?
Yeah, you want to ban some noisy songs in this diyAudio forum.
:bigeyes:
JH |
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| halojoy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Peter Daniel
Ice T - Cop Killer |
I got my black shirt on.
I got my black gloves on.
I got my ski mask on.
This ****'s been too long.
I got my twelve gauge sawed off.
I got my headlights turned off.
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off.
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off.
Cop killer, better you than me.
Cop killer, ****** police brutality!
Cop killer, I know your family's grievin'
(****** 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even.
Banned. Why?
Not the faintest idea.
Maybe some poor deskclerk got offended by reality?
Like an ostrich, emu or struts.
- I'd better bury my head in the sand. |
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| MRehorst |
Hmmmm...
With the big conglomerates that own all the radio and TV stations in the US, EVERYTHING is banned except Britney Spears and a few of similar ilk.
The record companies go after file sharing services/programs in an attempt to close the last possible outlet to hear something other than what the radio stations play.
I guess the industry has decided that it's too costly to manage a large catalog, so they try to save some money by forcing the audience to purchase the few "artists" stuff that are most popular with 12 year old girls.
I hope they all go bust.
MR |
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| halojoy |
| quote: | Originally posted by halojoy
We love music
We want "our" music to be free
But in this world of ours, not only in dictator regimes,
but in what we so proud call "the free western world",
music has been banned or regarded as unfit
by leaders of society and by our governements.
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song :att'n:
For a starter:
‘The Word,’ listed 64 songs on its February 1st program that BBC Radio have deemed "unsuitable" to play during the Gulf Crisis:
a few samples:
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon - Imagine
Lulu - Boom Bang A Bang
Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
M*A*S*H - Suicide Is Painless
Mike And The Mechanics - Silent Running
Rick Nelson - Fools Rush In
Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love
Queen - Killer Queen :att'n:
Personal I think that all other music would
seem unfit, compared to these songs,
especially when we have a war at hand. :D :D
--------------------------------------------------------
- Eddie Grant - Give Me Hope Joanna -
- this is my personal favourite
It was very bravely written and performed by Eddy Grant,
during the Liberation of South Africa.
This happend after the Liberation of Rhodesia out of Ian Smith rule.
Give Me Hope Joanna
was also among the "banned" by BBC during the War in Kuwait.
The idea to this thread, came by a post made by one of my friends.
Music: Covers that are arguable better then originals.
He suggested a better version of Peace Train - by Cat Stevens
He gave me some hope. That there is a "Slow Train Coming" 'round the bend. Thanks Sheldon ;)
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song? :att'n:
I tell you, you have a lot of songs to make you choice from!
Some of the best music that has ever happend to the world.
/article witten by me
halojoy
exclusively for Jason
Sources:
Banned List - http://www.rocklist.net/banned.html
A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States
http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/index.html |
just to bring new readers an idea of the subject
for our sharing of views
welcome - I read all your posts here -
for to enrich my comprehension of this space around us
4 ears hears more than 1
/halojoy
enriched only to a degree
still somehow content
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| phishead8 |
Bruce Springstein's song "41 shots"
Apparently the story goes that an unarmed naturalized immigrant was shot 41 times by the NYPD while he went for his wallet to show ID. Bruce wrote a song about it. He was asked not to play it for his New York concert, but the Boss played it anyway. I don't think the police were too pleased by this.
That's all I can really think of.
-Dan |
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| halojoy |
| quote: | Originally posted by phishead8
He was asked not to play it for his New York concert, but the Boss played it anyway. I don't think the police were too pleased by this.
That's all I can really think of.
-Dan |
:cool: Bruce is no -puppet-
there is no need for another one of those
:bawling: plenty enough |
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| tito |
| quote: |
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song? :att'n:
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My favourite song is one on J.G. Thirlwell`s album : Hole by Scraping Foetus off the Net, sorry i mean the Wheel. :D
It`s called : I`ll meet you in Poland Baby.
It contains a sample of speech by a nazi bigboss ( i believe it`s hess. dank ihre führung bla bla bla)
To some listeners it may not be very clear wether he supports that kind of ideoligy or not, but i`am pretty sure he did mean it as a warning to never let it happen again. :) |
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| uvodee |
What about
'walk like an Egyptian"..... sounds pretty offensive to me..
on a more serious note... how many of you have heard :
" tomorrow belongs to me"
a very very beautifull song but misinterpreted because of the Nazi use, also played in Cabaret, the musical.
I had this song played when getting married, going to the altar, everyone was humming or singing with it.....
J-P |
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| peranders |
British and americans (those who are in media) are sensitive! Marie Fredriksson in Roxette couldn't sit on a toilet chair in one of their videos.
In America naked skin is much worse than extreme violence. This I can't understand.:confused: |
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| halojoy |
And the lyrics may explain
why someone's didn't like it,
During the freedomfight aaginst apartheid in SouthAfrica.
I am proud to be a Swede, we supported the struggle
for equality of all different people living down there.
GIMME HOPE JOANNA
Well Joanna she runs a country
She runs in Durban and Transvaal
She makes a few of her people happy
She don't care about the rest at all.
She got a system they call apartheid
it keeps a brother in subjection
But maybe pressure will make Joanna see
how everybody can live as one
Gimme hope, Joanna, hope Joanna
Gimme hope, Joanna, for the morning comes
Gimme hope, Joanna, hope Joanna
hope before the mourning comes
I hear she makes all the golden money
to buy new weapons in the shape of guns
while every mother in black Soweto
fears the killing of another son
Sneaking across all the neighbours borders
Now and then having a little fun
She doesn't care if the fun games she play
is dangerous for everyone
Gimme hope Joanna...
She's got supporters in high places
who turn their heads to the city sun
Joanna give them the fancy money
to tempt anyone who'd come
She even knows how to swing opinion
in every magazine and the journals
For every bad move that this Joanna makes
they got a good explanation
Gimme hope Joanna...
Even the preacher who works for Jesus
The archbishop who's a peaceful man
together say that the freedom fighters
will overcome the very strong.
I wanna know if you're blind Joanna
if you want to hear the sound of drums
Can't you see that the tide is turning
Don't make we wait till the mourning comes
Gimme hope Joanna...
halo - :cool: doesn't mind the color of his own skin, or anybody else's skin :cool:
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Picture shows a RED INDIAN holding Her Grammy Award.
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| quote: | Originally posted by halojoy
We love music
We want "our" music to be free
..............
:att'n: What is your favourite Banned Song :att'n:
For a starter:
‘The Word,’ listed 64 songs on its February 1st program that BBC Radio have deemed "unsuitable" to play during the Gulf Crisis:
a few samples:
John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon - Imagine
Lulu - Boom Bang A Bang
M*A*S*H - Suicide Is Painless
Queen - Killer Queen :att'n:
.............
A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States
http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/index.html |
you got to be kiddin', joking, right? :D
what's wrong with
Lulu Boom Bang A Bang
or
Lennon's Imagine
Basic message Lennon is trying to tell us is:
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religon too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
..
You may say i'm a dreamer
But i'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Why blacklist this, in a united kingdom or in any other united states of the world
lineup ;) imagines
this is hot, still today, when the messenger is long since dead and gone |
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| DigitalJunkie |
Ice-T Cop Killer and almost anything by "2 Live Crew",They actually had an album titled "Banned In the USA"
Another Ice-T song I like is "Midnight". |
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| phn |
"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."-- John Stuart Mill
What scares me about this is not how sensitive people are (it's their stupidity and they can have it), but how compliant people are about censorship. Censorship isn't even an issue. That's taken for granted. The issue is, what do we censor and how do we justify it? The thing is, you cannot morally justify censorship any more than you can morally justify lying.
I have a couple of American CDs and they have this "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" sticker. It makes me feel uncomfortable. It gets even more troublesome, and devious, with software, like Internet Explorer and Firefox, which can be set to censor wholesale without you even knowing.
People were up in arms about Google in China, and with right, but say nothing when the same things happen at home. At least Chinese music artist don't have to bother about anyone censoring their music.
The Genius of the Crowd
There is enough treachery
hatred, violence and absurdity in the average
human being to supply any given army on any given day
And the best at murder are those who preach against it
And the best at hate are those who preach love
And the best at war finally are those who preach peace
Those who preach god, need god
Those who preach peace do not have peace
Those who preach love do not have love
Beware the preachers
Beware the knowers
Beware those who are always reading books
Beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of it
Beware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
Beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
Beware those who seek constant crowds for
they are nothing alone
Beware the average man the average woman
Beware their love, their love is average
Seeks average
But there is genius in their hatred
There is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
To kill anybody
Not wanting solitude
Not understanding solitude
They will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
Not being able to create art
they will not understand art
They will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world
Not being able to love fully
They will believe your love incomplete
And then they will hate you
And their hatred will be perfect
Like a shining diamond
Like a knife
Like a mountain
Like a tiger
Like hemlock
Their finest art
Charles Bukowski
Sorry for the rant and hijack, though somewhat related. |
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| SY |
| There's a BIG difference between slapping on a warning sticker (I'm dubious about the value of that, but...) and banning and criminalizing music or books. BIG difference. |
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| heater |
If I remember correctly the Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen was banned from airing on the BBC. Something to do with it being the Queen's jubilee year at the time.
Well my friend who was DJing for our university radio station was extatic to have a copy to play there.
Of course it sold like crazy and the rest is history. |
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| phn |
| quote: | Originally posted by SY
There's a BIG difference between slapping on a warning sticker (I'm dubious about the value of that, but...) and banning and criminalizing music or books. BIG difference. |
That's at least a boarder line logical fallacy. Those aren't either or propositions. You don't have to choose between the two. Debating degrees of hell isn't very fruitful.
There's very little difference between the Parents Music Resource Center and any other pro-censorship organisation that has ever existed. This group of politicians, or their wives, acted on the conviction that somebody had to put an end to what was going on in the music industry and they were the ones that could do it. The difference is that the PMRC's tool was a "friendly" sticker instead of a gun to your head. Change "Explicit Lyrics" (use your imagination) in "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" and it could get nasty really fast. How many who accept the label would accept it if it said "Government Advisory"? You fill in the rest.
The PMRC knew that their silly stickers would be useless if they weren't being enforced. So they had to bully others into enforcing their wills. Ah, the freedom of self-censorship. And what better than appeal to emotion? "It's for the protection of our children? Do you want to hurt our children?"
That's all they had. They had no moral ground to stand on. And they certainly had no facts to back up their claims that rock music was "infecting the youth of the world with messages they cannot handle." That's at best a belief, at worst a lie. Of course, if you subscribe to the widespread monkey-see, monkey-do school of thought, no proof is needed. You already know all there is to know.
They were being a lot more dishonest than that. They called some of the music "porn rock." Do you want your kids to watch porn rock on TV? I think not.
Quote from Wikipedia:
| quote: | | An article in the Washington Post contained additional suggestions from the PMRC, including printing warnings and lyrics on album covers, forcing record stores to put albums with explicit covers under the counters, pressuring television stations not to broadcast explicit songs or videos, "reassess[ing]" the contracts of musicians who performed violently or sexually in concert, and creating a panel to set industry standards. The Post article led to the removal of rock music and magazines from American stores including Wal-Mart, J.C. Penney, Sears, and Fred Meyer. |
Luckily, not everything went as they planned. The PMRC sent their bullyboys to go after Dead Kennedys, a small band on a small independent label. The PMRC though Dead Kennedys wouldn't have the financial resources to defend themselves in court. (The No More Censorship Defense Fund helped them out.) After the PMRC had crushed Dead Kennedys, the rest of the music industry would bend over to their wills without putting up a fight. Dead Kennedys fought back.
The people behind the PMRC are truly nasty people. These people are every bit as dangerous as Mussolini's squadristi ever were. These people have real power, political and economical, and are willing to misuse it. The end is their justification.
Ten yrs ago it was easy for us here to brush off those stickers saying, those crazy Yanks (referring to that vocal minority known as the moral majority). Not today. I can see those stickers here. The scary part is, what will I see coming a decade from now that I don't see today?
So, yes, those tiny stickers do give me uneasy feelings. They also remind me of how the future might look like, which isn't unlike the fairly recent past. And I don't even believe history repeats itself. I don't believe history knows how to do that. |
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Donna Summer
Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948)
is an American Grammy Award-winning singer
:bullseye:
I am no big fan of such disco music - I never was.
Some of her recordings were banned over there
and could at times only be freely purchased over here in Europe.
:bullseye:
Who among us, havent heard her song:
...... I Feel Love ......
To quote another hit: I can't get it out of my head
Some songs just stick to and attach to your mind and brain.
I Feel Love is just that kind of song ...
lineup :bullseye: music lover
http://lineup.awardspace.com/ |
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| daatkins |
| quote: | | the Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen was banned from airing on the BBC |
Not only was it banned, it was number one in the singles chart during jubilee week. Although that week, the charts only went as high as number 2: the number one spot was left blank... |
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| lineup |
Hehe :D
that is a good one
message
to the Recording Industry, RIAA, Sony or whattevver
thanks, phn ;)
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| lineup |
;)
The Cardigans
My Favourite Game ( 1998 )
1998's Gran Turismo was darker and more moody, and was followed by a long hiatus during which the band members pursued solo side projects.
The same year they also released a compilation of rare B-sides called The Other Side of the Moon as a Japan-only release
which makes this album somewhat rare outside Japan.
The video of the song "My Favourite Game"
was censored by MTV for showing reckless driving
:bawling:
Television has got no problems showing Michael Schumacher and Alonso
driving on the edge of disaster.
Likewise, havent heard any TV Channel over in USA
that wouldnt send Indy500 or other big racecar competions
refering to reckless driving.'
Yet, in lineup simple mind,
those racings are precise this:
Reckless Driving beyond all common sense
Regards
lineup
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