I’m only bringing this up because I just heard Brand New Key by Melanie on the radio and only now realized the suggestive nature of the song. 50 years ago I didn’t get it. Figure it must have been banned somewhere
Not sure how long the banned song list is but there are songs that were, are, and still missing from radio play. I do believe the list is extensive and probably varies from country to country and there’s no telling how changes in culture/society will affect new and existing song play.
I’m a Beatles fan and I know some of my favourites were banned like Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds for the LSD connection, Day in the Life for suicide reference and I am the Walrus for sexual innuendo but honestly I haven’t been keeping track if there’s more. Is Back in the USSR still banned? Something to do with Gulf War if I remember correctly. Not sure if Imagine got theists worked up enough to be banned. Perhaps once the Fab Four has completely passed on there will be more, idk.
I wonder if the woke culture has a few songs they’d like banned. Maybe LGBTQ et al and the gender folk might find some songs don’t fit their cause. Anyone who feels insulted qualifies for banning a song I guess. Their liberties are infringed upon and blah, blah, blah. Whatever happened to artistic licence?
Should some songs be banned that were not? Do you have a favourite banned song? Doesn’t banning them usually increase the songs popularity and sales?
Why stop there? What about books, ads, paintings, movies etc that were removed from view?