Songs banned by the BBC.... and why.

[Tuearts right boot]

The Beeb also missed the Darknesses vague attempt at getting Ring piece and Bells end into the christmas charts....not that it was worth it.

 

[lazerblue]

This Smiths single “I started something I couldn’t finish” got pulled shortly before release because it contained the lines:
“And the pain was enough
To make a shy bald Buddhist
Reflect and plan a mass murder….’’

The planned release of the single was a week or so after Michael Ryan went on the rampage with a gun in Hungerford, Wiltshire.

Instead, “Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before” was released as a single, using the same planned video as “I started something…..” with the newer song played over the film,

i think you'll find it was stop me that contained the lyrics about the pain of crashing down on the crossbar made the buddhist plan a mass murder, though i do agree about the pain of your bollocks hitting the crossbar of your bike would have such an affect

 

[Sk@mcfc]

Is bluemoon banned yet

 

[Frank the Yank]

Did they ban Blue Oyster Cults Don’t Fear the Reaper back in the day? I had a pen friend in the late 70 s ask me to send him a copy of the single…

 

[Bill Walker]

Yes, but let's not get all woke about a song 54 years ago Bill. It was never his intention to be racist. Like I said, it was just to act out a simple life away from the stresses of every day life. And a bloody good song to boot! :)

Think you're getting me wrong here, of course Ray wasn't out to be racist, I never said he was.
All I'm saying is that today it would be banned.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Long time ago but I think they banned this:



Saying that, I'm 99.9% sure they performed this live on Whistle Test...

It wasn't banned, they just faded out the last line or two... to hide the *try wearing a cap" ending.

 

[give it to gordon]

Jasper Carrott - Magic Roundabout, sexual innuendo.

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead from the Wizard of Oz, released on Thatcher’s death. Banned for being in bad taste.

Bad taste lol I put the fucking flags out !

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Think you're getting me wrong here, of course Ray wasn't out to be racist, I never said he was.
All I'm saying is that today it would be banned.

Arr ok, sorry Bill.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

i think you'll find it was stop me that contained the lyrics about the pain of crashing down on the crossbar made the buddhist plan a mass murder, though i do agree about the pain of your bollocks hitting the crossbar of your bike would have such an affect

Blimey! You are right! I’m upset now that I got a Smiths trivia wrong!

Goes off and thrashes himself 20 times with a non leather whip.

 

[Blue Mist]

I couldn't believe the beeb allowed Cher to sing Gypsy's Tramps and Thieves, especially the line 'and every night all men would come around and lay the tarmac on the ground.'