As a joke I was gonna ask if they banned "Imagine" before I noticed it's
actually on the list.
quoted 3 lines Other songs they've banned, not mentioned in the article.> Other songs they've banned, not mentioned in the article.
> 99 Red Balloons (an *anti* war song)
> Sunday Bloody Sunday
as is this one
quoted 36 lines What A Wonderful World (!!!!!!)> What A Wonderful World (!!!!!!)
> Another One Bites The Dust
>
> >From Ananova.com:
>
> > America's largest radio network has produced a list of songs it feels
> should not be played in the aftermath of the US terrorist attacks.
> >
> > The Clear Channel decided about 150 songs are "lyrically questionable,"
> including Aeroplane by Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Led Zeppelin's Stairway To
> Heaven.
> >
> > Rolling Stone magazine editor Joe Levy said he was concerned about
> censorship, but Clear Channel claims the list is just a guideline for
> individual stations.
> >
> > Other tracks included on Clear's list include The Beatles' Lucy In The Sky
> With Diamonds, John Lennon's Imagine, and Alien Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal.
> >
> > The whole back catalogue by Rage Against The Machine was also included.
> >
> > Levy told Worldpop.com: "When does the action of a corporation slip over
> the line into censorship? To ask that all Rage Against The Machine songs be
> taken off the air is disturbing."
> >
> > A spokeswoman for Clear Channel said the list was "not meant as a
> corporate mandate."
> >
> > She said the list was designed to give radio stations an idea of the type
> of songs which could cause distress in the wake of the Washington and New
> York attacks.
> >
> > She said: "It's clearly up to the local programmer to take the pulse of
> their own market."
> >
> > *US terror attacks story sent by Ananova
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