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Other songs they've banned, not mentioned in the article. 99 Red Balloons (an *anti* war song) American Pie Walk Like an Egyptian (!) Sunday Bloody Sunday What A Wonderful World (!!!!!!) Another One Bites The Dust From Ananova.com:

quoted 1 line America's largest radio network has produced a list of songs it feels

> 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.

quoted 2 lines The Clear Channel decided about 150 songs are "lyrically questionable,"

> > The Clear Channel decided about 150 songs are "lyrically questionable,"

including Aeroplane by Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven.

quoted 2 lines Rolling Stone magazine editor Joe Levy said he was concerned about

> > 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.

quoted 2 lines Other tracks included on Clear's list include The Beatles' Lucy In The Sky

> > 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.

quoted 4 lines The whole back catalogue by Rage Against The Machine was also included.

> > 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."

quoted 2 lines A spokeswoman for Clear Channel said the list was "not meant as a

> > A spokeswoman for Clear Channel said the list was "not meant as a

corporate mandate."

quoted 2 lines She said the list was designed to give radio stations an idea of the type

> > 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.

quoted 2 lines She said: "It's clearly up to the local programmer to take the pulse of

> > She said: "It's clearly up to the local programmer to take the pulse of

their own market."

quoted 3 lines *US terror attacks story sent by Ananova

> > *US terror attacks story sent by Ananova >

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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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I think its funny that they suggesting to not play alot of this stuff, but at the same time if you've listened to top40 radio, every hour they've been playing this god-aweful medly of "inspirational pop" music with samples of "W" and people talking about their trauma... Talk about crossing the line of poor taste... - geoff/cutups ps: idm

quoted 7 lines From Ananova.com:

> >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

quoted 7 lines Heaven.

> 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

quoted 1 line With Diamonds, John Lennon's Imagine, and Alien Ant Farm's Smooth

> With Diamonds, John Lennon's Imagine, and Alien Ant Farm's Smooth

Criminal.

quoted 5 lines The whole back catalogue by Rage Against The Machine was also included.

> > > > 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

quoted 6 lines taken off the air is disturbing."

> 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

quoted 18 lines of songs which could cause distress in the wake of the Washington and New

> 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 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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