[idm] [OT] Stairway To Heaven on US radio list of 'lyrically questionable' songs
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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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