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Post by erik on Apr 21, 2012 7:46:09 GMT -5
I missed it, but the show should be available on the crapfromthepast.com website in a couple days.
I also hope Premiere will make an exception and decide to air the Dick Clark hosted AT40 episode at some point in the future.
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Post by erik on Apr 24, 2012 6:23:08 GMT -5
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 24, 2012 8:06:20 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. A couple records banned in Britain are mentioned. There are quite a few that I can remember....the Kinks "Lola", Wings "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and "Hi Hi Hi", Paul Simon's "Kodachrome", Dr. Hook's "Cover of Rolling Stone". I'm sure there are a few more. They banned any song that mentioned a brand name.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Apr 24, 2012 13:01:10 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. A couple records banned in Britain are mentioned. There are quite a few that I can remember....the Kinks "Lola", Wings "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" and "Hi Hi Hi", Paul Simon's "Kodachrome", Dr. Hook's "Cover of Rolling Stone". I'm sure there are a few more. They banned any song that mentioned a brand name. "Lola" was banned because of a reference to Coca-Cola - a popular soft drink consumed around the world almost every day. The modified version changed the lyrics to refer to Cherry Cola. "Kodachrome" was banned because of references to a Kodak product that no longer exists. I still hear it on the radio in Canada, though. Makes me wonder if the ban on "Kodachrome" (the song) will be lifted because of Kodak's bankruptcy (if it is or will be bankrupt, that is)? "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show was banned because of references to Rolling Stone magazine, and it was referring exactly to the magazine. Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" was not banned, and neither was The Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone", though I could be dead wrong. "Hi Hi Hi" was banned because it caused perception of references to drug usage. At least that's what I read on Pop-Up Video many years ago. Someone please clarify this. Still wondering why "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" was banned - was it because it made references to Irish people or some sort of negative stereotype? |
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Post by mstgator on Apr 24, 2012 17:56:01 GMT -5
Still wondering why "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" was banned - was it because it made references to Irish people or some sort of negative stereotype? It was basically questioning the British Army's actions in Northern Ireland on Bloody Sunday. There was absolutely no way that the BBC was going to play that song. |
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