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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jan 13, 2011 14:52:10 GMT -5
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Post by mkarns on Jan 13, 2011 14:56:10 GMT -5
While not mandatorily censored, most of the times I've heard the song on radio in the US, both in the 1980s and since, it's been edited without the offending word (also to cut down on time, since the album version is about eight minutes long). On every AT40 I've heard with "Money For Nothing" Casey played such an edit.
I did hear the complete version, epithet and all, on SXM 8 a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by Mike on Jan 13, 2011 21:13:32 GMT -5
Lately on classic rock stations, they might go back and forth. Some will play the full version, completely uncensored, some will play the edited version. I've not heard the full uncensored version anywhere outside of classic rock radio as of late. I do recall hearing it on my area's "Joe"-FM station at least once, but that was five years ago. It doesn't surprise me that AT40 would never play the full version because of its length; you don't hear the full "Shout" (6:30 long) either. I personally actually prefer the full version to the edited one. While I think cutting out the full verse is a bit much just for censorship, I can understand also doing it for length. Cutting the whole verse out makes the song a bit disjointed, IMO, and that is really what kills the song. (Most of the time I prefer the full version of a song to an edited-for-length version anyway; "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a notable exception to this.) I think that just censoring the offending word is best if time isn't an issue, and I kind of wish more stations would just use that kind of edit, but again, I can understand the length issue. I personally am not offended by the use of the word in this song at all; I don't really consider it an "in-context" slur. I know the story behind Mark Knopfler's writing of the song, and all he's really doing is relating what he heard and just choosing not to apply a lyrical censor. Compare that with "Holiday" by Green Day, which has the line "Kill all the f--- that don't agree!" in its bridge. That I'd consider an example of an in-context slur. (P.S. As a point of consideration, please understand that I am gay, and yet I'm still saying it doesn't bother me. In this case, it doesn't.)No way would the complainant have heard the song prior to this. I can't imagine Congress taking a similar action, not unless it was done VERY quickly. This is not the kind of thing that can weather being stalled, as Congress likes to do.  That said, if such a ban were to pass here in the U.S., I'd like to hope that a simple-censor edit gets put into use for those who don't want to cut length - again, for the reasons I've stated above. |
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jan 14, 2011 0:16:28 GMT -5
K-97 (Classic rock station) in Edmonton says they will play "Money For Nothing" unedited nonstop between 8PM - 9PM on Friday (don't know what time that would be on the East Coast where I live). I know how I'm spending my Friday night. blogs.canoe.ca/lilleyspad/general/edmonton-radio-station-says-no-to-censorship/As for my personal take: I don't really care how it's played. I can understand Casey not airing the verse with the "f"-word because AT40 is a family type show (and it's shorter that way) but radio stations shouldn't be forced not to air the verse with the "f" word. Even though I don't say that word, I don't mind listening to any song (well, any non-rap song) that uses questionable language. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 15, 2011 17:03:19 GMT -5
This morning,Al Warren who hosts a weekend show on WICC in Bridgeport,CT,mentioned that "Money For Nothing" was censored in Canada & then proceeded to play the single version.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Jan 16, 2011 21:54:19 GMT -5
Not a big deal to most stations in the USA since most play the edited version anyway.
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Post by mstgator on Jan 17, 2011 21:12:00 GMT -5
Keep in mind that the commercial single version of "Money For Nothing" did contain the "offending" verse (and clocked in at under 5 minutes... the promo version commonly played was even shorter of course), so it was a content and not a length issue for AT40. Another instance where AT40 (and most radio stations) chose a clean promo version over the commercial 45 version was "White Horse" by Laid Back.
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Post by mstgator on Jul 9, 2011 21:10:49 GMT -5
Here's a find... on the Thursday edition of "Casey's Biggest Hits" for the 8/29/92 CT40, they played "Money For Nothing". They basically just chopped off the beginning and end of the LP version, and as a result played the earring-and-makeup verse uncut.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Jul 12, 2011 7:48:50 GMT -5
I've never heard the song without that verse or with the word edited out. Then again, I've never like the song much, so I usually change the station when it comes on.
The only 2 songs by them I can stand are So Far Away and Sultains Of Swing.
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That said, if such a ban were to pass here in the U.S., I'd like to hope that a simple-censor edit gets put into use for those who don't want to cut length - again, for the reasons I've stated above.
