Canada Radio stations censor Dire Straits

RPMDAD · 01-17-2011, 01:47 PM

Canada Radio stations censor Dire Straits Money for Nothing.

Wow 26 years after the song came out. Talk about being PC.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Award-winning song were derogatory to gay men.

Radio stations told to censor Dire Straits - Yahoo! News

vraiblonde · 01-17-2011, 02:00 PM

Geez, talk about missing the point of the song!

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 01-17-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Geez, talk about missing the point of the song!

How would you take this?

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The little ###### with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy, that's his own hair
That little ###### got his own jet airplane
That little ###### he's a millionaire

Even SOMD wants them censored!

vraiblonde · 01-17-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Gude

Even SOMD wants them censored!

Maybe we should send Canada the music video so they can catch a clue as to what's going on in the song?

hvp05 · 01-17-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Gude

Even SOMD wants them censored!

Fascists.

Baltimore_Colt · 01-17-2011, 03:56 PM

I almost never hear that lyric when I hear the song on regular radio. And it's very rare that I hear it even on satellite radio. I like it when I hear it though because it usually means I'll hear the long version of the song and it won't be butchered and cut short at the end.

This_person · 01-17-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RPMDAD

Canada Radio stations censor Dire Straits Money for Nothing.

Wow 26 years after the song came out. Talk about being PC.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Award-winning song were derogatory to gay men.

Radio stations told to censor Dire Straits - Yahoo! News

Google the lyrics to the song WCSR by Kid Rock. The only word - on the "unedited" version of the CD - that is edited out starts with F and rhymes with "rag". Look at the lyrics, and realize THAT is the word that was deemed too offensive for even an "unedited" CD.

Sad, sad world.

RPMDAD · 01-17-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by This_person

Google the lyrics to the song WCSR by Kid Rock. The only word - on the "unedited" version of the CD - that is edited out starts with F and rhymes with "rag". Look at the lyrics, and realize THAT is the word that was deemed too offensive for even an "unedited" CD.

Sad, sad world.

This_person, i do know what the lyrics are i am just surprised that it it took Canada 26 years to figure them out. I guess it was due to the Australian accent.

vraiblonde · 01-17-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RPMDAD

This_person, i do know what the lyrics are i am just surprised that it it took Canada 26 years to figure them out. I guess it was due to the Australian accent.

Lenny · 01-18-2011, 09:57 AM

Imagine that. Canada has radio.

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vraiblonde Bored Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid Posts: 89,012	Geez, talk about missing the point of the song! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Well, don't join my fan club, b1tch!
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Baltimore_Colt Registered User Member Since: Mar 2009 Posts: 172	I almost never hear that lyric when I hear the song on regular radio. And it's very rare that I hear it even on satellite radio. I like it when I hear it though because it usually means I'll hear the long version of the song and it won't be butchered and cut short at the end. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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Lenny Lovin' being Texican Member Since: Jul 2004 Location: So CT Posts: 11,951	Imagine that. Canada has radio. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Y'all need to come down and visit now it's started raining again. We'll go to see the bottom of Buffalo Lake up in the park.
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