Not long after "Eight Miles High" was released in 1966, the song was banned from radio because of its supposed allusion to drug use. The Byrds insisted the song wasn't about that — the title was a reference to the height at which commercial airplanes fly, usually around six or seven m...
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Notably, check out these 6 Nigerian songs that were banned by NBC. We bet you were unaware that the following songs were deemed unfit for broadcast and are therefore prohibited from playing on any local radio or television stations. See the list below; Fall by Davido The first song to note...
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Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes . Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before cl
The rant didn’t sit well with a few radio stations in Vegas, as evidenced by KOMP 92.3 and X107.5 both announcing that they have banned the group’s music. “KOMP 92.3 has pulled any and all Green Day from our playlist. It’s not us, Billie…...
“My animals are rough. If you can’t handle them, don’t try.” The narcocorrido genre has been associated with smuggling, money laundering, drug trafficking and corruption. The entire genre is denied airplay on most radio stations, and narcocorridos are banned by law in a number of Mex...
Banned in the UK in 1984 for its sexually explicit lyrics, the controversy surrounding the song propelled it to the number 1 slot in the UK charts and kept it there for four weeks. The story goes that BBC Radio One DJ Mike Read was playing the dance single Relax and whilst doing so, ...
This song combines a sweet pop sound with lyrics that are more overtly about sex. Drake has a winking rap about the "square root of 69," whileRihannasings about finding a boy that can "go downtown with a girl like me." The song seems to effortlessly combine romance with pure sexual in...
Mendelssohn had always insisted that his work never be used for religious purposes, but since he was dead too, he didn't really get a say. The classic song was born, and all three men turned over in their graves. 5 "O Holy Night" Was Banned By The French Catholic Church Because...