Favorite Banned Songs

[rake_ether]

Back in the day how much fun was it to go to your friend's house a spin one of those songs that wouldn't or couldn't be played on the radio. What were some of your favorites? Here's a rocking version of one of mine. We thought we were so cool listening to this.

 

[emgee254]

 

[speedicut]

I had this 45

 

[emgee254]

 

[6187LX]

My favorite Valentines Day song: Harry Nilsson Your Breaking My Heart
IIRC George Harrison on slide?

Stairway To Gilligan's Island by Little Roger and the Goosebumps which IIRC was San Francisco local Dick Bright's band.

 

[HypotenusLuvTriangle]

I wouldn't be able to name the band on this site or i would be banned.

 

[Hammerhands]

Highschool Confidential

 

[wabash slim]

"Rumble" was the only instrumental ever banned.
Most everything Frank Zappa did couldn't be played on the air.

 

[oneforsorrow]

I can't post my favorite one here but it's Jock-O-Rama by The Dead Kennedy's.

 

[Back in Black]

Highschool Confidential

Hh,

Always loved this song!!!

I worked in Basrah Iraq for three years.

Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M was banned...reasons not so obvious.

This gave me the incentive to track down and buy everything Boney M ever recorded.

Still have all of it.

Ra Ra Rasputin!!!

Bony M and ABBA helped keep me sane during all my ''away years''

Iraq/Saudi Arabia/Kuwait...over 45 years ago now...or was it yesterday??

Best,

BIB

 

[TV the Wired Turtle]

I would post but I dont want to become Banned myself.

 

[Cryin_Caleb_Aaron]

In the USA songs might be excluded from mainstream radio etc for whatever reason, but it can never be completely erased. Even the best efforts to do so fail.

It should be said that mainstream has never been cool in my lifetime.

Ice-T’s band Body Count had a masterpiece that was “banned” in the early 90’s, but that was self-imposed. Pressure from outside forces such as the LAPD, the government, and his record label resulted in Ice removing the song from the album and replacing it with a remix of his song “Freedom of Speech (Just Watch What You Say)”
The song in question is still performed live, and is still available to hear. It’s never been “banned”.

 

[Viking Power]

In the USA songs might be excluded from mainstream radio etc for whatever reason, but it can never be completely erased. Even the best efforts to do so fail.

It should be said that mainstream has never been cool in my lifetime.

Ice-T’s band Body Count had a masterpiece that was “banned” in the early 90’s, but that was self-imposed. Pressure from outside forces such as the LAPD, the government, and his record label resulted in Ice removing the song from the album and replacing it with a remix of his song “Freedom of Speech (Just Watch What You Say)”
The song in question is still performed live, and is still available to hear. It’s never been “banned”.

And the remix featured the excellent spoken word bit by none other than Jello Biafra.

 

[Cryin_Caleb_Aaron]

And the remix featured the excellent spoken word bit by none other than Jello Biafra.

Hell yeah! The original version from Ice’s 3rd record The Iceburg has those same Jello samples too.
Also, the first song on the Iceburg “Shut Up! be Happy!” Is basically just a Jello bit set to Black Sabbath.
It’s an awesome record.

 

[Maguchi]

Back in the day how much fun was it to go to your friend's house a spin one of those songs that wouldn't or couldn't be played on the radio. What were some of your favorites? Here's a rocking version of one of mine. We thought we were so cool listening to this.

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

 

[drmilktruck]

Hi Hi Hi - Macca

Wake Up Little Susie - Everleys

Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew

 

[Viking Power]

Hi Hi Hi - Macca

Wake Up Little Susie - Everleys

Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew

Just imagined those all in the same mixtape. Haha.

 

[64ChevSS]

The Forgotten Rebels - In Love With the System. Most of the songs on the album could not be on the radio here in Canukistan today.
If you like first generation Canadian punk give it a listen.

 

[Zeek]

Cant list some as said by a few lol
so here is one

was banned after it came out as a featured song in the 1942 movie “Holiday Inn.” It was thought that hearing the song could hurt morale among soldiers during World War II who couldn’t be home with their families.

 

[tartanphantom]

Can't print the title here, can't even use the Youtube player because the title will appear in the vid, so I'm just posting it as a link.

Give it a listen at your own risk... it's actually a great doo-wop song from 1953.
Don't #%*! Around with Love (The Blenders)