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BBc4 Britain's Most Dangerous Songs - 2100 11/07/14
alcockell
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Hi all,
Couple of banned songs programmes on tonight -
Sound sof the 80s currently running.
2100 - Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2200 - More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
On in 20 mins.
Couple of banned songs programmes on tonight -
Sound sof the 80s currently running.
2100 - Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2200 - More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
On in 20 mins.
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Yawn! Pete Waterman is always interesting.
Having studied music censorship in college, I find this fascinating.
For example the monstrosities from Bryan Adams and Wet Wet Wet - you know the songs - would have benefited from being banned and so would have we.
Some time ago the BBC produced a documentary on *"The Green Book," which was the guide for comedy writers as to what words and subjects could be mentioned in radio shows.
This censorship was practiced in parallel with that of the restrictions on music recordings.
It amused me, that having banned "Mack the Knife," they later relented and allowed it once it proved to be so popular.
This programme, just gave us "a peak under the carpet" at BBC censorship, which probably still exists in many ways.
Wasn't impressed with Carrie Grant's contribution. I've always found her a bit fake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Book_%28BBC%29
Wasn't there a rumour that Wet Wet Wet wanted to ban their own record?
Ok, I studied popular music and did a project on music censorship.
Started listening to Childrens Favourites in the 1950's on the Light programme, Radio Luxembourg via an earphone and tiny tranny radio under the bed sheets as a pre-teen, and then the ultimate breakthrough....Offshore Pirate Radio stations in the 1960's. :cool:
Thats more the history of pop music isnt it? As opposed to learning composition, music theory and technical skills.
Probably only me but I found those occasional screams during that performance quite eerie.
I thought it was odd. The backing singers looked really out of sync and uncomfortable.
Weirdly, I was trying to remember this song on Thursday night, I had benn listening To tell Laura I love her and couldn't rember a similar type song. funny it turned up on the TV the next day.
You sound just like me.
Most girls did used to scream like that in those days though. I remember going to concerts where it was impossible to hear any of the music in the 1960's. It was frustrating to those of us who didn't scream like banshees and also to the performers too.
I think the clip of John Leyton singing Johnny Remember Me was taken from a programme called Harpur's West One about a dept store, and he was supposed to be a singer who was there for some reason and that was why the girls screaming looked so fake as they were only acting it. The record shot to No. 1 the week following the programme though. At least that is what I have read about it.
I recall hearing this rumour, if my memory serves me correctly Reg Presley apparently vetoed the 'ban' as he wished to continue receiving royalties. Not really sure of the veracity of this claim, it sounds rather tabloid to me.
Most girls did used to scream like that in those days though. I remember going to concerts where it was impossible to hear any of the music in the 1960's. It was frustrating to those of us who didn't scream like banshees and also to the performers too.
I think the clip of John Leyton singing Johnny Remember Me was taken from a programme called Harpur's West One about a dept store, and he was supposed to be a singer who was there for some reason and that was why the girls screaming looked so fake as they were only acting it. The record shot to No. 1 the week following the programme though. At least that is what I have read about it.
Fibromite59, I remember my husband telling me about the first time he saw the Beatles in the 1960s; he couldn't hear anything because of the screaming.
The rumour wasn't that they wanted to ban it but they wanted to delete it as they were bored of it being at Number 1 for so long. It was thought though to be a publicity stunt to force people to go out and buy it while they could thus keeping it Number 1 and beating or equalling Bryan Adams record, which they didn't quite manage to do.