SONGS BANNED BY THE BBC

My-Ding-A-Ling was banned. Heaven only knows why

Paul McCartney's song 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' was banned. This is the reason he released 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' as a p!ss take, or so the story goes. Got to #9

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Paul McCartney's song 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' was banned
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May 12, 2024 -- 4:21PM, Aspro wrote:

Paul McCartney's song 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' was banned. This is the reason he released 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' as a p!ss take, or so the story goes. Got to #9

Likely banned in Ireland now with the way things are going over there.

Relax - Frankie

Judge dread must be the most banned artist?

Magic Roundabout, although this ended up a 'B-Side'

A Day in the Life by The Beatles.

Boris Johnson Is a F*cking C*nt" – The Kunts (2020)
Boris Johnson Is Still a F*cking C*nt" – The Kunts (2021)

Betfair listed the band in Xmas number one market
but censor their name on the forum.

Didn't they ban 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'?

Friggin in the riggin,sex pistols.

i think judge dread had most of his songs banned in the early 70s

Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury

ding dong the with is dead i think was re released when thatcher died and the bbc subsequently banned it.. pathetic

witch

why was that banned MM?

Burn My Candle, by Shirley Bassey, 1956

why they ban that snc

Suggestive lyrics

Who's got a match for striking
Don't say it all depends
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends

Who's got a light he's hiding
Under a bush or fence
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends

It's possible it may not last a night
While it burns, what a wonderful light

Who'd like to play with fire
After they can make amends
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends

Who doesn't mind a reaper
After he's sown wild oats
Who wants to take a chance and help me
Burn my boats

Who's not a look then leaper
Won't hit warning note
Who wants to take a chance and help me
Burn my boats

It's possible the pace may prove too hot
But then again, it could happen it's not

Who'd like to get in deeper
Not caring if he floats
Who wants to take a chance and help me
Burn my boats

There's S for Scotch that's so direct
And for straight and simple sex
I for invitation to
A close relationship with you
N for nothing bad, no less
S I N that's sin I guess

Who's got a good ignition
Waiting for dividends
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends

Who's really in condition
Won't mind how much he spends
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends it may not last
But it's all in the game, my friend
And while it burns what a fabulous flame

Who has an inhibition
Weaker than he pretends
Who has a notch that's on the handle
Open my door and spurn the scandal
Who wants to help me burn my candle
At both ends

Despite being popular with audiences, the record failed to chart.[3] In a 2009 interview on the BBC series Imagine, Bassey stated:

    It was banned by the BBC, and I didn't know why. And I said, 'Why are they banning it?' And my manager said, well—the lyrics may have something to do with it—and I said, 'Yah? But what?' I didn't even know what it was about. I'd never sung a risqué song and I think they purposefully didn't tell me so that I could give it that innocence.[4]

May 12, 2024 -- 5:03PM, The Dragon wrote:

why they ban that snc

The youbtube video is actually with the BBC or5 i thought, so don't know they banned it.It's more blatant than 'suggestive' Don't know how she got away with that 70 years ago!

* BBC orchestra

That French song 'Je T'aime' by Serge Gainsbourg banned for overtly sexual content?

May 12, 2024 -- 5:02PM, The Dragon wrote:

why was that banned MM?

think bbc felt awkward playing it due to title.

i was unaware of the wings song  give ireland back to the irish

thanks for that listening to it now.

of course being brought up in liverpool in the 60s the words are very poinient

tobermory • May 12, 2024 4:38 PM
unfortunately for you lot we will adapt yoghurt will die
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Predictive text is comedy yoghurt
Can't even copy text.
Bless

Hi Di Hi was definitely banned.

Wings Hi-Di-Hi

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=wings+hi+di+hi&mid=6803CCE54DF5C0248AAD6803CCE54DF5C0248AAD&FORM=VIRE

.... now, the entire BBC should be banned.

Judging by the language we hear nowadays on TV and in much of the media nothing at all is ever banned after a certain time.

spot on mighty mac awful organisation and whats worse we hae to pay for a ficking tv licence by law and i never watch it

It`s a sad reflection of society in general sparrow. Standards have dropped everywhere.

BBC used to produce quality drama and programmes, now crap crap crap and fake news.

Mac, imagine if Mary Whitehouse was around now

They didn't ban Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,but apparently only because nobody in power at the BBC in 1967 noticed the LSD reference
Eight Miles High - The Byrds was banned although ostensibly the lyrics ARE about a plane journey.

The list is unbelievable. Check it out if you have a week to spare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_banned_by_the_BBC

I usually trust Wiki these days but I'm pretty certain I heard a lot of those on the BBC.

Most of them weren't banned, per se. The list includes temporary bans and those deemed not suitable for children's programs or banned long after the record was released, due to their ignorance of the content.

There are some great disguised meanings in records, some known only by the artist, many of which have slipped through BBC's net. For example, one of my favourites is Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine' which is about alcoholism, but who would have known if he hadn't disclosed this?

wow neer new that aspro theses threads are great for learning new things you wd have never have known if not part of te forum

I don`t trust anything listed on Wiki tbh.

Too many amateur contributors. Too many mistakes on subjects I know, for me to trust it.

Didn't they ban a few songs because of a named brand in the lyrics..

... I remember Paul Weller in his The Jam days saying that they couldn't get "Strange Town" (one of their best, btw) played on radio 1 coz they mentioned Mr Sheen (polish) in one verse

The Kinks also had to change their lyric in "Lola" from cocoa to cherry cola

coca*

Rum and Coca Cola by the Andrews Sisters was banned by the BBC in the 40s according to that list.

Blue Mink..melting pot not sure if this was banned.

Wasn't Sigue Sigue Sputnik originally banned? On the basis of their behaviour and image, rather than the drossy song.

BBC used to produce quality drama and programmes,

Netflix, Disney, Apple, HBO, Amazon all spend more on high quality drama so the BBC are left with the dregs; the dramas the American streamers don't want and the efforts of new talents.

Your average BBC show is either news, reality TV or crappy game shows. On repeat.

I'm surprised Hey Ya by Outkast is often played on daytime Radio 2, considering it has the line

I don't wanna meet your momma,
Just wanna make you cumma.

Bbc bought Dopesick, it's a good series, and hid it away.

Great acting by Michael keaton, I agree bbc get the dregs
these days but they don't help themselves either
with scheduling, and it's not as if they are bursting
with great shows.

With their great back catalogue and £4.5bn annual budget the BBC should be smashing it.

It's a national disgrace that the iPlayer isn't PAYG all around the world.