From The Who’s My Generation to Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen and Even Bobby Pickett’s Monstermash and Blondie’s Atomic have all been subject to bans from the BBC. But sometimes, the reason for the bans aren’t exactly straightforward.
This video explores the strange reason seven songs were banned at one point by the BBC.
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00:00 – Song 1
01:41 – Song 2
04:46 – Song 3
06:11 – Song 4
07:23 – Song 5
08:14 – Song 6
09:14 – Song 7
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"His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
But he wants to be a paperback writer."
Was "Paperback Writer" ever banned by the BBC for referencing "The Daily Mail"?"
Getting banned by the BBC means you're doing something right!
Massive Attack also had to change their name during the first gulf War. As did Bomb The Bass.
Sweet – "Turn it Down" banned for the line "for God's sake".
Wings "Hi Hi Hi" banned for so called drug reference in the title, yet played the B-side "C Moon" even though the line "fill my head with glue" was probably worse.
The follow up to Hawkwind Silver Machine was Urban Guerilla, unfortunately the time of release coincided with car bombing in cities across the UK during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, this was the reason for the ban, remember released in 1972 and sounding very much like the Punk movement of 1976!!! 😊
I hadn't known about Pete Townshend's car offending the Queen Mother(?) as she came through town!
every song of judge dread because of innuendos but not a rude word ever and still got in the top ten
Nothing to do with Townsends' unpunished homo- pedophilia?
One song that the censors let slipn was Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe. If you don't know have a listen. Would you agree that it would be banned if it was just released today ?
Love it, the BBC "wanted to get to the bottom of it!" They knew of accusations against Saville back then! but did nothing about that! We have to pay a TV licence? What gives the BBC the right to restrict our viewing? We should not be 'Mothered' by the BBC as to what they think is right or wrong! If the BBC think it's wrong & ban it, I will find it somewhere else! The BBC should not 'dictate' what we should view…WE FLOCKIN PAY FOR IT!
I expect most of the banned songs were by Judge Dread. I'm not sure that any of his singles weren't banned.
0:05 Banned because the singer was a ped
but all I hear from radio 1 today is the N word tho.
The dear old BBC banned Fairy Tale Of New York by The Pogues a couple of years ago because it contains the word 'faggot' but still played someone called 'Cardi B' rapping about her vagina.
Yes please part 2! Great video
The BBC are far too conservative. Are they still like that?
They would let Jimmy saville mix with teenagers but ban songs that were only slightly controversial
Paul McCartney give Ireland back to the Irish
I seem to recall something about an earthquake and the Martika song "I feel the earth move". So your AC/DC analogy is pretty much spot on.
The BBC squeaky clean in the 70s?! I came across an old document, I thought it was some kind of paedophile register, turned out it was the Radio Times 1973 Christmas Special.
The BBC went too far in 1990, due to any song that was related to war. How pathetic.
The only thing that should be banned is the BBC
Shame the self- righteous bastards didn't Ban Jimmy Saville . Roger's stutter was deliberate , Why don't you all F F F , if you don't know what every kid hearing it didn't fill in the Gaps with , I can't help you . BBC are Morons , every time anything is banned by anyone , Everybody wants to see or hear it . Bans are the best free Advertising for anything .