A black guy was at the party so the band changed the words
Dec 20, 2018 19:28:35 GMT
Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Dec 20, 2018 19:28:35 GMT
Classic records that would not make it past the PC police today
What other old songs would likely not be considered "acceptable" by today's standards?
Story... As an anecdotal aside, some might wonder how on earth did a not-so-well known piece makes into the set in the first place - especially as the majority of the set comprised Marillion songs. Well, it all started with what shall be euphemistically referred to as a lightbulb moment by yours truly, going something like this... "Wouldn't the lyrics from 'In The Flesh?' (i.e. part I) work well as an evening opener with a certain host on vocals. Me." I even made a minor change to the lyric: "So ya thought ya might like to come to the show". My modesty knows no bounds :help:. The band was happy to learn the piece but it turned out they'd initially rehearsed ITF (pt II) so felt they may as well play that too . The other Floyd pieces were the rather more predictable "Run Like Hell" & "Comfortably Numb". I didn't perform vocals on any other song that evening. Note the references to vocals, not singing. You may draw your own conclusions. Be nice. Please....
PS: Talking of "The Wall" if anyone is interested, Brit Floyd should be performing large chunks of the album during 2019. I'm really hoping to be able to get to a show (more if possible).
Edit: typos + words changed in first para for accuracy (subsequent quote contains the original wording - it doesn't change the tenor of the post)
Back in 1980, it didn't matter at all. No one said a word.
"Appetite For Destruction" and "Lies"...G'n'R would never pass the PC filters these days. They barely did then!
I thought things were getting better...but yeah, I believe these albums would be torn apart these days....and I'm sure I'll think of a few more.
Tie Your Mother Down advocates domestic violence towards women and declaration of desire towards a 'little school babe'.
Fat Bottomed Girls might be 'body positive', but its still judging women by their figures.
Then there's White Man, with its rather patronising, and neo-imperialist-eurocentric labelling of the Native American man as a 'simple man'.
Oh yes, don't forget about The March Of The Black Queen, and it's lyrics about N****r sugar (it's right there on the lyric sheet, comrades!)
Wait, there's more - by featuring a toy koto on The Prophet's Song, and including Japanese verses in Teo Torriate, they quite shamelessly appropriated oriental culture for their own, imperialist capitalist ends.
Speaking of appropriation, how about the way that they appropriated transexual drag culture, for the video of 'I Want To Break Free'?
And lest we forget, by playing those concerts in Sun City, Freddie Mercury was single handedly responsible for extending the apartheid regime's reign of terror in South Africa for ten more years.
My god... Dave Marsh was right... Queen WERE fascists!
I used to be cruel to my woman
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man, I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can
(The Beatles - Getting Better)
By the way, Frank Loesser also wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and his "Fugue For Tinhorns" from "Guys And Dolls" gave The Beastie Boys the title for "Paul Revere" Looks like Mr. Loesser has now become the patron saint of non-political correctness.
miracles - starship
who are you - who
start me up - stones
Mickey2 said:
The classic Ten Years After song below (that I love) was posted recently on the social network, and it struck me that it probably would have run into problems if it were released today due to some homophobic lyrics. "Baby It's Cold Outside" has recently caught some flack. Without getting into a political discussion, I find it curious how things have loosened up over the years (when you consider songs like "A Day In The Life" were once banned) in some ways, but gotten more restrictive in others. I guess it is just a constant social recalibration that is inevitable.What other old songs would likely not be considered "acceptable" by today's standards?
Thievius said:
What you call social recalibration I call censorship. I just find it amazing there's a growing number of people "ok" with that.The Lone Cadaver said:
Ignore the PC police - who cares what they think and who exactly put them in charge of what we're allowed to hear? I believe we have free speech in this country. Or at least we used to.Twangy said:
its the same thing that happens with tv shows!! People loved "The Dukes of Hazzard", but because of the confederate flag, we'll never see it again on broadcast.....we are in the weird place right now where EVERYTHING is being viewed thru a crazy lens of what is 'appropriate' now, and applying it to the last 100 years of art......RockAddict said:
And indeed do (raise eyebrows). It's sad that some very ill-informed people hear the "racist" words and jump on it as "disgusting" whilst being completely ignorant of the message being precisely the opposite. Some years ago (more than I now care to say), I hired a rock band for my 40th birthday and the set included 4 Floyd songs, including "In The Flesh" (part II). I was aware one of the guests would be black and another asian, but also knew they weren't familiar with the material. The band changed the "c" word to "loon". It was choice between that or explaining it and the latter option would have just made it awkward.Story... As an anecdotal aside, some might wonder how on earth did a not-so-well known piece makes into the set in the first place - especially as the majority of the set comprised Marillion songs. Well, it all started with what shall be euphemistically referred to as a lightbulb moment by yours truly, going something like this... "Wouldn't the lyrics from 'In The Flesh?' (i.e. part I) work well as an evening opener with a certain host on vocals. Me." I even made a minor change to the lyric: "So ya thought ya might like to come to the show". My modesty knows no bounds :help:. The band was happy to learn the piece but it turned out they'd initially rehearsed ITF (pt II) so felt they may as well play that too . The other Floyd pieces were the rather more predictable "Run Like Hell" & "Comfortably Numb". I didn't perform vocals on any other song that evening. Note the references to vocals, not singing. You may draw your own conclusions. Be nice. Please....
PS: Talking of "The Wall" if anyone is interested, Brit Floyd should be performing large chunks of the album during 2019. I'm really hoping to be able to get to a show (more if possible).
Edit: typos + words changed in first para for accuracy (subsequent quote contains the original wording - it doesn't change the tenor of the post)
Say It Right said:
Unless Genesis altered the title of "Illegal Alien" to "Undocumented Worker," this one wouldn't pass the PC muster.Vinyl Socks said:
The entire "Back In Black" album by AC/DC. Today's feminist movement would $hit a brick if that album was recently released.Back in 1980, it didn't matter at all. No one said a word.
"Appetite For Destruction" and "Lies"...G'n'R would never pass the PC filters these days. They barely did then!
I thought things were getting better...but yeah, I believe these albums would be torn apart these days....and I'm sure I'll think of a few more.
spanky1 said:
Shake, Rattle, & Roll wouldn't make it past the first verse.Pennywise said:
I'm surprised Lou Reed's I Wanna Be Black didn't cause a stir back then!Orthogonian Blues said:
If Queen were to launch their career in our more 'enlightended' times they might be seen as the most dangerous men in showbiz.Tie Your Mother Down advocates domestic violence towards women and declaration of desire towards a 'little school babe'.
Fat Bottomed Girls might be 'body positive', but its still judging women by their figures.
Then there's White Man, with its rather patronising, and neo-imperialist-eurocentric labelling of the Native American man as a 'simple man'.
Oh yes, don't forget about The March Of The Black Queen, and it's lyrics about N****r sugar (it's right there on the lyric sheet, comrades!)
Wait, there's more - by featuring a toy koto on The Prophet's Song, and including Japanese verses in Teo Torriate, they quite shamelessly appropriated oriental culture for their own, imperialist capitalist ends.
Speaking of appropriation, how about the way that they appropriated transexual drag culture, for the video of 'I Want To Break Free'?
And lest we forget, by playing those concerts in Sun City, Freddie Mercury was single handedly responsible for extending the apartheid regime's reign of terror in South Africa for ten more years.
My god... Dave Marsh was right... Queen WERE fascists!
Celebrated Summer said:
I mentioned recently on here that Joe Tex had a #12 hit with "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)." I'm taking a wild guess that wouldn't play today. However, it would be funny if someone would record a censored version and change the lyric to "horizontally-challenged woman."Raunchnroll said:
Saw circulating on FB that Here Comes Santa Claus should be banned. Hilarious!ShardEnder said:
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but...I used to be cruel to my woman
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man, I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can
(The Beatles - Getting Better)
fr in sc said:
Last year I started work at a company near a college campus and I began humming the old tune "I'm A Girl Watcher." Then it occurred to me I hadn't heard that song on the radio in years, and probably never would again.Celebrated Summer said:
For that matter, The Four Aces' hit version of Frank Loesser's "Standing on the Corner" (#3 in 1956) would probably offend people today.By the way, Frank Loesser also wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and his "Fugue For Tinhorns" from "Guys And Dolls" gave The Beastie Boys the title for "Paul Revere" Looks like Mr. Loesser has now become the patron saint of non-political correctness.
fr in sc said:
Neil Young's "Down By The River" might get deep-sixed nowadays, methinks.John B Good said:
Sweet Dreamsrjp said:
goats head soup - stonesmiracles - starship
who are you - who
start me up - stones
Kevin j said:
Pc police? Give me a break. Some things are just wrong. They were wrong in the past and they’re wrong now. Racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia were all mainstream at one time.Say It Right said:
Thank goodness we have a SJW, like you, to save us from ourselves.