Songs that escape the censors?

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 04:14 AM

I seem to remember an intro. on a Dubliners record which suggested that instead of banning books with explicit content, what ever that is, they should be published in Irish "to encourage Irish people to learn their own language".

A bit the same then?

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 04:03 AM

It is said that when Mohammed Anwar Al Sadat was President of Egypt
if anything was published that he was particularly keen that people should read,he would make great show of banning it.
An official ban would always arouse the curiosity of people who probably wouldn't be interested otherwise.
Dubious ethics but a perceptive take on group behaviour.

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: Kweku
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:45 AM

it seems like the authorities on censorship leave those who are able to phrase their lyrics in such a way that children donot understand it.

it is like well if you want to say "shoot him" and you put it this way,"send him away forever" then you will not be censored.

in Ghana we have similar problems and the most disturbing is the fact that profane english songs have no problem with censors.it is like if it can't be easily understood then its o.k.

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:43 AM

Ken Dodd sang about Happiness, which some people clearly heard otherwise.

Did the Beatles sing Happiness is a warm gun?

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:32 AM

The phrase "Finger pie" in "Penny Lane" is a Scouseism for (female) masturbation.
Also there was a Blondie song (Picture this?)which contained the line "I'll give you some head.And a shoulder to cry on"
That song got enormous amounts of air play.

Subject: RE: Songs that escape the censors?
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:25 AM

No I have that wrong - it was Sky Rocket's in flight

Subject: Songs that escape the censors?
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:24 AM

Fot some strange reason this morning I found myself singing the words of 70s pop song called Afternoon Delight. This incuded the following -

Sky rockects in sight
Afternoon delight

As this was a favourite BBC Radio 2 song - I wonder why the fairly obviously sexual implications of these words seem to have escaped attention from those who would protect us from hearing such things?

There are - I am sure there are other examples of things that have escaped like this?