Do you believe that music should be censored or banned for its content?
If so, what songs or artists would you censor? and why?
It is hard to believe that in this day and age musicians are censored, but it happens. There are a lot of reasons why songs or artists are censored, mostly for the lyric content and another reason may be images on the CD covers or questionable video content.
For example, in 2005 the USA Starbucks chain banned any music by Bruce Springsteen from the album "Devils and Dust" from being played or sold because of adult content. Starbucks did at one time sell CD's in the shops which makes me wonder if record label competitors may not have fueled this.
In 2003, several radio stations in New Jersey stopped playing Jethro Tull music after Ian Anderson made some negative comments about the US Flag to the Asbury Park Press. Ian Anderson was noted to make a comment about how he saw the Flag hanging out of every bloody house, car, and SUV, confusing patriotism with nationalism. The radio stations defended their ban by saying it was voted in by 99% of their listeners. A bit of an extreme reaction to his comments if you ask me!!
IMHO, if anything should be censored and banned it should be some of the questionable Rap artists or some of the newer Death Metal bands whose lyrics are definitely questionable.
If so, what songs or artists would you censor? and why?
It is hard to believe that in this day and age musicians are censored, but it happens. There are a lot of reasons why songs or artists are censored, mostly for the lyric content and another reason may be images on the CD covers or questionable video content.
For example, in 2005 the USA Starbucks chain banned any music by Bruce Springsteen from the album "Devils and Dust" from being played or sold because of adult content. Starbucks did at one time sell CD's in the shops which makes me wonder if record label competitors may not have fueled this.
In 2003, several radio stations in New Jersey stopped playing Jethro Tull music after Ian Anderson made some negative comments about the US Flag to the Asbury Park Press. Ian Anderson was noted to make a comment about how he saw the Flag hanging out of every bloody house, car, and SUV, confusing patriotism with nationalism. The radio stations defended their ban by saying it was voted in by 99% of their listeners. A bit of an extreme reaction to his comments if you ask me!!
IMHO, if anything should be censored and banned it should be some of the questionable Rap artists or some of the newer Death Metal bands whose lyrics are definitely questionable.
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