Banned, Pt.2

Here, I get carried away by my own power and indulge in a lengthy desccription of Stagger Lee after playing the version by Lloyd Price.  I also let my guard down and listen, for the first time, to Chinese Democracy.  Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be although the Chinese, as one might expect, took exception to the lyrics and banned the whole album.  However, in the unpopularity stakes at Chinese HQ, Guns n' Roses fall short compared to Bjork.  For the Dalai Lama, who's a huge fan of the unhinged Icelander, I play the Girl's Blouse remix of Hyperballard.  Click on the above title for the download.

Banned, Pt.1

With China deciding to remove Take That and Katy Perry from the internet, I thought I'd take a look at the songs which have incited censorship and consternation over time.  Starting with a stick of blackpool rock courtesy of Lancashire-born rapscallian George Formby, and passing through Shirley Bassey and Link Wray, there's also some Cat Stevens, Jerry Lee Lewis, MIA, and the Bangles.  Banned for inciting hatred against gingers, insulting people with stutters, or hosting lyrics of a highly sexualised nature, these are the songs deemed too dangerous to play.  You have therefore been warned.  Grab a drink, download the show, and prepare to become demented by both confusion and rage.  Click on the above title to download the first half of the show.