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Derwood · 06-30-2003, 08:54 AM

Why is it that you see warning labels on every Heavy Metal and Hip-Hop album, but not on any classic rock or pop rock albums? Why are some songs censored and others aren't?

Here are some examples of songs that don't get the label:

REM - Star me Kitten - Actual lyrics of song are "Fuck me Kitten"

Pink Floyd - Money - They say Bullshit, and it's not even bleeped out on the radio

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing - Say Faggot repeatedly in one verse.

Just a few examples. Eminem gets beeped for goddamit or ass, but Pink Floyd gets away with Bullshit? How is that fair?

Charlatan · 06-30-2003, 08:59 AM

Depends on the station.

Most lables release edited versions to the station and they play it. Some stations, with balls, choose to play the unedited versions.

For the most part stations play what is sent to them.

RatherThanWords · 06-30-2003, 09:09 AM

Any underground label doesn't even have those stickers. NoFX's Pump up the Valuum had no explicit lyrics sticker, and their lyrics are enough to make Frank Zappa blush...

"She gotta walk with a silicone cock
Sticking in her ass, and one in her cunt
A butterfly vibrator strapped tight to her clit
But who's got the remote control?"

How's that not explicit

meanSpleen · 06-30-2003, 01:07 PM

The warning label is optional. It depends on the publisher of the album whether it should go on there. Besides, the Warning Label acts as a badge of some sort. Most Urban acts would not be caught dead without one because they would lose their street credibility for being 'soft'. Likewise, you wouldn't buy a Barry Manilow album if it had a Warning Label on it, because his core audience would not purchase anything that is "too explicit". Its all a matter of taste, and just a another way (thanks Tipper Gore) for the gov't to get involved in things that they shouldn't be playing around with.

Derwood · 06-30-2003, 02:59 PM

Well, it also biases stores like Wal Mart against some music, but not others.

06-30-2003, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	Warning Labels/Radio Edits are biased. Why is it that you see warning labels on every Heavy Metal and Hip-Hop album, but not on any classic rock or pop rock albums? Why are some songs censored and others aren't? Here are some examples of songs that don't get the label: REM - Star me Kitten - Actual lyrics of song are "Fuck me Kitten" Pink Floyd - Money - They say Bullshit, and it's not even bleeped out on the radio Dire Straits - Money for Nothing - Say Faggot repeatedly in one verse. Just a few examples. Eminem gets beeped for goddamit or ass, but Pink Floyd gets away with Bullshit? How is that fair? __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

06-30-2003, 08:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Depends on the station. Most lables release edited versions to the station and they play it. Some stations, with balls, choose to play the unedited versions. For the most part stations play what is sent to them. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

06-30-2003, 01:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	The warning label is optional. It depends on the publisher of the album whether it should go on there. Besides, the Warning Label acts as a badge of some sort. Most Urban acts would not be caught dead without one because they would lose their street credibility for being 'soft'. Likewise, you wouldn't buy a Barry Manilow album if it had a Warning Label on it, because his core audience would not purchase anything that is "too explicit". Its all a matter of taste, and just a another way (thanks Tipper Gore) for the gov't to get involved in things that they shouldn't be playing around with. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

06-30-2003, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	Well, it also biases stores like Wal Mart against some music, but not others. __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

06-30-2003, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
RatherThanWords Tilted Location: ...Anywhere but Here	Any underground label doesn't even have those stickers. NoFX's Pump up the Valuum had no explicit lyrics sticker, and their lyrics are enough to make Frank Zappa blush... "She gotta walk with a silicone cock Sticking in her ass, and one in her cunt A butterfly vibrator strapped tight to her clit But who's got the remote control?" How's that not explicit