From the October 17, 2015, Cheat Sheet" by Jacqueline Schagian.
1. LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER-- Rolling Stones
2. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS-- Beatles
3. THE PILL-- Loretta Lynn
4. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN-- Sex Pistols
5. LOLA-- Kinks
6. RAPE ME-- Nirvana
Name That Tune: "I Met her In a Club Down In Old Soho." --RoadDog
NEWSPAPER ERRORS: In Frank Washburn's March column, Rebecca Varney was erroneously identified as a bookmaker. She is a typesetter.
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Showing posts with label banned songs. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
Banned from the Radio "Puff the Magic Dragon"
From the August 20, 2015, Do You Remember.com by Dre Weston.
GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH-- Paul McCartney (1972) By the BBC.
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-- Bing Crosby (1943) By BBC War weariness and home front.
WHITE CHRISTMAS-- Bing Crosby-- (1957) Because composer Irving Berlin didn't want a star singing it.
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON-- Peter, Paul & Mary. By Spiro Agnew because of "reference" to marijuana.
LOUIE LOUIE-- Kingsmen (1963) Did they swear or say nasty things. No one really knows what they said.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH-- John Denver (1972) Glorified drug use.
A DAY IN THE LIFE-- Beatles (1967)-- drug references
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN-- Sex Pistols (1977) insulted the Queen
Some of these surprised me.
Name That Tune: "I Read in the News Today About a Lucky Man Who Made the Grade." --RoadDog
CHOCOLATE RULES: The problem is how to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution is to eat it in the parking lot.
"A Day In the Life"
GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH-- Paul McCartney (1972) By the BBC.
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-- Bing Crosby (1943) By BBC War weariness and home front.
WHITE CHRISTMAS-- Bing Crosby-- (1957) Because composer Irving Berlin didn't want a star singing it.
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON-- Peter, Paul & Mary. By Spiro Agnew because of "reference" to marijuana.
LOUIE LOUIE-- Kingsmen (1963) Did they swear or say nasty things. No one really knows what they said.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH-- John Denver (1972) Glorified drug use.
A DAY IN THE LIFE-- Beatles (1967)-- drug references
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN-- Sex Pistols (1977) insulted the Queen
Some of these surprised me.
Name That Tune: "I Read in the News Today About a Lucky Man Who Made the Grade." --RoadDog
CHOCOLATE RULES: The problem is how to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution is to eat it in the parking lot.
"A Day In the Life"
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