Radio Versions That Annoy

[rnigma1]

Re "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"... I recall an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O in its last season (1980 or so) that used the song in the background of one scene. Not only did they not use Rod's original, but they altered the lyrics, from "if you want my body, and you think I'm sexy" to "if you want me baby, and you think I'm ready..."

 

[unitron]

Re "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"... I recall an episode of the original Hawaii Five-O in its last season (1980 or so) that used the song in the background of one scene. Not only did they not use Rod's original, but they altered the lyrics, from "if you want my body, and you think I'm sexy" to "if you want me baby, and you think I'm ready..."

I had no idea that show lasted beyond the mid '70s.

 

[Kurt Toy]

It has been years since I heard a version of "Cisco Kid" by War in which the words "Cisco Kid Was A Friend Of Mine" are repeated three or four times before the second "Ay-Yi-Yi" is heard toward the end.

 

[willdav713]

It has been years since I heard a version of "Cisco Kid" by War in which the words "Cisco Kid Was A Friend Of Mine" are repeated three or four times before the second "Ay-Yi-Yi" is heard toward the end.

I heard that version last on 98.5 Houston's Jammin Hits. In 2001.

 

[Kent T]

The ultimate butchered edit of all time was House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals. And this butchered atrocity was even on the original US LP on MGM. There was a compilation album on Metro, MGM's cheapie label which had the full cut. The first common LP in the US was The Best Of The Animals.

 

[oldies76]

Lola -Kinks

Prefer the Coca-Cola version, than Cherry Cola. Seems I've hearing the Cherry version more than the original.

 

[rnigma1]

Lola -Kinks

Prefer the Coca-Cola version, than Cherry Cola. Seems I've hearing the Cherry version more than the original.

From what I recall, they made that change so the song could be played on the BBC, which forbade mentions of brand names in songs.

 

[CTListener]

Lola -Kinks

Prefer the Coca-Cola version, than Cherry Cola. Seems I've hearing the Cherry version more than the original.

From what I recall, they made that change so the song could be played on the BBC, which forbade mentions of brand names in songs.

The BBC is still quite strict about that. I've had notes to hosts on a couple of BBC regional stations read on-air, and if I've happened to mention a brand name or even another broadcaster, the host will paraphrase the offending words or just say something like "He writes that while listening to ... another station, we cannot mention that ... he heard ..."

 

[firepoint525]

"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon was banned by the BBC for the same reason (even its title represents a product endorsement!), but was banned by some stations here in the U.S. for having "crap" in the first line. Go figure! :

 

[CTListener]

"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon was banned by the BBC for the same reason (even its title represents a product endorsement!), but was banned by some stations here in the U.S. for having "crap" in the first line. Go figure! :

And one of the Beeb's most popular Christmas songs, year after year, is The Pogues and Kirsty McColl's "Fairytale of New York," which contains the memorable lines "You scumbag, you maggot / You cheap lousy ****** / Happy Christmas, your arse / I pray God it's our last." Not a bleep or euphemism to be heard. But if the drunkard who is the song's male character were to have mentioned what brand of rum or scotch he was soused on, the song would have been a no-go. Again, go figure!

 

[rnigma1]

And Jimmy Buffett changed "Hush Puppies" to "hiking boots" in "Come Monday" so it could be played in Britain.

 

[firepoint525]

"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon was banned by the BBC for the same reason (even its title represents a product endorsement!), but was banned by some stations here in the U.S. for having "crap" in the first line. Go figure! :

And one of the Beeb's most popular Christmas songs, year after year, is The Pogues and Kirsty McColl's "Fairytale of New York," which contains the memorable lines "You scumbag, you maggot / You cheap lousy ****** / Happy Christmas, your arse / I pray God it's our last." Not a bleep or euphemism to be heard. But if the drunkard who is the song's male character were to have mentioned what brand of rum or scotch he was soused on, the song would have been a no-go. Again, go figure!

So apparently, "Money for Nothing" was perfectly okay for them to play in its uncensored version? ;D

 

[CTListener]

"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon was banned by the BBC for the same reason (even its title represents a product endorsement!), but was banned by some stations here in the U.S. for having "crap" in the first line. Go figure! :

And one of the Beeb's most popular Christmas songs, year after year, is The Pogues and Kirsty McColl's "Fairytale of New York," which contains the memorable lines "You scumbag, you maggot / You cheap lousy ****** / Happy Christmas, your arse / I pray God it's our last." Not a bleep or euphemism to be heard. But if the drunkard who is the song's male character were to have mentioned what brand of rum or scotch he was soused on, the song would have been a no-go. Again, go figure!

So apparently, "Money for Nothing" was perfectly okay for them to play in its uncensored version? ;D

The bigger problem would have been "MTV." I'm not sure how they handled that; I've never heard the song on any of the BBC stations I listen to.
Incidentally, Kodachrome would have still been unsuitable for BBC airplay even if they'd found a way to bowdlerize the title. There's that little matter of the Nikon camera in the song's chorus.

 

[firepoint525]

Maybe change it to "I want my BBC"? ;D Or do they censor references to themselves as well?