Kontroversial Songs

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I know that lots of songs have caused a certain amount of controversy over the years for whatever reasons (Relax by frankie for instance, could never 5really understand that one, maybe i just didnt get it..).
What songs were controversial and why ?

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Sunday, 27 April 2003 09:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I remember pog mahone (kiss my ass) caused some controvery to the point that it was banned on the bbc, but then again i could be completely wrong..

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Sunday, 27 April 2003 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Six Months in a Leaky Boat by Split Enz was pulled from release in UK because of the Falklands War. Sheep Farming in the Falklands by Crass wasn't.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 27 April 2003 10:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Killing an Arab" by the Cure.....continually misrepresented as a xenophobic anthem as oppposed to an homage to Camus' "L'etranger."

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 27 April 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Negativland - "U2"

― Evan (Evan), Sunday, 27 April 2003 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

the lyrics to 'Relax' were focussed not just on sex, but - horror -gay sex, so the controversy surrounding the track is quite obvious and apparent if you ask me

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh and the video didnt help much

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Marvin Sease - "Candy Licker"

― Brock K. (Brock K.), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:17 (twenty-two years ago)

RE: the Cure's "Killing an Arab", how fucking self-absorbed do you have to be to assume that a pop music audience is going to go, "oh those people don't hate immigrants, they just dig Alberrrrrr"
I mean really. That's like people who try to rehabilitate the swastika (usually as Aztec sun-symbol)--human existence is 98% superficial, and if something you do is superficially racist, xenophobic, homophobic, or whatever, chances are it's your own naivete to blame. Not the public's ignorance of seminal existential novels by Algerians.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought this thread would be about the Kinks.

― paul cox (paul cox), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Negativland - "U2" ?
Why, evan ?

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Wasn't Satisfaction frowned upon when it was released ? I remember my cousin telling me how rude it was, shocking actually, but i guess they were different times.

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

If "Satisfaction" was controversial today, it would be for its dreaded cigarette mention.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 April 2003 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

There's that Michael Jackson song where he said "Jew me", that took up some column inches in its day.
Re: the thread header, things spelled with a K where C belongs always make me think of the KKK.

― Fivvy (Fivvy), Monday, 28 April 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

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