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Results: Songs over time banned by the BBC

Published on 03/22/2025
By: starview
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Music
Did you ever know there was a time for which the BBC banned the broadcasting of various songs in England, because their belief was these songs involved references towards sex, drugs or war were tailored to the best interest of their citizens?
1.
1.
" Je t'aime ... moi non plus music sung by French singer, Serge Gainsbourg and British singer, Jane Birkin was banned by the BBC due to its overtly sexual content, despite topping the charts in the UK. Have you ever heard their song?
Yes
14%
299 votes
No
65%
1365 votes
Not Applicable
21%
436 votes
2.
2.
With the censorship for listeners of UK music, rose the the birth of "pirate radio stations" offshore which played the music UK listeners wanted to hear, free of the scrutiny of the BBC. Among those music banned was the song, " I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" The censorship of this song was related to a 1942 reference the song was "sickly sentimental" to lower the morale of its citizens during WW2. This song, sung by Judy Garland in the 1942 MGM film, Ziegfeld Girl Have you heard this song before?
Yes
28%
581 votes
No
52%
1082 votes
Not Applicable
21%
437 votes
3.
3.
Another song gaining censorship was the song from the Beatles called, "Lucky in the Sky with Diamonds" and " I Am the Walrus" The Beatles were among the most known bands to be successful from the UK, but their scrutiny was blamed for reasons ranging to adoring LSD drugs. As, John Lennon explains how the song was created, it was mentioned the song of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, spelled, LSD. If you in charge of the BBC censorship during this time, would have banned this song?
Yes
14%
286 votes
No
54%
1142 votes
Undecided
32%
672 votes
4.
4.
BBC also banned music referencing War because in the 1990s with Britain's entry into the first Gulf War. The belief was such music could effect the morale of its citizens. Among such songs banned, was "Love is a Battlefield" sung by Pat Benatar. Included were songs like " Give Peace a Chance. The music "Atomic" by Blondie was also censored. Do you believe such songs could effect public opinion because of UK military operations during the First Gulf War?
Yes
16%
335 votes
No
44%
931 votes
Undecided
40%
834 votes
5.
5.
Another song banned in the UK, was the music " Love to Love You Baby" sung by Donna Summer for its more simulated sex noises than any music at its time. There were 23 faked organisms in the song and she earned the title of First Lady of Lust during the disco days. Are you offended by this song?
Yes
14%
295 votes
No
61%
1286 votes
Undecided
25%
519 votes
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6.
Another song banned in the UK was "Relax" sung by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The song was banned half way through its presentation on the airwaves of BBC radio when it would discover what the song was about. It also hit the top of the charts in the UK as well as their later song, " Two Tribes". Would have danced this song in the 1980s or did you dance this song before?
Yes
27%
567 votes
No
46%
956 votes
Undecided
27%
577 votes

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