…can “Brown Sugar” be far behind?
I was listening to the oldies station ready to belt out “Play that funky music white boy!” when instead I hear
Play that funky music
Play that funky music
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music
Play that funky music
Play that funky music right
:eek: What?
And yet later that day they had no problem playing “Honky Cat”. What will it take to whitewash, er, clean up the oldies library?
Maybe the chourus was too loud and you just didn’t hear it correctly. 
A station near me bleeps out the white boy part as well, which has to be a record for biggest delay between a songs release and its censoring.
It really irks me that different stations seem to randomly edit songs with seemingly no understanding of what they’re doing. “Play That Funky Music” edited really sounds dumb.
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It really irks me that different stations seem to randomly edit songs with seemingly no understanding of what they’re doing. “Play That Funky Music” edited really sounds dumb.
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And it doesn’t sound dumb unedited? :dubious:
Evidently, someone somewhere (since the station is probably part of a conglomerate) complained, and they edited the song to avoid trouble. If other songs aren’t bleeped, it’s because no one complained.
Something new moves to the top of my “Stupidest Things I Ever Heard” list. “Niggas”, “hos” and “bitches” is okay (or was until a few weeks ago) but “white boy” is bad? No wonder Fox News gets such high ratings. The stupid people have the majority.
Okay, this is just too funny.
The band “Wild cherry” is from Steubenville OH, where I live and work, and I work with a reletive of the lead singer. Upon reading this thread, I had to go tell him that his family’s legacy had been despoiled.
This turns me a less pigmented shade of pale.
What about my favorite Beatles record; is it it now The ____ Album?
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Evidently, someone somewhere (since the station is probably part of a conglomerate) complained, and they edited the song to avoid trouble. If other songs aren’t bleeped, it’s because no one complained.
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And there is the problem with modern namby-pambyism. If one person complains that they are offended by something, it will be changed to meet their whims, despite the fact that the censored version will offend thousands more people. But if you complain about the censored version, will anything happen? Will it _____… 
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Okay, this is just too funny.
The band “Wild cherry” is from Steubenville OH, where I live and work, and I work with a reletive of the lead singer. Upon reading this thread, I had to go tell him that his family’s legacy had been despoiled.
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I did not know that.
Wild Cherry is from the same place as Dean Martin?
I’d call that THE hotbed of American Music. (no, that’s not sarcasm)
Cool, I’m jealous.
Wait till someone misinterprets the word “funky”.
“Play that really good music __________.”…
What’s next?
jali, what misinterpretation is going to be needed for ‘funky’ to get it to upset someone from the Offenderati? Isn’t it a word with serious racial connotations of it’s own? My understanding has been that it started as a derogatory description of “negro music.” Given that, the people who could be upset by the word are legion, I think.
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And there is the problem with modern namby-pambyism. If one person complains that they are offended by something, it will be changed to meet their whims, despite the fact that the censored version will offend thousands more people.
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In radio, it has to do with the fact that the FCC can levy some pretty big fines if they decide you shouldn’t have played the song. It the nutcase complains to them, and they agree (and they’ve been pretty restrictive lately), you’re out so much money that it’s best to play it cautiously.
Just another reason I have completely abandoned the radio as an option for my listening pleasure. All Hail the mp3 player
Jesus, this is just too fookie for words.
Soon we will hear James Brown singing, “Say it out loud! I’m _______ and I’m proud!”
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jali, what misinterpretation is going to be needed for ‘funky’ to get it to upset someone from the Offenderati? Isn’t it a word with serious racial connotations of it’s own? My understanding has been that it started as a derogatory description of “negro music.” Given that, the people who could be upset by the word are legion, I think.
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Wow. I didn’t know there were actual negative racial connotations. I remember James Brown, “..and it’s gots to be funky”. I remember “Do the Funky Chicken”. I remember Parliament Funkadelic and a host of bands playing “funk music”. I missed the whole negative vibe.
I learn something here everyday,
I meant hearing the work "fu** instead of funk.
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…can “Brown Sugar” be far behind?
I was listening to the oldies station ready to belt out “Play that funky music white boy!” when instead I hear
Play that funky music
Play that funky music
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music
Play that funky music
Play that funky music right
:eek: What?
And yet later that day they had no problem playing “Honky Cat”. What will it take to whitewash, er, clean up the oldies library?
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Actually, I am pretty sure that this is not new censorship. I think that the bowdlerized version of “Play that Funky Music” has been around for as long as the original. I’m pretty sure I heard it back when I was a teenager.
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I agree that it sucks, though.