Did “Money for Nothing” have the “little faggot” lyrics changed or just edited out?
I’m not sure I get this one. How is old cut not PC?
I’m surprised no one has brought this up yet. From the IMDB:
You know who one of the major Arab celebrities was who demanded that change? Casey Kasem.
In “The Mikado”, Gilbert & Sullivan has the Mikado paint a certain crimal painted “like a nigger” in permanant blackberry juice. In modern time they are “painted with vigor”.
Just edited out.
I’m still trying to get my Mum to remember to catch a tiger by the toe. Fingers crossed that I can get the new rendition to stick before baby is old enough to learn that rhyme from her grandmother.
*And the African-American girls go
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo…*
The concept of “letting someone go” and “not letting someone go” suggests control and dominance. Women don’t like the implication of not having a choice anymore than slaves would have. Why should they? Buffet was sensitive to that issue.
BTW, it was a male who taught me not to use words like “I will let you…” with anyone, male or female. I’m still breaking the habit after thirty years.
? There are version with “That little queenie”
Steve Miller, Jet Airliner:
“Funky shit goin’ down in the city…” changed to “Funky kicks goin’ down in the city…”
If you haven’t heard the original, take it from me. I did the lead sheet for Miller off of an acetate pre-pressing of the Fly Like an Eagle album.