My Generation, The Who - BBC banned it because they perceived that it made fun of stutterers. They lifted the ban after the song became a hit.
Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday - powerful depiction of Billie Holiday’s horror over a lynching
Learn to Fly, The Foo Fighters - banned for several months following 9/11
I Want Your Sex, George Michael - both the song and the music video were censored or banned entirely from various outlets due to sexual content
Love to Love You Baby, Donna Summer - banned by broadcasters, including the BBC, due to blatant sexual content
Kick Out the Jams, MC5 - Opening line is “Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!” and many retailers refused to stock the album.
Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone - Banned by radio stations throughout the South
Like A Prayer , Madonna - Stations refused to play it after Madonna said in an interview that she wanted to explore the line between the holy and the profane and then cross it.
Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People - banned on some US radio stations after school shootings and supposedly glorifying gun violence
My Generation, The Who - BBC banned it because they perceived that it made fun of stutterers. They lifted the ban after the song became a hit.
Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday - powerful depiction of Billie Holiday’s horror over a lynching
Learn to Fly, The Foo Fighters - banned for several months following 9/11
I Want Your Sex, George Michael - both the song and the music video were censored or banned entirely from various outlets due to sexual content
Love to Love You Baby, Donna Summer - banned by broadcasters, including the BBC, due to blatant sexual content
Kick Out the Jams, MC5 - Opening line is “Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!” and many retailers refused to stock the album.
Mississippi Goddam, Nina Simone - Banned by radio stations throughout the South
Like A Prayer , Madonna - Stations refused to play it after Madonna said in an interview that she wanted to explore the line between the holy and the profane and then cross it.
Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People - banned on some US radio stations after school shootings and supposedly glorifying gun violence
Louie Louie - largely due to misheard lyrics thought to be obscene