Are Labour Preparing To Dump The P M ?
News1 min ago
Words Fail Me, Have We Become This Sensitive?
90 Answers
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by anotheoldgit. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Another track (which I’ve always through was awesome) is ‘Under My Thumb’ by the Rolling Stones. Then one day, I was listening to it on my headphones and I could hear just how antiquated it sounded, a bit like ‘Kinky Boots’ by Patrick MacNee and Honor Blackman, which exhorts the pleasures of looking at ‘sexy little schoolgirls’ in their kinky boots - I’m not kidding.
Some songs just become victims of changing attitudes.
But I think we should keep in mind that this is an ongoing dialogue. For every ‘Oliver’s Army’ there’s a ‘Lola’.
Some songs just become victims of changing attitudes.
But I think we should keep in mind that this is an ongoing dialogue. For every ‘Oliver’s Army’ there’s a ‘Lola’.
I wonder how my niece finds the change in Canada. She was born and educated there and is now a young mid 40's.She e-mailed me a news letter about 3 days ago with birthday greetings etc but didn't mention the Christmas postal strike. Mind you my late sister told us about 50 years ago when she emigrated there that the postal service will strike regularly at the drop of a hat especially at Christmas. Perhaps my niece thought it unworthy of mention as it is so common there. :-(
maggiebee
Stuey was a very interesting humerous gentleman who enjoyed horology and his daily walk across the field for his wobbly pops. He took a keen interest in British History as he was born here and moved to Canada at an early age.
Sadly after many entreaties to a certain ABer, no longer with us, to desist at calling North Americans 'stoopid' and dumbto no avail he decided he had no further place with AB. I miss his valuable advice on horological matters.
I apologise Mr aog for a slight diversion to your thread.
Stuey was a very interesting humerous gentleman who enjoyed horology and his daily walk across the field for his wobbly pops. He took a keen interest in British History as he was born here and moved to Canada at an early age.
Sadly after many entreaties to a certain ABer, no longer with us, to desist at calling North Americans 'stoopid' and dumbto no avail he decided he had no further place with AB. I miss his valuable advice on horological matters.
I apologise Mr aog for a slight diversion to your thread.
I knew I read about this last year
https:/
https:/
https:/
https:/
https:/
https:/
Togo
But this has been going on for as long as I can remember.
There were a whole list of artists and songs which were banned from being played on the BBC and commercial channels during the first Gulf War (eg. Rock The Kasbah, anything but Bomb the Bass etc).
My Ding A Ling was banned by the BBC in the 1970s.
Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood was not played by the BBC in the 1980s.
Ebeneezer Goode by The Shamen was banned in the 90s.
And then there's that fantastic story about Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers being banned.
But my favourite is the one about Louie Louie by The Kingsmen being banned...because radon's stations couldn't make out what was being sung, but they suspected it was rude.
The great thing about now, is that we have ready access to practically any music we like. We don't have to rely on radio stations. We have Apple Music and YouTube and Spotify. It's not like the 1980s where you either had to own the song or wait for it to be played to you.
But this has been going on for as long as I can remember.
There were a whole list of artists and songs which were banned from being played on the BBC and commercial channels during the first Gulf War (eg. Rock The Kasbah, anything but Bomb the Bass etc).
My Ding A Ling was banned by the BBC in the 1970s.
Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood was not played by the BBC in the 1980s.
Ebeneezer Goode by The Shamen was banned in the 90s.
And then there's that fantastic story about Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers being banned.
But my favourite is the one about Louie Louie by The Kingsmen being banned...because radon's stations couldn't make out what was being sung, but they suspected it was rude.
The great thing about now, is that we have ready access to practically any music we like. We don't have to rely on radio stations. We have Apple Music and YouTube and Spotify. It's not like the 1980s where you either had to own the song or wait for it to be played to you.
Mamyalynne
Spot on.
That is one of the jobs that teenagers and young people should be doing. Taking things that have gone before and discussing them with how they relate to their own world.
We did it in our youth.
Our parent did it.
The big difference now is that unlike any other generation, kids can voice their opinions to thousands of others instantly.
We only had the option of writing to newspapers and magazines.
I can totally see the point about 'Baby It's Cold Outside', but people should remember - it was written when the Queen was 17. It wasn't written last week. If people have an issue with 'rapey' songs, that are contemporary then that makes sense ('Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke), but not something that was written when your grandfather was in short trousers.
Spot on.
That is one of the jobs that teenagers and young people should be doing. Taking things that have gone before and discussing them with how they relate to their own world.
We did it in our youth.
Our parent did it.
The big difference now is that unlike any other generation, kids can voice their opinions to thousands of others instantly.
We only had the option of writing to newspapers and magazines.
I can totally see the point about 'Baby It's Cold Outside', but people should remember - it was written when the Queen was 17. It wasn't written last week. If people have an issue with 'rapey' songs, that are contemporary then that makes sense ('Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke), but not something that was written when your grandfather was in short trousers.
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.