My favourite band released a song a couple of years ago with the lyric 'collapsing like the twin towers'. They self-censored and changed it on the radio edit to 'collapsing like dying flowers', which is a much weaker metaphor.
Just wondered if you think the edit was necessary, or if you, personally wouldn't have been bothered. Still can't decide, myself.
2006-09-11 06:55:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Baby Girl 1214 - A link to the whole song, if you're interested. I do think it's a strong song, certainly not a love song.
2006-09-11 07:10:01 · update #1
http://www.modernrocklyrics.com/M/manicstreetpreachers_lifeblood.php#3
2006-09-11 07:10:28 · update #2
Thats a tough one. In one way it is a very strong and powerful metaphor, but being such a sensitive subject it would have to be in the right song with right lyrics. Not just some sap saying his heart was collapsing like the twin towers. In that respect they should find something else to use its just not respectfull towards the matter.
So I guess the answer would be yes to using it but it would have to be a really good strong song.
2006-09-11 07:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't bother me. Hell, what about the 9/11 movies? A line in a song offends people but an entire movie about it doesn't? Where's the basis?
2006-09-11 14:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by Fool in the Rain 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't bother me personally. But I believe the edit is necessary just because you don't know how people will react to hearing something like that.
2006-09-11 13:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by audemars 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we start getting bothered by lyrics and censoring them then the terrorists have won.
2006-09-11 13:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by Gerry Mander 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
how many hip hop records have actually used the twin towers collapsing in their lyrics. Your fav band are a bunch of pus**es
2006-09-11 14:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by Jon-Jay M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think i would have changed it but you know how things are these days. everyone has a very loud opinion about what others say and do.
2006-09-11 14:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Tae Kwon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that wouldn't bother me. The (self-)censorship bothers me more.
2006-09-11 14:01:42 · answer #7 · answered by Ricardo P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't care less.
2006-09-11 14:08:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i would have been bothered by that as its a sensitive issue!!!
2006-09-11 13:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by xxxLeveyxxx 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No
2006-09-11 13:57:36 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋