Can anyone tell me what record has been banned in the UK, and why?

Answer 1

Sexual
Jane Birkin - Je T’aime - Maybe it wasn't helped by Serge Gainsbourg singing about the joys of going "entre tes reins" - between your kidneys - i.e. up your b*m (alledgedly). On top of the pops an instrumental version by "Sounds Nice" was used - 1969 & 1974
Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax - Sexual references - 1983
The Au Pairs - Come Again - Referred to org*sm - 1981
Lil Louis - French Kiss - "Heavy breathing" - 1989
The New Yorkers - Love For Sale - "Sexual" content - 1930??
Judge Dread - Several records with titles as Big 6, Big 7,Big 8, 10 etc - "Sexual" content - 1972 - 1975
Ivor Biggun - The winker's song (misprint) - Sexually explicit - 1978
Troggs - I Can’t Control Myself - The sound Reg Presley makes at the end of the song was said to be like someone clim*xing. - 1966
Rolling Stones - Lets spend the night together - Promoted promiscuity - 1967
Cliff Richard - Honky tonk angel - Self imposed ban as "saint" Cliff didn’t know that a Honky tonk angel was a Hooker! circa ‘72 -’73.
Adam Faith - Made You - Banned for lewdness/Sexual Content Double A-Side with "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" - 1960
The Stranglers - Peaches - Considered "woman baiting" - 1977
Scott Walker - Jackie - Reference to "authentic qu*ers" - 1967
George Michael - I Want Your Sex - banned only before the "watershed" - 1987
Paul McCarney & Wings - Hi Hi Hi - Banned, not due to drug references but to explicit sexual lyrics - 1972
Joe Brown & The Bruvvers' revival of George Formby's "My Little Ukelele" (1963, Piccadilly/Pye) was banned as "too risque"
Max Romeo - Wet Dream - A song about his bedroom ceiling. No the BBC wouldn't buy that - 1969
Donna Summer - Love to love you - Groans & heavy breathing secured the ban - 1976
The Prodigy - Smack my b*tch up - Despite denials, this single was never heard during the day - 1997
Pete Shelley - H*mosapien - "SPIN Alternative Record Guide." The book claims "H*mosapien" was banned for containing the line "H*mo superior in my interior."(About 1982)
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Open Your Box - From the album of the same name and B side of a single, it was banned for containing the lyric "open your l*gs" - 1970
Political............
Marxman - Sad Affair - Contained IRA slogan - 1993
Police - Invisible Sun was banned (certainly by R1/TOTP, maybe others)
references to Northern Ireland (Barrel of an Armalite, etc.) - 1981
Paul McCartney - Give Ireland Back to the Irish - Obvious - 1972
Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans - Reference to "Blo*dy British" - 1959
Hawkwind - "Urban Guerrila" - early 1970's. Banned due to mainland UK terrorist attacks at the time.
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen - Anti monarchy - 1977
Blow Monkeys - The Day After You - Anti Margaret Thatcher - 1987
Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Too provocative (Falklands) - 1980
Elaine Page/Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" Falklands Crisis - 1980
McGuiness Flint - Let the people go - Government policy on the IRA - 1975
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Th*ng" - The "All-Music Guide" says "Fascist Groove Thang" was banned by the BBC for its overtly political nature. (About 1981)
Six Months In A Leaky Boat. - 'Split Enz' 1984 - During the Falklands war, their song that went 'I just spent six months
in a leaky boat, Lucky just to keep afloat.'
You can find many more here...................

www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/banned

Answer 2

As well as Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, other records to be banned by the BBC (when they were the only radio station allowed to broadcast) include God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols, Lady Marmalade by LaBelle and J'taime by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.

Apart from The Sex Pistols, which was deemed to be disrepectful to the Queen in her Silver Jubilee year of 1977, the others were banned for their allegedly sexually explicit nature.

Answer 3

Once many years ago Frankie Goes to Hollywood had their record Relax banned because a DJ called Mike Reed didn't like it

Answer 4

It was crazy to ban Geert Wilders - not least because it gave him and his views vastly more publicity than would have happened if he'd just been allowed in as he had been previously. I don't like what he says, but I don't think he was any more likely to provoke violence against Muslims than much that passes for ordinary comment (which I also tend to disagree with). And I agree that banners threatening violence should have been dealt with - the problem comes when dealing with such incitement to violence spills over into action against Muslims who genuinely are expressing a peaceful view, merely because the police/establishment don't like it. There is always that danger. But that is not, of course, an excuse for not being firm about threats of violence.

Answer 5

Karen S ... What a great answer... Well Done...

Sheep Farming In The Falklands... Crass...

A bit of a dig at Thatcher and her government during the Falklands War,,, But then I think most Crass songs were banned anyway!! lol

Answer 6

96 tears by Question Mark And The Mysterians from 1966
was banned by the BBC at that time ,The reason given was the rhythm could interfere with your heartbeat an send you into a hypnotic state.
Needless to say Most of us that heard it on radio Caroline and the pirate stations survived.
(somewhat changed as my picture proves)

Answer 7

In the 1970's the Paul McCartney and Wings song, "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" was banned because it was in conflict with British politics. Lyrics were "Give Ireland back to the Irish. Don't make them have to take it away. Give Ireland back to the Irish. Let Ireland be Irish today!"

Answer 8

I think RELAX by frankie goes to hollywood was banned

Answer 9

I know My Neck, My Back (Lick It) by Khia was banned from being a singe till about ... 2004/2005, but it was around on her album before then, I know.

Don't know whether it's relevant...

Answer 10

Frankie goes to hollywood - Relax