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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

If a song has swearing in but the words are edited out for radio ect.

Does that make the song less ?

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By *r SproutMan
over a year ago

the middle

Less what?

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

Just makes it annoying especially if the swearing adds nothing lyrically to the song its just there in place of lyrical content -

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I don't think so.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’d like to see them try and play Tim Minchin’s Pope song on the radio.

It’s a classic example of the swearing actually making a point despite it starting out as obviously crude.

The point is that some songs have a justified reason for the language whilst others just use it as a place filler or to cause outrage.

I do get annoyed though when films with swearing in have it edited out just to be able to show it on TV before the watershed. Just keep it unedited and run it after 9, grrr

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

In a way yes, the original attitude and impact of the original is lost. It doesn't ruin the song but it is certainly lesser for it.

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By *entlemanrogueMan
over a year ago

Motherwell


"If a song has swearing in but the words are edited out for radio ect.

Does that make the song less ?"

yes i dislike it when they edit out swearing.

I also have never had anyone adequately explain why certain words are swear words but others are fine.

For example why is Shit a swear word, but excrement is not. yet the latter is a far more horrible sounding word.

answers on a postcard...

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Depends how its edited out.

I’d rather they used a comedy horn to bleep words than use the audio jumbler so it sounds like its playing backwards!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Depends how its edited out.

I’d rather they used a comedy horn to bleep words than use the audio jumbler so it sounds like its playing backwards! "

You would love Monty Python’s “I bet you they won’t play this song on the radio” then…..

https://youtu.be/WTzM3NnjUuw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If a song has swearing in but the words are edited out for radio ect.

Does that make the song less ?

yes i dislike it when they edit out swearing.

I also have never had anyone adequately explain why certain words are swear words but others are fine.

For example why is Shit a swear word, but excrement is not. yet the latter is a far more horrible sounding word.

answers on a postcard...

"

Agreed

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Llanelli

Yes but some use their head and change the explicit for one that can be used on radio so it's not a void or weird sound replacing it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes but some use their head and change the explicit for one that can be used on radio so it's not a void or weird sound replacing it"

I’m on the fence as to whether that’s better or worse for me.

If the artist is happy for the swear word to be removed/replaced to enable to it to be commercialised then does that make them a sellout for altering the artistic vision that required a swear word or wear they just originally placing swear words for impact/outrage?

I think I’d respect the artist more if they insisted it was needed and didn’t agree to swapping out for tamer lyrics

Just a thought and like I say, I’m on the fence on that one

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool


"Yes but some use their head and change the explicit for one that can be used on radio so it's not a void or weird sound replacing it

I’m on the fence as to whether that’s better or worse for me.

If the artist is happy for the swear word to be removed/replaced to enable to it to be commercialised then does that make them a sellout for altering the artistic vision that required a swear word or wear they just originally placing swear words for impact/outrage?

I think I’d respect the artist more if they insisted it was needed and didn’t agree to swapping out for tamer lyrics

Just a thought and like I say, I’m on the fence on that one "

Majority of the artists won't get a say in if it can be changed or not. Even in the cases they do have the final say, it will be heavily pushed upon them by marketing that it needs to be modified to allow for universal radio use.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes but some use their head and change the explicit for one that can be used on radio so it's not a void or weird sound replacing it

I’m on the fence as to whether that’s better or worse for me.

If the artist is happy for the swear word to be removed/replaced to enable to it to be commercialised then does that make them a sellout for altering the artistic vision that required a swear word or wear they just originally placing swear words for impact/outrage?

I think I’d respect the artist more if they insisted it was needed and didn’t agree to swapping out for tamer lyrics

Just a thought and like I say, I’m on the fence on that one

Majority of the artists won't get a say in if it can be changed or not. Even in the cases they do have the final say, it will be heavily pushed upon them by marketing that it needs to be modified to allow for universal radio use. "

Yeah, I can imagine that actually. Didn’t think of it that way

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By *oo..Woman
over a year ago

Boo's World

Not for me it doesn't no, as my 4 year old seems to have a great knack for knowing and singing the missing explicit words to the edited radio versions in my car!!

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By *oding1Man
over a year ago

marlow

Have a listen to

Star by the rolling stones

Why didye do what you did by Marian faithful

Never played on the radio

Great on Spotify

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

Swearing is big and clever. Don’t listen to any fucker who tries to tell you otherwise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find it really pointless when they play a song where the majority of it is swearing or words they have to sensor out. Just don’t play it on the radio

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Most of "Bloody Well Right" by supertramp would have been censored. It was the B side of a single they released in the 70s. In the US, it was the side the listeners preferred (to the A side "Dreamer").

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

Quickie...on the radio the dj said...I feel uncomfortable saying this title...the played nirvana rap3 me

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By *aribbean King 1985Man
over a year ago

South West London

In a way it makes it annoying, best they do 2 versions of a song with one clean version without the bad language

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

It drives me mad.... Everyone knows what the word(s) should be so if anything it is just drawing more attention to it by bleeping it out.

There are a couple of snogs that I would love to hear on the radio and bleeped to buggery.... I would pay to hear Super Furry Animals' The Man Don't Give a Fuck played at breakfast time!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Most of "Bloody Well Right" by supertramp would have been censored. It was the B side of a single they released in the 70s. In the US, it was the side the listeners preferred (to the A side "Dreamer")."

You’ve got a bloody right to say that

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden


"Most of "Bloody Well Right" by supertramp would have been censored. It was the B side of a single they released in the 70s. In the US, it was the side the listeners preferred (to the A side "Dreamer").

You’ve got a bloody right to say that "

As teenagers, it was the song of choice on the pub juke box.

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