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Rolling Stones Decry Super Bowl Censorship (Lyric malfunction? Keep Yer Ya-Ya's In!)
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| 2/07/06
| DAVID BAUDER
Posted on 02/07/2006 6:47:44 PM PST by Libloather
Rolling Stones Decry Super Bowl Censorship
By DAVID BAUDER
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 8:50 PM EST
NEW YORK - Nobody turns off the microphone on Mick Jagger without a fight. Censorship of their songs during the Super Bowl halftime show was "absolutely ridiculous and completely unnecessary," the Rolling Stones said through a spokeswoman on Tuesday.
The NFL, which produced the show seen on ABC Sunday night, silenced Jagger's microphone during sexually suggestive passages of two of the three songs the band performed before an audience of 90 million television viewers.
The football league, still nervous over the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction two years ago at the Super Bowl, has said it wanted to ensure family entertainment at the game.
"The band was aware of our plan to simply lower Mick's mike at the appropriate moments," said Brian McCarthy, NFL spokesman. "It was discussed with the group last week prior to the Super Bowl."
He declined further comment on the Stones' statement.
The band may have known about it, but that doesn't mean they liked it, spokeswoman Fran Curtis said. Jagger sang the full lyrics during his performance, she said.
In "Start Me Up," the show's editors silenced one word close to the song's end, a reference to a woman so sexy she could arouse a dead man. The lyrics for "Rough Justice" included a synonym for rooster that was removed.
The Stones also performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," but the lyric "I can't get no girlie action" made it through unscathed.
The incident was reminiscent of the band's performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1967, when the host demanded the Stones change the lyrics to "Let's Spend the Night Together." As ordered, Jagger sang "let's spend some time together," but he rolled his eyes for effect.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bowl; censorship; decry; halftime; in; keep; lyric; malfunction; music; rolling; rollingstones; stones; super; superbowl; trashmouth; yayas; yer
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The Rolling Perps?
To: Libloather
They swore they would never play in Tulsa again and I'm holding them to their word.
To: Libloather
I kept hoping Mick would fall into the crowd by accident....
3
posted on
02/07/2006 6:50:43 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( Cindy is just another Taco in the Chavez Fiesta Platter............)
To: Libloather
They used to be my favorite rock and roll band. Now, none of them are. I listen to talk radio.
4
posted on
02/07/2006 6:51:10 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(INDICTING HILLARY -- now that is something that's good for America)
To: Libloather
No one pulls the plug on Mick...and no one plugs in Mohammed...
I guess you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
5
posted on
02/07/2006 6:52:31 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President!)
To: Libloather
They knew it was going to happen, they still played, and now they're complaining about it?
Jeeze. Retire already.
6
posted on
02/07/2006 6:52:32 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(Just got my SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS shirt..and there ain't an asterisk to be found!)
To: Libloather
Ya know? I defended thes guys during the SB halftime.
But made it clear Mick is a poser.
Go home lads! we dont need ya
7
posted on
02/07/2006 6:52:36 PM PST
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: Libloather
"Greatest Rock-n-Roll Band in the World" , not even.
The Stones are the most overrated band in the world.
The albums that put out in the 70s were great, but as a live band they are marginal at best.I have many bootlegs of concerts and saw them in 81 and a couple of times since.
They need to hang it up- they were terrible at the SB.
8
posted on
02/07/2006 6:53:34 PM PST
by
scott says
(Ah, but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now.)
To: TheBigB
I don't get it.
How did the censorship help the Steelers? Why did Karl Rove do it?
9
posted on
02/07/2006 6:54:07 PM PST
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: Petronski
If Mick hadn't had his mike turned off...SEATTLE WOULD'VE HAD THE BALL AT THE ONE YARD LINE!!!
10
posted on
02/07/2006 6:57:58 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(Just got my SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS shirt..and there ain't an asterisk to be found!)
To: scott says
The Stones are the most overrated band in the world.Sex, drugs & Geritol...
11
posted on
02/07/2006 7:00:31 PM PST
by
Libloather
(I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes...)
To: Libloather
If they got paid more than a case of cheap beer for that performance it was too much!
12
posted on
02/07/2006 7:01:07 PM PST
by
Steveone
(Liberalism is a brain tumor!)
To: doug from upland
The Rockosaurs featuring Mick Rockflake.. were quite funny..
Standup Rock-0-comedy.. a new musical genre'...
13
posted on
02/07/2006 7:01:52 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
To: scott says
It isn't "girly action" anyway. Its "girl reaction".
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posted on
02/07/2006 7:02:34 PM PST
by
Supernatural
(All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
To: Libloather
Sex, drugs,& rock 'n roll has finally given way to viagra, alleve, & geritol.
15
posted on
02/07/2006 7:03:48 PM PST
by
Apercu
("Res ipsa loquitur")
To: Libloather
I actually wondered about the line in question in Start Me Up when they started playing it. But then had kind of lost interest by the time we got to that point in the song.
16
posted on
02/07/2006 7:05:00 PM PST
by
Mr. Blonde
(You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
To: Libloather
Let's see, you are picking halftime acts in Detroit and you decide to have the Rolling Stones instead of some Motown acts. Some in Detroit needs to get a clue.
The only thing enjoyable about the halftime show was when a friend's young daughter asked why the old guys were singing Briney Spears' song Satisfaction.
17
posted on
02/07/2006 7:05:06 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(During wartime, some whistles should not be blown. - Orson Scott Card)
To: Libloather
The incident was reminiscent of the band's performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1967, when the host demanded the Stones change the lyrics to "Let's Spend the Night Together." As ordered, Jagger sang "let's spend some time together," but he rolled his eyes for effect.
Did anyone ever hear about the time The Doors played on Ed Sullivan's show? They asked Jim Morrison not to sing the lyrics "Girl, we couldn't get much higher" in the song Light My Fire.
Morrison ignored the request of Sullivan's producer and sang it anyway, leaning towards the camera as he sang the line. By all accounts, Sullivan and his production staff were not amused.
To: Supernatural
It isn't "girly action" anyway. Its "girl reaction".They're damn near 70. How can you tell?
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posted on
02/07/2006 7:06:02 PM PST
by
Libloather
(I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes...)
To: Libloather
I still say they should have had the Motorcity Madman for half time.
20
posted on
02/07/2006 7:06:18 PM PST
by
chemicalman
(Many have skeletons in their closets. In New Orleans, we have skeletons in our attics.)
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