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Canada amends ruling on Dire Straits' song
AP ^ | September 1, 2011

Posted on 09/01/2011 8:19:12 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

CANADA'S broadcast standards council has amended an earlier ruling that deemed Dire Straits' hit Money for Nothing unfit for radio, saying that while the homophobic slur in the song is inappropriate, it must be taken in context.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission had asked for a review of the song after the standards council ruled in January that the British band's song was unfit for radio because its lyrics include a gay slur. The council had responded to a complaint from a radio listener.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: canada; direstraits; music; rockandroll; songs
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To: Alas Babylon!
That's a pretty good theory.

Prince is a genius though - he gets a free pass from me on his fashion decisions.

41 posted on 09/01/2011 10:04:37 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: Iron Munro
That's on the Valley Girl soundtrack, featuring a young, pre-breakdown Nicholas Cage.
42 posted on 09/01/2011 10:06:54 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: wideawake
Of course! Don't get me wrong. I really like Prince. In the late 70’s/early 80’s, his music transcended so many genres. Hell, I even liked Sheila E. and the rest of the Minnesota Sound.

But if there's one thing I heard back then, it was that Prince was gay.

43 posted on 09/01/2011 10:18:10 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: sportutegrl

For some reason, I had a flash of ‘Faulty Towers’ ;...”whatever you do, don’t mention the War!”.


44 posted on 09/01/2011 10:28:55 AM PDT by NativeSon
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To: wideawake; ConservativeStatement
That's on the Valley Girl soundtrack

Thanks - I wasn't aware of that.


45 posted on 09/01/2011 11:15:55 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Muslims who advocate, support, or carry out Jihad give the other 1% a bad name)
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To: toothfairy86

The line referred to Boy George.


46 posted on 09/01/2011 11:17:40 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Funny thing is, I usually skip that song when playing Brothers in Arms, it’s the weakest song on the entire album.


47 posted on 09/01/2011 11:22:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Iron Munro

They would like this even less: Warning Adult Language and Content.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9B1PrCckSk&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL37445210537D639F


48 posted on 09/01/2011 11:35:39 AM PDT by Little Bill (Sorry)
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To: cripplecreek

Meat Loaf, Cheryl Crow, also did it, the original group was the best.


49 posted on 09/01/2011 11:43:48 AM PDT by Little Bill (Sorry)
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To: Little Bill

Thanks but no thanks - I can tell by the url.


50 posted on 09/01/2011 12:32:26 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Muslims who advocate, support, or carry out Jihad give the other 1% a bad name)
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To: dfwgator

I hope you don’t do the same with “Ice Ice baby.” :-)

Yo so I continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue
Girls were hot wearing less than bikinis


51 posted on 09/01/2011 3:47:11 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: cripplecreek; Clemenza; ConservativeStatement
The Song “Black Betty” popularized by Leadbelly in a blues song is actually a British marching song - an ode to their firearm - a rifle they called “Black Betty” forged in Birmingham England.

She's always ready. She keeps me steady.

;)

52 posted on 09/01/2011 3:53:47 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: decimon

Whiny do-nothing rich c-words bitch about how they are underappreciated by people who work for a living. Ruling remains that the song still sucks.


53 posted on 09/02/2011 6:46:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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