Not to change the subject, but the Dire Straits Song “Money for Nothing” is now being “edited” when it’s played on the Radio.
Either the entire Verse containing the word “faggot” is deleted or the word itself is changed with the Verse still included in the Song.
What strikes me as odd is this, whenever there are calls to change or edit Materials because they are tasteless or Vulgar, (Crucifix in a jar of Urine, feces covered depictions of Jesus as some examples) all we hear are screams of Censorship and we are accused of attacking Artistic Creativity.
This change is obviously endorsed by Dire Straits, yet there is no outcry from Musical Purists or Critics. I remember the outrage when Ted Turner started “colorizing” old Black and White Movies.
Haven’t heard the edit around here (Boston area). I do know you don’t hear Rod Stewart’s “The Killing of Georgie” (about a gay man killed in NYC) on the radio anymore, probably because the subject may be considered a “downer” by gays etc. (though if a song came out about Matthew Sheppard maybe that would get airplay, who knows.)
The Kinks A Well Respected Man gets airplay with no edit because apparently people figure (and it’s true) that “fags” is British slang for a cigarette (much like the reference to a “mac” in Penny Lane is a raincoat, and a “lorry” in You Never Give Me Your Money is a truck—hey, British slang.