Why did they censor Daves Fuck ?

[Panamark]

In HoneyBabysweetydoll, first verse.
about 58 secs in, clear mute on the "Fuck" portion....

I want the adult version. Does this mean I have to buy it
for the 4th time ??

Thanks to Yount for making me the wiser, the evidence

0.58
Honey baby my heart's a flame
I'm all *******ed up and you to blame

2.08
Honey baby Hamptons ******* kinda lost

FUCKED and BITCH muted and my CD has a green G rating.

Is this the same on US release ???

[Panamark]

Same on Itunes, standard and Deluxe CD in Oz...


WE WANT THE DAVE FUCK !!! :)

[ELVIS]

I think Dave did it that way on purpose...


:elvis:

[Yount]

I am quite peeved with my kid-friendly CD! What happened to Van Fucking Halen?

[Yount]

I think Dave did it that way on purpose...


:elvis:

Your thoughts on why?

[conmee]

I have all three US versions (Standard, Deluxe, Walmart T-Shirt Edition)... all are recorded the same.

That is all.

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[ELVIS]

Your thoughts on why?

Probably just a tongue in cheek reference to all the foul language in today's music and then missing every other word when it's played on the radio...

[ELVIS]

I am quite peeved with my kid-friendly CD! What happened to Van Fucking Halen?

BTW, the only cuss word in the six pack was in Sinner's Swing, right ??

[Yount]

BTW, the only cuss word in the six pack was in Sinner's Swing, right ??

Good question.
I think there's "look I'll pay you for it, what the fuck" at the end of Everybody Wants Some.

Of course Dave didn't really have to swear - those orgasmic yelps were statement enough. Chicks must have been obsessed with this dude in his hey day.

[ELVIS]

I forgot about Everybody Wants Some...

But the language in today's music is just a cover for the lack of vocabulary and creativity...

[Panamark]

I want Daves Fuck back in there !

I like singing Fuck......

I reckon they muted it just in case Radio liked it...
Or so they could allow all ages to buy ??

Dave was fucking, you can hear it !
The power of the fuck is there !!

[Golden AWe]

I can imagine the live concert now...the technician better be ready.

"I forgot the beepin' words!!!"

"'cause after the show, I'm gonna bleep your girlfriend!!!"

[Dan]

BTW, the only cuss word in the six pack was in Sinner's Swing, right ??

Fair Warning:One Foot Out The Door.:D

[ELVIS]

Sonofabitch...

[Dan]

Sonofabitch...

How Rude.:D

[Seshmeister]

I can imagine the live concert now...the technician better be ready.

"I forgot the beepin' words!!!"

"'cause after the show, I'm gonna bleep your girlfriend!!!"

I always assume the worst when I hear a bleep so for example that would become "I forgot the cunting words" and "after the show I'm going to fist your girlfriend"

[Momshell]

Chicks must have been obsessed with this dude in his hey day.

In his hey day? This chick is still obsessed!!!

[Momshell]

I was wondering the same thing about the missing words. In the lyrics, Dave writes Hamptons bitch but leaves out the fuck - "I'm all up and you to blame". At first I thought that was the lyric, and I actually thought it was pretty funny. Hopefully they'll release an "explicit" copy of the song soon. I love when Dave curses...so sexy and so much attitude in Sinner's Swing.

[Momshell]

;)Also a "fuck it" in Can't Get This Stuff No More.

[ELVIS]

Good call...

[DLR Bridge]

I love the emphasis he puts on "fucked up" in his explanation video (vimeo? Wtf?) for Honeybabysweetiedoll.

I know I'm digging into the unreleased here, but I have a version of I Wanna Be Your lover where he lets out a hearty "I wanna FUCK you now". Good stuff. The F Word packs a bigger punch the less it's used.

[Zing!]

"Bite yo ass," right, BITE YO ASS?

[BITEYOASS]

"Bite yo ass," right, BITE YO ASS?

That's my name, don't wear it out. :bigwink:

[ThrillsNSpills]

BTW, the only cuss word in the six pack was in Sinner's Swing, right ??

quite the fan there King.

[So this is love]

Am I missing something lol! You guys want For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge back??

[Bowanna]

There is a "what the fuck, man" in the first talking part of Hot For Teacher, just before you here MA laugh... Not Dave though

[fifth element]

In HoneyBabysweetydoll, first verse.
about 58 secs in, clear mute on the "Fuck" portion....

I want the adult version. Does this mean I have to buy it
for the 4th time ??

Thanks to Yount for making me the wiser, the evidence

0.58
Honey baby my heart's a flame
I'm all *******ed up and you to blame

2.08
Honey baby Hamptons ******* kinda lost

FUCKED and BITCH muted and my CD has a green G rating.

Is this the same on US release ???

lol...mine is the same...and i didn't notice till reading this...
hell, i stopped buying G rated music before they started MAKING them...lolol

[fifth element]

Chicks must have been obsessed with this dude in his hey day.
what do yoou mean in his hey day?

Dave is still hot as hell.....probably always will be.

[wiseguy]

I cannot believe you people have actually put a thread together dedicated to why they edited out Daves, "fucked" in HBSD. Really? Lets just enjoy the album ADKOT for what it is, the best follow up to the 6 pack ever. If they edited it out, its for good reason. Who are we to say what they can or can't do.
Who wastes their time on this??
You guys should be ashamed of yourself for this. So ridiculous.
Whats next? A thread dedicated to Daves gay headset.....?
Wait...Oh....

[DLR Bridge]

I cannot believe you people have actually put a thread together dedicated to why they edited out Daves, "fucked" in HBSD. Really? Lets just enjoy the album ADKOT for what it is, the best follow up to the 6 pack ever. If they edited it out, its for good reason. Who are we to say what they can or can't do.
Who wastes their time on this??
You guys should be ashamed of yourself for this. So ridiculous.
Whats next? A thread dedicated to Daves gay headset.....?
Wait...Oh....

Anything and everything should be open to discussion. Why is it always assumed that with subjects like this one or what VH may or may not do next, always met with the same thing about just enjoy what we got? We ARE enjoying it!! That doesn't mean the constant stream of nonsense bullshitting about them has to stop. I don't think anyone here is dumb enough to think their words are actually going to sway the band in any way.

Although, Dave does "hear what the bloggers say!"

[wiseguy]

Anything and everything should be open to discussion. Why is it always assumed that with subjects like this one or what VH may or may not do next, always met with the same thing about just enjoy what we got? We ARE enjoying it!! That doesn't mean the constant stream of nonsense bullshitting about them has to stop. I don't think anyone here is dumb enough to think their words are actually going to sway the band in any way.

Although, Dave does "hear what the bloggers say!"

Thank you sir. My point exactly regarding the headset thread.

[VanHalenI]

FUCK why they did it? I was actually thinking the same, I was looking for this song's lyrics when I noticed... FUCK CENSORSHIP

[BrownSound1]

Hell Dave curses in RWTD. "Goddamn it woman, you know I ain't lying to ya, I'm only gonna tell ya one time!"

[Jetstream]

Why? Because now it is radio friendly without any extra work...though it would be easy to edit it out for the radio. Like the end to Everybody Want's Some, radio stations here still take out the end of "I'll pay you for it, what the (and then it stops before)fuck". I know what the word should be, so in a way it is kind of cool Dave's not saying it...gives it a little more meaning selecting to take it out actually, ya' feel it now opposed to hearing it lol

[Yount]

what do yoou mean in his hey day?

Dave is still hot as hell.....probably always will be.


In his hey day? This is still obsessed!!!

Ok Ok my blatant Dave put-down was uncalled for. He's still got it. Hey life not hey day. Sorry ladies (and gents;))

[smorgdonkey]

I have all three US versions (Standard, Deluxe, Walmart T-Shirt Edition)... all are recorded the same.


I can't corroborate this but I have heard that the Canadian version says "fuckin'-eh".

[Panamark]

The Irish release has Dave singing "Fecked"

Come to think of it, they could use that for the Sef Efricans
and Kiwis, Dan ?? :biggrin:

[Zing!]

I can't corroborate this but I have heard that the Canadian version says "fuckin'-eh".

Take off.

[Matt White]

Take off.

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[VanCanHalen]

Ok its so simple, Dave left it blank for the listener to fill in......:-)

[clarathecarrot]

Why did they...sen...sor........(even longer pause)..Dave's ..............FUCK!!!!!

Yeah!! put some Shatner on it!

[VHscraps]

Pretty sure it is not 'muted' on the UK release, but can't check right now.

It's clear on Dave's word jazz version on Vimeo. I love that. If we were back in the days of 7" vinyl it would be great to have that on the B-side with the album version on the A-side.

[Seshmeister]

Hell Dave curses in RWTD. "Goddamn it woman, you know I ain't lying to ya, I'm only gonna tell ya one time!"

Does 'Goddamn it' count as cursing in America? I don't think it would here. I would view that as being far less strong than bastard but I think you maybe have different rules there because of all the religion.

[ELVIS]

It must be nice to be so free...:biggrin:

[DLR Bridge]

Does 'Goddamn it' count as cursing in America?

Depends on the context. If my 8 year old lets out a "I don't want to eat my Goddamn vegetables!" a cursing punishment is implemented.

[ThrillsNSpills]

At least they didn't pull a Tom Petty and play the word backwards.

Let's roll......another noooorrrrgggghhh

did you ever roll a nooooorgggghhh?

didn't think so ;)

[Seshmeister]

It must be nice to be so free...:biggrin:

It is a cultural difference.

Around the time of RothRadio I used to listen to a weekly radio show with Penn Gillette and he would constantly say ratbastard but godamn would be bleeped. It's especially odd to me when he was broadcasting from the modern day Sodom of Las Vegas... :)

[Golden AWe]

"satan" is a useable curse word in finnish...it gives you the pleasure of letting out some steam...SAATANAN SAATANA!!!

[Panamark]

To be honest I picked up "God Damn" from American movies
and it always seemed to be used as a positive or exciting or
astonished expression... Then when I first visited the US I learn
its cursing !

But you can still be polite and say "GD"

WTF is up with that ?? So you say "GD" everyone knows
you mean goddammit but you are safe with Jesus due
to your clever use of abbreviation ??? :)

[Dave's Bitch]

I think the F bomb is dropped too lightly in music today anyhow.Seems to be the cool thing to do,Plenty of bands get by without picking up language from the gutter.Having said that Dave invented cool so I am sure it would have sounded cool in the songs

[Panamark]

I think the song would have kicked even more ass uncensored. I want to know where I can get a copy of
the uncensored version....

[jhale667]

Seems to have been a conscious decision to edit that one, as there's at least one other "WTF?" left uncensored in "Honeybabysweetiedoll" towards the end you can catch with headphones...

[DaveTheScott]

I am quite peeved with my kid-friendly CD! What happened to Van Fucking Halen?

You mean Van F****** Halen.

[Brett]

I think they didn't want to have to put a warning sticker on it which may have prohibited sales possibly at certain places.

[ELVIS]

I thought the warning sticker was to generate sales...

[kwame k]

Back in the day it did......

Nowadays I think Wally World won't stock certain bands if they deem their music too offensive!

[Seshmeister]

Creeping censorship, I wonder sometimes if we actually have less freedom than 30 years ago.

Also it's internationalised so that just because some fundie dickhead owns shops in the US then thousands of miles away in the UK and Australia we get censored too.

Tipper Gore must be dancing on her broomstick.