'Homophobic' Dire Straits hit Money For Nothing banned from radio

[ThrillsNSpills]

Have you ever even met and talked to a Canadian in person? Just curious...

The only Canadians with "fucked up" accents are from Quebec and Newfoundland.

Talked to one from Ontario just last night. Had to break your balls since your savicki chop will give me nightmares at some point.

[chefcraig]

When Pink Floyd's The Final Cut album came out in 1983, this song was released as a single. It received quite a bit of airplay in it's original form, and was only edited some time later.

[Diamondjimi]

Talked to one from Ontario just last night. Had to break your balls since your savicki chop will give me nightmares at some point.

Where abouts in Ontario?

[FORD]

When Pink Floyd's The Final Cut album came out in 1983, this song was released as a single. It received quite a bit of airplay in it's original form, and was only edited some time later.

Yeah, I remember that one being on the radio. The last real Pink Floyd single. Now they won't even play "Money" without censoring out the word "bullshit".

Another thing I just remembered about "Money For Nothing" though. I had this religious book written by some record burning fundagelicals who wrote in their book that the song "Money For Nothing" was "PRO homosexual", because the line "that little faggot's got his own jet airplane. that little faggot, he's a millionaire" was encouraging young people to "choose" to be gay in order to become rich and famous.

Of course that wasn't the craziest thing written in that book. It also referred to Prince as "theatrical Satan rock" and Pink Floyd as a "punk rock band".

[Diamondjimi]

Another thing I just remembered about "Money For Nothing" though. I had this religious book written by some record burning fundagelicals who wrote in their book that the song "Money For Nothing" was "PRO homosexual", because the line "that little faggot's got his own jet airplane. that little faggot, he's a millionaire" was encouraging young people to "choose" to be gay in order to become rich and famous.

Of course that wasn't the craziest thing written in that book. It also referred to Prince as "theatrical Satan rock" and Pink Floyd as a "punk rock band".

Enough reasons right there to go and demand your money back...

[ThrillsNSpills]

Where abouts in Ontario?

not sure. 705 area code though...

[Terry]

Soooooo...basically homosexuals have the right to express their sexuality without fear of persecution, but heterosexuals under no circumstances whatsoever have any right to so much as even verbally express their opposition to homosexuality...

Whatever. I was sick of that Dire Straits song within a month of when it was FIRST released and overplayed to death on the radio and MTV (although I can't remember the last time I even heard it on the radio; seems a bit silly to push for banning a song that isn't exactly in heavy rotation anymore).

[chefcraig]

Soooooo...basically homosexuals have the right to express their sexuality without fear of persecution, but heterosexuals under no circumstances whatsoever have any right to so much as even verbally express their opposition to homosexuality...

Not exactly, read the fine print:

The decision came after a listener complained that the broadcast of unedited version of the song – which mentions the word faggot three times – was “extremely offensive” to gay, lesbian and bisexual people.

So in effect, one person bitched about the song. That's right, one person in 26 years complained about it the use of a word in a pop song. Hopefully, we can all sleep better at night knowing there are such astute and on the ball folks like that out there.

[Terry]

If homosexuals can have a gay pride parade, does that mean heterosexuals can have an anti-gay pride parade?

I'm terribly vexed by all this. As long as Anita Bryant doesn't make a comeback and start banning Starbucks Mocha Frappucinos, I suppose I can cope.

[Terry]

Not exactly, read the fine print:



So in effect, one person bitched about the song. That's right, one person in 26 years complained about it the use of a word in a pop song. Hopefully, we can all sleep better at night knowing there are such astute and on the ball folks like that out there.

I don't WANT to read the fine print! I want to quickly scan the first thread post, identify a few key words, assume that I've got the jist of the topic even if I don't, and then proceed to make a half-informed irrelevant series of comments on the subject (you know, like Glenn Beck does).

[Guitar Shark]

I'm terribly vexed by all this.

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[ThrillsNSpills]

Do you remember when Jet Airliner came out in the 70's and half the stations played 'funky shit' and the other half played 'funky kicks' ?

i remember thinking if it's not absolutely required to change it why would stations change it?

[chefcraig]

I don't WANT to read the fine print! I want to quickly scan the first thread post, identify a few key words, assume that I've got the jist of the topic even if I don't, and then proceed to make a half-informed irrelevant series of comments on the subject (you know, like Glenn Beck does).

You do realize that by saying "Hopefully, we can all sleep better at night knowing there are such astute and on the ball folks like that out there." I was not referring to you, right?

[Guitar Shark]

Do you remember when Jet Airliner came out in the 70's and half the stations played 'funky shit' and the other half played 'funky kicks' ?

Oh, Big ol' Jed had a light on
Don't carry me too far away

[chefcraig]

Ever the visionary, Miller released the song "Take The Money And Run" in 1976 with the lines:

"Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is"

Naturally, this wouldn't make any sense at all until a decade later, when the fax machine was introduced to the public at large.