BBC banned songs for containing politics
This is not the first time the BBC has banned songs.
The BBC has banned the new “Liar Liar song aimed at Theresa May and the Tory Party, despite entering the singles chart at number 2 and the iTunes chart at number one.
Even well-known artists from the 1960s have previously had their songs banned by the BBC, including Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, The Beatles, Ken Dodd, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Glenn Miller, and George Formby.
In addition to this, 67 songs were banned from BBC airplay as the first Gulf War began, including ABBA’s “Waterloo”, Queen’s “Killer Queen”, and The Boomtown Rats’ “I Don’t Like Mondays”.
In the 60s, the media tried to ban Beatles songs because of their references to drugs, and in the 1970s, the BBC refused to play the Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen” because of the queen.
More recent cases included the controversial US rapper Eminem, whose music was banned by Sheffield University students in 2001 and was condemned as homophobic.
His critics claimed that his lyrics promoted violence against women.
Eminem’s controversial outlook on society gives an open and honest picture of real life.
The UK government and government-based institutions try to shield us. However, protecting us from the truth doesn’t stop bad things from happening.
Many people became Eminem fans because he tells the truth about what it’s like to grow up in a rough neighbourhood.
Also, some of his lyrics aren’t meant to be serious; the artist doesn’t go around with guns, threatening to kill people.
There’s no point in bleeping out the swear words either because this makes many teenagers want to buy the record because this makes it more exciting.
The song “Liar Liar” has sparked more controversy because the BBC has banned the music on all of their radio stations.
The reason for this is that they don’t want to upset the Tory Government.
One of the biggest problems is that the BBC are bios, and instead of telling the truth and giving two sides of the story, they prioritise one story over another.
An article in the Independent highlights this fact well “BBC executives lack the courage to cross the government.
Our national broadcaster suffers from weak executives who don’t have the courage to take on the government.
They have good journalists, but the corporate culture fails them, and as a result of this, the BBC fails most of their audience.”
Conclusion
I don’t think the BBC has the right to ban songs that contain foul language and politics; however, by doing this, more people are likely to rebel and want to listen to this type of music to see what all the fuss is about.
Parents should encourage and teach their children about the issues raised in this article.
