[Music] Censorship back in the day.

[Lenny Rider]

Just chatting in the office about all the various trigger warnings now in the media, and recalling this particular ditty, which was on TOTP in late 1980 when Peter Suttcliffe was still at large.

Strange how it was in a time not long after the Pistols had been banned, and the charts rigged to stop them having a number one in Jubilee week, I even recall Jude Dredd not being allowed on a few years before over the content of his lyrics, but killing women, no worries, fill your boots and introduce them DLT!

Google the lyrics if you get a chance.......

Different times.

 

[Questions]

Not the greatest lyricists were they.

“Tonight there’s going to be a jailbreak somewhere in this town”

You need another clue Phil,

 

[WATFORD zero]

"I always get chocolate stains on my pants"

Maybe try popcorn Phil

 

[Bry Nylon]

Not the greatest lyricists were they.

“Tonight there’s going to be a jailbreak somewhere in this town”

You need another clue Phil,

Quite.

You'd think 'the jail' would be the most likely location for this event. Unless they have dug a really long tunnel.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Just chatting in the office about all the various trigger warnings now in the media, and recalling this particular ditty, which was on TOTP in late 1980 when Peter Suttcliffe was still at large.

Strange how it was in a time not long after the Pistols had been banned, and the charts rigged to stop them having a number one in Jubilee week, I even recall Jude Dredd not being allowed on a few years before over the content of his lyrics, but killing women, no worries, fill your boots and introduce them DLT!

Google the lyrics if you get a chance.......

Different times.

To be honest, my main thought watching the video was that he's doing a shit job of miming playing the bass part for most of it.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Quite.

You'd think 'the jail' would be the most likely location for this event. Unless they have dug a really long tunnel.

Does the jailbreak begin where you start the tunnel or where it comes out?

 

[Flounce]

Banned by the BBC because it advertised a product

 

[portlock seagull]

Weird in some ways much of what is being cancelled is being so. Removing, editing, amending the past etc to protect sensitive newer generations who at the same time say they don’t watch television and have little to no attention span enabling them to read a book etc. So what’s the point spending all that time cancelling stuff?!

 

[Papak]

Does the jailbreak begin where you start the tunnel or where it comes out?

Ask any Tom, Dick or Harry...

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

"Now you might think I'm messing
Or he don't exist
But honey I'm confessing
I'm a mad sexual rapist"

Catchy lyrics.

 

[Flounce]

Weird in some ways much of what is being cancelled is being so. Removing, editing, amending the past etc to protect sensitive newer generations who at the same time say they don’t watch television and have little to no attention span enabling them to read a book etc. So what’s the point spending all that time cancelling stuff?!

We have lost so many great 60s and 70s TOTP stuff that Saville compered. Irritating!

 

[A1X]

Not the greatest lyricists were they.

“Tonight there’s going to be a jailbreak somewhere in this town”

You need another clue Phil,

Sounds like someone trying to lead the police on a wild goose chase to me

 

[METALMICKY]

Can we just close this thread because it dares to criticise one of the greatest rock bands and Phil Lynott whose early but sadly predictable death was a tragedy.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Banned in UK

One of the comments “I got pregnant just listening to this, and I’m a man”

 

[Lenny Rider]

Can we just close this thread because it dares to criticise one of the greatest rock bands and Phil Lynott whose early but sadly predictable death was a tragedy.

Not criticising him at all, Parisienne Walkways is the work of sheer genius, just saying how censorship was somewhat different back in the day.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Always had a quiet snigger when the BBC accidentally played the banned version of Peaches by The Stranglers

 

[Flounce]

Not criticising him at all, Parisienne Walkways is the work of sheer genius, just saying how censorship was somewhat different back in the day.

Wasn’t that Gary Moore?

Edit: I didn’t realise Lynott co wrote and sang. Every day is a schoolday

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Quite mind-boggling that this made it on to TOTP back in the 70's. Sample lyrics:

'Kimosabi friend and brother
He smoke pipe of peace with Tonto
Put his mask on back to fronto
Tonto fall about with laughter
He a head our great white brother
Even pass a tote to Silver
Mask man very untogether'

and...

'Tonto know that Kimosabi
Never ever have a woman
Tonto sometime stop and wonder
What the trip with the great white brother
Maybe masked man he a poofter
Try it on with surly Tonto
Let me say to mister lawman
Tonto doesn't mind'

Utterly utterly wrong on every level

 

[METALMICKY]

Not criticising him at all, Parisienne Walkways is the work of sheer genius, just saying how censorship was somewhat different back in the day.

Don't worry I was jesting and totally got your point.

 

[Questions]

Quite mind-boggling that this made it on to TOTP back in the 70's. Sample lyrics:

'Kimosabi friend and brother
He smoke pipe of peace with Tonto
Put his mask on back to fronto
Tonto fall about with laughter
He a head our great white brother
Even pass a tote to Silver
Mask man very untogether'

and...

'Tonto know that Kimosabi
Never ever have a woman
Tonto sometime stop and wonder
What the trip with the great white brother
Maybe masked man he a poofter
Try it on with surly Tonto
Let me say to mister lawman
Tonto doesn't mind'

Utterly utterly wrong on every level

Speak for yourself paleface