Is This Song Suitable For the UK Official Top 20

[Mendoza]

Currently watching TMF and they are playing the official Top20

At number 19 is a song by M.I.A called Paper Planes,

Not sure who lets this video on such commercial TV, but the lyrics go

All I wanna Do is.... (cue a round of gun fire)
Is Take Your Money

In a day and age where everyone is trying to get gun and knife crime off the streets, this comes along. I know its not meant in a violent manner, but a commercial pop video with gun fire etc, is it really necessary??


The whole song goes...........

I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make them all day
I get one down in a second if you wait

I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make them all day
I get one down in a second if you wait

Sometimes I feel sitting on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that game
Everyone's a winner now we're making that fame
Bona fide hustler, making my name

Sometimes I feel sitting on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that game
Everyone's a winner now we're making that fame
Bona fide hustler, making my name

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bombs
Running when we hit them
Lethal poison through their system

Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bombs
Running when we hit them
Lethal poison through their system

No one on the corner has swagger like us
Hit me on my banner, prepaid wireless
We pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Already going to hell just pumping that gas

No one on the corner has swagger like us
Hit me on my banner, prepaid wireless
We pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Already going to hell just pumping that gas

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

M.I.A.
Third world democracy
Yeah, I got more records than the K.G.B.
So, uh, no funny business

Some, some, some, I some I murder
Some, I some I let go
Some, some, some, I some I murder
Some, I some I let go

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

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[Trufflehound]

I preferred the Status Quo version.

 

[Bad Ash]

I have had it on my ipod for months and enjoy listening to it as I stagger home drunk. I should point out that I don't carry a gun (while drunk or sober).

Our of interest, if it isn't suitable for the Top 20, would the Top 40 be okay?

 

[One True BHA]

digrace. typical hip hop video acting like gangsters and influencing kids on the streets.

 

[TonyW]

Is any of that in English?

 

[Skint Gull]

No, but more cos it's complete SHITE than any other reason

 

[hart's shirt]

All I want to do is BANG BANG BANG BANG!
And KA-CHING!
And take your money

This should be on the Robbie Savage song thread.