Have I ever mentioned I like Bob Dylan?
Have I ever mentioned I like Bob Dylan?
Always liked this when it was first released in 1967, what I had forgotten was the BBC banned it because of the risque lyrics. A certain Radio 1 Dj (Simon Dee) ignored the instruction and played it on his show twice and was subsequently suspended by the BBC. The song only mentions becoming a Gigolo, drug taking (opium), enticing young girls into prostitution while running a Brothel, getting regularly pi**ed and it got banned for that, it's PC gone mad I tells ya! Originally by Jacques Brel and also recorded by Marc Almond, I still think this is the definitive version of it with great orchestration and Scott Walker's superb vocals.