Canada bans "Money for Nothing" lulz!

[BraveUlysses]

Or use the clean version.... they did 2 versions of the song, one with and one without.

Never knew it existed, they still play the normal version here on the classic rock station. They also don't bleep 'shit' when Pink Floyd occasionally uses it.

[dirtysix]

We had an Eskimo chick tourist down here bitching about

Eskimo pies.

She was told to GTFO.


Retrospective censorship. Fuck that.

[Massive Lee]

You forgot Jews

Damn. You said the "j" word.

But hey, since when is "jew" or "jewish" a slur? Or is that a special rule for special people: Can't talk about "them". Or should all religions now be put between quotes by fear of offending someone?

[Fusion]

Watch Demolition Man
All we need is the three shells required by law and we're set.

[Raxe]

Haha the local classic rock station is playing the unedited version of the song on repeat for an hour tomorrow in protest.

[markseven]

That's actually a lot easier to explain away. When virtually every track on some records is about mo' money, mo' bitches, mo' guns and "the man", pointing it out for what it is puts it in perspective.

And it isn't really censorship in Canada, is it? No one is preventing anyone from owning an unexpurgated version of that song.

But when Walmart says they won't carry a certain record or book because of its content, given their huge scope, it is defacto censorship. That record isn't going to sell nearly as many copies unless the artist accedes to the will of Walmart.

Links here, here and here.

:yawn:

[mar1t1me]

:yawn:

Problem? Most of shit the knuckleheads around here play is pretty nasty.

[frankenbeemer]

You're right, this was the idea of The Party and Newspeak, and completely against the will of the people who, you know, are the ones who complained in the first place. Wouldn't want that government listening to the wants of the people or anything.

lol

Tyranny of the majority, or is everyone in Canada in lockstep agreement with this?

[markseven]

Problem? Most of shit the knuckleheads around here play is pretty nasty.

Your inconsistency with what can and can't be "explained away". Three lines in one eighties song vs. multiple albums chock full of crap.

And, if you look at the context of the DS song, they are being sarcastic (or is it facetious?), cause IIRC the song is about themselves.

[frankenbeemer]

Haha the local classic rock station is playing the unedited version of the song on repeat for an hour tomorrow in protest.

Does that mean the ban is not yet in effect, or will they be risking their license or possibly be fined?

[Massive Lee]

Does that mean the ban is not yet in effect, or will they be risking their license or possibly be fined?

"The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters."


Members can probably go before the law if they are threatened to have their licence revoked by the private group. The governement has nothing to do in the decision to stop airing the original version of the song.

[frankenbeemer]

"The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters."


Members can probably go before the law if they are threatened to have their licence revoked by the private group. The governement has nothing to do in the decision to stop airing the original version of the song.

In that case, I retract my earlier inferences.

[Pac1373]

what the ruling means is that it has been "Banned" from play in its OG form.

there are actionable consequences that can be handed down to punish non compliance, however, they WILL NOT take action without a listener complaint...

yes calling people a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles is derogatory, at the same time there has been 20 years of airplay and this is the first time someone has made a complaint, seems like a knee-jerk reaction on one complaint. also, I think that the context of usage should have come under the scope...

it is a charactor driven song...ffs some people are so srs..

finding a whole town without one douche who wants to complain will be tough I think though...

FWIW there is a station in Halifax doing the one hour un-edidted loop today as well...

[z31maniac]

also, I think that the context of usage should have come under the scope...

Yep, the song is singing about douchey "pop-band" type of "music stars."

[spyde25]

Does Canada still play Green Day?