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HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,465
edited July 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
In the mainstream rap/r&b world, there's this song called Birthday Sex

It was playing on 95.5 here in DC and the chorus went like this..."Birthday...."

They cut out "sex"

That is absurd!! The word "sex" can't be used? Not only is it complete bullshit, but it hurts the song as well
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  • mbangel10mbangel10 Posts: 548
    Sex is bad, mmmmkay.

    One of the 1,000 reasons why I haven't listened to the radio in years.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    I thought we all agreed the FCC went to far on the network version of The Breatfast Club when Bender's (the burnout) line is editted to "EAT .... MY ..... SOCKS!"

    Instead of "shorts"
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    jimed14 wrote:
    I thought we all agreed the FCC went to far on the network version of The Breatfast Club when Bender's (the burnout) line is editted to "EAT .... MY ..... SOCKS!"

    Instead of "shorts"


    nah the worst was fast times....changing "you dick!" to "you nerd!" wtf???
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Changing "Jesus Christ" to "Judas Priest" was my favorite fcc offense.
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    Was it the FCC though, or just a decision of the radio station?
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    scb wrote:
    Was it the FCC though, or just a decision of the radio station?

    radio station edits so they don't get a $3 million fine
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    norm wrote:
    scb wrote:
    Was it the FCC though, or just a decision of the radio station?

    radio station edits so they don't get a $3 million fine

    Yeah, sometimes; but sometimes they edit stuff on one station that they don't edit on another station just in anticipation of what will upset which audience.
  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    i was watching Johnny Dangerously on TNT or TBS one time. There is a gangster character that already edits his swears. He says things like Fargin Icehole and stuff... well would you believe that the edited swears this character was saying, were being edited?!

    thats too far~
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    lephty wrote:
    i was watching Johnny Dangerously on TNT or TBS one time. There is a gangster character that already edits his swears. He says things like Fargin Icehole and stuff... well would you believe that the edited swears this character was saying, were being edited?!

    thats too far~


    Both TBS and TNT are cable channels, and thus aren't under the rule of the FCC. For those edits you can thank the people at the cable channel for trying to keep things clean to appeal to advertisers.
  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    My favorite is an edited version of Die Hard. You know the part... Where John McClane says "Yippie kiaay motherfucker." They edited it so it said "Yippie kiaay motherfather."

    The voiceover guy didn't sound even remotely like Bruce Willis.

    Hilarity ensued.

    Yeah...
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  • evenflowevenflow Posts: 401
    I noticed the other day when I had the radio on the unnecessary edits. It was a Papa Roach song and they bleeped out the words "heroine" and "drugs". So now I guess drugs is off limits. I'm glad they didn't say it though because it probably would have caused me to go down a bad road later in life :roll: .

    The really funny thing is that they edited out heroine not heroin. I guess female role models are now something that a child shouldn't hear about. :lol:
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  • HIwideHIwide Posts: 46
    95.5 in Hawaii is a Christian station. 95.5, the Fish.
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    scb wrote:
    norm wrote:
    scb wrote:
    Was it the FCC though, or just a decision of the radio station?

    radio station edits so they don't get a $3 million fine

    Yeah, sometimes; but sometimes they edit stuff on one station that they don't edit on another station just in anticipation of what will upset which audience.

    good point.
    i don't have an answer there...but definitely a good point.
    know thy audience.


    it does seem rather odd tho.... :?
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  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    there's great ones in american pie:

    "she's a milf!"
    "a what?"
    "a milf---a mom i'd like to FEEL!"

    nothing can top the big lebowski though...

    Original Line: They peed on my fucking rug.
    TV Version: They peed on my valued rug.

    Original Line: This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!
    TV Version: This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps and feed him scrambled eggs! (huh?)

    Original Line: I'll suck your cock for $1000.
    TV Version: I'll slurp your Coke for $1000.

    Original Line: If you don't like my fucking music, get your own fucking cab. Outta my fucking cab!
    TV Version: If you don't like my peaceful music, get your own cab. Outta my peaceful cab!

    Original Line: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your johnson!
    TV Version: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your toes!

    Original Line: Are you ready to be fucked, man?
    TV Version: Are you ready to be plucked, man?
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    Butthead: It means that his friends are like turds and that they like suck.
    Beavis: Heh heh. Oh yeah. Yeah! Get those spoons out of my face before I shove them up your butt!
    Butthead: Huh huh.
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    rhcpjam6306 wrote:
    there's great ones in american pie:

    "she's a milf!"
    "a what?"
    "a milf---a mom i'd like to FEEL!"

    nothing can top the big lebowski though...

    Original Line: They peed on my fucking rug.
    TV Version: They peed on my valued rug.

    Original Line: This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!
    TV Version: This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps and feed him scrambled eggs! (huh?)

    Original Line: I'll suck your cock for $1000.
    TV Version: I'll slurp your Coke for $1000.

    Original Line: If you don't like my fucking music, get your own fucking cab. Outta my fucking cab!
    TV Version: If you don't like my peaceful music, get your own cab. Outta my peaceful cab!

    Original Line: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your johnson!
    TV Version: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your toes!

    Original Line: Are you ready to be fucked, man?
    TV Version: Are you ready to be plucked, man?

    I am so glad I live in Canada, CBC (the government funded broadcast network) has played The Big Lebowski a few times, usually at midnight uncut. Hell CTV (one of the private broadcast networks) has played The Sopranos uncut in prime time.
  • ValleyGalValleyGal Posts: 122
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    I am so glad I live in Canada, CBC (the government funded broadcast network) has played The Big Lebowski a few times, usually at midnight uncut. Hell CTV (one of the private broadcast networks) has played The Sopranos uncut in prime time.


    :lol::lol::lol: I remember the first time I saw Sopranos on CTV, it was 8:00 on a Sunday night, and not one word was edited . . . I thought my mom was going to fall off the couch! :lol::lol::lol:
  • DanimalDanimal Posts: 2,000
    They should have censored the entire song. That song sucks.
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    I hate when radio and tv censor.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • HIwideHIwide Posts: 46
    rhcpjam6306 wrote:
    there's great ones in american pie:

    "she's a milf!"
    "a what?"
    "a milf---a mom i'd like to FEEL!"

    nothing can top the big lebowski though...

    Original Line: They peed on my fucking rug.
    TV Version: They peed on my valued rug.

    Original Line: This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!
    TV Version: This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps and feed him scrambled eggs! (huh?)

    Original Line: I'll suck your cock for $1000.
    TV Version: I'll slurp your Coke for $1000.

    Original Line: If you don't like my fucking music, get your own fucking cab. Outta my fucking cab!
    TV Version: If you don't like my peaceful music, get your own cab. Outta my peaceful cab!

    Original Line: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your johnson!
    TV Version: Tomorrow we come back, and we cut off your toes!

    Original Line: Are you ready to be fucked, man?
    TV Version: Are you ready to be plucked, man?

    Or The Professional on Bravo --

    Gary Oldman original line: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS MICKEY MOUSE BULLSHIT!
    Gary Oldman TV Version: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS MICKEY MOUSE BOOTSQUASH!
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    In the mainstream rap/r&b world, there's this song called Birthday Sex

    It was playing on 95.5 here in DC and the chorus went like this..."Birthday...."

    They cut out "sex"

    That is absurd!! The word "sex" can't be used? Not only is it complete bullshit, but it hurts the song as well



    What about "Your Sex Is On Fire"? That's on rock radio all the time.


    BTW, my favorite censorship is on Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Spicolli is supposed to say to Mr Hand "You fuckin' dick", but on the TNT version he says "You fuzzy nerd".

    Whenever I see someone now who's being a bad person, I think to myself "That fuzzy nerd".
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    In the mainstream rap/r&b world, there's this song called Birthday Sex

    It was playing on 95.5 here in DC and the chorus went like this..."Birthday...."

    They cut out "sex"

    That is absurd!! The word "sex" can't be used? Not only is it complete bullshit, but it hurts the song as well
    Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" had the song about smoking things censored on my local soft rock station (That I'm forced to listen to at work), but not the bit about making love on the beach all night long. It's like there's no standard.
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Haha Big Lebowski really did have some great ones! Sam Jackson was on Conan the other night talking about Snakes on a Plane. He was funnier than the edit, but "monkey fighting snakes" is pretty funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4t6zNZ-b0A
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