Ed on SNL 50

No that is the actual SNL50 show.

I’ll check out peacock. We might have that. 

I don't think that guy Phantom powered the Heroes lyrics.

Awkward....
https://youtu.be/ZSCs-VdD4yA?si=Q0lXwW71DmLkUvmJ

Spiritual_Chaos said:

bootleg said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

bootleg said:

It’s crazy that was considered a big controversy back in the day.

Why woudnt it be?

It’s not like he changed to a song that dropped the F bomb a hundred times.  The lyrics to Radio Radio are pretty tame and even if it’s about corporate censorship most of the audience probably would have never picked up on it.  His label was mad cause they wanted him to play a different song but I don’t know why SNL/ Lorne would have cared that much.

This is obviously not how the world of live television being aired to millions of households (especially in the weird country of bleeping certain words and stuff works. I don't see how one would not think Lorne as the producer would consider it as a serious breech and lack of respect towards the show and him. 

I get that Lorne might be a little bothered in the moment but to carry the grudge for over 10 years is an overreaction for the “crime” of doing one song vs another.  The two songs are basically the same length in time with the album version of Radio Radio actually clocking in 9 seconds shorter than Less than Zero.  So the change in song would have basically no affect on the blocking of the show.  Second, Elvis was a last minute replacement for the Sex Pistols because supposedly Sid Vicious had visa problems so SNL needed to find a quick replacement.  They first tried the Ramones who declined and then got Elvis since they happened to be in the area.  You would think that since they were helping fill in that SNL would be a little more lenient to let the artists choose which songs they were going to play.  Plus Radio Radio is way less edgy than whatever the Sex Pistols were probably going to do.  I would think that for a show that identified itself as part of the counterculture, Lorne should have recognized the moment for what it was but since he’s a well known control freak he couldn’t let it go for a decade.

bootleg said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

bootleg said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

bootleg said:

It’s crazy that was considered a big controversy back in the day.

Why woudnt it be?

It’s not like he changed to a song that dropped the F bomb a hundred times.  The lyrics to Radio Radio are pretty tame and even if it’s about corporate censorship most of the audience probably would have never picked up on it.  His label was mad cause they wanted him to play a different song but I don’t know why SNL/ Lorne would have cared that much.

This is obviously not how the world of live television being aired to millions of households (especially in the weird country of bleeping certain words and stuff works. I don't see how one would not think Lorne as the producer would consider it as a serious breech and lack of respect towards the show and him. 

I get that Lorne might be a little bothered in the moment but to carry the grudge for over 10 years is an overreaction for the “crime” of doing one song vs another.  The two songs are basically the same length in time with the album version of Radio Radio actually clocking in 9 seconds shorter than Less than Zero.  So the change in song would have basically no affect on the blocking of the show.  Second, Elvis was a last minute replacement for the Sex Pistols because supposedly Sid Vicious had visa problems so SNL needed to find a quick replacement.  They first tried the Ramones who declined and then got Elvis since they happened to be in the area.  You would think that since they were helping fill in that SNL would be a little more lenient to let the artists choose which songs they were going to play.  Plus Radio Radio is way less edgy than whatever the Sex Pistols were probably going to do.  I would think that for a show that identified itself as part of the counterculture, Lorne should have recognized the moment for what it was but since he’s a well known control freak he couldn’t let it go for a decade.

True. But the real question is - should Martin Lawrence have been blacklisted?

Interesting the Ramones said no. SNL is very New York as are ^^

Crowd loved that reveal.

or it’s a comedy show and it’s ok for people to have a good time and not be cynical about it. 

I know the world isn’t in the best place, but we don’t have to be miserable about everything.