It Is Hard To Believe That These Famous Songs Were Banned For The Silliest Reasons Imaginable

Published on 09/13/2020
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I Want Your Sex – George Michael

This George Michael track was his first solo song after he left Wham, his pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley. When it first came out, it was very unusual to talk about fornication in song titles. Like many other songs on the list, the BBC banned it right away. It was not only the title, but people also thought that it was provocative. It allegedly encouraged people to have mindless sex during the height of the AIDS crisis.

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I Want Your Sex – George Michael

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Glad To Be Gay – Tom Robinson

The public pretty much knew about the sexual orientation of Tom Robinson by 1976. He first wrote “Glad To Be Gay” as a pride parade song, which was why it went on to be the unofficial gay anthem in the United Kingdom. He released it on an EP, but the BBC banned it and refused to give it airtime on the Radio 1 Chart show for its criticism of the British police and partial decriminalization of homosexuality.

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Glad To Be Gay – Tom Robinson

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