Rumble – Link Wray & His Ray Men
Can you believe that radio stations banned this song all because of the title? After all, this is an instrumental version of the song and did not have lyrics whatsoever. After it came out in 1958, a number of American radio stations banned it from the airwaves. Back then, “rumble” was slang for a gang fight. The stations were worried that the song glorified delinquency and gangs, so they just banned it. It is now considered a classic song and has been used in anything from SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One to Pulp Fiction.
Rumble – Link Wray & His Ray Men
Honey Love – The Drifters
In 1954, this song by the Drifters came out. Featuring Clyde McPhatter, “Honey Love” did not receive the approval of the Memphis police. According to them, the lyrics of the song were way too suggestive. They were not sure what “it” was referring to in the song! The song goes, “I need it, I need it when the moon is bright. I need it, I need it when you hold me tight.” In the end, the authorities decided to just ban it from the jukeboxes. The cops confiscated a lot of copies of this record for that reason.
Honey Love – The Drifters
