Since I’ve just gotten through posting the last 2 blog entries about banned lyrics and censorship, I thought it only appropriate to post one more entry to complete the trifecta. Freemuse pronounced March 3 as 2007 Music Freedom Day, a day to recognize censorship of musical artists the world over. This day provoked much discussion [...]

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New York City’s city councilors have voted unanimously to ban the “N” word. The move is aimed at attacking racism in rap lyrics and music videos. The ban is only a symbolic one, however, as there is no penalty for those who do choose to use the word. This does bring to mind, how a [...]

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The Israeli band, Teapacks may have their music lyrics banned in the upcoming 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Apparently, one of the Finnish organizers, Kjell Ekholm objected to some of the lyrics saying that they referred to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and that political lyrics were not allowed in the competition. According to Teapacks, however, [...]

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Antonella Barba pictures have surfaced on the Internet that show provocative poses of the American Idol contestant. The Antonella Barba photos, however, have overshadowed her songs, performances and lyrics on the most watched television show in America. Some reports have said that the Antonella Barba photos are really nude pics, but this is barely the [...]

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Funny song lyrics are not often talked about and represent a largely forgotten genre of music and lyric writing. Funny song lyrics may represent music parodies such as those from “Weird Al” Yankovic or Bob Ricci or just plan old humorous songs like the works of Ray Stevens including “Guitarzan”. Adam Sandler must also be [...]

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