Sunday, December 7, 2014
EXPURGATION DESK: Tove Lo's "Habits (Stay High)" has been getting a lot of radio play. What's odd to me is that I've heard at least three different versions of how to censor the song--most notably the early lyric in which she proclaims "Then I go to ___ clubs, watching freaky people getting it on." The original version, which I've heard on some radio stations, is "sex clubs." Less common, but out there, is "strip clubs." The typical expurgation is "sick clubs." Oddly, never is the "freaky people getting it on" lyric censored. Any rhyme or reason here?
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And can anyone explain why the name "Jeffrey Dammer" sometimes gets censored in that Katy Perry song?
ReplyDeleteAlso on SiriusXM Hits 1 they edit Iggy Azalea's rap out of "Problem" but play "Fancy" in its entirety. These are all worthy of investigation.
ReplyDeleteI'm more concerned with the weirdness in her tub. She eats in it. Then she throws up in it. Huh?
ReplyDeleteThat's another odd choice. Some stations clearly have a "no rap" policy, which leads to oddities like "Bang Bang" sans the Nicki verse, or "American Boy" sans Kanye, but Hits 1 doesn't.
ReplyDeleteIs it a Tub Girl reference? DO NOT GOOGLE THAT, YOUNGSTERS.
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