Hidden Treasures - Banned Songs

Got a couple twists and turns this week. Seems that PodSnack isn’t playing nice anymore unless you want to pay a bundle of money for their services. So I’m trying an alternative playlist provider this week, so please tell me how it worked for you and if you liked it or not. I’m not averse to trying new things and if this doesn’t work well, ... then we’ll try something else.

Another change I want to try is to shift a bit away from Hidden Treasures and more into Mixtape territory. The thought is to start the mixtape and see if you all will help me fill in the rest. The theme of this tape is “Banned Songs.” These would be songs that were banned from whatever medium (radio, Mtv, record stores, what have you…) and for whatever reason. So here are the 4 tracks I started my tape with… Listen and let me know what songs would make this the best Mixtape of Banned Songs…

PLAYLIST --> https://playmoss.com/en/sgabbert/playlist/mixtape-banned-songs

	The Police Outlandos D'Amour 1978 1 - Can't Stand Losing You This song is about a teenager who commits suicide when he loses his girlfriend. It took Sting only a few minutes to write the lyrics - they are not supposed to be deep and meaningful, but more of a joke. The single came with some interesting artwork: a picture of a hooded body hanging from a rope, indicating the boy in the song who killed himself. The hooded boy is the band's drummer, Stewart Copeland. The BBC banned this because of its morbid content.
	Paul McCartney Red Rose Speedway 1973 2 - Hi Hi Hi Single version posted here was pulled from the Wingspan compiliation. This song was banned by broadcasters for what they described as "Inappropriate sex and drugs references." Fair enough - he's singing about getting high, using his "sweet banana" and "doing it" to her! McCartney protested that he was surprised this song ended up getting blacklisted. Said the former Beatle: "Look at Bob Dylan, 'everybody must get stoned.' It was like, 'Ooh, does he mean you get high? Or does he mean getting drunk? So there was that ambiguity and I assumed the same would apply to me."
	Queen Jazz 1978 3 - Fat Bottomed Girls The cover of the single featured a nude woman riding a bicycle, and was altered after many stores refused to stock it. The new version was the same image with panties drawn over the woman. Queen guitarist Brian May wrote this song, which is about a young man who comes to appreciate women of substantial girth. May told Mojo magazine October 2008: "I wrote it with Fred in mind, as you do especially if you've got a great singer who likes fat bottomed girls… or boys."
	The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 1971 4 - Bitch Released as a single, this did not chart, probably because it was banned from many radio stations for its sexual content and outrageous title. Love is the "bitch," not any specific woman. Mick Jagger had many relationships he could base this on, including his breakup with Marianne Faithfull. He broke up with her after she tried to commit suicide while they were in Australia in late 1969 (Mick was filming Ned Kelly). As soon as Marianne recovered, Mick dumped her.