Talk:Clear Channel memorandum
I don't think the term "banned" is appropriate in describing the list. See Clear Channel Communications for more on that. I think the article should be renamed with a more npov title.
Acegikmo1 21:43, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
When a song isn't allowed to be played on the radio, it is technically banned. The name reflects Clear Channel's actions appropriately. -- LGagnon
According to snopes this whole banning business never happened, some DJs compiled a list of songs and it got blown out of proportion. http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/radio.htm
--JohnJarvis 22:01, 10 May 2004 (UTC)JohnJarvis
- Agreed. A quote from that page from the New York Times states, "The move by Clear Channel, whose collective broadcasts reach more than 110 million listeners in the nation weekly, was voluntary. Many stations, including some in the New York area, said they were disregarding the list, which was distributed internally."
Ok, if this is so then this article needs to be renamed. Feel free to change it to a more appropriate name. -- LGagnon
Title
Shouldn't the title say something like "September 11th Attacks" or "Sept. 11, 2001" rather than just "Sept. 11"? Bonalaw 08:33, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, I agree. I was trying to keep the title short by using "Sept 11." when I renamed the page, but it's not really appropriate. How does "List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks" sound? It's much longer, but it's also clearer and more formal.
- Acegikmo1 09:14, Jun 20, 2004 (UTC)
So when were they deemed appropriate again?
I miss something about when channels started playing the songs again. I assume that it is not in effect anymore?--Dittaeva 17:48, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I started out trying to address this question and fix the massive run-on first sentence and wound up rewriting nearly the entire introductory section. I think this version is clear and reflects the actual circumstances of the situation better: it's interesting as much for the social reaction as for the existence of the list itself. Jgm 23:28, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Imagine
In his song, Lennon asks us to imagine that there is no heaven and no religion, among other things. I guess it could have been deemed offensive to Christians in the USA at that particular time. (Not that I'm any way endorsing its inclusion in 'the list'!!) 134.36.112.136 18:22, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Jewel - Hands is a pretty sad song. Clips of the music video were played on CNN after the attack. Her video which depicted the results of an earthquake (or some other natural disaster).--x1987x 17:59, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
New additions
Multiple additions have been made to this list recently. Given the nature of what happened, it's understandable that there is no "canonical" list, but many of these seem not to appear on any published version of the list; what supporting evidence is there? Jgm 13:22, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I've gone through the whole published list and added all songs from it. There really shouldn't be any more additions made unless more proof can be found as to what songs were on the list. -- LGagnon 23:37, Jan 20, 2005 (UTC)
The entry for the letter "Q"
"All songs by artists beginning with the letter Q are banned!"
That does not sound right. If this was inserted as a joke/vandalism could someone who can edit it? JeroenHoek 10:30, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- That was vandalism that slipped by. Many users have been vandalizing the page recently, so it will have to be fixed either by an admin or after the protection is removed. -- LGagnon 01:20, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)
- Well the vandalism does show how outlandish some of those 'inappropriate' songs are. Vandalism = Bad! --x1987x 17:52, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC).
Explanations/background
May we should add some background as the rational behind the banning of specific songs, and a more in-depth overview of the cultural, social and political/ideology underpinnings of these actions? ~ Dpr 07:26, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I sure would like these additions. But are there explanations in the original list? Or do we interpret by ourselves? -DePiep 11:00, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)