MUSIC AND WAR and BANNED MUSIC

Morning Doc, just googled    banned songs    and there is a huge list, also a history of banned songs which is interesting.

have a great day.....Badeye

Man, Doc, you sure pose some interesting questions!

I always thought of "battle music" as a fife and drum corps (American Revolution). As a former Marine, I know that the drum beat will help keep platoons within a company in step with each other - gives a multi-platoon formation a unified count on which to step.

During combat the methodical operation of loading a musket could be kept up to speed by rythmic drum beats, and I would imagine that the playing of inspirational songs would motivate the men during combat. I would liken it to a modern-day warfighter playing some AC/DC, or the Rocky theme through an IPod while they are on manuvers, although that may interfere with comms?

I don't have any knowledge of the banning of songs or bands, but am horrified to think that it was actually done.

The only "official" banning of music comes from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and applies to obscene, indecent or profane broadcasting. From their website:

"It is a violation of federal law to air  obscene programming at any time. It is also a violation of federal law to air indecent programming or profane language during certain hours. Congress has given the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the responsibility for administratively enforcing these laws. The FCC may revoke a station license, impose a monetary forfeiture, or issue a warning if a station airs obscene, indecent, or profane material."

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.html

As far as I know, the FCC does not have a list of "banned" artists or songs, in fact many songs are modified (with an offensive word removed, changed or just edited out) yet still played over the airwaves.

Now individual stations may "ban" a certain artist or song completely as a corporate decision, possibly out of fear of being fined by the FCC, or just because it may believe that listeners may be offended. But again that is their private decision - the government does not ban any artist or song.

The FCC only rules over "broadcast" radio - they have no jurisdiction over satellite radio (sirius, XM), where you can find an abundance of obscene, indecent and profane language if that's what your looking for.

I see where that came from - From wikipedia:

This is a list of songs purportedly deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel Communications following the September 11, 2001 attacks. In the days following the attacks, many television and radio stations altered normal programming in response to the events. During this period, the rumor spread that Clear Channel and its subsidiaries had established a list of "songs with questionable lyrics" that stations might not want to play after the attacks. This list was distributed by the independent newsletter Hits Daily Double, which is not affiliated with Clear Channel.[1]

Snopes did research on the subject and concluded that the list did exist as a suggestion for radio stations but noted that it was not an outright ban on the songs in question.[2]

[/b]The list contains 166 songs, including "all songs" by Rage Against the Machine[/b] and songs done by multiple artists (for example "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan and the same song by Guns N' Roses). Interestingly, the cover of "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm is on the list despite the fact that the original version, sung by Michael Jackson, is not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_so … 01_attacks

Again - this was an action taken by an individual company in an effort to not offend it's listeners - This was not the government banning anyone.

further to my recent post here I ahve now just finished and uploaded onto youtube the song " soldier".
and so much that I have just finished it that I have not even got a link for it yet.lol
But if you look up me ( upyerkilt1232) it might be there.
probably best looking tomorrow ( monday 25th) or in a few hours after this post was posted.
Thats if yer interested in an amazing song with very deep powerful interesting meaningful truthful lyrics.

Right, if that has not got ye interested then just keep browsing thru here

ok, got it now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1bQD8L9HY
Ken

tron I love the dubliners and saw doctors, wolfe tones I am not too fond of much.
But this song the soldier has nothing to do with being orange or green or even pinky sort of purple. It is a song about a soldier in the british army, not the orange lodge.

And if you are saying about "green" songs being the dubliners, they sing old style rebel songs not the terrorist modern rebel songs that I have heard the wolfe tones sing. in old style I mean their songs against the british army and their pro ira songs were based on before 1916, not modern day times, even though so many narrow minded people like to think or romantisise that it is. After 1916 the IRA were terrorists ( I might be wrong with the exact year there but thereabouts) after treaties were signed then they were no longer freedom fighters. I could go on for hours about this but it would make my blood boil when people think they know when they dont.

I also think it funny yet strange how a few ( or maybe a lot) americans that call themselves irish american think that it was ok to fund a terrorist group like the IRA, even the american government let their banks do it too until the 11th of september now know internationally as 9/11.
Now the government their made sure no terrorsit groups could launder money through any bank in the world. But if it were not for that day the ira would still get funds through this way and nothing would have been done.

I am not orange,protestant, green,catholic or a pinky and perky follower. I am for human life on earth no matter what colour,religion or beliefs.

ok, This has been editted twice now. I am sometimes bad with words, I am not looking for an argument about this nor a big heated debate. I just saw a post I was not happy with.

Ok, back to drinking my birthday wine.

All the best
Ken

the guy got never got arrested he was taken in to the police station for questioning after he was singing it in the taxi. I think  that was last year or 2006. Because the driver heard him sing the words and thought he was going to blow up london or something silly.
But the song was not banned I dont think.

Ken