Nickelback Remove Something In Your Mouth
Nickelback don`t want their song `Something In Your Mouth` played on British radio because they feel the Brits might find it offensive.
They said the song, Something In Your Mouth, contains lyrics that “prudish” Brits would find far to rude, and as a result, their record label Roadrunner, have pulled it from the airwaves in the UK.
The three-minute song, which appears on their new album, Dark Horse, includes the chorus: “You’re ripping up the dance floor honey, you shake your ass around for everyone.
“I love the way you dance with anybody and tease them all by sucking on your thumb. You’re so much cooler when you never pull it out, cuz you look so much cuter with something in your mouth!”
But outraged presenters on rock station Kerrang! Radio yesterday launched a campaign to get the track, which is allowed to be played on US radio stations, on Britain’s airwaves.
Evening presenters Christian Stevenson and Loz reckon Brits are should demand the right to listen to smut as they are made of sterner stuff.
Loz said “The message that Kerrang! Radio is sending to Nickelback is bring it on! We think it’s a great track and it doesn’t offend me.”
Christian, who hails from America, added “Yes the lyrics are suggestive, but the great thing about suggestive is that stuff is only as dirty as the mind of the listener.
“This track can only offend someone who is dirty minded!”
Listeners agreed and called in to their show in their droves to back the campaign.
One fan said: “A little too racy for British radio? Sorry, but the lyrics in this song probably aren’t even as ‘racy’ as songs by bands such as the Sugababes or Girls Aloud who sing about not only sex, but promote promiscuity to a much younger audience.”
Source: Music-News.com
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I think the British should count their blessings. The less lousy Nickelcrap songs they have to hear the better! The band’s entire catalog should probably be banned worldwide just for sucking. They’re just another example of the “least common denominator” theory of marketing.
I would say bob’s opinion ain’t worth a nickel or crap
JT got it spot on I reckon. A transparent stunt to try to generate interest and free news coverage. Andy played it on the GTFM Rock Show Wednesday night albeit with a mention of some attempts to ban it… the BBC (and hence Bruce’s show) may ban it but I can’t see the independent stations worrying, and there are plenty of those UK stations that cater for the rock fan so much better than the BBC do.
This is a pretty good song. It is too bad that they don’t play this on the radio on the other side of the pond.
Two words: PUBLICITY STUNT.
Dang it. This is why British Radio is going down the drain, they only played the heavily edited version of “Rockstar” here so i’m suprised they didn’t do it to this. We don’t get many hard rock acts in Britain but Nickelback was one of the few acts that did actually play on mainstream radio, so that’s disappointing. All I can say is that I DEMAND remotely sleazy stuff on the radio and that Rock Radio is mostly limited to Bruce Dickinson’s show and Bob Harris’s.
I’ll definatley be campaigning for this one.