| The British Broadcasting Corporation also
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| | not stop Je TAime ... Moi Non Plus from
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| known as the BBC is a public broadcasting
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| | being a top selling single in the UK and
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| corporation. Therefore, it allows itself
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| | worldwide. In October 7, 1969, the single
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| to ban materials that deviate from
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| | reached number one in the BBC official
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| certain standards of civility. During the
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| | singles chart. At the same time, it had
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| years, many singles that were seen as too
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| | reached number 69 at the US singles
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| explicit, distasteful or bear the
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| | chart.
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| potential for offending the British
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| | Je TAime ... Moi Non Plus was a major
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| public were banned from BBC airplay. Here
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| | influence on another BBC banned single,
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| you can read about some of them.
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| | Donna Summers disco pioneer from 1976
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| In 1977, when England was celebrating the
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| | titled Love to Love You Baby. After
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| Queens Jubilee, the Sex Pistols had
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| | counting 23 faked orgasms performed by
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| released their second single titled God
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| | Summer in Love to Love You Baby, the
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| Save the Queen. The single includes
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| | British Broadcasting Corporation banned
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| controversial lyrics that rhyme the
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| | the song. However, it did not stop it
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| national anthem title with fascist
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| | from becoming a massive hit. Love to Love
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| regime. Moreover, the record cover
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| | You Baby reached number four on the UK
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| displayed a picture of the Queen with a
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| | single charts but peaked to number two on
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| safety pin stuck in her nose.
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| | the Billboard pop chart.
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| The single was found to offensive to be
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| | Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood is one
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| air played by the BBC, but it did not
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| | of the most controversial singles as well
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| stop it from reaching number two on the
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| | as commercially successful singles in
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| BBC official singles chart. According to
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| | history. The BBC did not only ban the
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| the myth, God Save the Queen was the top
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| | song it also did not stop BBC Radio 1 DJ
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| selling single in the UK at the time, but
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| | Mike Read to publicly express his
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| it was held back of number one to avoid
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| | feelings of disgust from the single
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| controversies.
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| | explicit lyrics. In 1984, Relax stayed in
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| Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
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| | the UK singles charts for 42 weeks. In
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| scandalous duet Je TAime ... Moi Non
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| | five of them, it stayed in number one. By
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| Plus, translated: I love you... me
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| | the end of 1984, embarrassed Auntie Beeb
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| neither, was the first ever number one
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| | removed the ban. Relax is still very
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| hit to be banned by the BBC. Although at
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| | popular worldwide and it is one of the
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| the time of its release, in 1969, the
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| | most recognized symbols of the era. The
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| sexual revolution was celebrated, the
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| | arguments on whether it gained such a
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| British radio still was not able to cope
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| | huge success despite the BBC ban or the
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| with such explicit lyrics, not to mention
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| | BBC ban helped promoting it have not been
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| Birkins moans and groans.
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| | settled yet.
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| The BBC ban and The Vatican denounce, did
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