How much do you wanna bet Clear Channel will censor songs related to New Orleans?

[Steve M.]

As with 9/11, Clear Channel is likely to ban its stations from playing songs that people might even remotely associate with New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.

Among the likely candidates: Randy Newman's "Louisiana 1927," about the great flood of that year, "Mr. Bojangles" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin, "Like a Hurricane" by Neil Young, and, of course, "Scenes From and Italian Resaturant" by Billy Joel.

What that song? Because of the lyric, "You put a dime in the box and play a song about New Orleans." Never mind that the song has nothing to with New Orelans and everything about Long Island, but then Clear Channel has been known to get silly. ohno:

[seventies_sitcoms]

As with 9/11, Clear Channel is likely to ban its stations from playing songs that people might even remotely associate with New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.

Among the likely candidates: Randy Newman's "Louisiana 1927," about the great flood of that year, "Mr. Bojangles" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin, "Like a Hurricane" by Neil Young, and, of course, "Scenes From and Italian Resaturant" by Billy Joel.

What that song? Because of the lyric, "You put a dime in the box and play a song about New Orleans." Never mind that the song has nothing to with New Orelans and everything about Long Island, but then Clear Channel has been known to get silly. ohno:

Katrina and the Waves- Walking On Sunshine. I'm not trying to be funny, but I bet this song disappears from the radio for a long time just because of the artist's name. It still gets played a lot on some stations, but I don't know about now.

[Dean Winchester]

Katrina and the Waves- Walking On Sunshine. I'm not trying to be funny, but I bet this song disappears from the radio for a long time just because of the artist's name. It still gets played a lot on some stations, but I don't know about now.

I know they're still performing in Europe, I wonder if there will be pressure to change their name now. I remember for a few months after 9-11, people were trying to pressure Anthrax to change their name.

[Steve M.]

There was actually a New Wave/bar band from the late seventies called Pearl Harbour and the Explosions! :eek: ohno:

[AKA]

I remember for a few months after 9-11, people were trying to pressure Anthrax to change their name.

Didn't Scott Ian once joke they were going to change it to "Basket Full Of Puppies?" :lol:

[Steve M.]

Another song you won't be hearing on the radio any time soon - Led Zeppelin's cover of the 1928 blues song "When the Levee Breaks."

[Dean Winchester]

I wonder how long it'll be before you next hear "Rock You Like A Hurricane" on the radio

[ABlairican Pie]

Didn't Scott Ian once joke they were going to change it to "Basket Full Of Puppies?" :lol:I remember that!! :lol:

Anyone remember a song called "New Orleans is Sinking" by The Tragically Hip?

[Elvis Fonzie Dean]

People gotta stop giving hurricanes names.People actually have those names.There are Katrinas out there.Think how they feel.

[seventies_sitcoms]

There was actually a New Wave/bar band from the late seventies called Pearl Harbour and the Explosions! :eek: ohno:


Yes, I own their vinyl! :p

[seventies_sitcoms]

How about "Can't Tame A Hurricane" by Slade?

[Dean Winchester]

I'm sure we also won't be hearing "Hurricane" by Kim Carnes on any 80's stations anytime soon.

"we have got to run away from the hurricane"

[AKA]

I'm sure we also won't be hearing "Hurricane" by Kim Carnes on any 80's stations anytime soon.

"we have got to run away from the hurricane"

Not to mention "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan.

[Dean Winchester]

I wonder if Katrina And The Waves will reunite for a performance at that MTV/VH1/CMT telethon

[Steve M.]

"Rock and Roll Music" by CHuck Berry would have been a candidate for exclusion from Clear Channel stations -"I must admit they had a rockin' band / Man, they were blowin' like a huuricane" - if not for the fact that oldies formats are being dropped all over America anyway. ohno:

[Steve M.]

I wonder how long it'll be before you next hear "Rock You Like A Hurricane" on the radio


Good point!

Two songs likely to be taken off the air due to the new hurricane - "Lovely Rita" by the Beatles, "Galveston" by Glen Campbell. :eek:

[ABlairican Pie]

Have I mentioned "Like a Hurricane" by Neil Young?

[Dean Winchester]

this just in, Rita Coolidge and Katrina Rews (from Katrina And The Waves) are going to do an album of duets called "Storm Front"

[The Chauffeur]

Another song you won't be hearing on the radio any time soon - Led Zeppelin's cover of the 1928 blues song "When the Levee Breaks."


That's the song that chimed in my head alot during the hole New Orleans thing. it was pretty eerie :eek:

[Steve M.]

this just in, Rita Coolidge and Katrina Rews (from Katrina And The Waves) are going to do an album of duets called "Storm Front"


And, Rita Cosby and Katrina vanden Heuvel are starting a new TV political talk show called "Category Five!" :eek: