09-06-2005, 09:30 AM
First off, this is old news.
Second off, it's not an act of censorship. Stations are voluntarily removing it from their playlists.
Third, nobody banned anything. Yeah, I'm sure the Canadian gov't convened after Katrina hit Louisiana and held an emergency session to push through a bill that bans the playing of a song. Whatever.
Gord Sinclair himself said he completely understands why stations would pull it, and he also said he doesn't know when or if the band will play it live again.
The Hip have well over a dozen radio staples in Canada, and somewhere around 150 released songs. Radio stations have plenty of Hip material to choose from. Shelving one song is not going to hurt a damn thing.
Finally, for those of you who find it neccesary to complain about it: you must be the most selfish, self-centered individuals on the planet. You actually have the gall to place your own desire to hear a song on the radio (who the hell listens to the radio anymore anyway???) over common decency and sensitivity. You own the CD, and if you don't, you should. PLAY IT. Stop complaining. If your life truly is somehow lessened by a song being taken off the airwaves, you must have the easiest life in the world, and thus have nothing to bitch about.
Second off, it's not an act of censorship. Stations are voluntarily removing it from their playlists.
Third, nobody banned anything. Yeah, I'm sure the Canadian gov't convened after Katrina hit Louisiana and held an emergency session to push through a bill that bans the playing of a song. Whatever.
Gord Sinclair himself said he completely understands why stations would pull it, and he also said he doesn't know when or if the band will play it live again.
The Hip have well over a dozen radio staples in Canada, and somewhere around 150 released songs. Radio stations have plenty of Hip material to choose from. Shelving one song is not going to hurt a damn thing.
Finally, for those of you who find it neccesary to complain about it: you must be the most selfish, self-centered individuals on the planet. You actually have the gall to place your own desire to hear a song on the radio (who the hell listens to the radio anymore anyway???) over common decency and sensitivity. You own the CD, and if you don't, you should. PLAY IT. Stop complaining. If your life truly is somehow lessened by a song being taken off the airwaves, you must have the easiest life in the world, and thus have nothing to bitch about.