List of songs deemed inappropriate by CC following the September 11, 2001 Attacks
 

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.

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



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interesting list multi. says as much about what it bans as what it doesn't. f'instance, it bans lennon's imagine, but not his bring on the lucie:


(alright boys, this is it, over the hill)

we don't care what flag you're waving
we don't even want to know your name
we don't care where you're from or where you're going
all we know is that you came
you're making all our decisions
we have just one request of you
that while you're thinking things over
here's something you just better do

free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now
free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now

well we were caught with our hands in the air
don't despair paranoia is everywhere
we can shake it with love when we're scared
so let's shout it aloud like a prayer

free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now
free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now

we understand your paranoia
but we don't want to play your game
you think you're cool and know what you are doing
666 is your name
so while you're jerking off each other
you better bear this thought in mind
your time is up you better know it
but maybe you don't read the signs

free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now
free the people now
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now

well you were caught with your hands in the kill
and you still got to swallow your pill
as you slip and you slide down the hill
on the blood of the people you killed

stop the killing (free the people now)
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now
stop the killing (free the people now)
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now

bring on the lucie

and tracks from buffalo springfield like for what it's worth and neil young's ohio also get a pass while the youngblood's get together gets the axe. always a problem with censorship, it's so arbitrary.

it was a very bad time in the tri-state that september.

- js.