Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs

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Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004 - 214 pagine
In this extensively researched ode to scandal, Peter Blecha recounts the travails of musicians who have dared to air inch.unacceptable inch. topics. Filled with several centuries' worth of raunchy sex ditties, morbid murder ballads, satanic songs, paeans to intoxication and radical political anthems, this book lays the censors' stories bare, and casts a much-needed spotlight on civil liberties and artistic freedom in our post-9/11 world. Highlights the work of hundreds of controversial musicians, including: The Beatles, Ray Charles, the Dixie Chicks, Dylan, Eminem, Billie Holiday, Nirvana, Elvis, Public Enemy, Sex Pistols, Springsteen, Zappa and others. inch.Blecha tells a story of how free we aren't. It's a story every music fan needs to know. inch. - Dave Marsh
 

Sommario

Fear of Music
1
Beat Crazy
15
The Devil in Disguise
39
Token Drug Song
59
Lets Talk About Sex
85
Killing in the Name
123
Find the Cost of Freedom
137
Notes and Sources
187
Acknowledgments
200
About the Author
202
INDEX
203
Copyright

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