base talk Hit songs that are banned in your country

[blown away]

I recently found out You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson is banned in my country since 2007. It was ruled it  plagiarized some 1993 Belgian composition.

 

Up until this day, it's not available on Spotify here and the official video on YouTube is blocked here. The song is also omitted from any Michael Jackson album and cannot be played on radio or TV.

 

From 2005 up until 2014 Madonna's Frozen was also banned here, once again because it supposedly plagiarized  Belgian composition from the late 70's. This ruling was repealed in 2014 and the ban was lifted.

 

Spoiler

However, being the unapologetic ***** Madonna is she did play the song during her 2009 concert in Belgium.

 

Any cases from other countries?

[Fastlane]

"Piece of Me" by Britney Spears was banned in some Arabic country, because you can hear "you wanna piss on me" on the chorus.

[alexrex]

 

[tost1]

All I Want For Christmas is BANNED in my house!

[XxxKatyCatxxX]

None, only a few local songs, but none of them were a hit.

[Vitaly]

No songs banned in Murica wbk

[poki]

Madonna hated Into The Groove so much, she worked real hard to make sure the US never knows about it. Didn't put it on the US version of her album. But radio somehow discovered it and thus then the clown bit back and now it's one of her most memorable hits here.

[blown away]

7 minutes ago, Hey Dude said:

Madonna hated Into The Groove so much, she worked real hard to make sure the US never knows about it. Didn't put it on the US version of her album. But radio somehow discovered it and thus then the clown bit back and now it's one of her most memorable hits here.

I always thought it was her record label that didn't want to release it in the US, because they thought it would overshadow Angel.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Madonna was the one who stopped its release though. I mean, we're talking about the same woman who stopped the release of Amazing.

Edited December 9, 2023 by blown away

[vale9001]

i can't think to a song is banned (but until like 50-60 years ago a lot of them were).

 

but artists can be boycotted or ostracized. Around one month ago ere a man killed his girlfriend and for several reason this became very discussed in the country so there are consequences. A very popular rapper (with several #1 hits) should have performed on a big city new year's day concert but it has been deleted cause "his lyrics are sexist".

 

For the same reason a rock band should perform at the next Sanremo music festival it's under attack and could be excluded because of an old song where they call their girlfriends "who..res" emerged.

But no one has asked to delete their songs from platforms or something. 

[JoAddams]

 

[JoeAg]

only one that comes to mind immediately is uhhhhh Sauce by Dawn Richard 

[Raptus]

I don't live in Iran, sis

 

[blown away]

9 minutes ago, Raptus said:

I don't live in Iran, sis

 

Neither do I, sis

 

 

2 hours ago, JoAddams said:

 

Do you live in Russia?

I suppose it would be blocked there.

[Saddy]

2 hours ago, JoAddams said:

 

Not this masterpiece is being banned wherever you live