Fairytale of New York is probably, without doubt, one of the most famous Irish Christmas songs there is, and as a nation, we are very defensive of it.
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What do you think of the change? Let us know in the comments below. A source told The Sun : "The feeling is that Radio 1’s listeners are younger and may not be as familiar with this song — so it has been decided that the lyrics should be edited." Fairytale of New York's lyrics hit headlines last year, when an uncensored version was sung by characters in the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special.Last year, BBC Radio presenter Alex Dyke also admitted he is "no longer comfortable" with the song in a
.Fairytale of New York is probably, without doubt, one of the most famous Irish Christmas songs there is, and as a nation, we are very defensive of it.
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Nick Cave has criticised the BBC for censoring The Pogues‘ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ over the festive period.The corporation announced last week that it will air an alternative version of the beloved Christmas classic on Radio 1 to avoid offending younger listeners with the derogatory terms that feature on the track.Today, the BBC defended its decision in a statement saying: “We are aware that young audiences are particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality, and after
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat! You probably can’t even say that now can you? What if the fat geese are offended? Bloody hell, what a bunch of snowflakes. That’s how it goes though, isn’t it?Anyway, as noted, the festive season is approaching, so it’s time once again to have an argument about whether or not saying the word ‘faggot’ in a pop song is appropriate in this day and age.
The Pogues have sent a scathing message to actor Laurence Fox after he criticised the BBC for replacing the original lyrics to their famous song, Fairytale of New York. The Irish band took to Twitter to tell Fox, who recently started the Reclaim Party, to "f**k off" after he publicly hit out at the BBC 's decision to scrap some of their controversial lyrics.
BBC Radio 1 has said it has chosen to play an alternative version of Fairytale of New York.The edited version of the 1987 Christmas song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl changes up two lines in the song.The British station said that it had made the decision to play the altered version because ‘young listeners are particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.’The new edited version of the song has altered two of its lines, one which is sung by Kirsty MacColl has been
Guardian reported.Instead of “you cheap, lousy f—ot,” the song will use the line, “you’re cheap and you’re haggard,” the outlet reported.In another verse, the word “slut” will be muted.“We know the song is considered a Christmas classic and we will continue to play it this year, with our radio stations choosing the version of the song most relevant for their audience,” a BBC spokesperson said.The original version will still be played on BBC Radio 2, likely due to its older audience, the outlet
, who recently to "fight the culture wars", accused the BBC of choosing what is and isn't appropriate for listeners' "ignorant little years" in a post on Twitter.The Guardian columnist Owen Jones tweeted that as as a gay person he isn't "bothered" about the track's use of the word "f*****", adding: "It's an epic song."Last year, the BBC defended playing the unedited version of the 1987 song in the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, where it was belted out by the characters Nessa Jenkins and Uncle