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00:00Top 8 Songs That Created Enormous Backlash
00:038. Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
00:07Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax was banned by the BBC,
00:11reaching the number one chart success and cementing its rebellious anthem status.
00:167. Dear God, XTC
00:19XTC's Dear God was removed from albums and prompted bomb threats
00:24after a critique of divine existence offended religious listeners.
00:276. A Day in the Life, The Beatles
00:32The Beatles' A Day in the Life was banned by the BBC for
00:36I'd Love to Turn You On, enhancing its legendary status.
00:405. Killing an Arab, The Cure
00:43The Cure's song Killing an Arab, referencing Camus' novel,
00:47faced decades-long accusations of racism, despite its literary context.
00:524. Ebenezer Good, The Shaman
00:55The Shamans
00:56Ebenezer Good topped UK charts despite BBC censorship.
01:01The chorus's E's Are Good drug reference fueling iconic success.
01:045. Your Mother's Got a Goldie-Looking Chain
01:08Goldie-Looking Chain
01:09Goldie-Looking Chain's Your Mother's Got a Goldie-Looking Chain
01:13was renamed Your Mother, boosting their irreverent rap reputation.
01:176. Better By You, Better Than Me, Judas Priest
01:22Judas Priest faced a lawsuit alleging subliminal messages in
01:26Better By You, Better Than Me, encouraged suicide.
01:29Judges dismissed it.
01:311. Suicide Solution
01:33Ozzy Osbourne
01:34Ozzy Osbourne's Suicide Solution faced a lawsuit alleging it inspired a teen's suicide,
01:40but courts ruled in favor of the artist, establishing important precedents about artistic liability.
01:462. Suicide Solution
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