I was just checking things out over at the FCC site, looking at the regulations for broadcasting "indecent" or "obsene" stuff. Man, that is a big mess just waiting to come down.
I was reading a case on a particular rap song and a station getting nailed because the song contained "sexually explicit" lyrics and it reminded me of something.
Back in 1977 or so, Jackson Browne released "running on empty" and damn neear every song on it went gold. One of the most piopular songs on it was called "Rosie". Radios aired the hell out of the tune. People walked around singing along, etc... Great tune... Except, the whole song was about the joys of masturbation, to put it bluntly. Under what I have just been reading at the FCC site, that song would/could have been classified as indecent and stations would have been fined out the ass...
"Rosie you're all right, you wear my ring.
When you hold me tight, Rosie that's my thing.
When I turn out the light, I've got to hand it to me.
Looks like it's you and me again tonight, Rosie"
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