Dire Straits - Dire Straits Song Edited For Canadian Airwaves
DIRE STRAITS' 1985 song Money for Nothing has been edited for Canadian radio after officials ruled its original lyrics "too offensive" to play.The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) began censorship discussions last year (10) after a listener complained over the song's use of the homophobic slur, f****t, three seperate times....
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26 years after the Dire Straits classic hit " Money for Nothing " first hit the airwaves ... the song ... more info
Reuters — VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Awa... more info
ContactMusic — DIRE STRAITS' 1985 song Money for Nothing has been edited for Canadian radio after officials ruled its original lyrics "too offensive" to play.The Canadian Broadcast Stan... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — OTTAWA - It may be classic rock but the song Money for Nothing by Dire Straits will either have to be edited or not played in its original form after a decision by the Ca... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — EDMONTON - Edmonton's classic rock station K-97 is taking a stand against a recent ruling by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) to either edit or ban the son... more info