Lyrically Questionable

Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time 0:00
 
1x
  • Chapters
  • descriptions off, selected
  • captions off, selected

    The Twisted History of 9/11 with Large and Saint Anne 

    In 1982, a musical group consisting of 3 brothers called "The Gap Band" released a single called "You Dropped A Bomb On Me” which is one of my favorite songs ever. It's been featured in films like "Next Friday," in commercials for Animal Planet, in video games including "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," and is staple arena music for multiple teams including the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Florida Gators, and the New York Mets.

    It wasn’t until last week that I heard it was said to have been written in memory of the 1921 race riots in Tulsa, Oklahoma. So I did some digging, and it winds up it is not true. But why would some consider it true? Well, the Race Riots involved a shitload of bombs. Numerous eyewitnesses from the riots described airplanes carrying white assailants, who dropped firebombs on buildings, homes, and fleeing families. 

    Also, the aforementioned 3 brothers who started the group - Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, grew up in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, OK - that was Black Wall Street before the riots burned the place to the ground.

    However, that is where the coincidences end. The real fact of the matter is the brothers have stated on numerous occasions the song was about a guy who was head over heels in love with a girl who broke up with him, which devastated him as if she dropped a bomb on him.

    Sooooo … Why do I mention it this week? 

    As I was researching the origin of the song’s lyrics I ALSO found out that "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" was one of the many banned songs in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks for being “lyrically questionable."

    You see, following 9/11, Clear Channel Communications (which i believe is now iHeartMedia), the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, circulated an internal memo containing a list of songs that program directors were not outright banning, but the list was a “suggestion.” to "not play these songs."

    The Clear Channel memorandum contains songs that even vaguely refer to open subjects intertwined with the September 11 like airplanes, collisions, death, wars, and violence, as well as the sky, falling, and weapons, and even a handful of celebratory or happy songs were deemed inappropriate.

    AC/DC
    "Hells Bells"
    "Highway to Hell"

    "Shoot to Thrill"

    "T.N.T.”  parallels


    Louis Armstrong



    What A Wonderful World


    Beastie Boys"Sabotage"
    "Sure Shot"
    The Beatles
    "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

    "Hit Me with Your Best Shot” and "Love Is a Battlefield"
    Pat Benetar

    Black Sabbath

    "War Pigs"






    The Clash"Rock the Casbah"
    Phil Collins"In the Air Tonight"


    The Doors"The End"


    Bob Dylan and GNR’s"Knockin' on Heaven's Door” 


    Filter"Hey Man, Nice Shot"
    Foo Fighters"Learn to Fly"


    The Gap Band"You Dropped a Bomb on Me"


    Billy Joel"Only the Good Die Young"


    Elton John
    "Bennie and the Jets"

    "Rocket Man"


    Kansas"Dust in the Wind"


    Led Zeppelin"Stairway to Heaven"


    Jerry Lee Lewis"Great Balls of Fire"


    Martha and the Vandellas"Dancing in the Street"
    "Nowhere to Run"
    Dave Matthews Band"Crash into Me"
    Paul McCartney and Wings"Live and Let Die"


    Metallica"Enter Sandman"
    "Fade to Black"

    "Seek & Destroy"
    Steve Miller Band"Jet Airliner"



    Tom Petty

    "Free falling"


    All of them.
    Rage Against the Machine
    Red Hot Chili Peppers"Aeroplane"
    "Under the Bridge"
    R.E.M."It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"


    Talking Heads"Burning Down the House"

    And that is just a small percentage of this list. Hollywood was also subject to these same decisions:

    The release of the film "View from the Top" was originally scheduled for Christmas 2001, but because the story revolves around a flight attendant on numerous planes, and the release was pushed back to 2003.

    Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Collateral Damage" was postponed because the film featured a terrorist bombing in front of an L.A. building.

    The release of "Training Day" was shifted due to "a variety of reasons".

    The 2002 version of "The Time Machine" was held back because of a scene where a meteor shower destroys New York. The scene was ultimately edited out.

    Tim Allen’s film "Big Trouble" was postponed seven months because it involved a nuclear bomb being smuggled onboard an aircraft.

    The 2002 action-comedy film "Bad Company"  with Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock had its release date pushed back several months because the plot involved a criminal mastermind planning to detonate a bomb in the Grand Central Terminal.

    Then there are HUNDREDS of films, video games and tv shows that had images of the WTC edited out, and then dozens of others shot after 9/111 but that took place prior to 9/11 that had to have the towers digitally restored. All of this because those 2 towers were such an iconic symbol of a legendary skyline. 

    I shared my story in a blog 2 years ago that I will publish again on Friday. Annie recounts what happened to her that day on this podcast:

    Next week is listener supported topic suggestions …more clips to come this Friday. #NeverForget9/11

    Download

    T-Shirts

    Twisted History

    50 videos

    1
    A List Of The Must Watch Gene Hackman Movies

    A List Of The Must Watch Gene Hackman Movies

    2
    How To Make An Irish Cream

    How To Make An Irish Cream

    3
    I Got My Ass Kicked By A Professional Sumo Wrestler

    I Got My Ass Kicked By A Professional Sumo Wrestler

    4
    Apparently, Frank The Tank Does More Than Just Walk

    Apparently, Frank The Tank Does More Than Just Walk

    5
    How To Make An Irish Man Cream

    How To Make An Irish Man Cream

    6
    Are you like me?... Fat and/or drunk?  Well, here's your drink for Thanksgiving!

    Are you like me?... Fat and/or drunk? Well, here's your drink for Thanksgiving!

    7
    How To Make An Irish Cream

    How To Make An Irish Cream

    8

    "There were bodies in the trees!"

    9

    The Deadliest Movie Never Made

    10

    In 2001, I was a gullible idiot.

    11

    Reality Television Is The Final Sign Of The Apocalypse

    12
    Hitler's Seven Dwarfs

    Hitler's Seven Dwarfs

    13

    That time a mad Russian was trying to impregante women with monkey babies.

    14

    Handicapped People Are Getting Jerked Off In Japan

    15
    Well, well, well… Get a load of this piece of shit.

    Well, well, well… Get a load of this piece of shit.

    16

    Uncle Chaps Is Talking Shit Again

    17

    I Spent WAY Too Long Listening To Billy Joel This Month

    18

    "TROUBLE IN THE SEWAHS!"

    19

    I HATE RATS

    20
    TRUE CRIME: History's Fattest Serial Killer Was From California

    TRUE CRIME: History's Fattest Serial Killer Was From California

    21

    Twisted History Turns 100 And Is Now On Video

    22

    Kublai Khan Had 7,000 Concubines Vying For His Mongolian Beef

    23

    Karl Malone is no Arnold Schwarzenegger

    24

    Deontay Wilder Fucked Up My Trip To Saudi Arabia

    25
    Roberto Clemente Was An Outstanding Human Being

    Roberto Clemente Was An Outstanding Human Being

    26

    Your Lips Have Gotta Touch The Toe

    27
    Diamond Jim Brady Had A Stomach 6x The Size Of A Normal Man

    Diamond Jim Brady Had A Stomach 6x The Size Of A Normal Man

    28

    The Twisted History Holiday Playlist

    29
    The Tragic Story of Elena Mukhina

    The Tragic Story of Elena Mukhina

    30

    Fleshlights, Russian Prisons, and Thanksgiving Leftovers

    31

    Grandpa Fugate blue his whole family on this week's Twisted History of Canada!

    32

    The Twisted History of WWI

    33
    Here Is A List of Japanese Toilet Ghosts

    Here Is A List of Japanese Toilet Ghosts

    34
    Last Week In Twisted History

    Last Week In Twisted History

    35

    You’ll No Longer Wonder Where Joaquin Mustered The Inspiration To Play Such A Sick Fuck

    36
    The Twisted History of Larry Flynt

    The Twisted History of Larry Flynt

    37
    But where did they stick it if you were a heretic, gay, and a witch?

    But where did they stick it if you were a heretic, gay, and a witch?

    38

    A Dingo Ate My Baby!

    39

    The Twisted History of Saturday Night Live

    40

    People Forget About These Unfortunate Deaths

    41

    The Twisted History of Rasputin

    42

    Who the fuck was Rasputin?

    43
    Did I Tell You About The Time Notre Dame Fought The KKK?

    Did I Tell You About The Time Notre Dame Fought The KKK?

    Play Video
    Now Playing

    Lyrically Questionable

    45

    "I Didn't Go With Them That Day ..."

    46
    Would You Dress Up As Gene Simmons?

    Would You Dress Up As Gene Simmons?

    47
    Twisted History Teaches Vibbs About The Grandeur Of 90s Pubic Hair

    Twisted History Teaches Vibbs About The Grandeur Of 90s Pubic Hair

    48

    The Twisted History of Weed

    49

    Screw It... Cancel Everything With A Peg Leg

    50

    The Great Emu War of 1932