2007-10-16

Rebels with a politically-correct cause

Tonight I heard for the first time on the radio the new Papa Roach single "Forever". I'd heard it in the background in other places before, but this was the first time I was able to hear it without distraction.

Well, except for all the blank parts of the song where 100.3 The Bear censored out the bad bits. This station used to play Buck Cherry's "Lit Up" without a single censored word at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Now, you are forced to endure:

Sitting by a fire on a lonely night
(awkward silence) from another good time
With another girl… little dirty girl
You should listen to this story of a life
You’re my (awkward silence) -in this moment I’m lonely fulfilling my darkest dreams
All these (awkward silence) all these women
I’m never forgiven… this broken heart of mine
So what are the real lyrics?
Sitting by a fire on a lonely night
Hanging over from another good time
With another girl… little dirty girl
You should listen to this story of a life
You’re my heroine-in this moment I’m lonely fulfilling my darkest dreams
All these drugs all these women
I’m never forgiven… this broken heart of mine
They. Censored. Hangover.

Heroin and drug use lyrics censored? From a band named after a joint? Forget K-Rock: What the hell happened to the bad-asses at The Bear?