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Which Beatles songs have been banned by BBC?

Question #97381. Asked by author.
Last updated Jun 05 2021.

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To name a few plus a few related:

I Am the Walrus - The Beatles (1967)
The Beatles managed to get the BBC's knickers in a knot with this track, for mentioning, well... knickers. The lines "pornographic priestess" and "let your knickers down" were deemed inappropriate and the record banned.
link https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/banning-songs-not-a-rare-occurrence-for-the-bbc/STUEWBVT3DXQGX5TVAYIEQX2YE

Paul McCarney & Wings - Hi Hi Hi - Banned, not due to drug references but to explicit sexual lyrics - 1972
The Beatles Back In The USSR 1968.
John Lennon - Working Class Hero - 1970
The Beatles - A day in the life - Banned in the 1960s for drug references - 1967
link http://www.rock-links.de/banned.htm


Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 05 2021.
Jul 09 2008, 5:23 PM
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Fong-Torres, Ben (26 July 1969). "Christ, They Know It Ain't Easy". Rolling Stone. When 'Ballad' was released in late May, dozens of stations immediately announced a ban. Program directors have called the casual reference to the deity 'profane,' 'sacrilegious,' 'offensive,' and 'generally objectionable.'

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_John_and_Yoko

Response last updated by Terry on Aug 24 2016.
Jul 09 2008, 5:43 PM
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"Come together" was also banned for some time (alleged drug references).

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_together

Jul 10 2008, 5:30 AM
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Answer has 11 votes.

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"Come Together" - The Beatles (1970)[26]
"A Day in the Life" - The Beatles (1967)[15]
"I Am the Walrus" - The Beatles (1967)[3]
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles (1967

"Back in the U.S.S.R" (gulf war blacklist)

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_banned_by_the_BBC

Aug 24 2016, 1:41 PM
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