XMAS RUINED FOR MILLIONS AFTER BBC BANS F-WORD FROM "FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK"
"You cheap, lousy f-f-f-f-f....."
It's not really Xmas without a rousing rendition of Pogues classic "Fairytale of New York." In fact no song better catches the spirit of Xmas than the classic 1987 which features Scottish singer Kirsty MacColl in a swear-word-laden lyrical duel with the Pogues' own Shane MacGowan. Just like Xmas!
But now the annual commemoration of the Saviour's birth has been ruined for millions by the Orwellian BBC, which has banned the famous F-word used in the song because of concerns that it may offend people in the LGBTQ+ community. FFS!!!
BBC Radio 1 will not play the original version of Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl this Christmas, because its audience may be offended by some of the lyrics.The station said young listeners were particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.It will instead play an edited version with different lyrics sung by MacColl.But the 1987 original will still be played on Radio 2, while 6 Music DJs can choose between the two versions....Radio 1 has played the song in its original form in recent years, but the insults contained in the lyrics, sung in the form of a blazing row between an alcoholic and a heroin addict, have long been criticised by some.::The station has decided younger listeners who are unfamiliar with the track would find some of the words stark and not in line with what they would expect to hear on air.The new edited version alters two lines - one swapped for an alternative version in which MacColl sings "You're cheap and you're haggard" in place of a homophobic slur.
Really BBC, if this is your attitude, just set the Xmas tree on fire, piss on all the presents, and then stick your cock in the turkey, because that's exactly what you're doing by cutting the balls off this song.
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