20 Songs That Got BANNED! And…why? What Happened??

October 18, 2025 5:56 am Published by

Again this was a list that was hard to get down to just 20 as there have been some songs that started some controversy! Do we play the songs now? Why did they get ‘banned’ or at least shunned by us…radio…and the music ‘industry’ as a whole?

Here are 20 stories…

~Tymo

Song 20: TOM PETTY – YOU DON’T KNOW HOW IT FEELS

 

Song 19: ROUGH TRADE – HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
Song 18: THE KINGSMEN – LOUIE LOUIE
Song 17: NEIL YOUNG – THIS NOTES FOR YOU

 

Song 16: VAN MORRISON – BROWN EYED GIRL
Song 15: THE DOORS – LIGHT MY FIRE
Song 14: ROLLING STONES – BROWN SUGAR *still got it here hey?

 

Song 13: ELVIS COSTELLO – RADIO RADIO
Song 12: BARENAKED LADIES – ONE WEEK *** HINT…wasn’t a banned song…but issues with the NAME of the band!

 

Song 11: PHIL COLLINS – IN THE AIR TONIGHT **What an intro into THIS tune here!!

 

Song 10: BEACH BOYS – GOD ONLY KNOWS
Song 9: FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD – RELAX

 

Song 8: THE KINKS – LOLA
Song 7: ROLLING STONES – (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION **Yes…the Stones made it here twice this weekend…for GOOD reason!
Song 6: BILLY IDOL – MONY MONY

 

Song 5: SEX PISTOLS – GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Song 4: BEATLES – LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS **THIS…shoulld explain everything once and for all!

 

Song 3: THE WHO – MY GENERATION **Of COURSE guitars are getting smashed here!

 

Song 2: TRAGICALLY HIP – NEW ORLEANS IS SINKING
Song 1: DIRE STRAITS – MONEY FOR NOTHING

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This post was written by Dave Tymo