Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory will not be sung on the Last Night of the Proms
Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory will not be sung on the Last Night of the Proms

Here are 20 songs that have been banned over the years - how many do you remember?

From Bing to The Beatles, there are plenty of songs that have been banned from the radio and TV.

By Neil Cross
Tuesday, 25th August 2020, 3:45 pm

As the BBC comes under pressure to ban the singing of the words to Rule Britannia we look back at some of the surprising (and not so surprising) songs that have been banned over the years.

1.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax Everyone remembers Mike Read and this episode

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Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Spasticus Autisticus Banned by the BBC , sung at the opening of the 2012 Paralympic games, by a group of performers with disabilities.

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3.

ABBA - Waterloo No one is quite sure why but the BBC banned it during the Gulf War.

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4.

Bing Crosby - I'll Be Home for Christmas Considered defeatist during the second world war.

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