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

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

By Neil Cross

Published 25th Aug 2020, 15:45 GMT

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

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.

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George Michael - I Want Your Sex Not a great surprise when this was pulled by the BBC.

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Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby Loved in the disco, hated by radio stations.

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Lady Gaga - Judas Almost started a Middle East conflict.

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Madonna - Justify My Love She came close to bans with most of her catalogue but made it with this one.

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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.

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