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The Strokes :- New York City Cops Banned ?
Spencer:
I thought it was an incredibly noble gesture that The Strokes took that track off their album. Yeah, its a great track. One of my favorites. But you have to realize, The Strokes are New Yorkers. NYC has always been a very unified City, and the disaster of 9/11 only unified the city moreso. I choose to beleive the track was removed out of respect, not out of Label Censorship.
Mockery:
I heard that "Bandages" by Hot Hot Heat was removed from airplay in Britain during that war, because it referred to wounding or something
KharBevNor:
--- Quote from: Inlander ---I think she meant something specifically about the topic at hand, Amsterdarn!
--- End quote ---
ÐEÄTH MËTHØD - HUMAN SUFFERING MAKES GREAT TV
The twin towers blew up
Then the pentagon burned down
It was raining bankers all over the town
I sat back, cracked another beer
I knew it could only get better from here
I quite liked war in Afghanistan
Watched the yanks fuck over the Taliban
Popped a shitload of civilians as well
But that’s showbiz, and they screamed just swell.
I’ll change channels for wars,
Or terrorist bombings
But a decent earthquake can quell my longings
There’s nothing quite like an African genocide…
Unless it’s a good old fashioned mass suicide!
When some viewers may find the scenes distressing
It’s the record button that I am pressing!
Iraq was a blast, though the effects were expensive
Just as long as the damage was extensive
Chewed my popcorn, cracked a smile
As I watched them Iraqis drag charred corpses for miles.
Abu Ghraib was a pretty nice change of scene
I was tired of sick…just the time for obscene!
The Tsunami could have been the crowning glory
If only it had been a bit more gory
But I’ve still got hope for the war on terror
When they take on Korea I hope it gets nuclear
I’ll roast marshmallows on Washington DC
While I wait for the next batch of corpses
To appear on my TV
I’ll change channels for wars,
Or terrorist bombings
But a decent earthquake can quell my longings
There’s nothing quite like an African genocide…
Unless it’s a good old fashioned mass suicide!
When some viewers may find the scenes distressing
It’s the record button that I am pressing!
I Am Not Amused:
If I never have to read a set of lyrics that bad again, I'll consider my life blessed.
Johnny C:
Khar, I hope to God that was some kind of social commentary and not just a horrible, horrible person.
The Strokes - "New York City Cops"
Oh! I meant - Ah!
No, I didn't mean that at all
Here in the streets of American nights
Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
Studied all the rules, and I want no part
But I let you in just to break this heart
Even though it was only one night
It was fuckin' strange
Nina's in the bedroom
She says, "Time to go now"
But leavin' it ain't easy
I've got to let go
Oh, I've got to let go
And the hours they went to slow
I said every night
She just can't stop sayin':
"New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart"
Just kill me now 'cause I'll let you down
I swear one day we're gonna leave this town
"Stop"
Yes, I'm leaving 'cause this just won't work
They act like Romans, but they dress like Turks
Soft time in your prime
See me, I like the summertime
But...hey
Nina's in the bedroom
She says, "Time to go now"
But leaving it ain't easy
Oh, I've got to let go
I've got to let go
Oh, trapped in an apartment
She would not let them get her
She wrote it in a letter:
"I've got to come clean
The authorities, they've seen
Darling, I'm somewhere in between"
I said every night
She just can't stop sayin':
"New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart
New York City cops
New York City cops
New York City cops
They ain't too smart"
They don't strike me as terribly offensive, but I'm not exactly viewing this from the perspective of an American or, more importantly, a New Yorker.
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