Clear Channel Communications, now known as iHeart Media sent out a list of songs to their stations to be removed from playlists in the aftermath of the attacks.
A few of the 165 songs on that list were John Lennon’s Imagine, a song about peace and love; Black Sabbath’s War Pigs, an anti-war anthem; and Van Halen’s remake of Dancin’ in the Streets, Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World and anything by Rage Against the Machine.
The full list is here if you want to peruse it. It’s a disturbing chapter because in 2001, Clear Channel operated the largest number of radio stations in the country. While this wasn’t governmental censorship, it was a clear case of corporate censorship and shows the dangers of concentrated media ownership.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3dvbM6Pias
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxk3c_SbWMg
A few of the 165 songs on that list were John Lennon’s Imagine, a song about peace and love; Black Sabbath’s War Pigs, an anti-war anthem; and Van Halen’s remake of Dancin’ in the Streets, Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World and anything by Rage Against the Machine.
The full list is here if you want to peruse it. It’s a disturbing chapter because in 2001, Clear Channel operated the largest number of radio stations in the country. While this wasn’t governmental censorship, it was a clear case of corporate censorship and shows the dangers of concentrated media ownership.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3dvbM6Pias
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxk3c_SbWMg