It would appear that the Performing Rights Society recently undertook a survey to determine the most controversial song ever and surprisingly many of the usual suspects are in the top 10. Controversially I am still just a little under the influence so to speak 😉 Here is the top 10;
Smack My Bitch Up – Prodigy
God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Kim – Eminem
Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine
Ebeneezer Goode – The Shamen
Suicide Solution – Ozzy Osbourne
Get Your Gunn – Marilyn Manson
Angel of Death – Slayer
Dear God – XTC
In my view the songs represent many people’s view of controversy, but not mine! I can see that people might have been angered and provoked by many things in their topics; religion, firearms, death/ suicide, drugs, violence, sex and being against the monarchy. Well maybe they’re right, but I for one do not think so, but it is, after all about the rock n roll! well not just the rock n roll but also the sex and drugs too. Hmmmmmm…… “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll”
I’m also surprised that there is no room for Max Romeo’s “Wet Dream“, Donna Summer‘s “Love To Love You Baby” and “Je T’Aime” from Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. However there were only 1,700 people in the survey! read the story on the BBC here.
