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Why Leaky Boat banned?
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Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:26 amby Frau_Blucher
Does anyone recall the context of why Split Enz's Six Months in a Leaky Boat was banned in England?? I guess I always listened to it as tuneful diddy. But then again, I didn't know Jimmy Sommerville was gay...call me retention deficit.
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Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:30 amby MikeP
In England, it was thought to be a subtle reference to the Falkland Islands war which was in progress (1982) ... quite absurd really. I can only imagine what Tim Finn thought!
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Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:31 pmby Frau_Blucher
That's right! I almost forgot I was in England that summer with my buds after our high school graduation. I recall almost getting my ass kicked by mouthing off about it. Reds and Blade Runner were in theatres at Picadilly, and I thought that Claire Grogan
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Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:50 pmby XTC
Its obvious that SONG had nothing to do with ANY political hapenings!
that cracks me up!
Man they were GREAT!
"Who me?"
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Fri Jul 25, 2003 9:04 amby stillcool
It took me a while to find this one but MikeP is right it was banned by the BBC for quote "In The Event That It Might Refer To The British Fleet Preparing To Engage Argentina In The Falklands War". I like that "In The EVENT" ha! that's the beeb for you..
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Fri Jul 25, 2003 9:41 amby Frau_Blucher
LOL! Happens here too...there was a drive to ban Dumb and Dumber after W was elected.