Money for Nothing: Should the song be banned from Canadian radio?
- January 21, 2011 11:55 AM |
- By POV
British musician Mark Knopfler performs at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany on April 11, 2008. Knopfler was head and co-founder of the band Dire Straits. (Daniel Roland/Associated Press)
By CBC News
The CRTC wants a second look into the recent decision to ban the unedited version of the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing from Canadian radio.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is urging the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) to review the decision made earlier this month by its Atlantic Regional Panel.
The panel deemed the Grammy-winning 1985 rock tune unfit for Canadian radio in its unedited version, after a listener of CHOZ-FM in St. John's complained about the use of the word "faggot" several times in the song's lyrics.
The broadcast regulator reported receiving more than 250 complaints from the public over the CBSC's decision.
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