“Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
This song was released in the 1960s, during the legendary Summer of Love. “Brown Eyed Girl” sounded like the ideal companion song, but Van Morrison wasn’t having it with the hippy association. Radio stations objected to the line “making love in the green grass,” therefore “Brown Eyed Girl” was either prohibited or censored for being too inflammatory. Morrison originally titled the song “Brown Skinned Girl,” an interracial innuendo that would have undoubtedly prompted even more banning. Interracial marriage was still illegal in 17 states at the time, so he reworked the song into the more radio-friendly version that is now regarded as a great rock ‘n’ roll classic.
Brown Eyed Girl By Van Morrison
“Happiness Is a Warm Gun” by The Beatles
“Happiness Is a Warm Gun” is one of the Beatles’ four favorite songs on the “White Album,” but it was not the censors’ favorite. The song, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was featured on the epic 1968 double album “The Beatles.” It was immediately prohibited by the BBC. The media gatekeeper rejected it because it revealed personal symbolism inherent in the gun metaphor. Okay, fair enough. In the United States, radio stations similarly refused to play the contentious song. Lennon based the song’s title on an article titled “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” in “The American Rifleman.” He elaborated: “I thought it was so crazy that I made a song out of it.”
Happiness Is A Warm Gun By The Beatles
