“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
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