Sunday, October 2, 2016
"Black Is Black" #4 10/1/1966
A lot of people (myself included) thought at first this was a Gene Pitney record. The lead singer of Los Bravos, Mike Kennedy, was German - his real name was Michael Kogel - and the rest of the band was from Spain. They were a one-hit wonder in America but had several other hits in Europe. Clear Channel temporarily banned this from their radio stations immediately after 9/11 solely because of the song title.
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What the hell does a song like this have to do with a terrorist attack? There's absolutely no connection whatsoever!
It was a knee-jerk reaction on the part of Clear Channel. They pulled a bunch of songs with innocuous titles out of fear of negative reaction. I shall find some of them later, as I'm at a drs. appointment. Hey, it happens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Clear_Channel_memorandum
They even wanted to ban "Dancing In The Street" by Martha and the Vandellas! Unbelievable!
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