The history of banned and censored music is, unfortunately, as long and varied as the history of music itself. Wherever there’s great art being made, the morality police are always close by. Read on as we revisit some of the most notoriously “vile,” “suggestive,” “vulgar,” “crude,” “un-American” and completely faaaaaabulous songs of the past half century!
Go ahead, click to corrupt yourself!
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