Music Feed: When Song Titles Are Modified
Unfortunately national radio won't play songs in their explicit versions. It is exactly why clean versions of the songs are issued. Sometimes the artist will rerecord a song with clean lyrics in place of the more raunchy ones. There is also the songs that just bleep out the dirty words, hence the clean version.
There is radio channels like Sirius where you can listen to songs explicitly. In an effort to conform to radio standards several songs over the years have titles modified. Some are just plain stupid and some are just questionable.
Hood Figga, Gorilla Zoe
Gorilla Zoe scored a club anthem with "Hood Figga" but that's not the title you would hear in the club. You would hear it in its original form, "Hood Nigga".
My Girl Got A Best Friend, Ray L
Many people thought Ray L or Ray Lavender was T-Pain when he released his single, "My Girl Got A Girl Friend". The song spoke of a bi-sexual lover and it is a subject that's too racy for radio so the song was edited to "My Girl Got A Best Friend".
I thought this was very foul though when Katy Perry had a song called, "I Kissed A Girl" and there was no objection. I could throw the race card in there which could be a factor. The decision to change Ray Lavender's song title could of also been the decision of the label's though too. Who knows?
Grown Woman, Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland's debut single, "Grown Woman" is already a hit on R&B radio. The song's original title is "Grown Ass Woman" which exhibits the attitude Kelly displays with each album. Take that in the best way.
There is radio channels like Sirius where you can listen to songs explicitly. In an effort to conform to radio standards several songs over the years have titles modified. Some are just plain stupid and some are just questionable.
Hood Figga, Gorilla Zoe
Gorilla Zoe scored a club anthem with "Hood Figga" but that's not the title you would hear in the club. You would hear it in its original form, "Hood Nigga".
My Girl Got A Best Friend, Ray L
Many people thought Ray L or Ray Lavender was T-Pain when he released his single, "My Girl Got A Girl Friend". The song spoke of a bi-sexual lover and it is a subject that's too racy for radio so the song was edited to "My Girl Got A Best Friend".
I thought this was very foul though when Katy Perry had a song called, "I Kissed A Girl" and there was no objection. I could throw the race card in there which could be a factor. The decision to change Ray Lavender's song title could of also been the decision of the label's though too. Who knows?
Grown Woman, Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland's debut single, "Grown Woman" is already a hit on R&B radio. The song's original title is "Grown Ass Woman" which exhibits the attitude Kelly displays with each album. Take that in the best way.
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