Music Censorship
What is music censorship? Music censorship can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Basically it is the attempt or action taken by any agency to limit or curtail anything in music that a community may find offensive to its beliefs or values (college park: March 28). Music censorship has been around since the beginning of music itself. Up until recently, music was written in order to please royalty and the wealthy. If they did not like the music, they would just have it altered or destroyed altogether. For instance, in the 1850’s, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, “La Traviata” was changed many times because the lyrics were said to be “too passionate by the citizens of Naples and Rome” (college park: March 28). It is much different today, however, mainly due to the development of rock and roll in the 1950’s. It all started with the Ed Sullivan Show and Elvis Presley. In January of 1957 when Elvis starred on the Ed Sullivan the camera only focused on everything above his waist because his hip movements were said to be too crude and offensive to many viewers. Also, songs such as “I can’t get no satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones were banned from many radio stations due to what was taken as pornographic and sexual in nature (c
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