Cable Forum - View Single Post - BBC Radio 1 will not play original version of Fairytale of New York

**Damien** · 19-11-2020, 14:23

It's stupid but this isn't new. This edited version of the song has been around forever for radio play as have many other songs. Most mainstream radio stations don't air the lyric 'He brings a gun to school' from Teenage Dirtbag for example. Most 'explicit' songs will have a 'sanitised' version as well.

Besides I doubt anyone here is listening to Radio 1 anyway. Radio 2 will have the normal version of the song.

19-11-2020, 14:23	#5
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,763	Re: BBC Radio 1 will not play original version of Fairytale of New York It's stupid but this isn't new. This edited version of the song has been around forever for radio play as have many other songs. Most mainstream radio stations don't air the lyric 'He brings a gun to school' from Teenage Dirtbag for example. Most 'explicit' songs will have a 'sanitised' version as well. Besides I doubt anyone here is listening to Radio 1 anyway. Radio 2 will have the normal version of the song.