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The Sandy Hook School shootings on December 14, which left 20 children dead in Newtown, Connecticut, caused Ke$ha's hit single
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Los Angeles band Foster the People had their breakout hit, "Pumped Up Kicks" pulled from radio due to the song's reference to gun violence.
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The Beatles' 'A Day in Life' was banned by the BBC for it's drug-related lyrics.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers also felt the heat of censorship when their song, "Aeroplane" was dropped from radio following the September 11th attacks.
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Marilyn Manson is known for his controversial musical output. his album 'Antichrist Superstar' was believed by many to have influenced youth violence and suicide.
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In 1986 Ozzy Osbourne went to court with the parents of a child who committed suicide to the song 'Suicide Solution.'
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Osbourne also caused major discomfort with conservatives with legendary metal band, Black Sabbath and their song 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.'
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Ice T's band Body Count protested police brutality that spawned the 1992 L.A. riots with their song 'Cop Killer.' The song caused such an uproar the band received death threats.
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Eminem also no stranger to controversy criticizes the US government in his song 'Without Me.'
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Rammstein's violent music video for their song 'Ich Will' caused the song to be censored while the public was still reeling from the World Trade Center attacks in 2011.
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The lyrics from AC/DC 'Highway to Hell' was also censored during the 2011 attacks.
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Metallica as headbanging metal band have naturally had an in with misfit youth and an out with consevative types. One song that's rubbed the latter wrong is their hit, 'Enter Sandman'.
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Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' one of their most censored songs
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U2's 'Sunday Blody Sunday' lyrics depict the point of view of a witness to the Trouble in Northen Ireland, specifically the Bloody Sunday incident where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders.
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Beastie Boys and their fan-favorite 'Sabotage' also suffered the effects of censorship during 9/11.
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Protest rockers Rage Against The Machine have never been silent about their social discontent and this was enough for them to be banned during September 2011.
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The Sandy Hook School shootings on December 14, which left 20 children dead in Newtown, Connecticut, caused Ke$ha's hit single
'Die Young' to be ripped from US radio. Check out more songs that were censored due to their questionable lyrical content.
'Die Young' to be ripped from US radio. Check out more songs that were censored due to their questionable lyrical content.
Photo: Facebook Ke$ha
