In 1967, Gordon McLendon was was running for Governor of Texas in 1967, one of his key campaign platforms to curry favor with the conservative voters in the state was to "clean up the dirty song lyrics in this country", and as a result, he pulled a bunch of stuff from his top 40 stations KILT, KLIF, KTSA, and KELP. The reasons are what would be almost humorous by today's standards were it not for the use of some rather unacceptable terms contained in it... so I thought I would run OCR on an internal KLIF memo and post it for all to see...
Toi Btll Stewart
co Al Lurie, Ken Dowe
From Hal Martln
July 7, 1967
Following is a list of the songs KLIF has rejected with reasons for same, since the clean-up music policy was Instituted.
1. 'When I was .Young - Erle Burton - A line Implies sexual relations between the races.
2. .Respect - Aretha Franklin - Has the line "Bock It to me" In the context.
3. "whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum - Contains a line mentioning "Vestlal Virgins"
4. Society's Chid - Janis Ian (This weeks #14 song ln the nation), ls the story of a whlte girl's love for a negro boy and how It could never be, because society frowns upon lt.
5. Sock It To Me - .Mitch .Ryder - Includes the phrase "Sock It to me", which has been interpreted as suggestive to sexual relations.
6. ·Harry Rag - Kings - Rejected on the title for obvious raeasons
7. Heaven & Hell - The Easy Beats - Rejected. .because of title.
8. Lets Live fora Today. - Grass Roots - First recording rejected because lt Implied a desire for sexual relatlons.
NOTE: The company wanted. air play In thls market and the dlsk was recut and ls being redlstrlbuted with cleaned up lyrics.
9. White Rabbitt - Jefferson Airplane - Rejected because lt lmplles the use of drugs.
10 • Lets Spend the Night Together - Rolling Stones - Rejected because lmplles premarital sex relatlons. - · .
11. Step Out of Your Mind - American Breed - Rejected because lt lmplles the use of mind expanding drugs.
12. Omaha - Moby Grape - Inatructs young people to try sexual intercourse.
13. euphoria euphoria .Rejected because mention of mind expandlng drugs
14.. Doctor Do Good - Electric Prunes Mentions pills.
15. Black Sheep - Sam the Sham - Could be Interpreted to have racial undertones.
16. Llke You Do - Back Seat - Implies premarital sex relations.
17. Morning Glory Days - Artist Unknown (Record never received)
Rejected on the basis of the title because "Morning Glory" seeds can be used as a mind expanding drug. '
18. She's Rather Be wtth Me - Turtles - Rejected, accepted and then rejected again because of the line "Some girls like to handle everything they see".
19. A Thousand Shadows - Seeds '- Rejected because of connotatlon of the use of mind expanding drugs '
The, above lyrics have been recelved by KLIF Radio Station as of July, 7, 1967 and rejected on the afore-mentioned reasons.
Hal Martin
Toi Btll Stewart
co Al Lurie, Ken Dowe
From Hal Martln
July 7, 1967
Following is a list of the songs KLIF has rejected with reasons for same, since the clean-up music policy was Instituted.
1. 'When I was .Young - Erle Burton - A line Implies sexual relations between the races.
2. .Respect - Aretha Franklin - Has the line "Bock It to me" In the context.
3. "whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum - Contains a line mentioning "Vestlal Virgins"
4. Society's Chid - Janis Ian (This weeks #14 song ln the nation), ls the story of a whlte girl's love for a negro boy and how It could never be, because society frowns upon lt.
5. Sock It To Me - .Mitch .Ryder - Includes the phrase "Sock It to me", which has been interpreted as suggestive to sexual relations.
6. ·Harry Rag - Kings - Rejected on the title for obvious raeasons
7. Heaven & Hell - The Easy Beats - Rejected. .because of title.
8. Lets Live fora Today. - Grass Roots - First recording rejected because lt Implied a desire for sexual relatlons.
NOTE: The company wanted. air play In thls market and the dlsk was recut and ls being redlstrlbuted with cleaned up lyrics.
9. White Rabbitt - Jefferson Airplane - Rejected because lt lmplles the use of drugs.
10 • Lets Spend the Night Together - Rolling Stones - Rejected because lmplles premarital sex relatlons. - · .
11. Step Out of Your Mind - American Breed - Rejected because lt lmplles the use of mind expanding drugs.
12. Omaha - Moby Grape - Inatructs young people to try sexual intercourse.
13. euphoria euphoria .Rejected because mention of mind expandlng drugs
14.. Doctor Do Good - Electric Prunes Mentions pills.
15. Black Sheep - Sam the Sham - Could be Interpreted to have racial undertones.
16. Llke You Do - Back Seat - Implies premarital sex relations.
17. Morning Glory Days - Artist Unknown (Record never received)
Rejected on the basis of the title because "Morning Glory" seeds can be used as a mind expanding drug. '
18. She's Rather Be wtth Me - Turtles - Rejected, accepted and then rejected again because of the line "Some girls like to handle everything they see".
19. A Thousand Shadows - Seeds '- Rejected because of connotatlon of the use of mind expanding drugs '
The, above lyrics have been recelved by KLIF Radio Station as of July, 7, 1967 and rejected on the afore-mentioned reasons.
Hal Martin
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