Released in April 1958, “Rumble” by Link Wray and His Ray Men was a major hit in the spring and summer in both stores and on jukeboxes--but not on radio. Interestingly, though “Rumble” contained no lyrics, many radio stations banned “Rumble” for its incendiary title.
It was banned in several US radio markets, because the term 'rumble' was a slang term for a gang fight, and it was feared that the piece's harsh sound glorified juvenile delinquency. The record is the only instrumental single ever banned from radio in the United States.
According to the blog post “Hear the Only Instrumental Ever Banned from the Radio: Link Wray's Seductive, Raunchy Song, “Rumble” (1958)”, “The song was banned from radio stations in New York and Boston for fear it might actually incite gang violence—the first and only instrumental song to be banned from the air.” It ...
In 1958, the song was too raw for radio. The hit was banned in New York and Boston after fears grew that the track may incite gang violence. It remains to this day the first and only instrumental song to ever banned from the airwaves.
“Mambo Italiano” by Rosemary Clooney
WABC Radio in New York banned the song because they believed the Italian words were too suggestive…even though they didn't know their meaning.
“The Pill,” Loretta Lynn (1975) Upon its release in 1975, radio stations refused to give Loretta Lynn's song “The Pill” airplay because of its content regarding birth control, which was widely looked down upon at the time.
Louie Louie – The Kingsmen (1963)
However, in 1963, The Kingsmen remade the song with some obscure and seemingly incomprehensible lyrics that Ultimate Classic Rock (a nationally syndicated rock radio show) deemed explicit. This led to a ban from many stations.
Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013, is one of several alternative social media platforms that have created small but generally satisfied communities of news consumers in recent years.
The platform also prohibits illegal content. Rumble's policies have drawn criticism from alt-tech platforms for not allowing anti-semitism and racism. Since November 2022, Rumble is blocked in France, after they refused to comply with the country's demand for the site to remove Russian state media accounts.
Did you know that pyrotechnics were first featured in a Royal Rumble event in 1996? And Bring Music Too!! The 1996 Royal Rumble also was the first time that entrance themes were played for all 30 superstars.
“Hurrian Hymn No. 6” is considered the world's earliest melody, but the oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is a first century A.D. Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph.” The song was found engraved on an ancient marble column used to mark a woman's gravesite in Turkey.
10cc – 'Rubber Bullets' ABBA – 'Under Attack' ABBA – 'Waterloo'
Generally, any song or musical work published in 1925 or before in the US is in the public domain. As of January 1, 2022, musical compositions from 1926 and earlier will be in the public domain.
Rumble has lesser content regulations compared to YouTube and prioritizes small Creators. It allows controversial and somewhat offensive content that other platforms prohibit. Meanwhile, YouTube has strict community guidelines and has been known to ban Creators they deem as inappropriate for their platform.
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Interestingly, though “Rumble” contained no lyrics, many radio stations banned “Rumble” for its incendiary title. The nation at that time, anxious over sudden spikes in juvenile delinquency, was eager to drum out anything that could be cited as an instigator.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some action and rude humor.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes many monster wrestling matches with throws and hits that do not seem to cause visible injuries, a few monsters are rendered unconscious, discussions of wrestlers throwing fights, yelling and some name-calling.
A young girl named Winnie seeks to follow in her father's footsteps as a manager by coaching a lovable underdog yet-inexperienced monster named Steve. Winnie plans to turn Steve into a champion so that he can go up against the reigning champion Tentacular. Rated PG for some action and rude humor.
Yordle Physiology: Rumble is a Yordle, a being coming from the Spirit Realm and possesses several abilities natural of his species. Immortality: Being spiritual beings, Yordles don't age the same way as normal humans, and they can't normally die.
Most of the Mughal emperors were also very fond of music. But there was one notable exception- Emperor Aurangzeb, who banned music because he thought that it was illegal and against the spirit of Islam.
The controversy over the lyrics to “Blurred Lines” wasn't always clear to Pharrell Williams, but it is now. In 2013 the popular song, performed by Robin Thicke, rapper T.I. and Williams, drew criticism for containing lyrics that some perceived to be promoting rape culture.
Most challenges to music and accompanying lyrics have focused on claims that the lyrics are obscene, that they incite violence, or that they are harmful to minors.