This Song was So DISTURBING…People PULLED OVER WHENEVER Radio PLAYED it! | Professor of Rock

Coming up, back by popular demand: we’ve already done five. And now we’re doing five more. It’s another countdown of the most controversial songs from the Rock Era. Last time we covered taboo tracks by Heart, the Stones, and even the Beastie Boys. This time, we’ve got five more fiery offerings that rustled up cancel culture, provoked radio censors, and got blacklisted from the airwaves. For Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax, a DJ literally lifted the needle off the record mid-song because he thought the lyrics were too obscene. David Bowie's China Girl was accused of being xenophobic but was actually the opposite. And then there’s Bloodrock's DOA, a song that has to be the most disbarring single of the 70s… It was so bad that drivers were freaking out and pulling off to the side of the road while listening to it And that’s just the beginning. We’ve got five more controversial songs coming up next on Professor of Rock. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Kimberley Rumburg, Brent Gephart, Glenn Beardmore, Jennifer Selvidge, Carl Curcuruto ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store - Van Halen OU812 Vinyl Album https://amzn.to/3tLsII2 - The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq - 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 - Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ - 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX - Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk - Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store -http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rock https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock #classicrock #80srock #onehitwonder #80srock Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. if you remember the first time you saw cable Tv you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia make sure to, subscribe below right now. I promise that you are going to love this channel. We also have a patreon you'll want to check out. also make sure to vote So today I’ve got another countdown for you. And I’m really excited about this one. Not too long ago we featured five of the most controversial tracks from the rock era. And the stories behind them were pretty crazy. But you knew there had to be more. So today we’re diving even deeper down the rabbit hole and keeping the controversy coming with five more taboo tracks. Are you ready? Let’s get it on… Coming in at #5 from his 1983 album Let’s Dance, I’ve got David Bowie’s version of China Girl. Although Bowie’s rendition of ‘China Girl’ is the most well-known, the track was co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie back in 1976. And the song first appeared on Iggy's debut solo LP The Idiot the following year. Bowie composed the music and Pop improvised the lyrics, which were reportedly about an affair Iggy had with a Vietnamese woman. The track was released as a single in May 1977, however, Iggy’s China Girl did not chart. David Bowie re-recorded his more famous version of China Girl during the sessions for Let's Dance… reportedly to help Iggy Pop, who was in dire financial straits. Co-produced by Nile Rodgers, Bowie’s China Girl was reworked into a mainstream hit. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the US Rock Charts, and #2 in the United Kingdom.Helping it rise up the ranks was an Asian-inspired hook and a music video featuring an interracial romance between Bowie and New Zealand actress Geeling ING whom he later dated. While filming the video in the Chinatown district of Sydney, Australia Bowie became enamored with the community and described the video as “a vignette of [his] continuing fascination with all things Asian.” However, in recent years Cancel Culture crusaders have set their sights on the song. For example, In 2020, the BBC rebroadcast Bowie’s 2000 Glastonbury performance as part of its tribute to the festival. The set included China Girl and the twitter trolls came out of the woodwork calling the song Racist, for its lyrics had to spell it so that videos doesn’t get canceled by the platform.