“Love Game” by Lady Gaga
With a refrain like that, “LoveGame” elevates gamers to a new level. Many nations banned Lady Gaga’s third album, “The Fame”. Australia took offense at the suggestive music video, but the United States took “LoveGame” seriously. However, in the United States, MTV deleted portions in which Lady Gaga appeared to be wearing only her birthday suit. The video was also removed from MTV Arabia. The diva stated that the song was inspired by her experience being attracted to a stranger in a nightclub.
“Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” by The Wizard of Oz
This high-energy Munchkin song from 1939, which welcomes Dorothy to the beautiful Land of Oz, was never censored, until British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013. Detractors of the former Prime Minister launched a campaign to propel “Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead” to the top of the charts during the week following the unpopular leader’s death. The plan nearly succeeded, as the holiday music rose to No. 2, but BBC Radio 1 put out the fire by refusing to run it on their charts. The BBC deemed it a repulsive campaign and prohibited it for symbolizing “a celebration of death.”