The Utter F*****g Futility of Censoring Music

Just swallow the pill 
Think of me no longer. 
Just let go 
And take yourself out
Right out before I kill you too

These are the first few lines of Atreyu's poweful 'Corsetting', if you haven't heard it, listen to this on loud! Clearly this song has some adult themes and should probably not be listened to by those younger than their mid-teens (although it's a damn sight better than the dub-step rubbish that teenagers listen to now). 

So when listening to this song on Spotify I was surprised to hear that the swear-y words (*snigger - they're naughty*) had been censored out. This is not just annoying but also completely pointless. The band wrote those words for a reason and censoring them destroys some of the creation that went into the song. It also completely ruins the flow and feel of the music - it sounds like a vinyl record slipping and made me think the stream was broken. 

What starts as a raw, hard song about a sadistic and obsessive lover turns into a sterile, 'family friendly' tune. Except the themes are seriously dark, as I said before, making the song family 'un-friendly'. This isn't a bad thing, sometimes artists, musicians and film-makers want to make something that only a thin percentage of the population will enjoy. I disagree that removing the swear words from bands like Atreyu makes them more accessible. Furthermore, you have to really listen to the lyrics to hear them, so again, why censor them?

Censoring swear words from songs is an old idea. Why is there this assumption that 'kids' don't know what swear words are? And why clear out the so called 'bad words' when the songs in which they're said have adult themes? It's patronising to do so and it ruins the music.


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