The Ministry of Culture in China has released a blacklist of 100 songs that are now banned from China because they “could cause damage to the cultural security of the country” due to their poor taste and vulgar content”. However, the selecting process of these 100 songs still remains a mystery as some of the songs (e.g. from The Backstreet Boys) are over 12 years old.
Among the musicians whose music has been banned in China, Lady Gaga is in the lead with 6 songs in total (The Edge of Glory, Hair, Marry the Night, Americano, Judas and Bloody Mary). Apart from her, the banned songs also include Britney Spears, Owl City, Katy Perry, Eminem, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue and surprisingly even Simple Plan.
Four Simple Plan songs have been banned in China: all of them belonging to their latest record Get Your Heart On!: “You Suck At Love”, “Can’t Keep My Hands Off You”, “Freaking Me Out” and “Loser Of The Year”. According to the Ministry of Culture in China the songs are “too erotic and in bad taste”.
Simple Plan’s drummer , Chuck Comeau, commented on this matter via Twitter: “All i have to say is that I love going to China and i love our chinese fans! and that i feel pretty bad-ass being banned! Is it weird that i’m kinda stoked to be considered ”erotic”???”
What is your opinion on banning music in China? Do you agree Simple Plan’s music is erotic?
