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Songs Banned From the Radio—Some Real Shockers Here…

by Alexis Velez

Published May 8, 2017

“Rocky Mountain High”—John Denver (1972)

These days marijuana legalization in Colorado has many planning a visit, but back in 1972, this song by John Denver wasn’t welcome on airwaves there or anywhere else across the country, since lawmakers believed he was glorifying drug use. Thirteen years later he finally was called before Congress and explained he was singing about clean air; this helped put minds at ease.

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  1. The Honeymooners: ‘Homina-Homina’ & Behind-The-Scenes Shockers
  2. This 1958 Classic Was Bizarrely Banned From Radio

 

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