BRITAIN SILENCES THE POGUES

Last updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

BRITAIN SILENCES THE POGUES

THE POGUES festive track FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK has been censored by British broadcasters over fears of upsetting homosexuals.

Shane MacGowan of The Pogues

The Christmas hit - released in 1987 - has been edited by the BBC to remove the word "f*ggot" from a lyric sung by late star Kirsty MacColl.

The network claimed even though the song was 20 years old "the step had been taken as this is a word that members of our audience would find offensive."

The song has been re-released and is tipped to become U.K. Christmas number one.

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Source: WENN

| Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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