I've got a question about soundtracks by PhoenixRose

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I've got a question about soundtracks

POSTED BY: PHOENIXROSE
UPDATED: Monday, July 3, 2006 21:42
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Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:33 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Why is it that almost every soundtrack I own has censored and neutered versions of songs? Especially when it's a song I like, this irritates me a little bit.
I know, totally random...

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:38 AM

PENGUIN

Or it's missing the really good songs from the movie!

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:46 AM

DAVESHAYNE

Do you get your music from Walmart? Cause they have a policy of only selling censored music. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/stores3_2.html

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 4:48 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

No. I have boycotted WalMart for the last... seven years or so. Partly because of that very policy, partly for other policies.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:05 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
No. I have boycotted WalMart for the last... seven years or so. Partly because of that very policy, partly for other policies.

Then I have no answer for you. Except that maybe the folks who compile the soundtracks use the censored versions so they don't have to do a seperate cd for Walmart.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 5:19 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Well that's kind of dumb if that's their only motivation.
The policy Walmart actually has is that it will not carry "stickered" albums; those with Parental Advisory labels or stickers. To get this label, I believe, there have to be at least three F-bombs. There are a few other criteria that can be met without a single four letter word (a certain number of references to sex or sexual acts, for example. I don't know what the limit is, though. And as far as I know, only one album has recieved a label for this criteria alone, and that was "Erotica" by Madonna) but mostly it's profanity. One profanity is not going to get you a label and therefore will not get your album banned at Walmart or similar uptight companies who feel they have the right to flout the fair market laws. The two soundtracks I've recently been listening to each have only one profanity on one song, and those are not even F-bombs, but are censored out for radio and the like.
BAH!

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:07 AM

ONTHEDRIFT

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
No. I have boycotted WalMart for the last... seven years or so. Partly because of that very policy, partly for other policies.

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Yay, another MallWart boycotter like myself! Sorry I have no idea on the soundtrack question, I just got excited to see someone else refuses to shop at the Evil Empire.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:09 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

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Originally posted by onthedrift:
Yay, another MallWart boycotter like myself! Sorry I have no idea on the soundtrack question, I just got excited to see someone else refuses to shop at the Evil Empire.

Yay from me as well!

We are such a rare breed...

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:23 AM

SERENITYINSCOTLAND

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And as far as I know, only one album has recieved a label for this criteria alone, and that was "Erotica" by Madonna) but mostly it's profanity.

I think 'Devils and Dust' by Bruce Springsteen is another. For the song 'Reno' - it was a complete first for him, I couldn't believe it when I went out to buy it and it had a Parental Guidance sticker on it!!
Lyrics:
http://brucespringsteen.net/songs/Reno.html

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:26 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Well how about that!
I guess I can see why they would sticker that; though I'm not sure a kid would understand all of it. Not a very happy song, is it?

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:31 AM

ONTHEDRIFT

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
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Originally posted by onthedrift:
Yay, another MallWart boycotter like myself! Sorry I have no idea on the soundtrack question, I just got excited to see someone else refuses to shop at the Evil Empire.

Yay from me as well!

We are such a rare breed...

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We are indeed,

someday maybe there will be more enlightened folks... Not only will they not shop at WalMart but Firefly and Serenity will be #1 in sales. Ok daydream over. And seven years PhoenixRose you're awesome! I'm only at a proud four myself.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:51 AM

SERENITYINSCOTLAND

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Well how about that!
I guess I can see why they would sticker that; though I'm not sure a kid would understand all of it. Not a very happy song, is it?

Lol no its not his most cheerful song! I think the most depressing line is 'Sometimes all you ever need is never really quite enough you know' which makes real sense to me. Is that scary?
That's what makes Springsteen such a brilliant artist - he can hammer out classic feel-good songs with a 10 person band and then produce something like this just with himself and an acoustic guitar.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 9:42 PM

GIXXER

Well, it's not so much censored I dislike, as different.

In Shrek, John Cale sang "Hallelujah", and it was totally great. The film was good enough, but that just stopped me dead in my tracks.

When the soundtrack came out, Rufus Wainwright was singing it.

I know it's the most covered song ever, and Rufus did a good job, but John Cale's version is so stark, I'd always listen to him instead. And the kicking he gave "Heartbreak Hotel"...? It redefined it, more than somewhat.

In "Your Cheatin' Heart", Tilda Swinton's screen version of "From a Distance" was utterly stunning. Eddie Reader did it on the soundtrack. Damn good, but not the same

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