Episode 437: 9/11 Banned Songs List

On today's brand new episode of the cast to kick off the new season, we take a look at the 9/11 Banned Songs list that was issued by Clear Channel in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th attacks that wasn't an outright order, but as a request to not play songs that were deemed insensitive and questionable that contained references with anything that was associated with 9/11. We take a look at the hundred or so songs on the list, and I give you my reaction to the songs that were included on the list, some that were obvious calls and some that were ridiculous that were total overreach and censorship, proving that Clear Channel was completely overreacting and not knowing what to do with itself. I also look at the Billboard Modern Rock Charts on the week before and after 9/11 to show the songs that were on the chart at that time, and how the tone and nature of music changed as a whole and how we all gravitated towards music to provide for some comfort and joy in the aftermath of an awful time in American history. I also play you P.O.D.'s "Alive", a song that became an anthem for many people in the months that followed after the attacks.