Was this song banned?

[Cookie fan]

I remember it well from Sesame Street? Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFEvItNyUaM&NR

I just thought it was just "phased out"...

 

[Fragglemuppet]

Banned? I don't get it either. They play it on the radio here sometimes; it's a good song.

 

[The Count]

Uh... What song are we talking about?

 

[mikebennidict]

I remember it well from Sesame Street? Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFEvItNyUaM&NR

I just thought it was just "phased out"...

Why would you think I Want a Monster To Be My Friend was banned?

 

[Fragglemuppet]

Because it says it on the top of the page.

 

[Convincing John]

Well...it's apparently because of the song's bridge. Here's the Muppet Wiki article that talks about it.

I Want A Monster To Be My Friend

Convincing John

 

[The Count]

Oh OK... No, the song "I Want A Monster To Be My Friend" wasn't banned. However, there is a line of its lyrics that was deemed inappropriate by the standards of the 1970's, which labeled that particular version "banned" before the "questionable" line was changed.
You can find out more by searching for the song at http://members.tripod.com/Tiny_Dancer/sesame1.html

Hope this helps and have a good night.

 

[minor muppetz]

Just because it is included frequently on the radio of a fan site (especially one that's not mantained or approved by Sesame Workshop) does not mean that it is not banned. The Muppet Wiki page quotes an article about a line that was either going to be cut or the song was either going to stop being shown. The lines that seemed innappropiate were replaced in Elmopalooza. It seems like it must have been banned, because it was not included on the rereleases of Born to Add or Monsters, two albums that originally included the song. It was also never shown on Noggin, though I don't know if Noggin actually showed any episodes that originally included it.

 

[LabyrinthFan]

However, there is a line of its lyrics that was deemed inappropriate by the standards of the 1970's, which labeled that particular version "banned" before the "questionable" line was changed.

Actually, it was the deemed inappropriate in 1984.

 

[Kiki]

Ohhhhh, I kinda geddit now.