Yes, our music is a little more politically correct today than in the past, despite people like Lil Wayne trying to set the cause back several decades. Here are a few songs that probably wouldn’t make it onto the radio if they were recorded today:
The Crystals: “He Hit Me (and it Felt Like a Kiss)”
“He hit me, and I knew he loved me…he hit me, I was glad”
(Co-written by Carole King!)
Ten Years After: “I’d Love to Change the World”
“Everywhere is freaks and hairys/Dykes and fairies/Tell me where is sanity?”
The Beatles: “Getting Better”
“I used to be cruel to my woman/I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved”
Mungo Jerry: “In the Summertime”
“Have a drink, have a drive/Go out and see what you can find”
Dire Straits: “Money For Nothing”
“See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup…that little faggot is a millionaire”
(Although this song was meant to be satirical it seems unlikely the language would be allowed on radio today)
Ringo Starr: “You’re Sixteen”
“You’re my baby, you’re my pet/We fell in love on the night we met…you’re sixteen, you’re beautiful, and you’re mine”
Dusty Springfield: “Wishin’ and Hopin'”
“Yeah, just do it/And after you do, you will be his”
Every Moment Has A Song 