After all these years the Stones are still rock and roll enough to get censored. No, there wasn't a true "malfunction" in the Janet Jackson sense, but these buzzwords have a way of catching on and when buzzwords catch on "google hits" usually follow.

Unlike the Stones infamous Ed Sullivan appearance when they changed their lyrics to suit the suits, Mick stuck to his guns and sang the lyrics as writte for "Rough Justice" and "Satisfaction" which included what some deemed to be sexually explicit references. Rather than face the wrath of America's morality watchdogs and the FCC, the NFL and ABC had their own censors "silence" certain lyrics.

For example in the opening lines of Rough Justice, Mick bellows:

One time you were my baby chicken
Now you've grown into a fox
Once upon a time I was your little rooster
But am I just one of your cocks

It's Mick's second reference to rooster that got the axe. Interestingly though, Mick's allusion to oral sex nearly immediately following that line was heard loud and clear.

So put your lips to my hips, baby
And tell me what's on your mind

In the post-Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction era, I won't be surprised if someone fires up the old complaint letter duplicator machine and let's some good old fashioned "outrage" rip toward the FCC.

Labels: The Rolling Stones