Songs where an edit or censoring actually IMPROVED the song.

[agent817]

Building on my previous post, as I had mentioned this on the 2000s music thread.
Dirty version:

Clean version:

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Not a song, but...

When Dr. Demento would play George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can't Say On TV".

I think the guy who edited the corresponding sounds for each word got a bonus because he did such a great job.

I find that even more hysterical than the straight version.

[Deleted]

The radio edit of "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed, while not great by any means, is a vast improvement over the original due to the removal of the "child abuse" bridge. That part comes out of nowhere and is legit embarrassing to listen to.

[ZERO]

Always preferred this remix:



to the original with the explicit lyrics.

[Cyno]

While I wouldn't call it an edit, I do love it when Panic! At the Disco performs "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" live. Brendon Urie (who personally hates the song IIRC) sings the line "What a shame the poor groom's bride is a whore," but he either doesn't say 'whore' or replaces it with something. One of the best ones was when he replaced it with "JOHN CENA!"

[Joe Neglia]

Oct 21, 2018 10:34:38 GMT -5 @tacticalsneakman said:

The radio edit of "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed, while not great by any means, is a vast improvement over the original due to the removal of the "child abuse" bridge. That part comes out of nowhere and is legit embarrassing to listen to.

It's still in the version that plays on the radio here in Dallas (on KEGL).

[petef3]

A bit of self-censorship: The Dresden Dolls' "Sing," the opening line was written as "There is this thing that's like f***ing except you don't f***." Since it was supposed to be a single, they went in to record a radio-friendly line replacing it with "touching/touch," and it was decided the line worked better that way. And they were right.

[Kyn]

Oct 20, 2018 16:14:16 GMT -5 chazraps said:

But THIS VERSION, the super-clean version completely redoes the hook, and by making it so much cleaner makes it so much dirtier:

Holy shit, that's incredible. I'd never heard this version; it's SO creepy. Like they're whispering it from inside the girl's closet, after breaking in and waiting for her to get home from work.

[Tenshigure]

Same could be said by just about all DMX's clean versions, really. But this is far and away my favorite one and holds a sentimental place for me.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Works so much better than "F*** You".

[segaz]

Now I aint saying she's a gold digger,
But she ain't going for no broke, broke, uh huh

It allowed others to sing the song freely. Man it was funny hearing white guys sing this iteration in the club

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Oct 23, 2018 20:52:23 GMT -5 Kyn said:

Oct 20, 2018 16:14:16 GMT -5 chazraps said:

But THIS VERSION, the super-clean version completely redoes the hook, and by making it so much cleaner makes it so much dirtier:

Holy shit, that's incredible. I'd never heard this version; it's SO creepy. Like they're whispering it from inside the girl's closet, after breaking in and waiting for her to get home from work.

I think that creepiness is all you haha don't get too excited

The song makes a little more sense in the context of the album, it's part of a series of skit/songs about sex therapy

[Cela]

Not exactly the theme of the thread, but... the yoga song from Crazy ex girlfriend.

Hoo-hah and Butt Stuff sounded funnier and fit the music better than the crasser lyrics in the uncensored version.

[Porky's Butthole]

[James Fabiano]

Probably because it was the first version I knew of, but compare...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVyCt1E2qxg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAL8omUbZ-A

[Cela]

Oct 23, 2018 22:49:18 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Works so much better than "F*** You".

Respectfully disagree. The extra syllable sounds awkward. Plus it kind of defeats the purpose of the song. It would be like Planet of the Apes ending with "Darn you! Darn you all to heck!"

[wildojinx]

Oct 24, 2018 13:36:47 GMT -5 Porky's Butthole said:

And on that note:

[James Fabiano]

Oct 24, 2018 12:29:38 GMT -5 Cela said:

Not exactly the theme of the thread, but... the yoga song from Crazy ex girlfriend.

Hoo-hah and Butt Stuff sounded funnier and fit the music better than the crasser lyrics in the uncensored version.

I love you for mentioning this.

[A Platypus Rave]

Oct 20, 2018 9:22:04 GMT -5 Shark said:

I believe The Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get It Started" was a edit of "Let's Get Retarded" and the former became one of their biggest hits.

Yep, it was let's get retarded originally.

If you listen to the lyrics it's pretty obvious it starts with how it's not offensive in this context.

"In this context, there's no disrespect,"

which really doesn't make any sense with get it started...

ditto with the talk of getting stupid and losing control of your body...

Oct 23, 2018 22:49:18 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

Works so much better than "F*** You".

I fully disagree. f*** you works way better. Forget you has an extra syllable and messes with the flow... and loses a lot of the straight anger behind it.

[BRV]

Oct 20, 2018 15:33:21 GMT -5 karl100589 said:

"She could see from my face that I was flying high"

This is one of the all-time answers and what I came to post.

The radio edit, which you posted, makes the singer (James Blunt) seem like a guy who is just absolutely love struck by the woman he sees. "Yes, she caught my eye/As we walked on by/She could see from my face that I was flying high." That's a fairly innocent and somewhat charming line, that this guy is totally head over heels for this woman who he only saw in passing.

But the actual line: "Yes, she caught my eye/As we walked on by/She could see from my face that I was f***ing high," instead makes the singer sound like some stoned-out creep leering at a total stranger.