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AOL Censors Lyrics

By Waldo Jaquith
Nov.04.2001
The Bruce Springsteen discussion group on AOL has been barred from quoting some Springsteen lyrics and song names because they've been deemed too suggestive. Song titles like "Pink Cadillac," "Red Headed Woman" and "Ramrod" are causing posts to be deleted by AOL censors. The line "My love is bigger than a Honda, yeah it's bigger than a Subaru" from "Pink Cadillac" was said to violate the decency standards set forth in AOL's terms of service agreement. SiliconValley.com has the full story. Can you imagine what sort of a ruckus DMB fans could create on AOL by properly stitching together lyrics and song titles?