Sunday, May 08, 2005

This day in music history.

May 8, 1954, The BBC broadcasts the Johnnie Ray cover of the Drifters "Such A Night." Afterward they receive so many complaints about the song being suggestive that the the song is black listed. Banned from being played on the BBC. Reading the lyrics today its hard to see what everyone was upset about.
SUCH A NIGHT -
T'was a night mmmmm, what a night it was It really was such a night The moon was bright, Oh how bright it was It really was such a night The night was alive, with the stars above mmmm When she kissed me, I had to fall in love It was a kiss mmmm, what a kiss it was It really was such a kiss How she could kiss, Oh what a kiss it was It really was such a kiss Just part of her lips, could set me afire I I I reminice, and I feel desire I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender How well I remember, I'll always remember Oh that night, Oh what a night it was It really was such a night Came the dawn and my heart and my love And the night was gone But I'll never forget that kiss in the moonlight Such a kiss oh such a night I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender How well I remember, I'll always remember Oh what a night, Oh what a night it was It really was such a night Came the dawn and my heart and her love And the night was gone But I know I'll never forget her kiss in the moonlight Such a kiss oh oh such a night Now she's gone, gone, gone Yes she's gone, gone, gone Came the dawn, dawn, dawn And the night was gone And my heart was gone And her love was gone And before that morn Oh oh oh oh such a night