Changing song lyrics doesn't qualify as censorship and TALKING about changing song lyrics certainly does not qualify. Artists who cover other writers work frequently change, rearrange or rewrite lyrics. That isn't censorship, that is a singer collaborating with a songwriter after the fact.
Censorship is denying the existence of a particular work of art or opinion. No one here is going around burning Lightfoot CD's because we want lyrics rewritten. We're just talking. What if? What would you do differently?
Censorship is a big heavy word that I don't believe has anything to do with the conversations we have here about lyrics or music.
quote:Originally posted by Paul J B:
I have been reading these posts about the lyrics changes, and I must say I'm disappointed. You might as well delete the songs of the CD and pretend he never wrote them. I don't meen to come of like I'm attacking anyone's opinion, but changing song lyrics is just another form of censorship. I understand some of Gord's songs don't sit well with some people ,just don't listen to them. One of the other post's in those topics hit the nail on the head. Those songs express what Gordon was going through, or feeling at the time. Who are any of us to tell someone there feelings are wrong. Now if Gordon feels he was wrong and wants to change some lyrics god bless him, but thats his decision alone. I know these posts won't change his lyrics, but something about the whole discusion of it doesn't it right. Just had to throw that out there.
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