Re: Market Research)

[Barry Scott <barrys@pop.tiac.net>]

Accoring to the leader of Wild Cherry, Rob Parissi, they were told to go in
the studio and re-record the song after "a station in Boston refused to play
the lyrics 'white boy'". It was recorded with those lyrics changed to "yeah,
funky music"--a version that is available on quite a few compilations today.

By the way, since the topic was market research--does anybody know where a
program like "The Lost 45s" show that I host can land in the Boston market?!
After 4 stations #1 25-54, it looks like no one is willing to 'take the
chance' on a specialty program anymore. This is where all of the thousands of
other 'untested songs' end up. It looks like the end of the show, in this city
at least, is at hand. It can still be heard in over 35 markets across the
country.

Barry Scott
http://www.lost45.com

J.J. wrote:

> >On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 14:11:46 -0400 "David Merrill"
> ><dmerrill@exchange.com> writes:
> >
> >>On a related topic, I had heard that the group Wild Cherry had to record
> >a
> >>version of "Play That Funky Music" without the "white boy" for the
> >Boston
> >>market.  I don't remember the version that WRKO played, but in
> >>Providence we had the "uncensored" version.
> >>Any truth to this.
> >
> >The censored version sounds like an edit to me.  The censored edit of
> >this song is kind of a pet peeve of mine -- I mean, why edit it?  White
> >boy is offensive?  What's all that?  Besides, the edited version ends up
> >being out of best -- it adds about a quater of a measure... why?  I here
> >the edited version quite often, too...
> >
> >Rick Kelly
>
> At WRKO The Big 68, I do recall playing the regular <uncensored.....never
> knew that one existed> version.
>
> J.J.

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