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Posted by: Hadji Jan 20 2015, 02:49 PM

I can list a few:

NOW 48: Mya - "Case Of The Ex"
NOW 49: Blink-182 - "The Rock Show"
NOW 69: Nickelback - "Rockstar"
NOW 76: Jason Derulo - "Ridin' Solo"

Posted by: gooddelta Jan 20 2015, 04:39 PM

Now 45: Cuban Boys - Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia

Posted by: BillyH Jan 20 2015, 05:14 PM

Now 71: Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me

Now Decades - George Michael - Fastlove (possibly on Now 35 too)

Posted by: Hadji Jan 20 2015, 06:23 PM

QUOTE(BillyH @ Jan 20 2015, 05:14 PM) *
Now 71: Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me

Now Decades - George Michael - Fastlove (possibly on Now 35 too)


It's a different mix on NOW 35. I know every other spin-off which has the song has the explicit version. They even play this version on radio

Posted by: T Boy Jan 20 2015, 09:18 PM

Now 56: Sugababes-Hole in The Head

Posted by: Hadji Jan 20 2015, 09:49 PM

Yesterday, I bought the compilation album "The Trevor Nelson Collection 3". On the front cover, it has the Parental Advisory sticker, fair enough. When I was listening to Mya - "Case Of The Ex", on the album, the word 'shit' was edited out yet it wasn't edited out on NOW 48. Strange!!!

Posted by: Casey Jan 22 2015, 09:05 PM

"Case of the Ex" was edited on the US Now 5 too. I was so thrilled when I got Now 48 though, and it wasn't edited. I hate edited music, especially when it leaves dead air in songs. I wish Now didn't edit their songs, but I guess they want to appeal to as many people as possible, especially a younger crowd that includes children and tweens.

Posted by: Hadji Jan 25 2015, 05:58 PM

They should do two versions of the NOW albums. A clean version and an explicit version

Posted by: Dobbo Jan 25 2015, 06:02 PM

Not a bad idea. I think the worst editing I've ever heard on a NOW album is the mutilation of Dizzee Rascal's Bassline Junkie.

Posted by: Hadji Jan 25 2015, 06:20 PM

If not on CD, at least make them exclusive to iTunes. So when you click the album, it has the clean/explicit icon underneath and you click the one of your preferred choice then buy

Posted by: Hadji Jan 28 2015, 11:27 PM

NOW 72: T.I. featuring Rihanna - "Live Your Life", piss

Posted by: BillyH Jan 29 2015, 04:10 AM

QUOTE(Dobbo @ Jan 25 2015, 06:02 PM) *
Not a bad idea. I think the worst editing I've ever heard on a NOW album is the mutilation of Dizzee Rascal's Bassline Junkie.


That is easily the most hilarious clean radio edit I've ever heard laugh.gif

I DON'T NEED NO NO NO NO
I DON'T NEED NO NO NO THANKS
I DON'T WANT NO NO NOT TODAY
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR YUP YUP YEAH
laugh.gif

Posted by: Hadji Mar 23 2020, 02:36 AM

NOW 20: Prince - "Gett Off", they included the word jizz but beeped out the word ass
NOW 103: Dominic Fike - "3 Nights", f***ed
NOW 104: AJ Tracey - "Ladbroke Grove", they keep the word shit but beeped out the word yatty

Posted by: DalekTurret32 Apr 7 2020, 04:21 PM

Princess Superstar - Bad Babysitter (they cut out 'bitch' in NOW 51 but not on NOW Dance 2002 Part 2)
Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For (NOW 60, 'hoe')
Roll Deep - The Avenue (NOW 61, 'shit')
Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (NOW 71, 'bitch')
For the Blink-182 song on NOW 49. Some copies have the edited version, whereas others have the uncut version. My copy has the clean version.




QUOTE(Dobbo @ Jan 25 2015, 07:02 PM) *
Not a bad idea. I think the worst editing I've ever heard on a NOW album is the mutilation of Dizzee Rascal's Bassline Junkie.


:'(
And Mr. Saxobeat on NOW 79 was shortened too much

Posted by: Hadji Dec 7 2021, 10:10 PM

NOW 60: Scissor Sisters - "Filthy/Gorgeous", You gotta keep your shit together
NOW 60: The Chemical Brothers - "Galvanize", Don’t be a prick

Posted by: Hadji Dec 7 2021, 10:13 PM

QUOTE(DalekTurret32 @ Apr 7 2020, 04:21 PM) *
For the Blink-182 song on NOW 49. Some copies have the edited version, whereas others have the uncut version. My copy has the clean version.

On the back cover of the tracklist, if the artists names are written in bold, it has the explicit version of Blink-182 but if the artists names are not written in bold, it has the clean version of Blink-182

Posted by: lewis🎄green Dec 8 2021, 07:46 AM

QUOTE(DalekTurret32 @ Apr 7 2020, 04:21 PM) *
And Mr. Saxobeat on NOW 79 was shortened too much


That was the official UK Radio Edit, something which appears to have disappeared these days

Posted by: Run_For_Cover Dec 8 2021, 08:51 PM

Not necessarily swearing but I found the radio edit of Dirty Talk by Wynter Gordon on Now 79 nowhere near as good as the original.

Posted by: Hadji Aug 10 2022, 09:16 PM

NOW 67: Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black", kept his dick wet

Posted by: lewistgreen Aug 11 2022, 05:09 PM

QUOTE(Hadji @ Dec 7 2021, 11:10 PM) *
NOW 60: Scissor Sisters - "Filthy/Gorgeous", You gotta keep your shit together


I never owned Now 60 so I did wonder what version of this they had. The actual edit played on the radio cuts out 'acid' in the second verse and bridge too.

Posted by: gooddelta Aug 12 2022, 09:50 AM

I buy a lot of the German and Swedish hits compilations and it's always amusing that explicit versions just end up on those as standard. Especially Jack Harlow's First Class on the current Bravo Hits 118...certain parts of that caught me off guard, I think I've only ever heard the song on the radio before.

On Now 112, Lizzo's multuple uses of bitch are not edited, I know they've censored bitch in the past, not sure if they do anymore usually.

Posted by: jargon Aug 17 2022, 05:50 PM

*Warren G - 'Prince Igor' on Now 39 has a fair bit, despite being the 'Radio Edit' from the single (same on the music video).
*Tasmin Archer- In Your Care (Now 24) ('son of a ...!') depending on perhaps context or what you think of the word, I suppose, although performed on TOTP on radio as per.. in turn, the Meredith Brooks song on Now 38..

Posted by: Hadji Aug 17 2022, 05:58 PM

I think all NOW albums should be available on iTunes with the option for clean or explicit

Posted by: awardinary Aug 17 2022, 06:03 PM

Is Lizzo’s single About Damn Time the first occasion of the word “Damn” in a song title to be in the series? I imagine that there must be a few cases of the word being removed or replaced in some edited clean versions of many songs in the series.

Posted by: Hadji Oct 27 2022, 08:48 PM

I’m pretty sure they never edited out f*** her face off "Poker Face" on NOW 73

Posted by: Hadji Jun 1 2023, 11:15 PM

According to iTunes, the version of "Caught Out There" which appears on Now Millennium 2000-2001 is the explicit version. As I was previewing the song, I could hear the word "bitch" whereas on some compilations, that word is edited out. Also on "It Wasn’t Me", it says "bangin’" instead of "love"

Posted by: Hadji Oct 11 2023, 12:25 AM

Just Like A Pill on Now Millennium 2002-2003 has the word "bitch" kept in

Posted by: gavindeejay Oct 11 2023, 06:27 AM

QUOTE(Hadji @ Oct 11 2023, 01:25 AM) *
Just Like A Pill on Now Millennium 2002-2003 has the word "bitch" kept in


Radio stations used to play that version when it first come out, but in recent years most have edited it out.

If you count that, then you might as well add in Maredith Brookes on Now 38 with her track called ‘Bitch’.

Posted by: Hadji Oct 11 2023, 08:47 AM

QUOTE(gavindeejay @ Oct 11 2023, 07:27 AM) *
Radio stations used to play that version when it first come out, but in recent years most have edited it out.

If you count that, then you might as well add in Maredith Brookes on Now 38 with her track called ‘Bitch’.

The Meredith Brooks song has been mentioned on here a few times

Posted by: T Boy Oct 11 2023, 06:29 PM

Just Like A Pill would lose some effect without the word bitch in it. It was always in the radio edit as I recall.

Posted by: Hadji Oct 11 2023, 07:54 PM

One of the reasons why Now albums should never omit explicit lyrics is because they mostly try to aim their albums at the older audiences as the younger audiences tend to stream music where they will hear the explicit lyrics anyway so it’s pointless to omit the explicit lyrics

Posted by: gooddelta Oct 11 2023, 08:33 PM

These days that's probably true. But until the market collapsed for Now before streaming started to dominate, I think a lot of people played Now CDs at family parties, and record stores and supermarkets would play them over their speakers, so swearing would have been pretty inappropriate in those contexts. I'm not sure it matters much anymore though.

Posted by: Hadji Oct 11 2023, 08:44 PM

QUOTE(gooddelta @ Oct 11 2023, 09:33 PM) *
These days that's probably true. But until the market collapsed for Now before streaming started to dominate, I think a lot of people played Now CDs at family parties, and record stores and supermarkets would play them over their speakers, so swearing would have been pretty inappropriate in those contexts. I'm not sure it matters much anymore though.

My local HMV still plays Now CDs over their speakers whenever they bring a new one out from spin-offs to numbered series and they also play artist albums with swearing on their albums ie. Eminem

Posted by: Hadji Oct 27 2023, 06:01 PM

They seem to think that the word "stiffness" is rude, hence why it was muted on "Really Love" when that appeared on Now 107

Posted by: Hadji Dec 20 2023, 10:30 PM

I’m pretty sure that "pissin’ me off" was left on Piece of Me on Now 69

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow Jan 5 2024, 07:05 AM

Not necessarily a Now album but I heard Escapism on the radio yesterday and the only word edited out was cocaine. I found that a little odd.

Posted by: Hadji Feb 26 2024, 11:23 PM

Now 59: The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now

Posted by: Severin Feb 27 2024, 12:30 AM

Now That's What I Call A Massive 80s Party has Captain Sensible's Happy Talk on it, and although it's pretty subtle, he does audibly use 'the c word' on it.

Most people never notice and think he's singing 'golly baby I'm a lucky cuss' but he intentionally mangles and hides the offending word.

He explained the whole story in a Q Magazine interview years ago.

Posted by: Smint Feb 28 2024, 10:06 PM

Pretty sure that Now 12 included 'pissed' in Salt 'N' Pepa's Push It

Transvision Vamp's 'I Want Your Love' (Now 13) didn't have a swear word but sure that 'I just want your funky love' heavily implied f***ing love, especially the way Wendy James sang it.

Posted by: Hadji Feb 28 2024, 10:36 PM

QUOTE(Smint @ Feb 28 2024, 10:06 PM) *
Pretty sure that Now 12 included 'pissed' in Salt 'N' Pepa's Push It

Maybe because it was used in a different context. Every time Tubthumping appears, they always leave the word "pissing" in

Posted by: Smint Feb 28 2024, 10:47 PM

The Salt N Pepa lyric is

Yeah, you! Come here, gimme a kiss
Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed


which is peed off context. A mild swear word, sure, but not standard daytime listening back then.

Posted by: Hadji Feb 28 2024, 10:49 PM

That does tend to appear every time Push It appears on a compilation. It was even left on Now Yearbook 1988 and as for the c word appearing in Happy Talk, it was also used when it appeared on Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s

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