Why Is Eric Clapton’s Song “Cocaine” Not Censored on the Radio, but Drug References in Rap Songs Are?
Question by Anonymous: Why is Eric Clapton’s song “Cocaine” not censored on the radio, but drug references in rap songs are?
Eric Clapton: “…When your day is done and you wanna run; cocaine. If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues; cocaine…” This is obvious reference to recreational/self medicating illegal drug use.
If this song is acceptable, other drug references in music should be too. The importance or necessity of the lyrics is irrelevant; the right to express yourself takes precedent over the value of such expression.
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Answer by Josh
My guess would be due to the fact that ‘Cocaine’ by Eric Clapton is a classic.
Whether or not it should be censored any more or less than rap is irrelevant to whether or not it actually is.
Answer by Damian D
It is truly hypocritical but he is right in saying that it is a classic and that’s why it gets away with it, you have a really good point but I just don’t think asking it on yahoo will start a revolution towards changing anything or bringing it up in the mainstream media, but who knows!
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