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Old 03-12-2003, 07:02 AM   #1
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China Orders Rolling Stones to Ax Songs

By ALEXA OLESEN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 12, 2003; 9:34 AM


The Chinese government has ordered the Rolling Stones to ax four of their best-known hits from their landmark mainland shows next month, a concert organizer said Wednesday.

The band, which is scheduled to perform in Shanghai April 1 and in Beijing April 4, will not be allowed to play "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Woman," "Beast of Burden," or "Let's Spend the Night Together," said Chen Jixin head of Beijing Time New Century Entertainment, a concert organizer behind the two China dates.

The four songs, all of which include sexual references, were originally cut from the mainland release of the band's "40 Licks" compilation album by China's culture ministry, Chen said. "Brown Sugar" refers to an interracial coupling.

The album was released by EMI Records China earlier this year. It was the first Rolling Stones album to legally hit the China market; pirated Stones' CDs are widely available in Shanghai and Beijing.

Chen said she didn't know why the government had banned the four songs. The Chinese Ministry of Culture said no one was immediately available for comment.

Only songs on the officially released "40 Licks" album will be allowed during the China shows, Chen said.

The mainland set changes will not be the first time the Stones have run afoul of censors.

In 1967, the Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the United States to sing "Let's Spend The Night Together." To satisfy censors, Mick Jagger sang "Let's spend some time together."

When asked about the Beijing and Shanghai performance dates in Tokyo last week guitarist Keith Richards said: "It's about time they let us in."

The band first applied to perform in China in the 1970s and was refused permission.

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I guess the Chinese haven't listened to many Rolling Stones songs.
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Old 03-12-2003, 07:18 AM   #2
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You've got to remember that China is about 30 years behind Western culture so this Stones tour is in support of "Exile on Main Street". Where can I get tix, it should be a helluva show
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Old 03-12-2003, 09:04 AM   #3
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The Stones use sexual references??? I didn't know that............
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Old 03-12-2003, 09:17 AM   #4
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I didnt think the chinese couldn't understand English and I thought they just like the beat of the music

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No problem with Mother's Little Helper, eh?
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Old 03-12-2003, 03:39 PM   #6
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I understand they have some dates at Budokan. I hope they put out a disc of this performance.
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Old 03-12-2003, 04:40 PM   #7
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