Wal-Mart Vs. Donna Summer

Entry posted by atari2600land April 11, 2007

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You know that 1975 song "Love To Love You Baby"? Well, I found it at Wal-Mart. It was only $5.88, so I bought it. And apparently Wal-Mart has no beef against it, even though there are, well, let's just say "noises not appropriate for 12-year-olds." And there was no censorship in any way, surprisingly. I thought said "heaviness" would be deleted from the album's title song, but it wasn't. I just wanted to see what Wal-Mart would do with the song, seeing as I heard they censor music. But apparently, only if they're four letter words beginning with s or f. And she sings the song for almost 17 minutes. From Wikipedia:

"A tape of the song was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart in the U.S. and he played it at a party at his home. He was so impressed with the track that he continued to play it over and over all night. He later contacted [co-writer and producer Giorgio] Moroder and suggested that he make the track longer - possibly as long as twenty minutes. The final recording lasted over sixteen minutes."

All of this hubbub (the BBC banned the song) because Donna Summer suggested putting the phrase "love to love you, babe" in a song.

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