A document distributed by Clear Channel communications to their radio stations following the 9/11 attacks, giving a list of songs that should not be played due to "questionable lyrics". Songs included were "Bodies" by Drowning Pool, "The End" by The Doors, "
Rooster" by Alice in Chains, and the entire catalouge of songs by Rage Against the Machine. The list was really more a
way for Clear Channel to continue pirating the airwaves by using a horrible tragedy as an excuse to not
play songs they don't like. Unsuprisingly Clear Channel denied such a
memo existed.
Listener:
Yea I'd like to request "Brain Stew" by
Green Day.
Radio DJ: Sorry but due to the Clear Channel Memorandum which doesn't exist we can't play that one. How about some nice, clean disco?
Listener: Goodbye
forever (hangs up and goes to record stores and the internet for new music from now on)