FirstNationalBastard: But that doesn't mean we should edit OJ out of the Naked Gun movies.

There is a bit of schadenfreude watching OJ in those films.

With Gary Glitter on TOTP, there's only disgust and regret at ever having liked his music.

farkeruk: Funny how none of the commentariat ever call for Roman Polanski films to be banned.

Glitter was always not the sort of rocker loved by the commentariat. If it had been Bowie or Bolan, they'd have been treated like Polanski.

I do think Polanski is a bad guy and what he did was reprehensible, but I can't deny that "Chinatown" is a beautiful film.

Anyway, I heard THAT Gary Glitter song on the radio just yesterday and was pondering what he was up to these days. Last I read, every country EXCEPT his native U.K. had banned him from entry.

BBC did it right : you cant rewrite history .

Can't access the article. Can somebody send it to me ? In preference, as a PDF file ?

farkeruk: Funny how none of the commentariat ever call for Roman Polanski films to be banned.

Glitter was always not the sort of rocker loved by the commentariat. If it had been Bowie or Bolan, they'd have been treated like Polanski.

Just kill yourself already.

FTFA: Mike Jenner, 51, of Chichester, West Sussex, said: "They will have to pay him royalties - what are they playing at? It's an absolute disgrace, nobody wants to see that paedo on our screens. I rang the BBC to complain because I feel so strongly."

Dear Sir, I object strongly to the obvious lavatorial turn this show has already taken. Why do we never hear about the good things in Britain, like Mary Bignall's wonderful jump in 1964? Yours etc., Ken Voyeur.

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Dear Sir, I object strongly to the obvious athletic turn this show has now taken. Why can't we hear more about the human body? There is nothing embarrassing or nasty about the human body except for the intestines and bits of the bottom.

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Dear Sir, I object strongly to the letters on your programme. They are clearly not written by the general public and are merely included for a cheap laugh. Yours sincerely etc., William Knickers.

Dear UK,

We have no idea who your washed-up local celebrities are.

Love
US

padraig: Can't access the article. Can somebody send it to me ? In preference, as a PDF file ?

+1 Internets to you!

moothemagiccow: Dear UK,

We have no idea who your washed-up local celebrities are.

Love
US

Dear moothemagiccow,

Notice how that story ran in a UK newspaper? What do you think the URL suffix .co.uk means?

Also, if you don't know who Gary Glitter is, I can only assume you're too young to know how Gary Glitter is. He was famous, although not hugely, in the US as well.

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People who think before we snark

To paraphrase someone else who came up with this analogy, you can live a good life, producing artistic works of the first magnitude for years yet diddle a few kiddies and all you'll be known as, from then on, is a kiddie farker.

I've never been to a Vietnamese prison, let alone for 26 months, but I'm guessing he's paid his debt to society.

moothemagiccow: Dear UK,

We have no idea who your washed-up local celebrities are.

Love
US

If you've been to a sports event in America within the past 20 years, then yes... you're probably familiar with Gary Glitter's work.

I mean, really, what American doesn't know this song?

empres77: I've never been to a Vietnamese prison, let alone for 26 months, but I'm guessing he's paid his debt to society.

It wasn't so bad, due to bureaucratic error he spent first 16 months in prison for juveniles

Whar is happy Pedobear?

empres77: I've never been to a Vietnamese prison, let alone for 26 months, but I'm guessing he's paid his debt to society.

For what he did?

No... no he didn't.

I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

rudemix: I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

I think stadiums use a version of the song that was remade by another artist, but I could be wrong.

They should erase him from history like a bad edit job.....it's easy.

LowbrowDeluxe: farkeruk: Funny how none of the commentariat ever call for Roman Polanski films to be banned.

Glitter was always not the sort of rocker loved by the commentariat. If it had been Bowie or Bolan, they'd have been treated like Polanski.

Just kill yourself already.

Shut up, you. The commentariat are an integral part of the blogosphere.

Pops?

shivashakti: rudemix: I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

I think stadiums use a version of the song that was remade by another artist, but I could be wrong.

You're right and not just an artist but a band. If you liked 80s/90s music it's a minor league supergroup.

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Lipspinach: LowbrowDeluxe: farkeruk: Funny how none of the commentariat ever call for Roman Polanski films to be banned.

Glitter was always not the sort of rocker loved by the commentariat. If it had been Bowie or Bolan, they'd have been treated like Polanski.

Just kill yourself already.

Shut up, you. The commentariat are an integral part of the blogosphere.

Do they hang out with the literati?

Top of the Pops? I would've figured GG for a "Hop on Pop" kinda guy

Good to see him back in the big league after spending so much time in the minors.

rudemix: shivashakti: rudemix: I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

I think stadiums use a version of the song that was remade by another artist, but I could be wrong.

You're right and not just an artist but a band. If you liked 80s/90s music it's a minor league supergroup.

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If it's the version I've heard at hockey games, that at least explains why they'd be playing a shiatty cover rather than the far superior original version.

I get why they wouldn't want to line this guy's pockets further, but come on, that cover sucks. Just let the song go.

padraig: Can't access the article. Can somebody send it to me ? In preference, as a PDF file ?

For about 2 seconds, I thought, "Who do this motherfarker think he is?"

But then, what you did, I saw it, and I snorted.

He's a shameless bastard, if he went out and diddled two children after being convicted for child porn. What a twat.

B.L.Z. Bub: Anyway, I heard THAT Gary Glitter song on the radio just yesterday and was pondering what he was up to these days.

I thought he was pushing up the daisies. Guess I was wrong.

rudemix: I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

If he wrote Rock n Roll Part II...he gets royalties every time its played.

Schools (esp colleges) usually pay a small flat fee each year to ASCAP and/or BMI so they can legally play music. Those 2 groups monitor everything....and bust people all the time playing music without paying royalties

"Returns"? He never left.

shivashakti: moothemagiccow: Dear UK,

We have no idea who your washed-up local celebrities are.

Love
US

If you've been to a sports event in America within the past 20 years, then yes... you're probably familiar with Gary Glitter's work.

I mean, really, what American doesn't know this song?

The song, not the singer. Further proof that no one here has any idea who gary glitter is.

shivashakti: rudemix: I recall the US outrage and stadiums everywhere vowing to never play that song of his that became a sports anthem. It was a nice few years without it, but it's back. I always wonder if he gets paid for that for usage.

I think stadiums use a version of the song that was remade by another artist, but I could be wrong.

It doesn't matter. The only person who receives royalties is the writer. Getting the rights to play the original recording can be harder (i.e. more expensive), but the writer is always the one who gets paid performance royalties.