My Generation By The Who

The Who still has a high standing in the annals of rock music despite being one of Britain's biggest performers throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Their popularity and place in mainstream culture were established by songs like Pinball Wizard and My Generation. But being popular does not protect you from being banned, and My Generation suffered this fate when, you guessed it, the BBC banned the song following its 1965 release.

This time, the manner in which the song was sung—rather than its content—was what led to the ban. Some of the words are deliberately stutter-sang by the band's lead singer, Roger Daltrey. Because the BBC believed the song to be disrespectful to stutterers, they refused to play it. However, after receiving extensive play on pirate radio and selling 300,000 copies, the BBC gave in and permitted it to be played on conventional radio.