10 Rock Bands That Got Banned For Stupid Reasons
8. Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
As the '60s rolled on, the world of the Rolling Stones started to get more and more dangerous. After leaving their blues covers behind, the next ensuing run of albums would cost them a guitar player in Brian Jones, relentless drug abuse from Keith Richards, and even leading to a death in Altamont in 1969. Then again, we did get a kickass song out of it in Street Fighting Man.
Seeing how the Stones were known for their rebellious attitude from the beginning, this seemed like the next logical step from something like Let's Spend the Night Together, with just the right amount of sonic swagger to boot. Though their home turf may have responded in kind to it, the US was not nearly as nice to this new offering from the Glimmer Twins. Released during what would be one of the most turbulent times in US political history, many local governments forbade playing this song for fear that it would incite actual riots in the streets.
Even after the rise of Chuck Berry and Little Richard back in the '50s, it seemed that the higher-ups in Washington were still a little skeptical as to whether this party music was actually going to make people resort to violence. Despite having the lyrics of "ain't no place for a street fighting man," this is yet another scenario of people just judging the song for its title.