Why do some album lyric booklets intentionally leave out verses with swearing?
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« on: March 26, 2023, 10:59:04 PM »

I noticed a few album lyric booklets don't print some verses of songs with swearing in them. For example, the booklet of the Incubus album SCIENCE leaves out the last verse to "Deep Inside". Also, the booklet of the Ting Tings album Sounds from Nowheresville, leaves out the last verse to "Hang It Up". What is the reason for this practice?
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2023, 11:00:48 PM »

Glassjaw did this with Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence. I remember this was asked decades ago why, and the answer was interesting: The RIAA's Parental Advisory stickers are based on printed lyrics, not lyrics in the actual songs. Glassjaw didn't want a Parental Advisory sticker because they only appear on RIAA released albums yet wanted the image of a more underground and independent band, so they released it edited to avoid one.
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2023, 11:17:50 PM »

Glassjaw did this with Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence. I remember this was asked decades ago why, and the answer was interesting: The RIAA's Parental Advisory stickers are based on printed lyrics, not lyrics in the actual songs. Glassjaw didn't want a Parental Advisory sticker because they only appear on RIAA released albums yet wanted the image of a more underground and independent band, so they released it edited to avoid one.
How do you know Parental Advisory labels are only based on what's in the booklet? Why wouldn't Glassjaw just print none of the lyrics in the booklet (which is what Charli XCX does). I doubt Incubus or the Ting Tings care about having an underground image.
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2023, 06:38:15 PM »

Glassjaw did this with Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence. I remember this was asked decades ago why, and the answer was interesting: The RIAA's Parental Advisory stickers are based on printed lyrics, not lyrics in the actual songs. Glassjaw didn't want a Parental Advisory sticker because they only appear on RIAA released albums yet wanted the image of a more underground and independent band, so they released it edited to avoid one.
How do you know Parental Advisory labels are only based on what's in the booklet? Why wouldn't Glassjaw just print none of the lyrics in the booklet (which is what Charli XCX does). I doubt Incubus or the Ting Tings care about having an underground image.
That's the answer that the band themselves gave. I can't comment on the others. It's possible they just didn't want to have to press a "clean" version of the album as well.
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2023, 10:24:14 PM »

Glassjaw did this with Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence. I remember this was asked decades ago why, and the answer was interesting: The RIAA's Parental Advisory stickers are based on printed lyrics, not lyrics in the actual songs. Glassjaw didn't want a Parental Advisory sticker because they only appear on RIAA released albums yet wanted the image of a more underground and independent band, so they released it edited to avoid one.
How do you know Parental Advisory labels are only based on what's in the booklet? Why wouldn't Glassjaw just print none of the lyrics in the booklet (which is what Charli XCX does). I doubt Incubus or the Ting Tings care about having an underground image.
That's the answer that the band themselves gave. I can't comment on the others. It's possible they just didn't want to have to press a "clean" version of the album as well.
What are the specific verses to Glassjaw songs that aren't mentioned in the album's booklet?
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