Eagles News: The Eagles At Center of Goddamn “Fast Lane” Censorship Battle

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“It’s everybody’s policy,” station manger Ray Nelson said of the edit, “people find it offensive.” For the record, the uber-sensitive FCC has no problem with “goddamn,” but apparently the Third Commandment �" the Thou Shalt Not Take the Lord’s Name in Vain one �" considers the lyric a violation. The Eagles’ Don Felder was made aware of the station’s edit, and while he’d rather the song remain unchanged, he told the Birmingham Weekly, “There are people who have extreme religious beliefs that would find it offensive. I can understand why they wouldn’t like to hear it.”

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