Getting geared to watch Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) today and reading up a bit on the controversy around the Eurythmics track ”Sexcrime” – composed for the movie and used in the trailer but which never made it into the movie. For reasons.
As part of the irony that only humans can deliver, the song ”Sexcrime” was also met with resistance in the US and many American radio stations actually banned it from their playlists.
The album featured a hype sticker when released, with the text ”Censored by the Thought Police”.
Original Trailer: (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BA7adK6XA
Diffuser: The Messy History of the Eurythmics’ ’1984’ soundtrack: https://diffuser.fm/eurythmics-1984-soundtrack/
Beat: Eurythmics ’1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)’: https://vocal.media/beat/eurythmics-1984-for-the-love-of-big-brother