VIDEO Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Uncensored) [1982]
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The first video to be rejected by MTV (which heavily edited it), also banned by the BBC because of nudity.
VIDEO Madonna - Erotica (Uncensored) [1992] NSFW
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Aired only three times (always after midnight) on the American MTV because of its sexual depictions of sadomasochism.
VIDEO Thirty Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (Explicit/Uncensored)
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FYI, there is about 1:25 of pure black screen in the beginning of this video. The music video for the song "Hurricane" was banned by MTV and several other TV channels around the world. The video was b...
VIDEO Sir Mix A Lot - "Baby Got Back"
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At the time of its original release, the song caused controversy with its outspoken and blatantly sexual lyrics about the female anatomy, and the video was briefly banned by MTV.
VIDEO The Sounds - Tony The Beat
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Censored because of the nudity towards the end of the video. Thanks to @FernandoBlanco for the video recommendation.
VIDEO NIN - Closer (Uncut) [1994]
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The video shows events in what appears to be a 19th century-style mad-scientist's laboratory that deal with religion, sexuality, animal cruelty, politics, and terror. It was somewhat controversial due...
VIDEO Bjork - Pagan Poetry (Uncensored) [2001]
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The music video for "Pagan Poetry", directed by Nick Knight "is about a woman preparing herself for marriage and for her lover". It was also one of Björk's most controversial. It features Björk in a d...
VIDEO Elvis Presley - Hound Dog on Ed Sullivan [9/9/1956]
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The infamous performance by Elvis Presley from 1956. Cameramen were instructed to shoot Elvis from the hips up due to his "raw energy and sexuality".
VIDEO Frankie Goes to Hollywood - RELAX (Uncensored) [1983]
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First version of the video, with heavily homoerotic content, banned from English television immediately after its release.
VIDEO Eminem - Just Lose It [2004]
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Banned on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) channel for being disrespectful towards Michael Jackson.
VIDEO Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us (Prison Version) [1996]
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Banned from MTV, VH1 and BBC because of the anti-Semitic message that is allegedly contained in the song and the strong visuals that appear in the background.
VIDEO Michael Jackson - "Black Or White"
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Controversy was generated concerning the last four minutes of the original music video. Jackson walks out of the studio as a black panther and then morphs into himself. Then he walks outside to perfor...
VIDEO Nas (featuring Puff Daddy) - "Hate Me Now"
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The music video for the single, directed by Hype Williams and featuring Nas being crucified, was the subject of extreme controversy, as the original edit also featured Puff Daddy on the cross. A Catho...
VIDEO Madonna - Justify My Love (Uncensored) [1990]
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Banned by MTV in 1990 because of its depiction of sadomasochism, homosexuality, cross-dressing and group sex.
VIDEO Justice - Stress [2008]
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In 2008, Justice's video for their song "Stress" was boycotted by several major music television channels due to allegations of racism and violence; the video depicts several youths committing various...
VIDEO Björk - Cocoon [2002] NSFW!
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Cocoon was banned from airplay on MTV due to a seemingly nude Björk (actually wearing a close fitting bodysuit), dancing in the video this time with her nipples secreting a red thread that eventually ...
VIDEO Gnarls Barkley - Run [2008]
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Banned from television after failing the Harding Test, which monitors strobe effects that trigger epileptic seizures.
VIDEO Madonna - What it Feels Like for a Girl [2001]
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Banned before 9pm by MTV because of its depiction of violence and abuse throughout the main character’s sequence of crimes.
VIDEO M.I.A - "Born Free"
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The video shows red-headed kids being rounded up and brutally murdered. It was originally banned from YouTube due to its violent content. The video is an allegory for the Sri Lankan government’s bruta...
VIDEO 2 Live Crew - "Me So Horny" (Uncut)
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Two versions of the video were ultimately released. The original "uncut" version featured the dancing women in G-string bikini bottoms (with rotoscoped black squares placed over the women's buttocks) ...
VIDEO Tool - Stinkfist [1996]
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Tool's ‘Stinkfist’ is the king of controversial music videos, the dirty old granddaddy of them all. MTV wouldn't even use the song's original name for fear of causing offence. Instead they relied on t...
VIDEO Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (Uncensored)
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Mötley Crüe's video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" was banned by MTV for having completely nude women dancing around the members of the band in a strip club. Mötley Crüe did make another version of the vid...
VIDEO Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's "Wardrobe Malfunction" at Super Bowl XXXVIII
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The infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
VIDEO The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen [1977]
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Banned by the BBC for its anti-royal sentiment that shocked some viewers.