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   Angie (angiebaby@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 18-Sep-2025 21:21:37 JST Angie

   Is it a false memory of mine, or was there in fact a short period of time where the radio played a version of "Play that Funky Music" by Wild Cherry that censored "white boy"?

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Thursday, 18-Sep-2025 21:21:35 JST Miakoda

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     • Tengu

     @Tengu @angiebaby Wow, that sounds broken

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     tengu@snug.moe's status on Thursday, 18-Sep-2025 21:21:37 JST Tengu

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     @angiebaby Yes they did
     "There is an edited version of "Play That Funky Music" without "white boy" that was released for radio airplay around the Boston area, as the original version was briefly banned in that area upon its original release. Instead of "white boy," the words, "hey, funky music" were substituted (Epic cat# AE7 1107). That version is now a collector's item."
     
     Here's the Censored version