Well, this is embarrassing. According to, er, Fox News:
Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" can no longer be played in Canada in its original form since the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has deemed the song offensive.
The decision stems from a listener's complaint last year calling the lyrics — which contain the word "f----t" — extremely offensive to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
I'd love to know who complained about this. All the Canadian gays I know get their music on the internet and by hooking up with DJs.
This does leave one question: If Rita MacNeil covers 'Money for Nothing,' will Canada explode in a cloud of CanConFusion?
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