"Money for Nothing" Radio ban say thrown in the Canada Straits

Juan Gimenez of Naharro

Remember the outrage felt fans of Dire Straits , when the English group smash hit "Money for nothing" was banned after complaints about the use of the word "faggot" from the 1985 track on Canadian radio? Well, the Canadian Council of standards Broadcast seems to think that indignation was justified, as they put an end to the boycott "money for nothing".

According to a report published Wednesday, August 31 and reported by the CBC, individual radio stations are once more able to decide for themselves if play classic rock now-infamous tune. While the CBSC still maintains that the lyric is offensive - a claim Dire Straits keyboardist Guy Fletcher called "hilarious" and "incredible" when the ban was placed earlier this year, the Council considers that the term should be taken in the context. They will help Canadian broadcasters to play the original version of ' Money for Nothing' if they are unhappy with the version that publishes the "faggot".

We wonder what Fletcher and songwriter Mark Knopfler have to say now after going through this whole ordeal. Our best guess? Scanning set of words prohibited by the CBSC.

Watch the Strait said to run "money for nothing".
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