I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio
"I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio" is a song performed by Eric Idle, an England, English comedian and member of Monty Python. It mocks radio censorship of words considered inappropriate. Another similar song, also by Idle, is "FCC Song, The FCC Song", whose refrain "Fuck you very much" is directed at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. "I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio" touches on the same subject, but includes bleepings and Comic sound, comic sound-effect noises (such as "Cha-ching" or "Yeeaagh!") in place of actual profanity. The song first appeared on ''Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album'', and later appeared on two compilation albums: disc two of ''The Final Rip Off'' and the E.P. ''Always Look on the Bright Side of Life''. See also *FCC Song References

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Eric Idle
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical ''Spamalot'' (based on '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail''). Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (from ''Life of Brian''), and the "Galaxy Song" (from '' The Meaning of Life''). After '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', he created the sketch show ''Rutland Weekend Television'' (1975-76), hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' in the US four times in the first five seasons and guest-starred on ''The Simpsons''. Idle's initially successful solo career faltered in the 1990s with the failures of his 1993 film ''Splitting Heirs'' (which he wrote, produced, and starred in) and 1998's '' An Alan Smithee Film: Burn H ...
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