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Post by webm@ster on Mar 18, 2003 11:04:57 GMT -5
THE Chinese government has ordered the Rolling Stones to cut four of their best-known hits from next month's mainland shows. The band, which is scheduled to perform on April 1 in Shanghai and on April 4 in Beijing, will not be allowed to play Brown Sugar, Honky Tonk Woman, Beast of Burden or Let's Spend the Night Together, Chen Jixin, head of Beijing Time New Century Entertainment, a concert organiser behind the two China dates, said.
The four songs, all of which include sexual references, were originally cut from the mainland release of the band's 40 Licks compilation album by China's culture ministry, Chen said.
The album was released by EMI Records China earlier this year. It was the first Rolling Stones album to legally hit the China market; pirated Stones' CDs are widely available in Shanghai and Beijing.
Chen said she didn't know why the Government had banned the four songs. The Chinese Ministry of Culture said no one was immediately available for comment.
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