“Every Man I Know Thinks It’s Dirty” — Why Country Radio DJs Refused To Play Dolly Parton’s Most Misunderstood #1 Hit
If you can believe it, even Dolly Parton has had a song or two banned from the radio. On this date in 1975, she released “The Bargain Store,” which according to Showbiz, was banned at almost every radio station when most DJ’s across the country refused to play her it because they viewed a lot of the lyrics as “suggestive.” Specifically, they didn’t like the line “you can easily afford the price,” which they (incorrectly) viewed as a thinly veiled reference […]
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