Ke$ha's Single, 'Die Young' Pulled Off Radio After Connecticut Massacre: Doing the Right Thing or Being Overly Sensitive?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/12/18 23:00:00

Related Topics: Music, Ke$ha, Die Young, Connecticut

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She's always been a pop star who courted controversy, but now Ke$ha has become a little too much for the public to handle -- at least for now. One of the singer's latest hits, "Die Young," has been pulled from radio play in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut massacre.

At the time of the heartbreaking slaughter of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, Ke$ha's single was No. 3 in the radio charts and was attracting 167 million listeners nationwide. By Monday, it had dropped to 148 million as radio stations nationwide pulled it from their playlists, according to a report by TMZ based on airplay statistics from Mediabase.

By Tuesday the number had apparently dropped as low as 98.5 million, but it's unlikely that Ke$ha herself is upset as she has fully expressed her grief on Twitter, saying "My heart goes out deeply to the people of Newtown, Connecticut." Do you think it makes sense for radio stations to ban this single after the Connecticut massacre? Or do you think the entertainment industry is being overly sensitive?

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Tylurr 2012/12/18 23:23:47

Being Overly Sensitive

+26
Let me clear the air here. I think she should be off the airwaves for the sole fact that her "Music" is TERRIBLE. I also hold a deep sorrow for any of the parents involved that are burying their kids a week or so before Christmas. It's truly heartbreaking to see the world crumble like this

BUT

Taking a song off the air just because it seems "Insensitive" is terrible. Absolutely terrible.

I know we're all looking for excuses to push her off of airwaves. Trust me. I don't think there are many people that want this more than I do. But this isn't the way to go about it. It sets a precedent that there is a time when free speech/expression is NOT okay. Soon enough, that stems to other forms of media.

You have to take the good and the bad that comes with free expression. As much as I think airwaves should be dominated by alternative, classic metal, rock, and progressive metal/rock, people are allowed to express what they will. Even if it offends someone.

They aren't infringing on our rights. Why do we deem it necessary to infringe on theirs?

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Paroxysm 2013/03/19 12:49:29

Doing the Right Thing

No one needs to listen to her pointless crap anyways.

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kelsieilesha 2013/01/23 20:26:36

Being Overly Sensitive

Pansies, I tell you. PANSIES!!!

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Veronica 2013/01/19 02:12:46

Being Overly Sensitive

Its a song... Get over it

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Duane Freemantle 2012/12/24 11:41:29

Being Overly Sensitive

Maybe, someone should have actually read the lyrics.

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Sara Cupcakes 2012/12/24 00:55:01

Being Overly Sensitive

What is the song ? I dont think she meant harm...

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Cierra 2012/12/23 21:31:45

Being Overly Sensitive

I'm pretty sure her song had nothing to do with what happened. Ke$ha makes mostly dance music that may be dumb, yes, but it's not harmful. If people really want to do something, instead of pulling songs off the radio that really has nothing to do with the situation, how about they come up with an actual plan to keep what happened in Newtown, Connecticut from ever happening again? My heart goes out to all the families that have lost someone on that terrible day.

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Sully 2012/12/23 18:12:14
Royo 2012/12/23 13:36:54

Being Overly Sensitive

People are treating it like she knew there was gonna be a massacre. Cut the BS out and stop being so sensitive, America. Seriously.

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Dave 007 2012/12/22 16:26:30

Doing the Right Thing

+1
So why is banning guns okay?

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Cory Ro... to Dave 007 2013/01/03 01:58:04

It's against the constution u stupid Fck only Obama think its okay and the other retarded liberals, get a grip

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Joseph Mallery 2012/12/22 03:22:00

Doing the Right Thing

+2
ALL of her music should be off air, they're that crappy.

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Cory Ro... to Joseph ... 2013/01/03 01:58:18

+1
Rude

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roman 2012/12/21 20:46:58

Being Overly Sensitive

+1
people kill, guns don't kill, we need conservative controls to keep the nut jobs in the trees where they belong

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Denis B 2012/12/21 16:41:42

Being Overly Sensitive

Freedom of speech and expression are basic foundations of our civil liberties. Besides, I like her music

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Sierra Bryant 2012/12/21 07:25:31

Being Overly Sensitive

+2
they haven't taken pumped up kicks off the radio which is about school shootings so yeah, the media is being overly sensitive. but my heart does go out to the children who lost their lives, the families, and all of Newton.

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Dirrty English 2012/12/21 05:00:18
nathaniel21 2012/12/20 23:59:29

Being Overly Sensitive

I could care less but the song has nothing to do with the massacre only the good die young and Kesha is terrible. Those children did not deserve to die but I bet you that they were mostly good kids.

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Alexandria. 2012/12/20 16:33:51

Doing the Right Thing

They probably took it off the air cause the music was truly bad.

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Cory Ro... to Alexand... 2013/01/03 01:58:43

Jb is terrible

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Diddley Squat 2012/12/20 16:11:52

Being Overly Sensitive

+1
I don't know anything about her or her song. I'm a rock person myself. But, that said, censorship of radio is not the answer.

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ThisIsAlbinoRhino 2012/12/20 14:47:43

Doing the Right Thing

Children died, yes it was tragic. But jumping at every mention of death is begging for attention. Sorry but I believe that the families should mourn their losses and try to move on, quit taking songs of the air because its to soon after.... Ridiculous, and quite selfish

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jay j to ThisIsA... 2012/12/21 08:40:42

The song has been out for weeks....

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nextpresident 2012/12/20 12:46:35

Doing the Right Thing

The people of Conneticut have every right to be overly sensitive over a song like this! Ke$ha said so herself.

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Kirstin 2012/12/20 12:44:18

Being Overly Sensitive

+2
And what, I ask you, does the song have to do with a massacre?

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Aly 2012/12/20 10:02:54

Being Overly Sensitive

+2
the song is not about killing kids, shooting kids or just killing young ones.
it has nothing to do with what happened with the shooting

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BuggaBoo 2012/12/20 09:18:49

Doing the Right Thing

hearing "die young" after such a horrible tragedy involving innocent children would be a slap in the face to some. I hope Ke$ha understands.

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Jim 2012/12/20 08:37:12

Being Overly Sensitive

+2
We all mourn the tragedy in Newtown, but life goes on.

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nextpre... to Jim 2012/12/20 12:51:47 (edited)

+8
And life will go on for Ke$ha after the song is taken off the air. And isnt it kind of funny that after she performed the hit single on X factor Australia the next day six teenagers died in a car accident due to them thinking that they could live life to the fullest by driving and drinking underage. Oh and just to add in, if you look at her performance do you notice the triangle and eye inside. No doubt that that performance is another satanic ritual?
No doubt that those kids were watching her performance

http://www.theage.com.au/vict...

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Carlo 2012/12/20 07:30:09 (edited)

Being Overly Sensitive

Well either that or will be patting themselves on the back for it publicly.

This is better SodaHead Celebs, but dont be patting yourselves on the back yet.

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Music Addict ♫ 2012/12/20 07:22:54 (edited)

Being Overly Sensitive

+1
She already apologized for the song being inappropriate on her Twitter page. I think people are kind of over reacting about the song. That isn't what the song's about, and It came out before the shooting even happened anyway.

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nicesteve 2012/12/20 07:07:14

Doing the Right Thing

+1
Under the present circumstances, I agree with the broadcast industry,
and I hope that Ke$ia has the heart to graciously agree with it, also
under the present circumstances. She'll be showing herself to be a
civilized and feeling woman if she does so.

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Tattoo Nana 2012/12/20 06:52:00

Doing the Right Thing

At this point of the game, I don't think we could be "overly sensitive" in this situation. I think this will actually give Ke$ha a plus, shows good moral character under the circumstances.

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S123 to Tattoo ... 2012/12/20 06:58:11

She isn't the one who pulled it.

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Tattoo ... to S123 2012/12/20 07:01:10

oh, well then I'm not so sure how I feel about it, that puts it in a different light.

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Jenny Barra 2012/12/20 06:46:34

Being Overly Sensitive

+1
She made the song before it. People are being overly sensitive. She came out with the song before it happen. What person would even think of the massacure while listening to the song? ....sick minded bastards.... Just clam the hell down.

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Jake Blanton 2012/12/20 06:43:06

Being Overly Sensitive

Not that I really care if it gets pulled... All the pop/hip-hop/rap-crap music these days is pure crap anyway...

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Marcy 2012/12/20 06:08:59

Doing the Right Thing

+1
Yes, i think thats doing the right thing. the phrase 'Die young' could b offensive

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Alacrity to Marcy 2012/12/20 06:28:51

+1
I would pic this answer. You are right, Marcy.

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JustMe 2012/12/20 06:00:54

Being Overly Sensitive

+2
That is just ridiculous and not totally accurate, I heard it on a local station on the way home yesterday. I could understand a temporary hold on playing "Pumped up kicks" or "Jeremy" but how does a song about an affair at a night club have anything to do with this?

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S123 to JustMe 2012/12/20 07:04:45

+1
I remember reading some comments on the MTV site about this that said "Pumped Up Kicks" is being played all the time, which does seem strange to me, if it's the same stations that won't play "Die Young".

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