Word covering In order to allow songs to be played wherever possible it is common to censor particular words, particularly profanity. Some labels produce censored versions themselves, sometimes with alternative lyrics, to comply with the rules set by various radio and television programmes. Some stations decide to censor them themselves using one of ten methods: * Blanking; when the volume is muted for all or part of the word. * Bleeping; playing a noise, usually a "beep", over all or part of... read more
