Perhaps you have heard of Led Zeppelin IV. Some of its track titles are politically incorrect these days, so we've taken to renaming them. "Black Dog," "Stairway to Heaven" and "When the Levee Breaks" have become "Dog of Color," "Stairway to an Unspecified Nondenominational Afterlife" and "When the Levee Breaks (It's W's Fault)."
In the same vein, the Beatles' "Taxman" has been renamed "Robin Hood," and "Revolution" has been renamed "Our Game Plan."
Likewise, the second biggest-selling album of all time is now just called Back, because "Back in Black" is racist, and "Back in" just doesn't make sense.
Songs about sex can stay, so long as the sex is mutually enjoyable. Songs that treat women as objects have to go.
Oh, and get those parental warning labels off the albums. Kids are going to come across that sort of language no matter what we do.
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