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    "comment": "Support independent HUMAN-POWERED radio! https://kexp.org/donate/\n--\nOn January 13th in 1984, two days after BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Mike Read said he would not play Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s CLASSIC “Relax” because of the sexual nature of this AMAZING song, BBC Radio banned the single from its shows (although certain prominent night-time BBC shows – including those of Kid Jensen and John Peel – continued to play the record, as they saw fit. As almost always happens, the now-banned \"Relax\" hit the number-one spot on January 24th and stayed their for 5-weeks.",
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