Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films

Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by itishappy on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:15PM (#42110112)

Or even the same version the user originally liked! Apple Music (as of last use, about 10 year ago), Google Play Music (RIP), and YouTube Music all do this fun thing where they swap explicit versions of songs out for clean ones or partially clean ones. My favorite example is Kenji by Fort Minor, a song about Japanese internment camps in WWII that features the verse:

> stop it don't look at the gunmen

> you don't want to get the soldiers wondering

> whether you're going to run or not

> because if you run then you might get [EMPTY SPACE]

This is the explicit version available on the app. The word was "shot." The album version says the word. As of today there's no way to get the album version on YouTube Music, the way it was when I first hit "like."

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by edflsafoiewq on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:54PM (#42110337)

In what world is "shot" explicit?

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by mindslight on Monday November 11, 2024 @05:31PM (#42111038)

The lowest common denominator beige world of "trigger warnings" before any sentence that may stir emotion.

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by slyall on Monday November 11, 2024 @08:16PM (#42111984)

The one where people say "unalive" or "self-delete" in videos and social media posts to prevent them being hidden, demonetized or restricted.

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by 2024 on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:30PM (#42110199)

I haven't used YouTube Music before, but the video from the official Fort Minor channel has the "you might get shot" lyric intact (@1:46)

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pUBKcOZjX6g

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by itishappy on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:47PM (#42110290)

The YouTube Music song library is distinct from the YouTube video library. YouTube Music allows you to add both to playlists, which I guess is a nice feature, but I typically just stick with the audio version. Music videos often have additional sound effects added over the song and (I assume) the songs have higher quality audio. I don't think Fort Minor adds sound effects, so this would be an effective workaround in my specific case.

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Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films by hiros-neko on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:55PM (#42110346)

I have just checked Apple Music, and as of now, in the example you provided the lyrics are intact

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