Connect with us

Nick Cain

Forgive me, but I don’t think I can take anymore

NICK CAIN

Common sense would have told the Welsh Rugby Union that banning a song like “Delilah” is doomed.
It can ban its performance at the Principality Stadium by choirs, but the song, made famous by Tom Jones, will almost certainly be belted out by fans.
It is a song about betrayal and murder between lovers, as are half the arias in opera. So, are we going to close the door on opera, banning it for fear that it encourages misogyny? Are we going to ban Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe” for the same reason?
Or do we let them stand without being censored because they are the stuff of tragedy acted ...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

SUBSCRIBE

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related Topics
1 Comment
 

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Rugby Newsletter
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

The Rugby Paper

The best betting sites

Globusbet

the best minimum deposit £5 casinos casinobonusesfinder

Full list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com kasyna akceptujące paypal

online casinoFill Your Boots

free bets

online bookmakerFull list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com

GGBetBanner Depicting Therealefl.co.uk an affiliate site for Licensed UKGC Football bookmakers.

More in Nick Cain