Censored Songs: Country Music’s Dirty Mouths Come Clean

Country stars have long been known to speak their minds through their lyrics, but usually not using four letter words. While it’s common in other genres to have two different versions of a song — one clean and one explicit — it’s quite the rarity in country music. But we’ve found a few over the years who dare to swear … and then have to go back into the studio to make a family-friendly version of the same song for country radio airplay. The alternative? Just accept the fact that radio might throw a big fat bleep in the middle of their song. The Boot counts down our picks for the top 10 censored songs in country music.

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10. ‘Baggage Claim,’ Miranda Lambert (2011)

Original Line: “Come and get your s—!”
Squeaky Clean Alternative: “Come and get it”
Never one to avoid speaking her mind, Miranda said exactly what she wanted to say on the album version of her latest song. She also released a clean version to radio to ensure the first single from her upcoming album, ‘Four the Record,’ keeps flying up the charts.




Never one to avoid speaking her mind, Miranda said exactly what she wanted to say on the album version of her latest song. She also released a clean version to radio to ensure the first single from her upcoming albumNever one to avoid speaking her mind, Miranda said exactly what she wanted to say on the album version of her latest song. She also released a clean version to radio to ensure the first single from her upcoming album
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