The Guardian reports that the BBC have issued an apology following Rage Against the Machine’s live performance of this years probable Christmas No. 1 Killing in the Name.
Rage Against The Machine were guests on the morning show, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty, and invited to play a live version of their song, Killing in the Name.
The band had been asked not to sing the final refrain, “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!” but singer Zack de la Rocha sang it anyway.
It was not until the fourth repetition that the breakfast show production team faded out the microphone and returned to the studio.
Call me cynical but this had to be set up to stir up a little controversy. What were the chances that Zack de la Rocha would not sing those particular lyrics after having been asked not to? Even if there was no collusion between the band and the BBC producers I’m sure the producers expected this to happen.