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"[Go West] video was initially banned by MTV on the grounds of being misogynistic as it did not have any women in it. Despite protests from the band's management and counter-accusation of homophobia as there were plenty of other videos of all-male groups on the channel which did not have women in them, or used them in a sexually objectifiying manner, the video was re-edited to have a black female (long-time Pet Shop Boys backing singer Sylvia Mason-James ) dressed as the Statue of Liberty."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_West_%28song%29

I didn't know this until today!

So, now, any ideas where can one watch the original video (without Sylvia)? YouTube nothing, it seems. Thanks.

I for one have certainly never heard this before...

Never heard of this either - I read it on Wikipedia a couple of weeks ago and did think about removing it because it sounds like a load of rubbish.

bookshopboy wrote:Never heard of this either - I read it on Wikipedia a couple of weeks ago and did think about removing it because it sounds like a load of rubbish.

Hm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... d=57881054

Now just to find out who is behind 80.216.45.92...

stupid idea for banning the video...

That's why they added the performance parts to the video of Home & Dry – MTV accused them of being misanthropic, because there were no people in it in the first version.

How come MTV did survive the Liberation vid then.

Tomas wrote:How come MTV did survive the Liberation vid then.

They were afraid that if they complained, PSB would bring the Go West soldiers back into the Liberation video too.

I take it Paninaro 95 was never ever shown on MTV then?

Oh what a laugh...how silly...I guess people seem to get hit over the head with politically correct hammers from time to time...anyway I guess if its true they probably just shot extra scenes with Sylvia and added them in to the existing video....I don't think there is another version

Track 1 Integral
Track 2 Misogynistic (Men only Mix)
Track 3 Misanthropic (No-one there Mix)

Now there's a B-side title.

I don´t even think there´s females in some vids. Weird thing or then not true.

Opportunities (Both versions) , Paninaro 95 ,It's Alright & Liberation Video's have no Woman in them, pretty sure they have all been on MTV at one time or another.

Yes i know there were girl babies in It's Alright but they aren't Woman are they!

Dipso wrote:I take it Paninaro 95 was never ever shown on MTV then?

it was shown!

It's not true. Wikipedia is filled with all sorts of rubbish - that's what happens when you let anyone with a keyboard submit "content."