How come some songs on UK radio can say "@rse or @ss" and others can't?

Question

Scouting for Girls - Heartbeat does say it but

Nickelback's Rockstar is blocked.

Answer 1

i think its also the radio "station" that decides to block out the words, but i am confused...

Chris Moyles can say "A**E" when he is just generally speaking on radio one, but it will STILL be blanked out on a song he plays straight after!

Answer 2

There were discussing Nickelback's 'Rockstar' on Radio 1 the other week - its blocked because thats what the record company sent them to play - if they were sent the unedited version they probably would have played that

Answer 3

i dont know but i think that it is really unfair as rockstar is a really good song and they blocked a sillt little word

i think that they should leet all songs say it

s**y chick

Answer 4

Because Nickelback's version is a US edit & they have strange ideas of what is & isn't 'proper'.

Watch an American home video show, they have to blur out the top of an @rse crack!

Answer 5

The real difference here is that Nickelback says "@sshole".  As soon as you attach the word "hole" to @ss, the censors go up.  There are even some edits here in the US that bleep @ss but still say "hole".