'Strange Fruit' - Billie Holiday - 'Strange Fruit' protested the lynching of black people, which was quite a shock for the racist, conservative society of the time.
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'We Can't Stop' - Miley Cyrus - To truly separate herself from Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus moved on with a smash hit where she sings about "Molly" and "Trying to get a line in the bathroom."
'The Pill' - Loretta Lynn - Back in the '70s, songs about birth control were not common. So when country star Loretta Lynn came out with this track, numerous radio stations refused to play it.
'American Skin (41 Shots)' - Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen received a lot of heat for his musical portrait of the fatal NYPD police shooting of Amadou Diallo.
'Stan' - Eminem ft. Dido - The song is about an alleged obsessed fan of the rapper, who tied up his pregnant partner, put her in the trunk of his car, and drove into a river while drunk.
'God Only Knows' - The Beach Boys - In the '60s, invoking the name of God in a pop song was regarded as blasphemy. This led to some radio stations banning this Beach Boys classic.
'Papa Don't Preach' - Madonna - The queen of pop has caused plenty of controversy throughout her career, and this song is no different.
'Closer'-Nine Inch Nails - A radio hit when it came out in 1994, 'Closer' by Nine Inch Nails is one of the band's most popular songs that had to be edited. The chorus talks about intimacy and desire.
Brown Eyed Girl' - Van Morrison - The original title for this song was 'Brown Skinned Girl,' which detailed an interracial relationship.
'Cop Killer' - Body Count - Looking back to when Ice-T went metal with this band, much like N.W.A.'s police-related track, 'Cop Killer' is considered to be a protest song against police brutality.