The song “Delilah” has been in the Tom Jones repertoire for 55 years. From now on, his singing at the stadium in Wales by choirs has been banned. It was also removed from the official Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) playlists. The song stopped being played at matches at the stadium as early as 2015, but only now has a spokesman for the venue told Sky News that “Delilah” will never be played again. At the same time, he emphasizes that fans who start singing this song themselves will not suffer any consequences.
Tom Jones song banned for trivializing violence
The problematic lyrics of the song, contrary to appearances, are not about a love story at all, but about the murder of a woman from the perspective of her husband, who did it because of her betrayal. In the words of the songs we can find m.in. fragment:
She was standing there laughing. When she felt the knife in my hand, she stopped laughing forever
Controversial is also the final part of the lyrics, in which the husband-killer asks the corpse of his lover for forgiveness: “Forgive me, Delilah, I couldn’t take it anymore,” are the words of the song.
The Welsh Rugby Union, after many years of playing this song at matches, decided to eliminate the song. “The WRU condemns domestic violence of all kinds. We have previously sought expert advice on censoring the song and are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some fans due to its subject matter,” a Principality Stadium spokesperson said.
Welsh fans have a long history of singing at sporting events, including rugby matches. Tom Jones, who did not write the lyrics, disagrees. Speaking to “” in 2014, the artist said he “loves” hearing “Delilah” sung at rugby matches and it makes him “very proud to be Welsh.”
The singer said he also defended the message of the song at the time:
I think if you delve into a text about a man killing a woman, it’s not a political statement. It’s just something that happens in life. That it was a woman who had been unfaithful to him and he was just losing her
However, there are also many people who will disagree with Jones. Labor politician Chris Bryant wanted the song banned as early as 2016. In an interview with “”, he said that the song strongly trivializes domestic violence, which increases when rugby or sports matches are played. He was also aware that many fans wouldn’t like the change, but argued it bluntly at the time: “I know some people will say, ‘Oh, here they are going to spoil our fun,’ but the truth is, this song is about murder.” prostitutes.”
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Source: Gazeta
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