Tom Jones iconic 'Delilah' song banned from Wales national stadium by rugby chiefs

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 08:11 AM

Fancy banning this cheerful ditty.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has struck "Delilah" off its choir playlist at the Principality Stadium.
The Tom Jones song will no longer be sung at Wales national ground, which holds more than 70,000 spectators.

A Principality Stadium spokesperson said: "Delilah will not feature on the playlist for choirs for rugby internationals at Principality Stadium."

"Guest choirs have also more recently been requested not to feature the song during their pre-match performances and throughout games."

They reiterated that the song was removed from its half-time entertainment and music playlist during international matches in 2015.

The lyrics of the 1968 ballad are at the heart of this controversy.

"Delilah" is stabbed as her jealous husband discovers her frolicking with another man - the husband pleads for forgiveness of her dead corpse at the end of the song.

Tom Jones iconic 'Delilah' song banned from Wales national stadium by rugby chiefs | UK News | Sky News

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Fancy banning this cheerful ditty.

What part of glorifying domestic violence do you find cheerful?

**VocalNeal** · 02-02-2023, 08:37 AM

according to Sky News

While "Delilah" has been banned from the WRU's official playlists there hasn't been any restrictions on fans singing the song.

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

What part of glorifying domestic violence do you find cheerful?

Fuck me you don't get irony at all do you.

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Fuck me you don't get irony at all do you.

You dont do irony.

But nice backflip

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

You dont do irony.

But nice backflip

How cheerful does this seem to you, you fucking moron?

"Delilah" is stabbed as her jealous husband discovers her frolicking with another man - the husband pleads for forgiveness of her dead corpse at the end of the song.

I think Willy is going for Woke Poster of the Year.

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 09:59 AM

whereas you are just pushing for your 100K post count.

Will you bake yourself a cake and award yourself a medal?

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

whereas you are just pushing for your 100K post count.

Will you bake yourself a cake and award yourself a medal?

I wouldn't be posting if you hadn't shrieked your disapproval, you pathetic woke wanker.

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I wouldn't be posting if you hadn't shrieked your disapproval, you pathetic woke wanker.

Hang on, was it irony or pathetic wokeness?

You cannot have it both ways.

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 11:37 AM

And he's still squealing, the woke wanker.

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 11:39 AM

So pretend the question wasn't asked.

Ok.

**harrybarracuda** · 02-02-2023, 11:55 AM

Anyone with at least one functioning brain cell - a category from which you are clearly excluded - knows this is a desperate attempt to appear woke after the WRU hit the headlines for sexism, racism and homophobia.

Next they will be banning the singing of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" because it was originally a slave song.

'Toxic' Welsh Rugby Union is accused of sexism, racism and homophobia | Daily Mail Online

No-one under 40, and possibly older, would even have known this song had a line about prostitutes being stabbed until these jobsworths decided to "take action". Fans just see it as a good singalong. In fact I'd wager 90+% of people only know the lyric "ner ner ner neeeeeeeeeeer ner ner" and "Oh Oh Oh Delilah".

I don't know what's more feeble, their attempt at trying to paint themselves in a good light or your pathetic, indignant, wokeness.

**cyrille** · 02-02-2023, 01:13 PM

**Bogon** · 02-02-2023, 01:21 PM

I take it Sexbomb is still OK?

**DrWilly** · 02-02-2023, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Next they will be banning the singing of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" because it was originally a slave song.

Which it is, and which it should be.

**misskit** · 02-02-2023, 01:38 PM

There goes Hey Joe.

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