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This Week in Bans: 'Pornographic' Songs Outlawed in Indonesian Cities

Scandalous songs like "Sorry I Got You Pregnant" are banned from radio in Jakarta. Also, a British town restricts sidewalk solicitors; Fruita, Colo., drops its "WTF" tourist campaign; a New York city tells frackers to get drilled.

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By John Metcalfe

February 23, 2012 at 3:10 PM EST

Welcome back to our weekly look at what's been outlawed in cities across the world:

• Indonesian officials have banned several popular dangdut songs from radio and TV in cities across the country, deeming them pornographic. The 10 outlawed tunes, typically performed against dangdut's catchy backdrop of tabla drums and sensuous synths, include Julia Perez’s "Jupe Paling Suka 69" ("Jupe Likes 69 Best"), which the singer delivers along with come-hither sighs and details about her favorite positions in bed. Other tunes Jakarta music fans will no longer groove to: "Maaf Kamu Hamil Duluan" ("Sorry I Got You Pregnant"), "Mobil Bergoyang" ("Rocking Car"), "Apa Aja Boleh" ("Anything Goes") and "Hamil Duluan" ("Accidentally Pregnant"), a title that sounds like the opposite of sexy. Top broadcasting official and total buzzkill Badrun A.M. said the government feared the graphic acts described in the lyrics would inspire copycat sex among Indonesians, telling the Jakarta Globe:

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