ELTON JOHN'S RED PIANO POLE PULLED OFF

Everyone's still quite touchy about rudeness in TV music in the US, long after Janet Jackson's nipple and Queen Victoria have faded into memory. Latest cuts called for by touchy networks have sliced into Elton John's Red Piano special. NBC took one look at Elt singing The Bitch is Back while Pamela Anderson writhed about a pole on the big screen behind him and burst into uncontrolable sobs. "Gay man... bad word... pole dancing..."

Cuts were made - we imagine the programme now consists of a kitten wearing trousers waving from a rooftop.

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