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Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

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(Newser) – Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames an "overzealous" editor for excising the lines, the Chicago Tribune reports.

"We don't have a policy in place to censor," an AT&T spokeswoman said. "This was an honest mistake. There was no censorship intended." On its website, Pearl Jam raises the issues of media consolidation and net neutrality, adding, "it's about something much bigger than the censorship of a rock band."

Crowds cheer Pearl Jam in Grant Park during Lollapalooza, 2007.
Crowds cheer Pearl Jam in Grant Park during Lollapalooza, 2007.   ((c) mrch0mp3rs)
Pearl Jam emits a blinding glow, in this fan-taken photograph from Lollapalooza, 2007.
Pearl Jam emits a blinding glow, in this fan-taken photograph from Lollapalooza, 2007.   ((c) mrch0mp3rs)
Eddie Vedder, lead singer for the rock group Pearl Jam, seen here at the Kokua Festival at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Saturday, April 24, 2007.
Eddie Vedder, lead singer for the rock group Pearl Jam, seen here at the Kokua Festival at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Saturday, April 24, 2007. "What happened to us this weekend was a wake-up call,...   (Associated Press)
Eddie Vedder (right) with fellow politically-conscious rocker, Bono of U2. The censored lyrics read
Eddie Vedder (right) with fellow politically-conscious rocker, Bono of U2. The censored lyrics read ""George Bush, leave this world alone" and "George Bush, find yourself another home".   (Getty Images)
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