What RB2 songs would and wouldn't pass the family-friendly filter?

[TubaDude49]

how the heck does Paranoid from RB1 count as FF? first line "did it with my woman..."

"Finished with my woman 'cuz she couldn't help me with my mind"

[TubaDude49]

Pinball Wizard- Never understood how that is offensive. They're not saying deaf and blind kids are dumb, they're saying the kid was all three of these things.

Most people don't even realize the usage of the word 'dumb' as mute, like The Who intended.

[TubaDude49]

The filter is designed so HMX won't get sued over what might make some level of common sense. Remember that, and instead of asking "is this family friendly", ask "would someone sue over this not being family friendly?"

Why would they sue over that? Freedom of speech, they aren't suggestive themes, and someone who didn't know about the meaning of the song would see it as a fable about the forest.

[Bront20]

Why would they sue over that? Freedom of speech, they aren't suggestive themes, and someone who didn't know about the meaning of the song would see it as a fable about the forest.

Freedom of Speech isn't the issue. The issue is that kids will be listening to these songs and playing them, and parents are (overly, some might say) sensitive about what kids listen to.

From that subset, someone will get the lovely idea to sue over a song not being family friendly.

[Shift Breaker]

I would be very surprised if they would be able to get the rights to export "Battery", thanks to the Guitar Hero deal

Well, if it doesn't export, I don't think that would be the reason. Keep in mind that "Trapped Under Ice" doesn't export from GH:WT, and we already have a whole Metallic game anyway.

Licensing for exporting is a very strange thing. Like how Monsoon wasn't export-ready for RB1 EU, yet "Ready, Set, Go!" was released a while after the whole RB1 export scenario. Or how "Let's Dance" by David Bowie exports from Band Hero to Guitar Hero 5, but how "Fame" by David Bowie doesn't export from Guitar Hero 5 to Band Hero.