The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has struck “Delilah” off its choir playlist on the Principality Stadium.
The Tom Jones music will now not be sung at Wales nationwide floor, which holds greater than 70,000 spectators.
A Principality Stadium spokesperson stated: “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 music was faraway from its half-time leisure and music playlist throughout worldwide matches in 2015.
The lyrics of the 1968 ballad are on the coronary heart of this controversy.
“Delilah” is stabbed as her jealous husband discovers her frolicking with one other man – the husband pleads for forgiveness of her lifeless corpse on the finish of the music.
The Principality Stadium’s spokesperson stated: “The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind.
“We have beforehand sought recommendation from material consultants on the problem of censoring the music and we’re respectfully conscious that it’s problematic and upsetting to some supporters due to its material.”
In 2014, Dafydd Iwan – whose Welsh anthem Yma O Hyd is now sang across the stadium, stated: “A song about murder, it does tend to trivialise the idea of murdering a woman. It’s a pity these words now have been elevated to the status of a secondary national anthem.”
However, in a letter to The Guardian he stated: “Banning songs is not something I would ever advocate – even if it was possible.”
Tom Jones has since responded saying folks had been taking the music too actually and rejected claims that it trivialised violence in direction of ladies.
In 2016, MP for Rhondda Chris Bryant stated: “It is a simple fact that when there are big international rugby matches on, and sometimes football matches as well, the number of domestic violence incidents rises dramatically,” he stated.
“I know that some people will say, ‘Oh, here we go, he’s a terrible spoilsport,’ but the truth is that that song is about the murder of a prostitute.”
While “Delilah” has been banned from the WRU’s official playlists there hasn’t been any restrictions on followers singing the music.
Source: information.sky.com”