Plastic Man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Phantas 

Cover art for Plastic Man lyrics by Kinks, The

Why was the song banned by the BBC on its first release, is it to do with homoerotic undertones that the Kinks were famous with including in their songs? I always thought it was about the gay stereotype because of 'plastic people look the same'.

@Phantas It was apparently because the BBC objected to the use of the word “bum”, meaning “bottom” in the lyric.