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Charlie Simpson refuses to change Busted's 'icky' lyrics to suit modern times

In 2000, Charlie Simpson, James Bourne, and Matt Willis formed Busted, all teenagers at the time and ready to cause a stir on the music scene.It’s safe to say their lyrics raised eyebrows, whether they were singing about ogling a teacher’s derrière in What I Go to School For or having an extremely visceral reaction to the sight of an air hostess in her uniform. ‘I drop a pencil on the floor, she bends down and shows me more,’ is what Matt sings on What I Go To School For while convinced that Miss Mackenzie, aged 33, ‘craves’ him, a schoolboy. On Air Hostess, they sing: ‘That uniform you’re wearing, so hot I can’t stop staring / You’re putting on an awesome show.’It takes a much less PG turn in the next verse: ‘Writing you a love letter, I messed my pants / When we flew over France, will I see you soon in my hotel room?’Fast forward two decades and the cheeky trio are back and brash, having celebrated their 20th anniversary, finally scored a number 1 record, and gearing up for a trip Do...

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