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David Gray – Instrument of Torture

Posted Fri 4 Jul 2008 1:33PM BST by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
Middle-of-the-road Mancunian miserablist David Gray has hit out at reports that his music has been used as an instrument of torture by US interrogators.

The singer-songwriter's hit single Babylon is said to be the preferred choice of the US military in Iraq who play the track incessantly to detainees during interrogation sessions.

"What we're talking about here is people in a darkened room, physically inhibited by handcuffs, bags over their heads and music blaring at them." said the singer taking on Radio Four's World Tonight programme.

Playing loud music repeatedly to detainees is thought to be a standard interrogation technique used by the US military. 


431 Comments

121. Chipa -
I think they have taken it a bit two far now,we all understand how painful it is listening to David Gray's music.

122. Yahoo! Music User -
How insulting David Gray is fab. I had to listen to the Ting Tings for an hour today and that WAS torture!

123. Yahoo! Music User -
What is really sick is the majority of posts on here think this is a joke. Torture is NOT funny! Joking about it is despicable.

124. Natalie -
this story isn't a joke i promise this seriously happened. a few years ago i was sat in a bar, close by were two girls who were extremely drunk. one of them had her head hanging low while the other started to sing, a rather slurred version, of babylon. she just kept repeating the part where he says 'babylon' and moments later her friend projectile vomited onto the table and floor.
i say no more

125. Yahoo! Music User -
What they really want is The Lighthouse Family.....!¬

126. BRIAN -
aww man thats a bit harsh. id have thought any boyband would have been a better choice,some band like 5IVE or A1.now they are s***

127. DAVID -
David Grey is awesome, fine fine music. Another great export from the UK's number one city......Manchester!!!

128. Yahoo! Music User -
I can imagine the poor prisoners subjected to this would be screaming out, Bring back the thumb screw, the rack, anything but this PLEASE anything but THIIS.

129. Ranaji -
I love this kinda torture, hope Mr. Satan has this in mind for hell :P

130. JOHN -
David Gray is world class, has written some classic tunes!
Plus he's home grown, support the brits, not the plastic false yank crap.

131. SARAH -
David Gray makes awesome music this is pathetic.

132. LYNDA -
YOUR RIGHT TORTURE IS DESPICABLE- JUST CUT THEIR HEADS OF & BE DONE WITH IT.

133. JAMISON -
They should be using Slayer to torture detainees, its far more appropriate and would get faster results

Long live Satan

134. Yahoo! Music User -
******************class song! i know the drummer. anyway, the americans don't know how to play anything right lol

135. benidorm spur -
david gray is a ledgend , i love his music . white ladder is a classic . there is far worse stuff to listen to ie duffy , take that , ting ting i could go on.

136. L.Prezidenti -
if they really must torture the detainees,then surely craig david or joss stone would be more suitable?

137. Long Jon -
Oh PLEAAAASE STOP STOP !! I confess everything

138. Robin -
If this is torture, bring it on!!!!!!

139. Amanda -
To yahoo music User

quote...."Its not actually that bad. I would like to see you people sing better than that and have as many fans as he does.
I admit, the music video is a bit gay, but just listen to the music...."

The prisoners are lucky enough to be in darkened rooms with bags on their heads so they wouldn't have to see the video lol.....

A

140. cookemedia.co.uk -
This article isn't a joke. It's serious stuff. This is torture. People die

The United Nations says the following about just a little bit of noise:

Noise is an increasingly omnipresent, yet underestimated, form of pollution. Long periods of exposure to relatively low levels of noise can have adverse effects on human health, such as raised blood pressure, hypertension, disrupted sleep and cognitive development in children, diminished working memory span, and psychiatric disorders.

Imagine a whole lot of noise!
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