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

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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...