How do i add the explicit tag

i want to be able to add the explicit tag to my non-purchased songs in my library to .mp3s and .aac. does anyone know how to do this? does it have to do something with the id3 tag? i just to be able to see whats explicit and not, for future reference. thanks

iMac G4 1.25Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.7), OLD

Posted on Aug 4, 2006 2:06 PM

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Sep 13, 2006 6:42 AM in response to hmcps89

This is a feature I have been requesting for the past two years. It looked as if iTunes 7 might finally do it, with displaying the explicit tag from purchased songs (incorrectly, to nonexplicit content, I might add), but no.

This seems like a no-brainer Apple, especially if you can display it for purchased music, there should be a way to turn it off/on on a song-by-song basis... that would also solve all of the problems and requests.

I suggest a good place for the option might be on the option tab of the get info window, under "my rating"... makes sense to me. oh well, we'll just have to wait for the next version so we can be disappointed again.

P.S. Typing "Explicit" in the comments field is a terrible solution, as there are already too many uses for the comment field that should be turned into true meta data, such as featured artists, and true comments such as thoughts or reviews of the song.

Sep 13, 2006 7:00 AM in response to hmcps89

One more reason an "Explicit" checkbox should be added on a song-by-song basis (and not by the iTMS) and changeable by the user... EXPLICIT CONTENT IS SUBJECTIVE!

I don't want someone else telling me what songs in my library are and are not explicit, I can decide that for myself, and want to. Wouldn't it be nice if you could flag some songs as explicit in your library so you could make a non-explicit smart playlist for when your children are around? I think so.

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