We'll wait to see if it manages to save the world and reduce carbon emissions, but one thing's for sure, Live Earth certainly broke some kind of record for swearing emissions (see what we've done there?). In case you missed it, you can see these edited highlights which show just how much naughty language sneaked into the BBC's live coverage of Saturday's big show. Bizarrely, little Phil Collins set the scene in the event's very first set when he pointlessly added a very loud "fuck" to the words of the otherwise insipid song Invisible Touch. Razorlight's silly Johnny Borrell said the F-word too, presumably to show he was as cool as Phil Collins. The Black Eyed Peas were generally foul-mouthed, then Ricky Gervais swore as he made reference to his gruelling experience at last week's Di concert when the poor man had to improvise for a lifetime while Elton John was getting ready. But none of these acts had anything on American comedy legend Chris Rock, who managed to say the ultra-naughty "mutha-fuckas" on TV before teatime, leading to a swift cut back to the studio where a nervous Jonathan Ross had to apologise while his guests Alan Carr and Russell Brand tried not to snigger. As if that wasn't enough (and as if the BBC hadn't learned its lesson), Rock was invited for a cosy chat in the studio along with Gervais, where Rock used the N-word and Ricky told him he'd be evicted from the Big Brother house. Finally, Madonna herself couldn't let the evening go without her own bout of swearing, although at least by that time it was well past the 9pm TV watershed. What we want to know is: how many complaints did the BBC receive, and does anyone really give a fuck?
Live Earth's Swear-A-Thon!