'World is going mad': Backlash over decision to ban Sir Tom Jones song Delilah

A cabaret singer has blasted the banning of the Sir Tom Jones song Delilah as "pathetic." Boy George impersonator Liam Halewood told the Manchester Evening News "re-writing history is wrong."

The Welsh Rugby Union recently removed the classic hit and Welsh rugby anthem Delilah from the choir setlists at the Principality Stadium because of its violent connotations. The song tells the story of a jealous parter discovering his girlfriend frolicking with another man and stabbing her to death.

One line from the 1967 Ivor Novello-winning hit reads: "I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door; she stood there laughing. I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more."

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A Principality Stadium spokesperson said of the decision: “Delilah will not feature on the playlist for choirs for rugby internationals at Principality Stadium. The WRU removed the song from its half-time entertainment and music play list during international matches in 2015. Guest choirs have also more recently been requested not to feature the song during their pre-match performances and throughout games.

"The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”

Liam, 36, who has been singing since he was 18 and has performed on Canal Street and social clubs across Manchester, told us: "The world is going mad. Next they will try and ban Man I Feel Like A Woman. It’s all going a bit too far. Delilah is a proper cabaret staple singalong