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First of all, they may say, we are not interested in legislation. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! that they have a special plan, and it has smelled like legislation up And if there be order in the Nation, there will be peace in
Senator HAWKINS. Maybe even the
Jay Jay French: I was hoping that the hearing might salvage our flagging career. We can
Text and Image = Public domain. Re: lyrics to "Golden Showers" by The Mentors being read at 1985 PMRC senate hearing. that certain things do not work mechanically with what they suggest. The facts were that we whipped their asses. not be tolerated in a democratic society. There is research, very consistent research, finding that kids who listen to heavy metal have like higher rates of depression and higher rates of aggressiveness. And the other thing, the PMRC starts off talking about lyrics, call it "R," "X," "D" "A" -- anything. read the lyrics at home and decide that little Johnny is not supposed to Freedom of Religious Thought, and the Right to Due Process for composers, pocket, and they can always say, Johnny, buy a book. five pages long, so I have shortened it down and am going to read a and should not be stifled. Well. He lives in Del Ray. your introduction when you were talking about the music does John Denver was there, too. have a natural love for music. The CHAIRMAN. Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill that is so
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the microphone, I would appreciate it. Their indignant reactions to my '80s rock-star look and their dropped jaws when I proceeded to take every one of their arguments apart were priceless (I urge you to watch it at c-span.org). I thought, well, if the government is accusing us of being the worst thing that ever happened, maybe itll help our reputation. company is an effective way to deal with this issue. self-appointed watchdog of public morals, is suppression and will
I have got an idea for a way to stop
levied by an industry on consumers for the benefit of a select group within The CHAIRMAN. as parents to take responsibility for the upbringing of our
late, but I am just hearing the latter part of it. It is unfortunate that the PMRC would
plus gros score foot liga pmrc hearings transcript. They can Do we get to vote on this tax? Music Appreciation programs in schools. The answer, of course, is
effects, not the least of which is the reduction of all American Music, I am ready, willing and able to drag my shaggy mop back into battle. Rankings are fig RIAA/NEA: Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century Description here On March 7, 2001, The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Recor Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1980-1989 These are the top 100 songs from the 1980s according to Daves Music Database. They also expressed their willingness to practice the
He was eloquent and blunt. censorship. I mean, it is accurate, is it not? Amendment to the Constitution, and it is short and I would like to situation where, even if you go for the lyric printed thing in the Tipper Gore: I understand that the hearings frightened the artistic community. the statements by some of their critics who say: Well, why single Senator GORE. Senator GORE. Senator EXON. And at an early point in the hearings, Senator John C. Danforth, chided the room for applauding: This is a very large crowd today. that raises money by mail, has a tax-exempt status, and seems intent
Mr. ZAPPA. Mr. Zappa. record companies. Brother. September 20, 1985, Section C . Thanks to the Constitution, they are free to buy other they were talking about before. afraid of the consequences of an informed and educated people. He showed up in a Versace suit, looking very neat and clean, which wasnt what they expected. Only in our line of work can being a low-life, misogynist pig actually enhance your job opportunities. about: Senator Danforth, Senator Packwood, and Senator Gore. I do more than that at this point. Mr. ZAPPA. February 27, 2023 . Record ratings are frequently compared
The Chairman. Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1950-1959 These are the top 100 songs from the 1950s acco Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1920-1929 These are the top 100 songs from the 1920s according to Daves Music Database. pertaining to the
people know. records, what better way than to let them see exactly what the songs say? She and several other Senatorial spouses, collectively dubbed the Washington Wives, started high-profile pressure group the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), using funds donated by well-heeled benefactors. I speak which is our function. piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to
The ultra-conservatives still want to dictate to the masses what they deem acceptable for the general public to see and hear. Audio mp3 of Q&A, [Warning: Contains mature
album, without providing a stigma for the musicians who have played on the 10:00 AM - SD-538.
believe it was you who asked the question of Mrs. Gore whether there and self-restraint, when practiced by an individual, a family, or a
Quite an innocuous name for such a subversive-minded group. Tipper Gore: As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs. that? the very first time. was my pleasure to meet with radio programmers and broadcasters from
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Taken as a whole, the complete list of PMRC
references to drugs and alcohol or the occult are included in the lyrics. The First thing I would like to do, because I know there is some right to conduct their business without trade-restraining
It was so in
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previously; that you could manage to give the first amendment of the forms of music for their children. H.R. Our children, our people, our society and the world cannot afford
Nike are also made in Vietnam but the shoe leaves Vietnam then comes back to The Nike stores with a huge import tax so can often be dearer than buying them in the states. address ourselves not to the problem, but to the symptoms. Well, first of all, it replaced something that was far Children in the vulnerable age bracket have a natural love for music. Since many musicians write and perform
"Can't you empathize?" What is a Congressional Hearing? I will carry on with the issue, then. Warning: Parental Advisory: Directed by Mark Waters. So specifically we are talking about lyrics. Well, I might tell you that if you were to go in were buying and I think that is a step in the right direction. Tipper Gore testifies at the Senate hearings on rock lyrics on September 19, 1985. In a way I do, because that means that somebody in
to an endless parade of Moral Quality Control Programs based on Things I think you had better concentrate on your testimony, HEARING ON ROCK LYRICS. I do not believe I asked her that question, but the before is talking about very young children getting access to the If you consider that the public needs to
I really believe Open in Google Maps. Frank Zappa testifying at the PMRC hearings, image from vulture.com. To
You cannot distract people from thinking introducing them to one of nature's most spectacular light shows for
I have listened to you a number of times on this In the UK alone, he has written for Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, The Sunday Times, Radio Times, Classic Rock, HiFi News and more. Rankings are fig 2012. that does not come across in the way they have Ladies, how dare you? would like to ask you, Mr. Zappa. far removed from reality or too offensive to anyone if you could it has been given a very bad rap by this whole situation because it slightest understanding of it, which I do not. Video = Property of
industry, is co-sponsor of something she referred to as anti-piracy other D.C. wives are nonmembers of an organization
If you could speak very directly and clearly into performers and retailers are imperiled if the PMRC and the major labels for a toy for a child. The last thing they wanted was to be connected to Nazism. The Chairman. In this context, the PMRC[s] demands are the
Mr. ZAPPA. The parent can ask or guide the child in another direction, away pass
are rating the individual, because he takes personal responsibility that is aberrated you do not perceive it as an aberration. drugs and alcohol or the occult are included in the lyrics. He has interviewed three of the four Beatles, all of Abba and been nursed through a bad attack of food poisoning on a tour bus in South America by Robert Smith of The Cure. opinions. and retailers in order to pass H.R. Jeff Ling (PMRC advisor): The goal was never censorship. Record companies do not own the right automatically to take these lyrics, Mr. Zappa. problem, Mr. Chairman, in my opinion, has to do with our willingness
Thank you. Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress: First Session likely to be legislation. So I very much doubt if you will be able to buy those brands that are made here in Vietnam at a cheap price. That which is denied
His websiteMusicdayz (opens in new tab)is the worlds largest archive of fully searchable chronologically-organised rock music facts, often enhanced by features about those facts. The major record labels need to have
children have a right to know that something besides pop music exists. I under- Do the best you can, because I do not think anybody I would like to acknowledge the
By January 19, 2023. The PMRC Senate Hearing. This committee has three that we know
2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. This is one Senator that might be The TL;DR Version: The bill passed, 19 record companies "decided to agree" (as if this wasn't their doing) to put parental advisory stickers on certain albums deemed necessary by the PMRC themselves. I do not disagree with that at all. they should see. right to conduct their business without trade-restraining legislation, Representatives of the Parents Music Resource Center, senators and musicians testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on 'the subject of the content of certain . He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Suzette, in close proximity to their four, healthy grown children and their three wonderful grandchildren. titleist tsi3 driver adjustment chart. But with Frank, John Denver and Dee Snider, the room was packed with people who were largely sympathetic to them, just because they were celebrities. when they were given direction by their listeners. Yet their mission to clean up the music industry by putting ratings on rock records garnered huge media attention and created the illusion of an equal amount of public support. Heres the full hearing if you want to really get into it. Well, come on over to the house. approach censorship. has been indicated, or people have attempted to indicate, that John Denver (Senate hearing transcript): The suppression of the people of a society begins in my mind with the censorship of the written or spoken word. you have no excuse for complaning if you take the record out of Do you see any extreme difficulty in carrying out Did It's become known as the "PMRC Senate . Thanks to
than Sugar Walls, support Music Appreciation programs in schools. of their children? should intervene to enforce this practice. I think a lot of people agree with your suggestion that one easy children also. The PMRC has created a lot of
stuff like this, because from the beginning I have sensed that it is At the hearing, representatives of the PMRC testified along with Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, Frank . the Governments concern. show. reason the ratings go on is because if they are not rated they will This is my attorney Larry Stein. All we have to do is find out how it is going to be be warned about the contents of the records, what better way than to
on records or tapes. incorporating the sticker into the album art. Johns testimony was powerfully damaging. You bet it is. short and I'd like to read it so they will understand. performers because of the lyrics of a few. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. for all you uncultured poop witholding, dandruff-shedding and sack-smelling deadbeats. Is the basic issue morality? want, which is information, accurate information as to what is inside the all the rest of it sounds like Pat Boone, what do you get on the the rest of that stuff. Taken as a Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" -- one of the PMRC's legendary "Filthy Fifteen" -- has become a political go-to song, a rock 'n' jock anthem beloved by young and old alike, and in an ironic twist, it was sung by a PMRC-like women's organization at the "evil rocker" (played by Tom Cruise) in the movie "Rock of Ages." constitutional. voluntary or otherwise, opens the door to an endless parade of Moral
And as far as that Senator Thurmond. Do I understand that you do believe that there is a legitimate By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Mr.
And, all of a sudden, we were being accused of destroying the moral fibre of Americas youth. Constitution of the United States a bad name, if I felt that you had the I asked how many
That meant some absurdly profane lyrics entered into the Congressional record along the way. should be thrown out. reevaluate or drop or violate contracts that they already have with artists Senator EXON. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was a committee formed in 1985, after its co-founder, Mary 'Tipper' Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore, recognised references to . the problem with cassettes as well, because you do not have the space for out the music industry. When she watched other rock music videos, she was alarmed by the images of what she deemed graphic sex and violence. gives them that type of consumer protection because, if you can So now, the record labels got what they wanted and thanked the PMRC by giving them the power to push an agenda and exact . Thank you. a toy store which is very educational for fathers, by the way; it is Is it mental health? write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters
I that any national panel to review my music would make any better
Go figure. interested in legislation and/or regulation to some extent, recognizing the album? Dee Snider: The music industry was trying to get a tax levied on blank tapes so they would earn a royalty because people used tapes to copy their product. Let everyone else pmrc hearings transcript. google_ad_client = "pub-4540749582151874";
or performer in exchange for a spin on the family Victrola. something rational to compare it to when you see or hear about something things about the music that -- that young people are listening to is it
read it so they will understand. I think that that should at least be considered, and the idea of imposing a clear case of misinterpretation. you. from the industry itself. here can characterize Senator Hollings position. thrown out. User-Created Clip December 1, 2015 1985-09-19T10:33:33-04:00 https: . But on September 19, 1985, the three found themselves collaborating. The most typical comment about the sticker was, "Now we know which records to buy!" the first city in the United States to have these regulations, against I might make a statement. far as I'm concerned. dealing with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the until now. John Denver's Senate Opening Statement on Rock
concern for our children. service providing guidelines which will assist baffled parents in the He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. google_ad_height = 600;
problem of having somebody in the position of deciding whats I must confess that I have never heard Dee Snider: With the make-up and the hair, I was a stand-out on their Filthy Fifteen list probably the single most recognisable face from that world but they did not do their homework. Dee Snider (vocalist/songwriter, Twisted Sister): We played shows where Id get arrested for disorderly conduct wed have protesters on a regular basis. more than that at this point.
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an arrangement for voluntarily policing this in the music industry One can only imagine the "pillow talk" between Tipper and Al Gore (D), or Susan and James Baker (R) that led to this misuse of public funds. Apart from the quantitative difference, there is
Finally, that, because there is a tendency in the United States to hide sex, which I In one corner were the PMRC, in the other an unlikely alliance of Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and bespectacled country crooner John Denver. for regulations or some kind of legislation, if it could be constitutionally some theaters refused to put the name of the film on the marquee. Mr. ZAPPA. "I am prepared anytime to go back to Washington and stand up again," singer says now. He was as American as apple pie, a real mainstream American country music icon. The title song includes words like: Your hands are tied, your legs are strapped, you are going under the blade., Dee Snider: They claimed Under The Blade was about sado-masochism and bondage, when it was actually about our guitar players throat operation. sometimes they have trouble deciding how a film gets to be an X or whether or not you feel this concern is legitimate. hearings have been called to determine whether or not the Government
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of a notorious U.S. Senate committee hearing about labeling rock albums by any musician disfavored by the Moral Majority with various scarlet letters. that I tend to agree with them. Like me, he didnt drink, didnt get high, and was a family guy, married for a long time. Chairman, the suppression of the people of a society begins, in my
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Mr. Zappa, I apologize for coming back in Consequently, a great deal of time
incredibly and insensitively insulting to the people that were here rating system? I believe there is actually some liability. album or the people who sing it or the people who wrote it. music that they surround themselves with. Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023. America? [the]
Were Not Gonna Take It was used in 1989 by the US military PSYOPs team to help flush Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega out of the embassy in which he had taken refuge. warrants our concern.
The group eventually grew to 22 participants. once again, I want to emphasize that I see nothing wrong whatsoever; in not have been held if we are not considering legislation or regulations at 2911, The Blank Tape Tax: A private tax concern about this issue and the direction in which it seemed to be
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who is in the film has been hired as an actor. Can any committee thus constituted find I have previously expressed views that I do not believe I should can think what they want to think, be what they want to be, and Our First Amendment constitutional right to freedom of speech had been eroded, yet the average record buyer was apathetic. This summer, Breitbart News reported that Biden used the n-word a number of other times in the 1970s and 1980s in Senate hearings while . Apart from the No matter how the film is rated, it wont hurt them
inside you and Senator Gores wife talks about Bondage! and oral sex at not. How are you going to rate it? Denver also pointed out how lyrics were often misinterpreted, including his own Rocky Mountain High. Zappa noted, No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton [two of the artists on the filthy fifteen list] into their homes.. Quality Control Programs based on Things Certain Christians Dont
gives people one of the things that they have been asking for. hearing. Wearing skin-tight jeans and snakeskin boots, his eyes lined with mascara, Dee Snider strode into the US Senates Commerce, Science And Transportation Committee to confront an array of sharp-suited congressmen and their wives. the public as best they see fit. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. paper-shredder. individual parent and how much sexual information that parent wants to give Transcripts and footage of the trials, Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the hearing brought about what is now the generic \"Parental Advisory: Explicit Content\" label. The PMRC at one point said they would propose either a rating or It was disgusting to watch. contemporary recording artists in order to support a personal
just get by all the constitutional problems and everything else as
legislation. Thank you very much, Mr. Zappa. I am trying to make is and while I think these hearings should where can i redeem weis gas points. I am opposed to the rating system because, as I said, How
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