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These hearings have been called to determine whether or not the Government should intervene to enforce this practice. Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1940-1949 These are the top 100 songs from the 1940s acco First posted 6/3/2020. Audio mp3 of Q&A, [Warning: Contains mature
2911, a proposed blank tape tax: "The major record labels need to have H.R. 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). It is my understanding that, in law,
and the music videos for "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen, and "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, commenting: "Much has changed since Elvis' seemingly innocent times. You can't stop rock and roll: Dee Snider faces up to the PMRC, Zappa and Snider not completely sold on the Senate hearings, Axl Rose pays tribute to friend Lisa Marie Presley: "I wanted her to be happy", How Alex Harvey conjured up one of rock's great moments of darkness and drama, Listen to Saxon's new version of Alex Harvey's classic The Faith Healer, You can now get your hands on a Dave Grohl comic book, Watch Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson entertainingly recount the time Johnny Cash asked for his autograph for his daughter: "Sometimes, when you meet your heroes, it's a wonderful experience", Every issue delivered direct to their door. Our children, our people, our society and the world cannot afford
He further stated "Ms. Gore was looking for sadomasochism and bondage, and she found it. Whatever Happened to Permanent Daylight Saving Time? The DMDB blog serves up album and song reviews, best-of lists, music history snapshots, and music-related essays. So, just as all the rest of the PMRC
More information is available from GPO by calling 202-512-1800 or 1-866-512-1800 or by visiting the online U.S. Government Bookstore. Mr. Chairman, this would approach censorship. You can find committee web pages through the main Senate and House websites. With our angst-filled teen anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It," we were dominating music radio and television airwaves, and igniting the fire of rebellion in the hearts and minds of American youth. And if there be order in the Nation, there will be peace in
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That just speaks to the conservativism of the time, where your Democrats are the ones cracking the whip on censorship. for ourselves and all of humanity. address ourselves not to the problem, but to the symptoms. opinions. ", Susan Baker testified that "There certainly are many causes for these ills in our society, but it is our contention that the pervasive messages aimed at children which promote and glorify suicide, rape, sadomasochism, and so on, have to be numbered among the contributing factors." Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, The record album covers to me are self-explanatory. It's kind of rude but here it goes: it's "fuck you!" greater influence on our children and on each other than anything
No. However, some newspapers refused to print our advertisements, and
The labels were generic, unlike the original idea of a descriptive label categorizing the explicit lyrics. 117-232 HEARING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF THE HONORABLE SHALANDA D. YOUNG, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND THE HONORABLE NANI A. COLORETTI, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. Zappa's full testimonial was released on a posthumous 2010 compilation called Congress Shall Make No Law On November 1, 1985, before the hearing ended, the RIAA agreed to put "Parental Advisory" labels on selected releases at their own discretion. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. envision any kind of a possible future because of the nuclear threat
If there be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the
Your browser does not support the video tag. And thats what happened. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 with the stated goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to be violent, have drug use or be sexual via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers. experienced the elation, the celebration of life, or the joy in living
However, every word I said at that hearing, I stand by today. drugs and alcohol or the occult are included in the lyrics. The committee was founded by four women known as the "Washington Wives"a reference to their husbands' connections with government in the Washington, D.C. area. Committees provide access to live webcasts of public hearings on their websites. 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. This functionality is not new, but its new to me: Expect more explorations of Congressional history from Washingtonian! He lives in Del Ray. and should not be stifled. I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms. Gore.. Apart from the quantitative difference, there is
The organisation has since quietly disappeared. Jeff Ling: Frank was a master of manipulation. But it should be noted, this was a Democrat-driven cause, which is crazy. Sheena Easton into their homes. Americans, after all, should insist that every corporate giant whether it produces chemicals or records accept responsibility for what it produces. That's it -- all. considered, and the idea of imposing these ratings on live concerts,
judgment? You can read it for yourself. [11] Some, citing the "forbidden-fruit effect", suggest that the sticker in fact increases record sales. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. as parents to take responsibility for the upbringing of our
introducing them to one of nature's most spectacular light shows for
press and the media, and through them, all who might be listening around
ACDC: Let me put my love into . wasting time on stuff like this because from the beginning I have
RIAA, chose to bargain
My arch nemeses Al and Tipper Gore are long divorced, while this October 23rd my wife Suzette and I will celebrate our 34 wedding anniversary. John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (Official Audio) Also, a fine example of
Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1910-1919 These are the top 100 songs from the 1910s accor First posted 5/3/2011; last updated 10/26/2020. This is the subversive nature of ultra-conservatism. children have a right to know that something besides pop music
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Many stores refused to sell albums containing the label (most notably Wal-Mart), and others limited sales of those albums to adults. . H.R. It is so in many places today where those in power are afraid of the consequences of an informed and educated people. Published hearings may be available for sale from the Government Publishing Office (GPO), although it is often difficult to locate them in GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. Copyright 2001-Present. Video = Property of
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Still, somehow the wives of some pretty prominent politicians convinced their husbands that an exception should be made. cost, the extra expenditure to the publisher to print those lyrics. Ladies, please be advised: The
Fortunately, I have gone onto better things. a matured and incredibly diverse society such as ours, the access to all
"The Parents' Music Resource Center: From Information to Censorship", Popular Culture and Social Control: The Moral Panic on Music Labeling., Record Labeling: Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Frank Zappa - Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics and Record Labeling" @Americanrhetoric.com, "Dee Snider on PMRC Hearing: 'I Was a Public Enemy', "33 Years Ago: John Denver Left Congress Floored With A Stunning Testimony About Music Censorship", "25 Things You Might Not Know About Metallica's 'Master of Puppets', "Metallica "Master Of Puppets" Vulgar Warning Sticker", "Aerosmith F.I.N.E. Is it a coincidence that Mrs. Thurmond is affiliated with the PMRC?" Rankings are fig First posted 4/4/2012; last updated 3/26/2020. own the right automatically to take these lyrics, because they're
the hearings managed to reverberate in pop culture anyway: as a result of the pmrc's efforts, us record companies agreed to place parental warning stickers on albums, and musicians were rankled by the group for yearsrage against the machine were still angry in 1993, when they stood naked at a lollapalooza appearance with duct tape across their We can know what they are thinking by listening to the
Jeff Ling: If the hearing had just been us and a handful of music business execs, the place would have been barely half-full. Describing the hearing, Washington Post reporter Richard Harrington wrote a circus atmosphere pervaded the Russell Senate Office Building, with rock fans and foes angling for the few available seats. Politicians and musicians both contributed to that carnival atmosphere, Harrington wrote: Zappa made fun of the accents of Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) members Susan Baker and Tipper Gore. Music Lyrics. proposals would cost money, this would cost money too, because the
Before the labels could be put into place, the Senate agreed to hold a hearing on so-called "porn rock". Mr. Chairman
can end hunger. SUSAN BAKER: Some say there's no cause for concern. Mr. Chairman, this would
equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. Jeff Ling: I frequently attended lengthy meetings with the PMRC ladies and I never once heard the blank tape levy being mentioned. It says: Congress shall make no law respecting an
I speak on behalf of no group or professional
Sadly, the aftermath of the debacle was even worse than I feared. the senate hearing, which began sept. 19, 1985, was orchestrated by the parents music resource center (pmrc), a group headed by then-senator al gore's wife tipper that also included susan. image from musiccanada.files.wordpress.com Top Songs by Decade: 1890-2019 Daves Music Database has compiled the best songs of all-tim Radios Most-Played Songs in History: Top 100+ Songs These are, according to various sources (see bottom of page), the all-time most-p R&B: Top 100 Songs Like most DMDB lists, this was created by aggregrating multiple genre-specific lists. establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
Someone looking for surgical references would have found it as well." "Can't you empathize?" Thank you. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. becomes that which is most desired, and that which is hidden becomes
the very first time. (And used against them it was.). This film is a good entertainment and education. google_ad_slot = "3405203421";
As we rode in our tour bus from town to town, playing show after show, little did we realize that a cultural guillotine awaited us. Many of the officially published hearings since the 105th Congress (1997-1998) are available in full text on the govinfo (GPO) website. to film ratings. Like. What if the next bunch of Washington Wives demands a large
It is my opinion
How
Record stores stopped racking records with stickers on them. Victrola. piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to
McGraw-Hill (2008). The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. They don't see
The record industry is a mere shadow of its former self (apt punishment for its cowardice), and CD's and vinyl albums have almost become "novelties" in a world driven by downloads. confusion with improper comparisons between song lyrics, videos,
The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. 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. And that's just what it was. It's become known as the "PMRC Senate hearing," or the "Tipper Gore-Frank Zappa hearing," or the "rock-porn hearing." It was September 19, 1985, smack dab in the middle of the Reagan era.. The PMRC, Frank Zappa: Statement to Congress, September 19, 1985, The U.S. Senate convenes the PMRC hearings on Capitol Hill, 50 years ago: Porgy and Bess debuted on stage, John Mellencamp Rain on the Scarecrow charted, Dire Straits hit #1 with Money for Nothing, The PMRC Senate Hearings: September 19, 1985, Squeeze charted with Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, Billboard Hot 100: The Top 300+ Songs, 1958-2021. You're damn right I'm bragging. am here to address the issue of a possible rating system in the
Gore didnt like what she found.
decide that little Johnny is not supposed to have it. I am ready, willing and able to drag my shaggy mop back into battle. They really wanted [Mtley Cre singer] Vince Neil, Snider tells Rolling Stone. By the summer of 1985, the PMRC's censorship symphony had reached a crescendo and it was announced there would be an illegal Senate hearing to discuss the issue of "porn rock." They didn't call it illegal, I did. have a natural love for music. illusion of aerobic sophistication. Is it
when they were given direction by their listeners. NARRATION: As the PMRC grew to include the wives of ten senators and six House Representatives, the Senate held a hearing on rock lyrics in September of 1985. music that they surround themselves with. Blue Jays suck" is ludicrous. all this stuff and a way to give parents what they really want,
Is it a coincidence that
Nation. Since many musicians write and perform
PMRC and the Senate hearing are important because they continued this trend and created a forum where all those themes could be discussed together. I've had in my experience two encounters with th[is] sort of
It is unfortunate that the PMRC would
The stage was set for a culture clash of epic proportions. Book/CDs by Michael E. Eidenmuller, Published by
The major record labels need to have
mouths and pull the trigger. Dee Snider: Frank and I were really concerned about John Denver. Dee Snider: You should have seen the panic set into their faces. The PMRC has created a lot of
that we live under. another that is more important: People who act in films are hired to
all people. Your
You may be able to locate a hearing from govinfo (GPO), from a committee website, or from a federal depository library. that one feels when he observes something as wondrous as the
thrown out. Is it proper that the husband of a PMRC
the composer or performer in exchange for a spin on the family
Wake up to the day's most important news. Led by the caricature-like spouses of notable Democratic and Republican senators, it was hard to take these "Stepford Wives" seriously. are all different mediums, and the people who work in them have the
The Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 with the stated goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to have violent, drug-related or sexual themes via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers. He further compared the PMRC proposals to Nazi book burnings,[8] and expressed his belief that censorship is ultimately counterproductive: "That which is denied becomes that which is most desired, and that which is hidden becomes that which is most interesting. ARCHIVAL (C-SPAN HEARINGS): CHAIRMAN DANFORTH: If you could speak directly into the microphone. If you consider that the public needs to
I suggest that explicit lyrics and graphic videos are not so far
When Al Gore became US Vice President in 1993, Tipper resigned from the PMRC. demands reads like an instruction manual for some sinister kind of
If, as a parent, you believe they
I thought the PMRC would be better off working with artists in the industry on their own terms instead of dragging everybody before TV cameras on Capitol Hill. Clearly there is a tension here, and in a free society there always will be. long before composers and performers are told to wear a festive
should be exposed to something more uplifting than Sugar Walls,
the Constitution, they are free to buy other forms of music for
Mr. Chairman, what assurance have
During his statement, musician and producer Frank Zappa asserted that "the PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of people who are not children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years dealing with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the proposal's design. restrictive alternative. John Denver's Senate Opening Statement on Rock
violate contracts that they already have with artists should be
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