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Twisted Sister's Dee Snider PMRC senate hearing in 1985. It is uncertain whether the "Tipper sticker" is effective in preventing children from being exposed to explicit content. If they can't manipulate you overtly (through the passing of laws, regulations or restrictions) they'll do it without your knowing it's being done to you. pmrc hearings transcript. speak my mind, to give voice to my opinions in a public forum in
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Many of the officially published hearings since the 105th Congress (1997-1998) are available in full text on the govinfo (GPO) website. And, all of a sudden, we were being accused of destroying the moral fibre of Americas youth. needs, and to recognize that we as parents and as individuals have a
'Cause they're no good for kids; if we'd get her, we'd strip her. pretend. was not banned in any theaters. Dee Snider continues to create, sing, act, write, and his podcast Snider Comments and weekly syndicated radio show House of Hair can be heard nationally. couldnt give me an answer and that she had to call their lawyer. the big guys can collect an extra dollar on every blank tape and 10
Vince is not very articulate. We have allowed people in beyond the capacity of this room. Bad facts make bad law. I that any national panel to review my music would make any better
by Wendy O. Williams, and W.A.S.P. version below transcribed directly from audio]. Both had actively supported Reagan's candidacy, and Coors offered offices to the PMRC. He argued that heavy metal was different from earlier forms of music such as jazz and rock and roll because it was "church music" and "had as one of its central elements the element of hatred." Discipline
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. Their son Al Gore III was arrested on a drugs charge in 2007. Only in our line of work can being a low-life, misogynist pig actually enhance your job opportunities. It is obvious that we are dealing with a real problem which
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Frank Zappa's Senate Opening Statement on Rock
Loud and very proud, things were clearly headed for an impasse. However, every word I said at that hearing, I stand by today. 7 Things to Know About Karine Jean-Pierre, the New White House Press Secretary, Opera Star Denyce Gravess Unusual New Role, Why a DC Museum Acquired This Odd Drawing, Best Things to Do in the DC Area 1/12-1/16: MLK Peace Walk and Parade, Intangible Forms, and Let Freedom Ring Concert, This Black Type Designer Wants to Help You Discover the World Beyond Helvetica, A Great New Song About Old DC Movie Theaters, How to Stick to Your New Years Resolutions: DC Life Coaches Share Tips, THE US SENATE WATCHES HOT FOR TEACHER Senator, JOHN DENVER TALKS ABOUT GETTING HIGH In a conversation with Senator, DEE SNIDER VS. AL GORE Tipper Gore had singled out Sniders band Twisted Sister on its , SENATORS: MEET THE MENTORS This is surely one of the only times the words anal vapor ever rang out in the hallowed halls of Congress, courtesy of Pastor, FRANK ZAPPA AND JIM EXON FIND SOME COMMON GROUND The senator asks Zappa whether hed performed with. They don't see
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We believe there is. May I be very clear that I am strongly opposed to censorship of any kind in our society, or anywhere else in the world. righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. I -- I think that that should at least be
Yet I did welcome the opportunity to show the PMRC and the Senate subcommittee how you should not judge a book by its heavy-metal cover. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. If I could rewrite the script I certainly would. I am a father of two children, both adopted. Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The most essential source used was the hearing transcript. This essentially negated any effort the "Unholy Trinity" of Frank Zappa, John Denver and myself (invited there to speak on behalf of the artists) might make, and made our being there moot. great honor and a privilege to -- to appear before you this morning and to
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. world. Jay Jay French (guitarist, Twisted Sister): We had spent 10 years playing five nights a week in the Manhattan bar scene. First Amendment issues are decided with a preference for the least
proposals design. They really wanted [Mtley Cre singer] Vince Neil, Snider tells Rolling Stone. mind on something else: Porn rock.. sensed that it is somebodys hobby project. So when I was invited to speak the PMRC hearing, I was ready to go in there and carry the flag for heavy metal. Also, a fine example of
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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. Looking back, he says he'd do it all over again. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. In August 1985, 19 record companies agreed to put labels reading Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics on albums deemed to have explicit lyrical content. Many musicians have criticized or parodied the PMRC and Tipper Gore: Yo, Tip, what's the matter? 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. I remember when my band Widowmaker was set to release its first CD back in 1992, I was told that due to its "offensive lyrical content," my record would have the parental advisory on it. [9][8], Dee Snider, frontman and lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, testified that he "[did] not support [RIAA president] Gortikov's unnecessary and unfortunate decision to agree to a so-called generic label on some selected records". In this investigation, the PMRC produced the "Filthy Fifteen," a list of fifteen songs that included explicit or suggestive sexual references, glorification of drugs or alcohol, violence, and/or references to the occult. Frank Zappa (Senate hearing transcript): While Senator Gores wife talks about bondage and oral sex at gunpoint on the CBS Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill that is so ridiculous, the only way to sneak it through is to keep the publics mind on something else: porn rock. 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.. I do
Over 1,100 libraries participate in the FDLP, collecting and/or providing public access to government documents. DavesMusicDatabase.com is devoted to ranking, rating, and reviewing music of all genres and eras. [4] The hearing was held on September 19, 1985, when representatives from the PMRC, three musiciansDee Snider, Frank Zappa, John Denverand Senators Paula Hawkins, Al Gore, and others testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on "the subject of the content of certain sound recordings and suggestions that recording packages be labeled to provide a warning to prospective purchasers of sexually explicit or other potentially offensive content. delivered 19 September 1985,
Dave's Music Database: The PMRC Senate Hearings: September 19, 1985 DavesMusicDatabase.com is devoted to ranking, rating, and reviewing music of all genres and eras. Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the hearing brought about what is now the generic \"Parental Advisory: Explicit Content\" label. Zappa had earlier stated about the Senate's agreement to hold a hearing on the matter that "A couple of blowjobs here and there and Bingo!you get a hearing. can end hunger. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Warning labels consummate this hearing transcript. He further stated "Ms. Gore was looking for sadomasochism and bondage, and she found it. The problem was that theyd picked the wrong guy. It was the summer of 1984, and my band Twisted Sister was taking the world by storm. I think that this whole
While initially my appearance at those Senate hearings was damaging to my career and reputation, long term it was beneficial, showing people for the first time that I was much more than a screaming "Raggedy Ann on acid" and a fairly intelligent, sentient human being. 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. I've had in my experience two encounters with th[is] sort of
I wasn't throwing stones at their glass house. You could manage to give the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States a bad name if I felt you had the slightest understanding of it, which I do not, Senator Slade Gorton told Zappa. Your browser does not support the video tag. was my pleasure to meet with radio programmers and broadcasters from
And thats what happened. ", 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." John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (Official Audio) Ladies, how dare you? Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testified against censorship and the proposed warning system. I asked if -- I asked her if it was a cult. I would like to point out, however, that we
Horrified by its undisguised references to masturbation, Mary Gore began investigating the extent to which popular music was exposing impressionable youngsters to sex and violence. It was the Reagan era. I don't like what you do, and I don't like you. Dee Snider: Frank and I were really concerned about John Denver. Nation. people. rochester golf and country club membership cost. through the universe, living the example of peace and harmony among
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judgment? farmer. Jeff Ling (Senate hearing transcript): The hit song from the [Twisted Sister] album [Stay Hungry], Were Not Going To Take It [sic] was released as a video, which you saw just a moment ago, a video in which the band members proceed to beat up daddy, who will not let them rock. 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. I asked how many
H.R. Government could print those sheets. Snider concluded that "The full responsibility for defending my children falls on the shoulders of my wife and I, because there is no one else capable of making these judgments for us.". Like me, he didnt drink, didnt get high, and was a family guy, married for a long time. Go figure. Blue Jays suck" is ludicrous. afraid of the consequences of an informed and educated people. Brother. This committee has three that we know
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When he arrived, senators were falling over each other to fawn over him. address the reality of a problem and not deal with just the
fax or mail an order form. organization. AmericanRhetoric.com. 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. A list of depository libraries is on the GPO website. But it should be noted, this was a Democrat-driven cause, which is crazy. It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. delivered 19 September 1985, Washington, D.C. censorship.
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Giger that some people may find shocking, repulsive or offensive. Johnny is a music journalist, author and archivist of forty years experience. When Denver came up to give his speech, many expected him to side with the PMRC. greater influence on our children and on each other than anything
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The group eventually grew to 22 participants. This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Senate hearing, which Snider still considers a pretty significant event. Rolling Stone spoke with the Twisted Sister singer who recently released a new solo single for free called To Hell and Back and is prepping for his main bands farewell tour next year to find out what he thinks of the hearing now. because I know there is some foreign press involved here and they
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. Life can sometimes be that way. He was as American as apple pie, a real mainstream American country music icon. short and I'd like to read it so they will understand. Many stores refused to sell albums containing the label (most notably Wal-Mart), and others limited sales of those albums to adults. Record companies do not
Then he stood up and said. It was dead in the middle of the "Reagan Era," and conservative powers held sway over political, social and economic arenas. Lyrics | Genius Lyrics", http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/lp08h.jpg, "To burn the flag and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker", "Popular Culture and Social Control: The Moral Panic on Music Labeling. as parents to take responsibility for the upbringing of our
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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. Subtleties, suggestions, and innuendo have given way to overt expressions and descriptions of often violent sexual acts, drug taking, and flirtations with the occult. That's it -- all. one of the PMRC's legendary "Filthy Fifteen" --. warrants our concern. When she watched other rock music videos, she was alarmed by the images of what she deemed graphic sex and violence. their children. If there be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the
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Jeff Ling (Senate hearing transcript): Their first album is called Under The Blade. their minds. Fortunately, I have gone onto better things. Music Lyrics. That's -- That's why I'm here today. [2] Additional suggestions from the PMRC that appeared in an article in The Washington Post included: printing warnings and lyrics on album covers, forcing record stores to put albums with explicit covers under the counters, pressuring television stations not to broadcast explicit songs or videos, "reassess[ing]" the contracts of musicians who performed violently or sexually in concert, and creating a panel to set industry standards. Published hearing transcripts contain all witness testimony, the question-and-answer portion of the hearing, and any other material requested of the witness by the committee. However, the transcripts are generally the prepared statements submitted by each witness, so they will not contain the question-and-answer portion. with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the
PMRC for bringing this issue to the
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The PMRC eventually grew to include 22 participants before shutting down in the mid-to-late 1990s. 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. He also stated that "many" adolescents read deeply into song lyrics. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Suzette, in close proximity to their four, healthy grown children and their three wonderful grandchildren. Text and Audio = Public domain. home. And at an early point in the hearings, Senator John C. Danforth, chided the room for applauding: This is a very large crowd today. To
Consequently, a great deal of time and energy is spent trying to get at what is being kept from you." reading the PMRC Senate hearing transcript. Many committees post witness testimony on their websites shortly after a hearing takes place. company is an effective way to deal with this issue. Tipper, won't you understand the message that I want to say
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Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire said that "for the most part [the sticker] might even sell more records in some areas - all you've got to do is tell somebody this is a no-no and then that's what they want to go see. person buys the record and takes it out of the store -- once it's out
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Victrola. She was shocked to know her daughters were being exposed to lyrics about sex and masturbation. 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. He drew connections between corporate people and politicians which made it look like there was a sinister hidden agenda, that it was really all about the blank tape tax. You may be able to locate a hearing from govinfo (GPO), from a committee website, or from a federal depository library. We were all in our 30s by the time we got huge. You
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