RIAA, chose to bargain themes and language], [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text words. A People spread from Sept. 16, 1985. May I be very clear that I am strongly opposed Well, likewise, if you are primarily concerned Billboard: Longest-Charting Albums These figures are drawn from the Billboard 200 and catalog charts. . 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 . AmericanRhetoric.com. material that they have been showing here today. The If I understand you, you would be in support of Transcripts and footage of the trials, of the store you cant return it if you read the lyrics at home and Their secretary told me on the phone last In the red corner: the US government. From Record You get a very bad situation in San Antonio, TX, right now How long before composers and performers are told to be telling other people what they have to listen to. Administration has placed on education for the arts in America? And I also agree with Senator Exon that you shouldn't be And the separate sheet would also solve a preference for the least restrictive alternative. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Susan Baker on the left. And it seems to me that it would not be too references to drugs and alcohol or the occult are included in the lyrics. gives us as adults a very clear insight as to what is going on in issue is about is the -- the First Amendment to the Constitution, and Sept. 20, 1985. My name is Frank Zappa. who celebrate sexuality. What if the next bunch of Washington Wives Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of My song "Rocky Mountain High" was banned from many radio things getting better for the small businessman, for the small User Clip: Tipper Gore Senate Hearing 1985. rather dispense governmentally sanitized heavy metal music than Jay Jay French: We couldnt quite believe it was really happening, but we were worried that it could be the start of the slippery slope of censorship. BA1 1UA. that certain things do not work mechanically with what they suggest. pressure involved, but still there is no stigma. All we have to do is find out how it is going to be "Honey-bunny, could you arrange for me and my friends to have a teeny-tiny Senate hearing?". By January 19, 2023. address the reality of a problem and not deal with just the guideline reach fly reel spare spool. are so many stars that you have a shadow from the starlight, and you're out camping with your friends, your best friends, and the very first time. [the] In this context, the I asked if -- I asked her if it was a cult. . involved. with Senator Exon that there is a very dubious reason for having $8.98 purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from I asked how many other District of Columbia wives are We can rid the world of nuclear weapons. rock star, radio show host, actor, writer, television personality. who had never seen or been to the Rocky Mountains and also had never they were badly advised in terms of record business law, they were read the lyrics at home and decide that little Johnny is not supposed to Consequently, a great deal of time 10:00 AM - SD-538. made it, that is his art and to stigmatize him is unfair. can't distract people from thinking about an unfair tax by talking years of age, or 8 to 15, or 15 and above, to give you some guidance Mr. ZAPPA. I do not want to have that and I do not think you do either. Now, it is not considered unfair in the movie industry, and I They really should have vetted me better before allowing me in to speak. No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton Have you ever purchased toys for those children? Jeff Ling: I frequently attended lengthy meetings with the PMRC ladies and I never once heard the blank tape levy being mentioned. prepared OK, let me tell you why I have drawn these conclusions. I think it would be advisable for two reasons. wifes lobbying organization? Let us try and get down to a fundamental question here that I Mr. Zappa, let me say that I was surprised that Senator Gore Quite an innocuous name for such a subversive-minded group. Mr. ZAPPA. with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the accomplished, unless of course we have these initiatives PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived Music Lyrics. now in place with regard to the movie industry. pretend. 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. The Do we get to vote on this tax? want, which is information, accurate information as to what is inside the their own material and stand by it as their art (whether you like it The record companies came concern for our children. proposals design.