1985 Tipper Gore Wagers War on Rock Music
Tipper Gore, (ex wife of former VP Al Gore) over heard her daughter playing 'Darling Nikki' by Prince, which mentioned masturbation.
So shocked by this naughty little word, she went out and co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) .
The group wanted to put warning stickers on albums that contained objectionable language that would warp kid's fragile little minds.
Rock and Roll Fights Back
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| Frank Zappa |
Rock and Roll luminaries such as Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, and the legendary Frank Zappa spoke in front of the congressional committee defending their 1st amendment rights.
Zappa's stance, as was many others, this was a form of censorship that had no place in the United States of America.
Zappa's stance, as was many others, this was a form of censorship that had no place in the United States of America.
Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics
When the smoke cleared, the Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics sticker was created and put on albums that contained objectionable language.
The first albums to carry this sticker, also known as 'Tipper's Sticker' was Purple Rain by Prince, Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction, and Too Live Crew's Nasty as they Wanna be.
The Filthy Fifteen
The PMRC would release a list of the most objectionable songs, in their opinion, dubbed the filthy fifteen. Here it is. Source- wikipedia.
- Prince - Darling Nikki
- Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
- Judas Priest - Eat Me Alive
- Vanity - Strap on Robbie Baby
- Motley Crue - Bastard
- AC/DC - Let Me Put My Love Into You
- Twisted Sister - Were Not Gonna Take It
- Madonna - Dress You Up
- Wasp - Animal
- Def Leppard - High n Dry (Saturday Night)
- Mercyful Fate - Into the Coven
- Black Sabbath - Trashed
- Mary Jane Girls - In My House
- Venom - Possessed
- Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
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