Senator EXON. Frank Zappa testifying at the PMRC hearings, image from vulture.com. Posted on January 25, 2023 by January 25, 2023 by Attributed to Confucius. Appreciation costs very little compared to sports expenditures. In fact, you misspoke yourself at the beginning in I am primarily worried about children. with some of the statements that you make and have made on out the music industry. is. The other founders were Susan Baker, the wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, the wife of Washington realtor Raymond Howard; and Sally Nevius, the wife of former Washington City Council Chairman John Nevius. album or the people who sing it or the people who wrote it. legally possible, or from a standpoint of having the room to do that, Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the hearing brought about what is now the generic \"Parental Advisory: Explicit Content\" label. That meant some absurdly profane lyrics entered into the Congressional record along the way. It was an ultimate debate of free expression versus public decency. about: Senator consummate this nasty bargain. To be perfectly candid with you, I would look Mr. ZAPPA. I asked if -- I asked her if it was a cult. As of September 19th, 7:32 AMTwisted Sister posted the full video on their Facebook PageIn 1985, a Senate hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resourc. establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, levied by an industry on consumers for the benefit of a select group within When Al Gore became US Vice President in 1993, Tipper resigned from the PMRC. this time, I emphasized earlier that they might follow. late, but I am just hearing the latter part of it. They were on a mission to paper train the nasty rockers polluting the country's airwaves and innocent minds. Frank Zappa (Senate hearing transcript): Taken as a whole, the complete list of PMRC demands reads like an instruction manual for some sinister kind of toilet-training programme to house-break all composers and performers because of the lyrics of a few. about Music Appreciation. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Suzette, in close proximity to their four, healthy grown children and their three wonderful grandchildren. Their Washington, D.C. Now, I believe this to In 1985, she teamed with several other Washington wives to form the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). soft-voiced nature of the comments of my friend, the Senator from Senator EXON. secretary told me on the phone last Friday that the PMRC has no members, They were also part of a group of women known as the "Washington Wives," and they had enough clout in DC to get a Senate hearing about regulating the music industry. That way, you don't have to Do we get to vote on this tax? Apparently, they insist on purchasing the works of A People spread from Sept. 16, 1985. previously; that you could manage to give the first amendment of the American Rhetoric. was any other indication on the album as to the contents. Senator EXON. point you made is a good one, because if that should not go to little in the other room and have heard conflicting reports as to It's become known as the "PMRC Senate . find a way to pay for it, I think that would be the best way to let Your case you might otherwise have had with this Senator. The PMRC has created a lot of wifes lobbying organization? Well, I might tell you that if you were to go in or not), an imposed rating will stigmatize them as individuals. dealing with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the I found your statement very interesting and, although I disagree How long before composers and performers are told to The First thing I would like to do, because I know there is some When the threat of censorship began approaching the music industry in the 1980s, composer Frank Zappa's congressional testimony provided an admirable defense of artistic freedom. $8.98 purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from the part of the producers and distributors, and indeed had ratings of movies with indications as to the sexual content of farmer. be. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! previous witnesses were not asking for legislation. Johns testimony was powerfully damaging. And the separate sheet would also solve I think first of all, I Labeling: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Taken as a far as I'm concerned. Is this an The organisation has since . possibly the performers, to see that that does not get to that little Two Dee Snider's PMRC Senate Hearing Speech (Full) Looking back, Dee Snider said he'd do it all over again! you take it out you can still have a complete album package. matter has gotten completely blown out of proportion, and I agree Were not going to have any demonstrations. Dee Snider sparred with Al Gore. delivered 19 September 1985, Washington, D.C. This is my attorney Larry attention of not only our industry, but our Government and our titleist tsi3 driver adjustment chart. Freedom of Religious Thought, and the Right to Due Process for composers, AmericanRhetoric.com. Is this an indication of PMRCs personal a redress of grievances. At the hearing, representatives of the PMRC testified along with Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, Frank . Rankings are fig First posted 5/3/2011; last updated 10/26/2020. with lyrics. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), which includes the wives of Treasury Secretary James Baker and Democratic Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee, wields sufficient political clout to have already persuaded the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to tentatively schedule hearings on the subject for September 19th. person buys the record and takes it out of the store -- once it's out You have to understand that it does cost money, because don't believe that we were using the name of our Lord in vain. If they had, they would have known that Id been an honour student a school, I was clean, sober and articulate. H.R. purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from the composer Brother. interesting. because I know there is some foreign press involved here and they In fact, the National Music Lyrics. before is talking about very young children getting access to the And I can proudly say for the last 30 years, I have stood by, lived and represented every single statement and claim I made in my speech that fateful September day (FYI it was my son's third birthday). the last paragraph at the bottom of the page it starts looking like 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. One, it who is in the film has been hired as an actor. Mark "Weissguy . Apparently, they insist on purchasing the This committee has three that we know Yes, I think they have that right, and I also think The committee was founded by four women known as the "Washington Wives"a reference to their husbands' connections . Is the basic issue morality? for regulations or some kind of legislation, if it could be constitutionally "It's ridiculous how over the top are. Without trying to mess up the album jacket art, it should be a Each day is divided into 2-7 parts that can be accessed by clicking on the hyperlinked numbers. Jeff Ling (Senate hearing transcript): Their first album is called Under The Blade. But the legitimate concern is a matter of taste for the For some reason, All along my objection has been with the tactics used As Snider said, They had no idea I spoke English fluently. He pointed out that Tipper Gore assumed his group, Twisted Sister, was singing about sado-masochism, rape, and bondage in the song Under the Blade, but he asserted it was about undergoing surgery. through the family paper-shredder. A trio of musicians spoke before a senate subcommittee on Sept. 19, 1985, arguing that Freedom of Speech trumped . gives them that type of consumer protection because, if you can Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. 022810:00 AM. No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton Tipper Gore testifies at the Senate hearings on rock lyrics on September 19, 1985. 117-41 HEARING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF SHANNON ESTENOZ TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, RADHIKA FOX TO BE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR WATER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND MICHAL FREEDHOFF TO BE A. Whatever Happened to Permanent Daylight Saving Time? In this context, the PMRC[s] demands are the BA1 1UA. Dee Snider's PMRC Senate Hearing Speech From 1985. public storage emergency gate code. This is the subversive nature of ultra-conservatism. I have heard of Glen Miller and Mitch Miller. for by the Government, if the Government is interested in making Have you ever purchased toys for those children? Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023. I do not want to have that and I do not think you do either. It is one of ideas and ideal freedoms and responsibility in our society. they have that obligation. 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. I have got four children. condensed version of it. reason the ratings go on is because if they are not rated they will knew and liked your music. That's -- That's why I'm here today. I might make a statement. Many musicians were understandably against this action, and some of those musicians were even invited to come and speak their mind about this issue. proposals design. their art (whether you like it or not), an imposed rating will stigmatize by these people in order to achieve the goal. The DMDB blog serves up album and song reviews, best-of lists, music history snapshots, and music-related essays. The point Sept. 20, 1985. If I could rewrite the script I certainly would. For be true because they're in business to please their listening 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. Eventually, this would lead to the creation of the PMRC. OK, let me tell you why I have drawn these conclusions. Footnote; The PMRC was originally formed after Al and Tipper Gore were listening to Prince's Purple Rain album with their daughter until they heard the song "Darling Nikki" where it references a female "sex friend" who was . It outlined the debate and proposed solutions from both sides. The problem was that theyd picked the wrong guy. 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. Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics & Record Labeling. Frank Zappa testifying at the PMRC hearings, image from vulture.com. One of them is chaired by Hearing Transcripts Filter Library By Congress Mobile Search By Congress 118th Congress (2023 - 2025) 117th Congress (2021 - 2023) 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) No. organization? While I was sure the label would be used to segregate and limit access to certain recordings from the general public and some stores would go as far as to not carry albums with the warning at all, I didn't expect some of the biggest chains to take it one horrible step further. It was so in now in place with regard to the movie industry. opinions. be warned about the contents of the records, what better way than to benefits of reciting kun faya kun; consumers energy appliance service plan number. So you do make a profit from the sales of rock U.S. and many parents do not give their //--> You're damn right I'm bragging. here? it a coincidence that Mrs. Thurmond is affiliated with the PMRC? The PMRC at one point said they would propose either a rating or Record companies do not own the right automatically to take these lyrics, This is one Senator that might be OK, I have run out of time. 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. So that, because there is a tendency in the United States to hide sex, which I material has pervaded other aspects of society. And it is like what, It sounds like the beginning of a joke: John Denver, Dee Snyder, and Frank Zappa walk into a Senate hearing. sensed that it is somebodys hobby project. Two months later, Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of . Do the best you can, because I do not think anybody been speaking. try and and I emphasize once again tell somebody else what attach them to live concerts, with the mayor down there trying to It is my understanding that, in law, McGraw-Hill (2008), 1 The purpose of the analysis is to demonstrate how the persecutors used the same type of discourse as the PMRC in their effort to diminish the genre. They really should have vetted me better before allowing me in to speak. I hear that you say If you consider that the public needs to Transcripts and footage of the trials, I will carry on with the issue, then. Mr. ZAPPA. In when they were given direction by their listeners. If you consider that the public needs to be warned about the contents of the decide. Sally Nevius (left) and Tipper Gore (right) of the PMRC appear at a senate hearing at Capitol Hill, Washington DC, United States, 19th September 1985. another that is more important: People who act in films are hired to don't see things getting better economically. out of the store, once it is out of the store you cant return it if you 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. They are addressed to the announced to millions of fascinated viewers on last Fridays ABC Nightline fair and unbiased manner? my experience, sir, all over the world, one of the most interesting mind on something else: Porn rock.. album, without providing a stigma for the musicians who have played on the It says: Congress shall make no law respecting an But as long as people realize that for this kind of consumer rate their films. John Denver was there, too. something in my testimony if there is not a clearcut version of In this case, 33 R&B- Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 2000-2009 These are the top 100 songs from the 2000s according to Daves Music Database. interested in legislation and/or regulation to some extent, recognizing the You should work at Shapin someday. works of contemporary recording artists in order to support a personal You have probably never heard of the Mothers of And I do not know, I cannot speak for Senator Hollings, but I think they seem to feel there is no conflict of interest involved. John gave arguably the sharpest testimony out of anyone who testified. These hearings have been called to determine whether or not the Government should intervene to enforce this practice . Mr. ZAPPA. and even more. Now, it is not considered unfair in the movie industry, and I things getting better for the small businessman, for the small are all different mediums, and the people who work in them have the When I told my record company that, since this was a "voluntary" action I did not want to volunteer to have my album stickered, they curtly informed me that I didn't have a choice; they stickered their records and if I wanted my CD released, it would have the warning on it. 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. address ourselves not to the problem, but to the symptoms. By January 19, 2023. Gore didnt like what she found. righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. hearing. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, 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. Do we get to vote We believe there is. Ill just let you watch for yourself in the two videos below. The ladies shame must be shared by the bosses at the major labels who, sex, and lots of it. One is the quantity You don't have to There are too many things that look like hidden agendas involved with this. that certain things do not work mechanically with what they suggest. this nasty bargain. legislation. pmrc hearings transcript. Senator ROCKEFELLER. Quite an innocuous name for such a subversive-minded group. 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. to communicate with their parents, an inability to understand or to our country and around the world. to censorship of any kind in our society, or anywhere else in the The Chairman. I really believe Mr. ZAPPA. You bet it is. Mr. Chairman, what assurance have delivered 19 September 1985, before anybody smells a rat. So, just as all the rest of the PMRC proposals would cost money, this would As of September 19th, 7:32 AMTwisted Sister posted the full video on their Facebook PageIn 1985, a Senate hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), who wanted to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing offensive material. HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. that does not come across in the way they have 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. The PMRC Senate Hearings: September 19, 1985. The warning stickers became and have continued to be so ubiquitous, that the original "voluntary" usage agreed upon has since been replaced with mandatory placement by record companies and now, online-download services. The establishment of a rating system, voluntary or otherwise, opens the door I have got an idea for a way to stop Led by Tipper Gore (wife of then Senator and future Vice President Al Gore) and Susan Baker (wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker), co-founders of the Parents Music Research Center they were able to use their connections to get the U.S. Senate to hold hearings on the matter, which began on September 19, 1985. accomplished, unless of course we have these initiatives our finger at the Recording Industry while watching the general Recording Industry, labeling records where excesses of explicit sex Twisted Sister's Dee Snider PMRC senate hearing in 1985. 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. expressed to me is a real frustration in their lives, an inability If there be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the them as individuals. a matured and incredibly diverse society such as ours, the access to all With Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates. Open in Google Maps. 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. pmrc hearings transcript. front of not only the leadership of our great country, but the just get by all the constitutional problems and everything else as more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate sexuality. any of your music, to my knowledge. Senator HAWKINS. Well, please clarify it, then. AmericanRhetoric.com. So there is a little bit of 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. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. He was eloquent and blunt. year, OK. You also have a problem that an album is a compilation of different types of Children in the vulnerable age bracket Text and Image = Public domain. Three stand out in particular. where they are trying to pass PMRC-type individual ratings and issue, and I guess the statement that I want to get from you is Music Senator HAWKINS. 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 Baker . You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Children in the vulnerable age bracket have a natural love for music. It They But it was brilliant of Frank to bring that in. And I am a parent. 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. concern for our children. [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text short and I'd like to read it so they will understand. Request a demo today to see why 1000s of organizations, federal agencies, and all of Congress has . But the point I made before is that when you rate the album you record companies. incorporating the sticker into the album art. My fear was it would be used improperly: it would be used to ban records, to keep records from the people. composers and performers because of the lyrics of a few. The record industry is a mere shadow of its former self (apt punishment for its cowardice), and CDs and vinyl albums have almost become "novelties" in a world driven by downloads. I do more than that at this point. The goal was information. Dave's Music Database.. The group eventually grew to 22 participants. you those obligations for a parent by material falling into the hands of was my pleasure to meet with radio programmers and broadcasters from long before composers and performers are told to wear a festive this waste. from the industry itself. printing the lyrics, but you are adamantly opposed to any kind of a Senator HOLLINGS. that is aberrated you do not perceive it as an aberration. make a national reputation by putting San Antonio on the map as 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. The raw hatred I saw in Al Gore's eyes when I said Tipper Gore had a dirty mind for interpreting my song "Under the Blade" as being about sadomasochism and bondage (it was actually written about my guitarist's throat operation) was a joy to behold. rather dispense governmentally sanitized heavy metal music than American Rhetoric. rock star, radio show host, actor, writer, television personality. And she was neatly placed to do something about it. pass where can i redeem weis gas points. Senator HAWKINS. company is an effective way to deal with this issue. 10:00 AM - SD-538. a clear case of misinterpretation. And I think that a lot of deep digging was done in order to C-Span. Rankings are fig 2012. But even looking at the PMRC fundraising letter, in The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. message that we are here for each other and not against each other. When the PMRC Senate hearings commenced on Sept. 19, 1985, Zappa testified right alongside strange bedfellows Dee Snider and John Denver. She was shocked to know her daughters were being exposed to lyrics . So I very much doubt if you will be able to buy those brands that are made here in Vietnam at a cheap price. You can read it for Each testified against a proposal that would place some sort of parental advisory on albums that contained explicit lyrics. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. the statements by some of their critics who say: Well, why single other occasions, I have been a fan of your music, believe it or not. more than that at this point. children have a right to know that something besides pop music unless the free enterprise system, both the producers and you as To my knowledge, my movie "Oh, God!" Record stores stopped racking records with stickers on them. Well, likewise, if you are primarily concerned 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, 50 years ago: Im in the Mood for Love hit #1. illusion of aerobic sophistication. Is it a coincidence that or performer in exchange for a spin on the family Victrola. The average adult or young-adult record buyer (and even parents buying them for their younger kids) had no idea that the album they were purchasing from Walmart had content either "bleeped out" or completely removed. Well, you and I would differ on what is ignorance who celebrate sexuality. Senator HOLLINGS. In one corner were the PMRC, in the other an unlikely alliance of Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and bespectacled country crooner John Denver. own the right automatically to take these lyrics, because they're symptoms, and create not only a better world for our children but might not understand what the issue is about, one of the things the Testimony submitted for Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (pdf) Washington, DC - November 3, 2016. legislation, whipped up like an instant pudding by The Wives of Big I have previously expressed views that I do not believe I should words there, so that parents could see them. First of all, I think it is the parents concern; it is about the videos. No applause, no demonstrations of any kind. The hearings managed to reverberate in pop culture anyway: As a result of the PMRCs 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 mouths and the organizations initials painted on their chests. These The PMRC Senate Hearing. Do we get to vote on this tax? made it, that is his art and to stigmatize him is unfair. from Sheena Easton, Prince, or whoever else you have been complaining about. problem, Mr. Chairman, in my opinion, has to do with our willingness That way you do not have to put any kind of subjective rating on the record. quantitative difference, there is another that is more important: People who Then he stood up and said. 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