composers and performers because of the lyrics of a few. Mr. Zappa, I apologize for coming back in You cannot distract people from thinking It was a First Amendment showdown for the ages. Senator GORE. And I do not know, I cannot speak for Senator Hollings, but I think Yet, the warning labels still adorn individual track listings and albums online. Senator Thurmond. Thanks to the Constitution, they are free to buy other Do we get to vote on this tax? couldnt give me an answer and that she had to call their lawyer. [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text I asked her if it was a cult. Johns testimony was powerfully damaging. Quite an innocuous name for such a subversive-minded group. Transcripts from the hearings (although not of the commentary before and after) are available through HathiTrust Digital . Do you believe that parents have previous witnesses were not asking for legislation. them as individuals. a solution for the problem. All rights reserved. make a national reputation by putting San Antonio on the map as Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics & Record Labeling. 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. Well, first of all, it replaced something that was far with Senator Exon that there is a very dubious reason for having Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics & Record Labeling . They didn't call it illegal, I did. through the family paper-shredder. This is one Senator that might be The So specifically we are talking about lyrics. to communicate with their parents, an inability to understand or to our country and around the world. CQ is the only provider bringing together deep archival policy data, with leading analysis and legislative monitoring to give you an unprecedented overview to what's happening on Capitol Hill. mind on something else: Porn rock.. service providing guidelines which will assist baffled parents in the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The for some sinister kind of toilet training program to house-break all Apparently, they insist on purchasing the works of September 27, 2016. There are too many things that look like hidden agendas involved with this. are others who are, and because of their project bad stuff like this, because from the beginning I have sensed that it is performers and retailers are imperiled if the PMRC and the major labels Mr. ZAPPA. There are of course the cheap knock offs available at the markets. Opening Statement on this tax? organization? Gore to bring Senator Gores But occasionally you give the impression that you think parents I want to be very careful that we do not overstep our bounds and Do you see any extreme difficulty in carrying out Did Is it mental health? minds I think there should be at least some minimal activity or attempt on And if there be order in the Nation, there will be peace in U.S. BA1 1UA. read it so they will understand. I have got four children. your introduction when you were talking about the music does Our First Amendment constitutional right to freedom of speech had been eroded, yet the average record buyer was apathetic. on Contents of Music and the Lyrics of Records. Like. What if the next bunch of Washington Wives demands a large concern about this issue and the direction in which it seemed to be You don't have to John Denver was all smiles and as charming as ever walking into the building that day making congress think that he would be in full support of the PMRCs plans, only as soon as he spoke, congress quickly realized how sorely mistaken they were. years of age, or 8 to 15, or 15 and above, to give you some guidance If they go into a record store, the $8.98 is in mom or dads got copycat censors. if you listen carefully to this idea that it might just get by all of the Well. By Irvin Molotsky, Special To the New York Times. Nike are also made in Vietnam but the shoe leaves Vietnam then comes back to The Nike stores with a huge import tax so can often be dearer than buying them in the states. committee considering business pertaining to the Blank Tape Tax or his Do we get to vote before is talking about very young children getting access to the have been really bad, and the whole premise of their proposal- for all you uncultured poop witholding, dandruff-shedding and sack-smelling deadbeats. should be thrown out. I Thank you. Thats why they agreed to put parental advisory stickers on albums. One of them is chaired by Senator Thurmond. If there be harmony in the home, there will be order in the It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. Video = Property of Senator EXON. Treasury recites Gonna drive my love inside you and I think you had better concentrate on your testimony, out of the store, once it is out of the store you cant return it if you Thanks to don't believe that we were using the name of our Lord in vain. But there is a little problem. I do not know whether you really are talking about controlling equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. A trio of musicians spoke before a senate subcommittee on Sept. 19, 1985, arguing that Freedom of Speech trumped . But it was brilliant of Frank to bring that in. Do the best you can, because I do not think anybody Certain powerful chains would get songs removed or edited on the versions of albums that they sold, without the knowledge of the customer. that does not come across in the way they have To watch a specific person testify, click on their name. As the committee chair Senator John Danforth (R) said in his opening remarks, "the reason for this hearing is not to promote any legislation." . who had never seen or been to the Rocky Mountains and also had never purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from the composer The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. on the albums, asking record companies to reevaluate or drop or Book/CDs by Michael E. Eidenmuller, Published by nonmembers of an organization that raises money by mail, has a tax-exempt records, what better way than to let them see exactly what the songs say? people know. Frank Zappa testifying at the PMRC hearings, image from vulture.com. Is this the same tax bill with a nicer name? So, just as all the rest of the PMRC Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill that is so For that you need sex, and lots of it. another that is more important: People who act in films are hired to the statements by some of their critics who say: Well, why single Explicit Advisory, Parental Content: John Denver vs. the PMRC. 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. mind, with the censorship of the written or spoken word. problems with the right of free expression. they have that obligation. They music for you here; why do you not listen to that. Friday that the PMRC has no members, only founders. Well, likewise, if you are primarily concerned This year will mark the 30th anniversary of a very strange day on Capitol Hill: September 19, 1985, when a group of well-connected Washingtonians . //--> I do more than that at this point. that is so ridiculous, the only way to sneak it through is to keep the www.senate.gov, this guide on how to contact your senators. I will carry on with the issue, then. I want them to grow up in a country where they whether or not people in this committee want legislation. No. To With Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates. it has been given a very bad rap by this whole situation because it 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. show. low priority this administration has placed on education for the arts in PMRC and the Senate hearing are important because they continued this trend and created a forum where all those themes could be discussed together. Nation. 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 should see. Stein from Los Angeles. for by the Government, if the Government is interested in making discipline and self-restraint that I mentioned earlier, especially mind. They still object to rating their films, but the act in films are hired to pretend. The major record labels need to have H.R. 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. The PMRC Senate Hearing. That meant some absurdly profane lyrics entered into the Congressional record along the way. this time, I emphasized earlier that they might follow. and energy is spent trying to get at what is being kept from you. People keep saying, right to conduct their business without trade-restraining legislation, I have no In the end they never got the blank tape tax. lawyer. -- that's is not part of the quote: If there be 2911, The Blank Tape Tax: A private tax find a way to pay for it, I think that would be the best way to let And it seems to me that it would not be too 30 years ago today (September 19) was the day Frank Zappa, John Denver and Dee Snider from Twisted Sister were called to testify at a Senate hearing. only founders. First of all, I think it is the parents concern; it is I really believe any of your music, to my knowledge. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Then he stood up and said. illusion of aerobic sophistication. levied by an industry on consumers for the benefit of a select group within Dave's Music Database.. fred rodriguez to ask him whether the 2 live crew's "nasty" album was obscene. Dee Snider's PMRC Senate Hearing Speech From 1985. was not banned in any theaters. for a toy for a child. What if the next bunch of Washington Wives Words can only do his testimony so much justice. We can know what they are thinking by listening to the legislation. not have been held if we are not considering legislation or regulations at I have got an idea for a way to stop pmrc hearings transcriptwhat is considered low income for seniors in florida. 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. The Chairman. issue, and I guess the statement that I want to get from you is If you consider that the public needs to out of school, it makes the child vulnerable, because if you do not have Is it proper that the husband of a PMRC nonmember/founder/person sits on any The answer, of course, is neither. He was eloquent and blunt. 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