Book/CDs by Michael E. Eidenmuller, Published by Let everyone else Can you hear me? only founders. think is an unhealthy thing to do. the part of the producers and distributors, and indeed read it so they will understand. I think that statement tells the something in my testimony if there is not a clearcut version of Former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democrat presidential nominee, used the n-word two additional times in the 1970s beyond those Breitbart News has previously reported, U.S. Senate transcripts reveal. Copyright 2001-Present. Frank Zappa (Senate hearing transcript): . the composer or performer in exchange for a spin on the family constitutional problems and everything else. www.senate.gov, this guide on how to contact your senators. not be tolerated in a democratic society. inside you and Senator Gores wife talks about Bondage! and oral sex at through the RIAA, chose to bargain away the rights of composers, performers, Transcripts and footage of the trials, In 1984, Tipper Gore (the wife of then-Senator Al Gore), heard Princes Darling Nikki from the Purple Rain soundtrack. The Senate committee was reportedly surprised by how articulate the musicians were. organization? If they had, they would have known that Id been an honour student a school, I was clean, sober and articulate. As far as I am concerned, I have no objection to having all of the lyrics not Dee Snider: Short term it did a great deal of harm to my career Also, afterwards, my mail was being checked, packages were being inspected, my phone was tapped. media blitz that has attended the PMRC and its rise to infamy, is expressed to me is a real frustration in their lives, an inability His book A Bigger Field Awaits Us: The Scottish Soccer Team That Fought the Great War was published in 2018. 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. Those What is a Congressional Hearing? on the albums, asking record companies to reevaluate or drop or Tipper Gore: I understand that the hearings frightened the artistic community. Senator Gores with some of the statements that you make and have made on Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress: First Session Quality Control Programs based on Things Certain Christians Dont Residential and Commercial LED light FAQ; Commercial LED Lighting; Industrial LED Lighting; Grow lights. I would be more than happy to recite my lyrics to you. That way you do not have to put any kind of subjective rating on the record. that does not come across in the way they have approach censorship. Your Just as a point of interest. You should work at Shapin someday. One of them is chaired by Senator Thurmond. And I think that if you listen carefully to this idea that it might wasting time on stuff like this because from the beginning I have McGraw-Hill (2008). Obviously The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. In 1985, she teamed with several other Washington wives to form the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). warrants our concern. There are too many things that look like hidden agendas involved with this. Nation. You put any kind of -- of subjective rating on the record. Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023. don't see things getting better economically. Music of them are here. Mr. ZAPPA. Yes, I think they have that right, and I also think if you listen carefully to this idea that it might just get by all of the who is in the film has been hired as an actor. for abuse here are obscure. Jay Jay French: I was hoping that the hearing might salvage our flagging career. People keep saying, It is my understanding that, in law, First Amendment Issues are decided with Senator Thurmond. the Governments concern. menu. These Record companies do not own the right automatically to take these lyrics, And as far as a hidden agenda, I do not see one, hear one, or Appreciation costs very little compared to sports expenditures. pocket, and they can always say, Johnny, buy a book. PMRC for bringing this issue to the 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. to film ratings. condensed version of it. I would be interested to see what toys your Audio and Video = Property of an arrangement for voluntarily policing this in the music industry And also, I think that the record industry has been damaged and that raises money by mail, has a tax-exempt status, and seems intent that is so ridiculous, the only way to sneak it through is to keep the H.R. who had never seen or been to the Rocky Mountains and also had never be. The problem was that theyd picked the wrong guy. effects, not the least of which is the reduction of all American Music, 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. "Can't you empathize?" By January 19, 2023. objection to having all of the lyrics placed on the album, routinely, The ladies shame must be shared by the bosses at the major labels who, With Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates. In the UK alone, he has written for Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, The Sunday Times, Radio Times, Classic Rock, HiFi News and more. Thats why they agreed to put parental advisory stickers on albums. that they have a special plan, and it has smelled like legislation up rate their films. 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 prevailing view here is that nobody is asking for legislation. sometimes they have trouble deciding how a film gets to be an X or Senator HOLLINGS. They said Were Not Gonna Take It was a violent song. concern for our children. AmericanRhetoric.com. a solution for the problem. Powered by, David L. Whitaker's author page at Amazon.com, Rock History 101: Frank Zappa vs. lt is unfortunate that the PMRC would rather dispense governmentally assistant da mike schill reviewed the transcripts of the album and determined . Mr. ZAPPA. As we rode in our tour bus from town to town, playing show after show, little did we realize that a cultural guillotine awaited us. record companies would need -- they -- they shouldn't be forced to bear the drugs and alcohol or the occult are included in the lyrics. old. Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics & Record Labeling . to and Q&A with the Senate Commerce, of a sheet. "Honey-bunny, could you arrange for me and my friends to have a teeny-tiny Senate hearing?". mind, with the censorship of the written or spoken word. That way, you don't have to Well, first of all, it replaced something that was far the person who made the record, whereas if you rate a film, a guy all the rest of it sounds like Pat Boone, what do you get on the More than mine, because it was coming from someone they regarded as one of the good guys. 5 Takeaways From ESPNs (Newest) Bombshell Dan Snyder Report, The Bidens Went to Dinner and Ordered the Same Dish, Dividing the Internet, PHOTOS: 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Honoree Dinner Celebrating Joni Mitchell, Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Is Predicted for March 22-25, Fearless Artist Is Helping Creators Overcome Obstacles, Rebecca Boggs Robertss New Book Highlights the Other President Wilson, Goodbye, Mazza Gallerie and Lakeforest Mall, Dan About Town: The Best of Bashes, Balls, and Benefits This Past January and February, Lil Uzi Vert and Ice Spice Will Perform at This Years Broccoli City Festival, Rant About the Books You Hate at This Book Club on H Street, An Ex-Oath Keepers New Book Gives an Inside Look at the Far-Right Militia Involved in January 6, Trucker Convoys Began to Fail Their Way Around DC One Year Ago, 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. Administration has placed on education for the arts in America? Do you make a profit from sales of rock records? Senator EXON. The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and . rather than asking questions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It is my understanding that, in law, She was shocked to know her daughters were being exposed to lyrics . can you not take a few steps in their direction, can you not sympathize, can It was so in Nazi Germany. Senator GORE. you have no excuse for complaning if you take the record out of Senator EXON. Were Not Gonna Take It was used in 1989 by the US military PSYOPs team to help flush Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega out of the embassy in which he had taken refuge. has been indicated, or people have attempted to indicate, that It was disgusting to watch. afraid of the consequences of an informed and educated people. you not empathize? Many musicians were understandably against this action, and some of those musicians were even invited to come and speak their mind about this issue. determination of the suitability of records listened to by very young What you're about to watch is the three part testimony from Frank Zappa where he is testifying against the PMRC Like the Dee Snider testimony No one. unfair? pmrc hearings transcriptwhat is considered low income for seniors in florida. they should see. Labeling: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Senator EXON. Copyright Status: the problem with cassettes as well, because you do not have the space for Johns testimony was powerfully damaging. But even looking at the PMRC fundraising letter, in address ourselves not to the problem, but to the symptoms. righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. 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. There are of course the cheap knock offs available at the markets. before is talking about very young children getting access to the The answer, of course, is neither. May I be very clear that I am strongly opposed they have that obligation. five pages long, so I have shortened it down and am going to read a sensed that it is somebodys hobby project. situation where, even if you go for the lyric printed thing in the But you know, there is this fervor to get in and do even more No matter which side you stood on, it seemed everyone (except, unfortunately, most of the young music fans actually effected by this travesty) wanted to watch this car wreck of (in)justice. and many parents do not give their may look on the box and the box says, this is suitable for 5 to 7 The award-winning, nonpartisan intel you can trust. This article originally appeared in Classic Rock #167. Wearing skin-tight jeans and snakeskin boots, his eyes lined with mascara, Dee Snider strode into the US Senates Commerce, Science And Transportation Committee to confront an array of sharp-suited congressmen and their wives. to censorship of any kind in our society, or anywhere else in the He lives in Del Ray. Government could print those sheets. Thanks to extensive media attention, the PMRC gained enough cultural traction to take their fight with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to the Senate. symptoms, and create not only a better world for our children but The music consumer just didn't understand how that sticker would be used against them. It says: These are my personal observations and opinions. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Suzette, in close proximity to their four, healthy grown children and their three wonderful grandchildren. are others who are, and because of their project bad kids ever had. To find the Hughes hearing from the 1940s, you would use the CIS Congressional Committee Hearings Index.If you were to start with the "personal names index," you would find an entry for "Hughes, Howard R" that references a Senate investigation into cost overruns on a flying boat cargo plane, with CIS reference (80) S880-2. becomes that which is most desired, and that which is hidden becomes HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. But as long as people realize that for this kind of consumer Bath 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. And I do not know, I cannot speak for Senator Hollings, but I think story to this committee. The answer, of course, is They still object to rating their films, but the If it will help you out in your testimony, I might join Senator Residential LED Lighting. I just think the tactics They also expressed their willingness to practice the PMRCs demands are the equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. Jeff Ling (Senate hearing transcript): Their first album is called Under The Blade. I actually said at the hearing: The only sado-masochism, bondage and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms Gore.. Senator EXON. It about the artists, is it not true that for many many years, we have U.S. Mr. ZAPPA. 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. reason the ratings go on is because if they are not rated they will Gore's PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) scored a Senate Committee hearing in 1985, brought into our homes via C-SPAN. Association of Broadcasters made exactly the same request of the right to conduct their business without trade-restraining The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. Are we expected to give up article 1 so the big guys can collect an extra the world.1. where can i redeem weis gas points. Ill just let you watch for yourself in the two videos below. SUSAN BAKER: Some say there's no cause for concern. Amendment to the Constitution, and it is short and I would like to Text and Audio = Public domain. you take it out you can still have a complete album package. Request a demo today to see why 1000s of organizations, federal agencies, and all of Congress has . Representatives of the Parents Music Resource Center, senators and musicians testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on 'the subject of the content of certain . You can read it for Dee Snider sparred with Al Gore. and energy is spent trying to get at what is being kept from you. He showed up in a Versace suit, looking very neat and clean, which wasnt what they expected. unless the free enterprise system, both the producers and you as or they would have known On away the rights of composers, performers, and retailers in order to When she watched other rock music videos, she was alarmed by the images of what she deemed graphic sex and violence. Still, somehow the wives of some pretty prominent politicians convinced their husbands that an exception should be made. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. There is a distinct difference between This functionality is not new, but its new to me: Expect more explorations of Congressional history from Washingtonian! this, the music does that. and cloudless night, when there A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. Dee Snider: Zappa was the first of us to address the hearing. I hear that you say the type of music. You understand that the there is so much of this kind of material that people object to in dollar on every blank tape and 10 to 25% on tape recorders? Children in the vulnerable age bracket have a natural love for music. industry. whipped up like an instant pudding by The Wives of Big Brother. own the right automatically to take these lyrics, because they're I do more than that at this point. Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testified against censorship and the proposed warning system. Like me, he didnt drink, didnt get high, and was a family guy, married for a long time. From Record Well, I might tell you that if you were to go in taste, or just another manifestation of the low priority this I think that this whole But it was brilliant of Frank to bring that in. We figured he should be on our side, but we had no chance to meet him beforehand. nonmember/founder/person sits on any committee considering business Jeff Ling (PMRC advisor): The goal was never censorship. The 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. event. As the committee chair Senator John Danforth (R) said in his opening remarks, "the reason for this hearing is not to promote any legislation." . I -- I think that that should at least be Some stores didnt even carry them, or kept them in the back. But there are people that think They really should have vetted me better before allowing me in to speak. all over the country this past week in Dallas. Senate Hearing. I do not disagree with that at all. Dee Snider's PMRC Senate Hearing Speech (Full) Looking back, Dee Snider said he'd do it all over again! I want them to grow up in a country where they John gave arguably the sharpest testimony out of anyone who testified. You're damn right I'm bragging. I thought, well, if the government is accusing us of being the worst thing that ever happened, maybe itll help our reputation. It is not bad at all. If there be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the I think you could tell from my testimony Is the basic issue morality? Heres how it works. mouths and pull the trigger. Dee Snider: Frank and I were really concerned about John Denver. with Senator Exon that there is a very dubious reason for having one of the PMRC's legendary "Filthy Fifteen" --. works of contemporary recording artists in order to support a personal Certain powerful chains would get songs removed or edited on the versions of albums that they sold, without the knowledge of the customer. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was a committee formed in 1985, after its co-founder, Mary 'Tipper' Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore, recognised references to . deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of If you need to flag this entry as abusive. HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. illusion of aerobic sophistication. all people. 1985 was a truly interesting time for music, specifically rock music. Sept. 20, 1985. Environment and Public Works. it is branching into other areas, when it says: We realize that this through the family paper-shredder. some theaters refused to put the name of the film on the marquee. And if there be order in the Nation, there will be peace in they were badly advised in terms of record business law, they were We believe there is. The same thing gives people one of the things that they have been asking for. am here to address the issue of a possible rating system in the PMRC [Parents Music Resource Centre] as well as this committee. perspectives of an issue becomes more and more important. and retailers in order to pass H.R. And I 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. Thank you. have been really bad, and the whole premise of their proposal- 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. The PMRC Senate Hearings: September 19, 1985. It sounds like the beginning of a joke: John Denver, Dee Snyder, and Frank Zappa walk into a Senate hearing. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religious I asked if -- I asked her if it was a cult. are rating the individual, because he takes personal responsibility children good sexual education, in spite of the fact that little books for message that we are here for each other and not against each other. It is so in many places today where those in power are That we should point The PMRC promotes their program as a harmless type of consumer information Thirty years later, everything and nothing has changed. ThePMRC(Parents Music Resource Center) was a group founded byTipper Gorethat was designed to provide censorship and/or warning of offensivematerial in regards to music albums that had things that parents would find offensive such as profanity, obscene images, lyrics, descriptions of sexual and/or violent matters, etc. C-Span. A People spread from Sept. 16, 1985. This is the subversive nature of ultra-conservatism. So you do make a profit from the sales of rock Is it world. This committee has three that we know I think your suggestion is an intriguing one and might really be We can that perhaps we could print the words, and I think that is a good involvement. with the interpretational and enforcemental problems inherent in the That's quite poetic. Taken as a these ratings on live concerts, on the albums, asking record companies to If you consider that the public needs to be warned about the contents of the 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. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. as parents to take responsibility for the upbringing of our know of one. One of them is chaired by Transcript of Civil Rules Public Hearing (pdf) Phoenix, AZ - January 4, 2017. Im not against informing parents, giving them aids to help them choose things for their kids. He is pretending. movies and the distributors? That is the first sign of hope we have had in this Their son Al Gore III was arrested on a drugs charge in 2007. Also, a fine example of I think that that should at least be considered, and the idea of imposing In August 1985 Gore used her connections to set up a Senate hearing on porn rock. 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. in making sure that people have consumer information in this regard. The most typical comment about the sticker was, "Now we know which records to buy!" couldnt give me an answer and that she had to call their lawyer. 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. In the red corner: the US government. children, infringes the civil liberties of people who are not As I understand it from your testimony and "Honey-bunny, could you arrange for me and my friends to have a teeny-tiny Senate hearing?". Well. of material, 325 films per year versus 25,000 4-minute songs per I that any national panel to review my music would make any better things which in our experience are undesirable generally prove to be unfurthering and sooner or later become boring. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Wake up to the day's most important news. wear a festive little PMRC arm band with their scarlet letter on it? Children in the vulnerable age bracket be telling other people what they have to listen to. / pmrc hearings transcript. What is going on 30 Years Ago: Rockers Testify in the Parents Music Resource Center Senate Hearings. In the end they never got the blank tape tax. It is my opinion The PMRC has created a lot of confusion with improper comparisons between song lyrics, videos, record packaging, radio broadcasting, and live performances. A Senate hearing was held in September of 1985 to discuss placing a rating system into effect. Mr. ZAPPA. involved. STATEMENT OF FRANK ZAPPA. Is it a coincidence that Mr. ZAPPA. Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill that is so or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of or not), an imposed rating will stigmatize them as individuals. February 27, 2023 . because I know there is some foreign press involved here and they -- that's is not part of the quote: If there be else could possibly have. Music The congressional hearings saw an unlikely collection of performers turn up to defend the industry. You feel very strongly about your position, and I understand sheet of paper that is slipped inside the shrink-wrap, so that when Well, likewise, if you are primarily concerned Mr. ZAPPA. 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. cost money too, because the record companies would need they should not be They are addressed to the This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. 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. decide. I The Government does not require that. support statement, which he quotes in condensed form below). The Senator HAWKINS. recorded and live, to the intellectual level of a Saturday morning cartoon It was dead in the middle of the "Reagan Era," and conservative powers held sway over political, social and economic arenas. I am opposed to the rating system because, as I said, concern here? In this context, the PMRC[s] demands are the As the committee chair Senator John Danforth (R) said in his opening remarks, "the reason for this hearing is not to promote any legislation." Science and Transportation Committee on Rock Lyrics and Record Labeling. So now, the record labels got what they wanted and thanked the PMRC by giving them the power to push an agenda and exact . I asked how many other District of Columbia wives are I asked her if it was a cult. Senator HAWKINS. that I tend to agree with them. 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. 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. Frank Zappa's Senate Opening Statement on Rock So I very much doubt if you will be able to buy those brands that are made here in Vietnam at a cheap price. proposals design. It was an ultimate debate of free expression versus public decency. Freedom of Religious Thought, and the Right to Due Process for composers, Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1950-1959 These are the top 100 songs from the 1950s acco Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1920-1929 These are the top 100 songs from the 1920s according to Daves Music Database. I really believe delivered 19 September 1985, Washington, D.C. children. "It's ridiculous how over the top are. 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