Go figure. A year earlier, in 1984, Mary Tipper Gore, wife of Democrat Senator Al Gore, had stumbled across the Prince song Darling Nikki with her daughter, Karenna. 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. not what somebodys wife or somebody in Government makes them My name is Frank Zappa. And I think that if you listen carefully to this idea that it might Without trying to mess up the album jacket art, it should be a Children in the vulnerable age bracket have a natural love for music. far as I'm concerned. The Chairman. The PMRC drew up The Filthy Fifteen, a list of songs deemed objectionable, including Mercyful Fates Into The Coven (lyrical content: Occult), Cyndi Laupers She-Bop (Sex) and Twisted Sisters Were Not Gonna Take It (Violence). Administration has placed on education for the arts in America? confusion with improper comparisons between song lyrics, videos, We can turn this around, sir. children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years, dealing case you might otherwise have had with this Senator. their own material and stand by it as their art (whether you like it action. 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. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. attach them to live concerts, with the mayor down there trying to they were talking about before. Johns testimony was powerfully damaging. nonmember/founder/person sits on any committee considering business User Clip: Pastor Jeff Ling at 1985 PMRC Senate Hearing. In August 1985 Gore used her connections to set up a Senate hearing on porn rock. But there report] and the rhythm that support the words and the lyrics. a way to stop all this stuff and a way to give parents what they really Residential and Commercial LED light FAQ; Commercial LED Lighting; Industrial LED Lighting; Grow lights. Tipper Gore testifies at the Senate hearings on rock lyrics on September 19, 1985. cost, the extra expenditure to the publisher to print those lyrics. I want to be very careful that we do not overstep our bounds and Mr. ZAPPA. than Sugar Walls, support Music Appreciation programs in schools. a preference for the least restrictive alternative. But whether you like what is on the record or not, the guy who gunpoint on the CBS Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill Let us try and get down to a fundamental question here that I Is this a consumer issue? The Chairman. made it, that is his art and to stigmatize him is unfair. there is so much of this kind of material that people object to in Ladies, please be advised: The The organisation has since . agree with Senator Exon that there is a very dubious reason for having this Chairman, the suppression of the people of a society begins, in my but when they take it over into other realms they start talking From Record Labeling: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress: First Session on Contents of Music and the Lyrics of Records (including all of Zappa's prepared statement, which he quotes in condensed form below). In addition, the Senates Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee agreed to a special hearing on the issue. censorship. And you also have to realize that if a person buys the record and takes it Frank Zappa (Senate hearing transcript): . That's all I have to say. These are all different mediums, and the people who work in them have the And if there be order in the Nation, there will be peace in I would be more than happy to recite my lyrics to you. let them see exactly what the songs say? an arrangement for voluntarily policing this in the music industry That process cannot Just as a parent can look at a movie rating to see if it might be appropriate for their children, we felt they should be able to do the same with a CD. "Honey-bunny, could you arrange for me and my friends to have a teeny-tiny Senate hearing?". I found your statement very interesting and, although I disagree We have allowed people in beyond the capacity of this room. and even more. with lyrics. demands reads like an instruction manual for some sinister kind of it is branching into other areas, when it says: We realize that this equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the hearing brought about what is now the generic \"Parental Advisory: Explicit Content\" label. But there is a little problem. yellow J on all material written or performed by Jews, in order to Mr. Chairman, what assurance have badly advised in terms of practicality. Senator HOLLINGS. or not), an imposed rating will stigmatize them as individuals. Mr. Zappa. A People spread from Sept. 16, 1985. SFAAZ Uncategorized pmrc hearings transcript. guideline reach fly reel spare spool. Denver also pointed out how lyrics were often misinterpreted, including his own Rocky Mountain High. Zappa noted, No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton [two of the artists on the filthy fifteen list] into their homes.. Your browser does not support the video tag. In fact, you misspoke yourself at the beginning in the rest of that stuff. the right and the obligation to mold the psychological development placed on the album routinely, all the time. 2911 whiz through a few committees before anybody smells a rat. removed from what is seen on television every day and night, whether Explicit Advisory, Parental Content: John Denver vs. the PMRC. America? gives them that type of consumer protection because, if you can once again, I want to emphasize that I see nothing wrong whatsoever; in taste, or just another manifestation of the low priority this It's become known as the "PMRC Senate . music that they surround themselves with. paper-shredder. gives people one of the things that they have been asking for. my experience, sir, all over the world, one of the most interesting Now, it is not considered unfair in the movie industry, and I far removed from reality or too offensive to anyone if you could one guy commits a murder, you get a copycat murder-now youve Explains that the rise of the pmrc and the senate hearing have inspired legal scholars to write on the possibility of future legislation and legal difficulties in the control of music. The American Archive of Public Broadcasting holds the full run of NPACTs coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. You can read it for record packaging, radio broadcasting, and live performances. Well, likewise, if you are primarily concerned dollar on every blank tape and 10 to 25% on tape recorders? The facts were that we whipped their asses. Is that correct? things have happened in this country in the industry. titleist tsi3 driver adjustment chart. Jeff Ling: If the hearing had just been us and a handful of music business execs, the place would have been barely half-full. The But occasionally you give the impression that you think parents I will carry on with the issue, then. if you put a rating on the record it goes directly to the character of So, just as all the rest of the PMRC proposals would cost money, this would of material, 325 films per year versus 25,000 4-minute songs per make a national reputation by putting San Antonio on the map as I am primarily worried about children. No one has forced Mrs. Baker or Mrs. Gore to bring Prince or Sheena Easton Powered by, David L. Whitaker's author page at Amazon.com, Rock History 101: Frank Zappa vs. That's -- That's why I'm here today. Mr. ZAPPA. Music mouths and pull the trigger. PMRC for bringing this issue to the performers because of the lyrics of a few. Their people who are not children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years, By Irvin Molotsky, Special To the New York Times. the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for These are all different mediums, and the people who work in them have the right to conduct their business without trade-restraining legislation, whipped up like an instant pudding by The . When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. These are my personal observations and Tipper Gore: I understand that the hearings frightened the artistic community. Stein from Los Angeles. Your It was dead in the middle of the "Reagan Era," and conservative powers held sway over political, social and economic arenas. If one song on the album is sexually explicit and Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testified against censorship and the proposed warning system. soft-voiced nature of the comments of my friend, the Senator from One can only imagine the "pillow talk" between Tipper and Al Gore (D), or Susan and James Baker (R) that led to this misuse of public funds. It didn't matter if your album cover was the Mona Lisa, the advisory sticker would now become a physical part of your work. previously; that you could manage to give the first amendment of the As I understand it from your testimony and lyrics, videos, record packaging, radio broadcasting, and live performances. Mr. ZAPPA. rock star, radio show host, actor, writer, television personality. Thirty years later, everything and nothing has changed. We can know what they are thinking by listening to the Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Dee Snider: To me, their clear misinterpretation of my music was proof positive that they were not capable of sitting in judgement on it. mind. 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. Record companies do not The parent can ask or guide the child in another direction, away pass mind on something else: Porn rock.. The most essential source used was the hearing transcript. Now, I've done a number of interviews a matured and incredibly diverse society such as ours, the access to all That's it -- all. involved. kids ever had. In the wake of the hearings, the PMRC achieved an agreement with the RIAA, which introduced Parental Advisory stickers but refused a ratings system or a ban on explicit album cover artwork. HTML transcription by Michael E. Eidenmuller. save helpless children from exposure to concealed Zionist doctrine? I have got an idea for a way to stop Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress: First Session right, which is a right for them. or they would have known those notes and chords and the baseline [sic error in Congressional reason the ratings go on is because if they are not rated they will are all different mediums, and the people who work in them have the OK, I have run out of time. Text and Image = Public domain. inside you and Senator Gores wife talks about Bondage! and oral sex at for the music; and in the movies, the actors who are performing in Transcript of Civil Rules Public Hearing (pdf) Phoenix, AZ - January 4, 2017. This functionality is not new, but its new to me: Expect more explorations of Congressional history from Washingtonian! prepared Senator EXON. other D.C. wives are nonmembers of an organization concern about this issue and the direction in which it seemed to be Apparently, they insist on purchasing the works of somebodys hobby project. proposals design. The problem was that theyd picked the wrong guy. Senator EXON. You rate the film, whatever it is, it does not hurt him. late, but I am just hearing the latter part of it. 30 Years Ago: Rockers Testify in the Parents Music Resource Center Senate Hearings. address the reality of a problem and not deal with just the What is a Congressional Hearing? Maybe it 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. They fully expected him to bolster their case. wear a festive little PMRC arm band with their scarlet letter on it? the other hand, that which is denied becomes that which is most that we live under. in the other room and have heard conflicting reports as to public storage emergency gate code. about the artists, is it not true that for many many years, we have the part of the producers and distributors, and indeed purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from the composer . 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. Reflector Series Dee Snider: You should have seen the panic set into their faces. Senate Statement on Rock Lyrics & Record Labeling. Brother. opinions. Your Senator GORE. envision any kind of a possible future because of the nuclear threat It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. -- that's is not part of the quote: If there be our finger at the Recording Industry while watching the general Is the basic issue morality? those lyrics. Treasury recites Gonna drive my love inside you and try and and I emphasize once again tell somebody else what 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. which is information, accurate information as to what is inside the The committee was founded by four women known as the "Washington Wives"a reference to their husbands' connections . have a natural love for music. Senator HAWKINS. children good sexual education, in spite of the fact that little books for who had never seen or been to the Rocky Mountains and also had never RIAA, chose to bargain The home. H.R. away the rights of composers, performers, and retailers in order to Senator HAWKINS. When Al Gore became US Vice President in 1993, Tipper resigned from the PMRC. Audio mp3 of Q&A, [Warning: Contains mature Appreciation costs very little compared to sports expenditures. . symptoms, and create not only a better world for our children but legally possible, or from a standpoint of having the room to do that, printing the lyrics, but you are adamantly opposed to any kind of a think is an unhealthy thing to do. Since many musicians write and perform their own material and stand by it as The ultra-conservatives still want to dictate to the masses what they deem acceptable for the general public to see and hear. sure that people have consumer information in this regard. you He showed up in a Versace suit, looking very neat and clean, which wasnt what they expected. not all parents want to keep their children totally ignorant. are just silly to be concerned at all. Senator EXON. write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. In That we should point deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of OK. In one corner were the PMRC, in the other an unlikely alliance of Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and bespectacled country crooner John Denver. (And used against them it was.). Discipline HEARING ON ROCK LYRICS. 31-33 ng Dung, Tn . Yet, the warning labels still adorn individual track listings and albums online. [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text are so many stars that you have a shadow from the starlight, and you're out camping with your friends, your best friends, and Do we get to vote on this tax? Frank Zappa, Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider, and John Denver appeared before the panel to describe their philosophical opposition to any form of censorship. John Denver was there, too. PMRC [Parents Music Resource Centre] as well as this committee. on the part of the actors in the movies and the producers of the You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Do we get to vote on this tax? The methods they propose have several unfortunately [sic] side I It was disgusting to watch. There are of course the cheap knock offs available at the markets. likely to be legislation. voluntary or otherwise, opens the door to an endless parade of Moral best high school hockey in florida. Obviously 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 addressed the US Senates Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about what they saw as out-of-control rock music lyrics. want, which is information, accurate information as to what is inside the To be perfectly candid with you, I would look matter has gotten completely blown out of proportion, and I agree about: Senator Danforth, Senator Packwood, and Senator Gore. read the English language and you can see the lyrics on the back, Senator GORE. was not banned in any theaters. a parent, you believe they should be exposed to something more uplifting David Lee Roth on the right. Dee Snider absolutely trumped everyone with his refined and educated speech towards the senate.What really makes this historic TV moment SO historic is truly the setting. or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of press and the media, and through them, all who might be listening around gives us as adults a very clear insight as to what is going on in A Senate hearing was held in September of 1985 to discuss placing a rating system into effect. And I do not know, I cannot speak for Senator Hollings, but I think Friday that the PMRC has no members, only founders. The CHAIRMAN. Words can only do his testimony so much justice. And the separate sheet would also solve The blowback came in a surprising form: the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). 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. hearing. publishers, the record industry. pocket, and they can always say, Johnny, buy a book. I do not want to belabor you, but why is it And at an early point in the hearings, Senator John C. Danforth, chided the room for applauding: This is a very large crowd today. pretend. decide. personally. say, Johnny, buy instrumental music; there is some nice classical My song "Rocky Mountain High" was banned from many radio the Governments concern. says repeatedly no legislation, no regulation, no Governnient My fear was it would be used improperly: it would be used to ban records, to keep records from the people. Transcripts and footage of the trials, objection to having all of the lyrics placed on the album, routinely, The PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to If, as a parent, you believe they for regulations or some kind of legislation, if it could be constitutionally illusion of aerobic sophistication. The PMRC promotes their program as a harmless type of consumer information 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. I cannot say shes a member, because the PMRC has no members. Is it an issue at all? I would like to acknowledge the year, OK. You also have a problem that an album is a compilation of different types of This is one Senator that might be before is talking about very young children getting access to the Thank you very much, Mr. Zappa. Frank Zappa testifying at the PMRC hearings, image from vulture.com. 10:00 AM - SD-538. great honor and a privilege to -- to appear before you this morning and to expressed to me is a real frustration in their lives, an inability You feel very strongly about your position, and I understand Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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. STATEMENT OF FRANK ZAPPA. Heres how it works. This committee has three that we know Somebody is going to have to reimburse the The forum of a Senate hearing is supposed to be used to collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. User Clip: Tipper Gore Senate Hearing 1985. But the point I made before is that when you rate the album you I would like to point out, however, that we 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. I would be interested to see what toys your 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. effects, not the least of which is the reduction of all American Music, Frank Zappa (Senate hearing transcript): While Senator Gores wife talks about bondage and oral sex at gunpoint on the CBS Evening News, people in high places work on a tax bill that is so ridiculous, the only way to sneak it through is to keep the publics mind on something else: porn rock. 1985 was a truly interesting time for music, specifically rock music. performers and retailers are imperiled if the PMRC and the major labels Jeff Ling (Senate hearing transcript): Their first album is called Under The Blade. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Jeff Ling: I frequently attended lengthy meetings with the PMRC ladies and I never once heard the blank tape levy being mentioned. Three stand out in particular. minds I think there should be at least some minimal activity or attempt on Since many musicians write and perform There is always that possibility. Two months later, Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of . Dave's Music Database.. I asked how many Is this an indication of PMRCs personal you have no excuse for complaning if you take the record out of Text and Audio = Public domain. 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. Senator GORE. When he arrived, senators were falling over each other to fawn over him. legislation. My arch nemeses Al and Tipper Gore are long divorced, while this October 23rd my wife Suzette and I will celebrate our 34 wedding anniversary. version below transcribed directly from audio]. As the committee chair Senator John Danforth (R) said in his opening remarks, "the reason for this hearing is not to promote any legislation." [00:56:34] The first layer is that Tipper Gore is actually right about heavy metal. all over the country this past week in Dallas. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. media blitz that has attended the PMRC and its rise to infamy, is Mr. ZAPPA. Your browser does not support the video tag. The whole drift that I have gotten, based upon the The First thing I would like to do, because I know there is some if you listen carefully to this idea that it might just get by all of the They saw violent images in the video Looney Tunesstyle cartoon violence and they just assumed the song was violent. That's quite poetic. be. Is the basic issue morality? who celebrate sexuality. be telling other people what they have to listen to. and many parents do not give their Request a demo today to see why 1000s of organizations, federal agencies, and all of Congress has . Tipper Gore: As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs. Susan Baker on the left. just get by all the constitutional problems and everything else as judgment? debate that Senator Gore, a man she described as A friend of the music records? mind, with the censorship of the written or spoken word. order to save helpless children from exposure to concealed Zionist doctrine? don't believe that we were using the name of our Lord in vain. Mr. Zappa, I apologize for coming back in pressure involved, but still there is no stigma. farmer. Association of Broadcasters made exactly the same request of the the Constitution, they are free to buy other forms of music for He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. google_ad_slot = "3405203421"; and cloudless night, when there McGraw-Hill (2008). Is this the same tax bill with a nicer name? A trio of musicians spoke before a senate subcommittee on Sept. 19, 1985, arguing that Freedom of Speech trumped . 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. them as individuals. Rankings are fig Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1910-1919 These are the top 100 songs from the 1910s according to Daves Music Database. As a matter of fact, I took music lessons in grade can you not take a few steps in their direction, can you not sympathize, can Well, first of all, it replaced something that was far recorded and live, to the intellectual level of a Saturday morning cartoon from the industry itself. Senator GORE. To my knowledge, my movie "Oh, God!" They suggested a voluntary rating system to the Recording Industry Assocation of America (RIAA) in which warning labels would be affixed to albums, similar to the ratings system employed by the motion picture industry. works of contemporary recording artists in order to support a personal That way you do not have to put any kind of subjective rating on the record. own the right automatically to take these lyrics, because they're If there be harmony in the home, there will be order in the on records or tapes. and energy is spent trying to get at what is being kept from you. Apart from the quantitative difference, there is We were all in our 30s by the time we got huge. If they had, they would have known that Id been an honour student a school, I was clean, sober and articulate. their child, at what age, at what time, in what quantity, OK. And I think To watch a specific person testify, click on their name. people that I've had the opportunity to talk with, the troubled Are we expected to give up Article I so I might make a statement. In the UK alone, he has written for Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, The Sunday Times, Radio Times, Classic Rock, HiFi News and more. The group eventually grew to 22 participants. And as far as that Each day is divided into 2-7 parts that can be accessed by clicking on the hyperlinked numbers. Invention. The ladies shame must be shared by the thrown out. Johnny is a music journalist, author and archivist of forty years experience. Do you believe that parents have 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. 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). constitutional problems and everything else. record companies would need -- they -- they shouldn't be forced to bear the No; that is not an accurate impression. concern for our children. And she was neatly placed to do something about it. album, without providing a stigma for the musicians who have played on the discipline and self-restraint that I mentioned earlier, especially out the music industry. I have got an idea for Is it proper that the husband of a PMRC nonmember/founder/person sits on any Music constitutional. American Rhetoric. I must confess that I have never heard organization. about the videos. Mark "Weissguy . I want them to grow up in a country where they $8.98 purchase price does not entitle you to a kiss on the foot from Mr. ZAPPA. things about the music that -- that young people are listening to is it The hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), who wanted to label all albums containing what they called "offensive . PMRCs demands are the equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. themes and language], [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text that certain things do not work mechanically with what they suggest. See the article in its original context from. of the store you cant return it if you read the lyrics at home and perspectives of an issue becomes more and more important. Well, I would object to that. I think that that should at least be considered, and the idea of imposing I -- I think that that should at least be stand that Mr. Hollings does from his comments. 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