Warning(s):
Explicit language
Drug abuse
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PMRC DEMANDS CENSORSHIP, DEVELOPES A LIST OF THE “FILTHY 15.”
1. Prince, “Darling Nikki”, flagged for sex/masturbation
2. Sheena Easton, “Sugar Walls”, flagged for sex
3. Judas Priest, “Eat Me Alive”, flagged for Sex/Violence
4. Vanity, “Strap On Robbie Baby”, flagged for sex
5. Mötley Crüe, “Bastard”, flagged for violence/language
6. AC/DC, “Let Me Put My Love Into You”, flagged for sex
7. Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, flagged for violence
8. Madonna, “Dress You Up”, flagged for sex
9. W.A.S.P., “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)”, flagged for sex/language/violence
10. Def Leppard, “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)”, flagged for drug/alcohol use
11. Mercyful Fate, “Into the Coven”, flagged for occult themes
12. Black Sabbath, “Trashed”, flagged for drug/alcohol use
13. Mary Jane Girls, “In My House”, flagged for sex
14. Venom, “Possessed”, flagged for occult themes
15. Cyndi Lauper, “She Bop”, flagged for sex/masturbation
Tipper freaking Gore, the wife of the senator at the time, Al Gore, and bunch of other political housewives got their panties in a twist in 1985 and decided to demand artists either censor themselves when creating music, leaving no room for even the slightest hint at sex, drugs, alcohol, satanism, occultism, violence, language, or anything else almost every artist uses one of to express themselves in their music.
When musicians across the board practically told Tipper, the other wives, and everyone else that called themselves a member of the Parents Music Resource Center, to go fuck themselves, they decided to slap censorship stickers on records that contained any of the mentioned offenses.
Even John Denver got hit with censorship for his song “Rocky Mountain High.”
It didn’t shock me when my mother was photographed with Tipper after attending one of the hearings.
Mötley was invited to a hearing to defend their content and speak their opinions with a handful of others being censored, but they never batted an eye when the news first came out because they knew having an “X” or “XX” or “XXX” rating for violence, language, sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. would only make kids buy the record more. And it did.
“It’s bullshit.” I state, tossing the news paper article aside.
“It’s politics.” Fred replies taking a bite of his bagel.
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