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History of Music Censorship |
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Music Censorship in the
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Menu:
+ Home
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+ Timeline:
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1980 |
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+ A NY official suggests a tax on musicians whose songs promiote drug use. |
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1982 |
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+ Ozzy Osbourne is forbidden to perform in San Antonio after he's arrested for urinating on the Alamo. |
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1984 |
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+ Bruce springsteen's "Bornin th U.S.A." is boycotted after it is rumored that the cover depicts "the Boss" urinating on an American flag.
+ A psychiatrist removes MTV from a mental hospital's television system, fearing that it induces a "temporary state of insanity." |
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Goals of the PMRC: |
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- lyrics printed on album covers
- explicit covers kept under the counter
- a records ratings system similar to the one used for films
- a ratings system for concerts
- reassessment of contracts for performers who engage in explicit behavior on stage
- a media watch by citizens and record companies that will pressure broadcasters to not air "questionable talent" |
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1985 |
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+ The parents of John McCullom sue Ozzy Osbourne, claiming that his song "Suicide Solution" "aided, or advised, or encouraged" their son to commit suicide.
+ Wal-Mart discontinues sales of all major rock magazines such as "Rolling Stone" and "Spin."
+ Tipper Gore, Susan Baker, and 20 wives of influential Washington businessmen form the PMRC (See sidebar). |
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1986 |
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+ The families of 2 young men sue the British heavy metal band Judas PRiest, alleging their 1978 album "Stained Class" encouraged the young men to commit suicide. |
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1987 |
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+ Mall retailers refuse to carry new releases containing the f-word in the title.
+ Radio stations ban George Michael's single "I Want Your Sex" |
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1988 |
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+ A radio station bans all heavy metal for fear of encouraging young people to commit suicide. |
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+ The RIAA releases its black & white universal parental warning sticker that reads "Explicit Lyrics - Parental Warning"
+ A Pepsi commercial set to Madonna's song 'Like a Prayer" is banned because religious groups are offended by the song's video
+ MTV enacts a policy that a lyric sheet must accompany all videos submitted to the network. Songs that promote vioelnce, illegal drugs, excessive alcohol consumption, or explicit depictions of sexual practices are banned. |
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