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  • This is what happens when fucking puritans found a nation! Some things will never change! When people in positions of power are forced to look into their own superstitions and hypocrisy they fucking panic and start throwing insults! The more actual intelligent free thinking people start to speak the more committees form to shut them up!

  • @iamufreak:. . . no, it is definitely not just you.  I also think all those people sitting up in them "high chairs" are retarded. But I also think they are inbred Klansmen (and women) sippin' mash and moonshine outta their Mason jars, just like in the movie ''Deliverance". That's what happens when people don't vote.

  • . . . looks like the United States Congress has been ''sippin' mash outta their Mason jars". . .

  • Is it just me or do all them people sitting up in them high chair all sound retarded... I mean really really really retarded, I mean IQ of a plant retarded

  • Just gotta love Zappa. I wish i could have met him

  • A musician makes a profit off their music. WHAT?!?

  • Ugh. That woman at the end ... did she actually think she made a point just because Frank made money off of his music (professional musician, what do you expect?!) As far as I'm aware, Frank's music was never called into question as far as the PMRC's obsession with "obscenity" went.

  • "We see, in the back of the city hall mind, the dream of a girl about 13. Off with her clothes and into a bed, where she tickles his fancy all night long. Life is such a ball I run the world from City Hallll!!" Should have been a broadway musical.

  • Yup, Zappa hated Republicans. Sorry RP propaganda zombies. No Gateway Republican.

  • OMG that old cunt threw such a cheap shot. Frank exposed all these old southern redneck faggots as the pieces of shit they are.

  • who is the stupid hag at 5:00? what a shocker

  • @unggrabb That is Senator Paula Hawkins (R Florida), died in 2009. I never liked her either. In his book, Zappa mentioned that all the Watergate crooks wound up working in her office... I wouldn't be surprised by that at all.

  • Atta Boy Frank....Bravo!

  • Senator Hawkins "Do you make a profit from sales of rock records. I think that statement tells the story to this committee." You know what she's doing she's saying that meaning he's only defending the lyrics because he will lose money. What about all the Washington wives that had tremendous "pull" within congress?

  • Zappa had everyone by the balls! way to go Frank.

  • Ok, why the hell did Nancy Reagan even get up there?

  • The fact that he makes a profit of the sale of his art sums up her whole point and contention? Then to question what kind of toys his kids play with.Ice T put it best,Rock music needs an enemy.The day a kid walks in and his mom says have you listened to your Ice T album today, He's finished.Rock n Roll is Rebellion and I think that's why it's lost much potency.The musicians don't care anymore write a love song and sell it to teen girls instead.Why make a stand,no one cares anymore.

  • The idea that the movie ratings system was established under voluntary circumstances speaks to both the utter naivety and ignorance of the esteemed douche bag senator. The movie ratings system was established in response to government threats of an enforced rating system. A person who performs an action they do not wish to perform because they know if they don't they will be forced to is not performing a voluntary action under any definition of the word.

  • I am so glad there's the PMRC because last time I rocked out to Angel of Death by Slayer, I started work Auschwitz and killed/experimented on thousands of jews. Thank god for that label, because I (like all normal people) am just a verse away from killing another human being, and that's Kerry King's fault

  • @Admin5studios

    I could be wrong, but that may have more to do with your own sanity. lol

  • Oh goddamn. That bitch needs a good paddlin.

  • "So you DO make a profit from the sales of rock records?" I wish someone would have said "Are you saying that artists should not be allowed to live off of their art?"

  • what my reaction is why did this Issue even go before a senate hearing comittie if its a private issue and not a goverment Issue???? Think about it.

  • @MrMrt777 Because the women in the PMRC were senators' wives and they were using their personal connections and their husbands' power to get what they wanted. Other than that, I've wondered the same thing, because there's no way this "issue" deserved being discussed on the government's time because, as you say, it's a private issue and not a government one.

  • @MrMrt777 Because government wants to control every aspect of you private life if they can get away with it.

  • @kcrich13 They DO now!I thank these guys for fighting a good battle, Zappa,Dee Snider, John Denver, and Ice T, but they lost.Now music doesn't even matter.

  • most of the so called "senators" cannot argue on a serious level, they only go to personal attacks without any points (especially the fucking bitch at the end).

    but like we all should know; these people dont give a shit about anyone but want more control.

  • zappa owned each one of those fuckers go zappa

  • Why would one of the Senators ask Frank Zappa What Toys his kids have? it has nothing to do with the CensorShip of Rock Lyrics on Records,Tapes and CD

  • Rock and Roll is the cure to the governments attempt to dumb down the people.

  • "Do you make a profit from the sales of records." "Yes." :Thank you, I think that statement tells the story to this committee." What?!!!! I though you had to be smart to be a senator. Hell, I have turtles that run faster than some of those legislative hat racks. Damn!

  • @probrojeffro I really wonder what was her point?????

  • Why has Frank thought this through so much better than the Senators and the PMRC? He wants to solve the problem. The other groups have an agenda.

  • I think everyone was pretty open minded, except for Gorton. What an ass. Yuck! Frank is obviously an intelligent, informed man. He may not be steeped in the Constitution, but that's not his job, is it Mr. Pompous, Arrogant, Gorton. YUCK!

  • The government has even gotten worse since this hearing. Frank was way too intelligent to even lower himself to speak to them . I believe everyone should should send their Senators and Congressmen a copy of Frank & Steve Vai's song "Fuck Yourself". These government idiots didn't have a clue here and they don't have a clue today about anything but lining their pockets . Frank's work will live forever while these politicians are already forgotten, except Strom , who luckily kicked the bucket.

  • "Do you make a profit off of record sales?"

    Duh, it was his job. Did you make a profit off of being a senator?

  • Dude sounds like Foghorn Leghorn.

  • 6:15 Do you make a profit from the sales of Rock Records?

    Yes

    So you do make a profit from the sales of Rock Records.

    Yes, uh-huh.

    Thank you I think that statement, tells the story to this commitee.....

    WTF? Seriously WTF?????

    Boy oh boy I'm sure glad Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, for free.... Oh wait he didn't.

    I got to get me one of those political gigs I could be as bat shit crazy as I desired.

  • I listen to Slayer, Behemoth, Dark Funeral etc and I don't worship Satan. Metal is no less harmful than Huck Finn is meaningful. By PMRC logic, if Under the Blade is about sado-masochism and bondage, then To Kill a Mocking Bird promotes racism, Huck Finn promotes white supremacy, and The Great Gatsbu promotes the consumption of alcohol. These are the books kids read in school everyday.  Jesus, if you raise your kids properly then these kind of things won't affect them. It's just good music.

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  • Al Gore says that if you don't believe in his billion dollar climate change exchange then you're a modern day racist. Anyway it is / was and always will be real simple: whatever the constitution says you can't do you cannot fucken do, it doesn't matter what you THINK. All these bitches and Al gore plus most of the others are probably Grovers and Satan worshipers anyway. Hey bitch do you make a profit from sitting on that committee? Ok that tells us a lot bitch thank you.

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  • If everyone took a psychology class there wouldn't be these fucking stupid arguments. If you can't understand that the human mind differs with every individual, and that certain views and opinions will inflict a different effect on each individuals mind then you have no place in politics. Why did that guy laugh at that death metal bands album art when that guy committed a murder in the same style? Because their minds handled the situation in the most natural psychological way that fit the person

  • @SordidMartyr Should also have "Logic and Reasoning" class. Would be a great prerequisite for science classes too.

  • @Ganahim Fuckin A!

  • The Senator's last comment ''Do you make a profit of rock records sales'' and that it says ''a story to this commitee'' was moronic.

  • @Dawnlight1 What? A professional musician having a profit from his record sales? What a revelation!

  • let me ask you something miss baker; do you make a profit out of rock records? do you make a profit out of being a senator?

  • 6:14 - 6:33 At least she prepared an eloquent line of questioning and reasoning akin to Mr. Zappa's

  • zappa is the effing man

  • Ohh Frankie....still the greatest,no one comes close.

  • So calm and collected, go Frank.

  • Hahaha dumb bitch in the red at the end got OWNED!!!! Nice one Frank!!

  • "well come on over to the house i'll show em to ya" Brilliant!

  • I haven't felt this inspired in quite some time now, Mr. Zappa was a genius, and an inspiration for musicians everywhere. Thank you so much for posting these videos.

  • Haha, "Come over to my house and I'll show them to you". Legendary. Zappa owns the commity

  • the white haired senator sounds like foghorn leghorn.

  • @killanimalsforfun247

    the inspiration for that Looney Tunes character came from a character called Senator Beauregard Claghorn from an radio show called Allen's Alley.

  • @killanimalsforfun247

    now i say i say boy i resent that remark i say! *rofl*

  • The female senator at the end of the video is a complete whore, you maya s well ask, does she make a profit from her job? The life of a musician isn't a free and stressful one, it's a hard road to travel down, no one's handed me free porche's or houses just yet, how do you think he pays for his childrens toys? Some people's attitudes and opinions on lifestyles disgust me, someone should provide cencorship on the bullshit that comes out of some of these people's mouths.

  • Offensiveness is over rated. People who don't have the respect of their children ain't gonna get it by censoring the world. You can bitch about the media all you want, but at the end of the day they are still gonna learn about the holocaust.

  • When I was a wee little lass I wasn't allowed to listen to my dads old Dead Kennedy and Bad Religion records until I was about 13, case and point I had responsible parents, the Gore children didn't.

  • i love cannibal corpse and i dont fuck corpses...arguement won

  • @ejshaff

    You should try. It's grocely underestimated >xD

  • @ejshaff

    Yes.... but do you eat them?

  • @irBrent420

    Lol

  • @ejshaff fucking corpses is necrophilia, not cannibalism.

  • @RyanOlaguer I Know ..but cannibal corpse write about fucking corpses

  • @ejshaff you mean you don't eat corpses

  • @Jellogel

    Cannibal Corpses is more about fucking corpses than eating them tbh lol.

  • @ejshaff The worst thing about it is that these guys wouldn't believe you for saying you don't stuff it up a cold one every now again

  • Senator Hawkins, do you make a personal profit from the creation of legislation?

  • I love Frank Zappa. I'm so glad he got this opportunity to go head to head with them.

  • Toys are not expression dumbass!

  • "That statement tells the story to this committee" Fucking loser, eat shit you got shafted by a genius ha ha.

  • The guy with glasses at begining named James something, he reminds me of Happy days.

  • You know what's crazy? I'm 16. When I was younger, I would see his albums that my father had and think "Wow, this looks pretty cool!", but my parents wouldn't let me listen because some of his songs were explicit or featured mature themes. Since I was maybe 12-13, I've been listening to Frank Zappa a lot. I don't see why the government can't see that and think, "Oh, that little system there makes sense!" When my parents thought I was mature enough, they let me listen; it makes sense, right?

  • Thank god I didn't vote for Gore... oh, wait, the alternative was Bush Jr... guess we didn't really have much of a choice there, did we? Just kidding, I didn't vote in that election... what would have been the point of that when I should be off at my job helping everyone but me achieve the American Dream of owning a home, etc?

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  • Frank Zappa was gracious to the end - he could have revealed to the committee that he never had nor he expected to have a "hit record" in his career and he was in fact one of the poorest artists around. He could show that motivation was not "profit". But he allowed Sen. Hawkins to make her point.

    Also, interestingly, none of the other conservatives on the panel fround anything wrong with the notion of Sen. Hawkins about making a profit. Isn't making a profit the essence of the American Dream?

  • what the hell was her point in the end... does she have some kind of problem with the fact the he made and still posthumously does profit from his awesome music, and she does a profit by being a cock-sucking bitch to a corrupt, greedy government. Is she jealous that he actually owned them all? What a fucking joke.

  • zappa owned that cunt bitch

  • lol

  • That woman senator is a pathetic lump. So was the bear by the tail jerk. I wonder what Zappa would have thought about that obvious inside job 9/11 if he were alive today. I wish he were still here. Our senators are even more pathetic today as then. A bunch of sickening, cowardly whores, left and right.

  • wait who gave these women mics? I think they've mistaken the courtroom with the kitchen.

  • @0live0wire0 You're making the same categorical mistake that Frank is fighting against here.

  • @snarlingrabiddog5150 i know it was just a joke, take it easy. But still they don't know what they're talking about.

  • @0live0wire0 FZ would not agree with you on that

  • 2:00 - guy can't stop picking at his face

  • This is great evidence on how lawmakers and the people of congress try to regulate every aspect of our lives, and in our own homes no less. But what the PMRC didn't realize " at the time " was, by putting those little stickers on the albums & cassettes, it only made kids that was listening to rock & metal only want to listen to it that much more and it also made the artists more money lol. Talk about the ultimate BACK FIRE!

  • @Thrills2010 yeah. practically every action the government takes always has unintended consequences. it's called blowback. that's why the govt can't be trusted to do anything

  • i pursanali liked the people at the back that gust diden't give a fu*k.

  • @margyoan97

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. That is literally the worst attempt to spell a word I have EVER seen and that is going to keep me happy for the next week.

    I love you.

  • @Pepotamo1985 Ufff what can i say. I am 1 in a 1093648.

  • Wow that woman was dumb

  • almost every single statement had reasoning and was sound within the videos except for that last single statement from that horrid hick of a woman and her colorless statement "that about tells the story to this committee"

    haha what? what story you trying to tell. everyone else was being straightforward and supporting their arguments with bullet points of interest concerning a main idea and she tries to highlight a person's reputation and their job description as an argument. man that was bad.

  • HAHAHAH he knocked 'em dead

  • LOVED EVERY MOMENT.

  • THIS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!!! THESE NAZII'S DID NOT STOP AND THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE YOU.... YES YOU A LABELLED RAPIST FOR LISTENING TO ANYTHING NON CHRISTIAN, AND YOUR DOG A VICIOUS BITER FOR SHITTING ON THE WRONG LAWN. 1) BE INFORMED. 2) READ A LOT. 3) LEARN THE LAW. 4) THESE PEOPLE WANT IT ALL!!. 5) IF YOU THINK THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THE RAINFOREST YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. 6) THAT WAS THE OPPOSITION TO "W' BUSH!! !!!!!FUCK!!!!!

  • Fuck the government

  • Jello Biafra, Dee Snider, Frank Zappa, and Eazy-E all fought the PMRC; that is yet another reason as to why they are legendary.

  • People like Frank Zappa, extremely intelligent, reasonable, energetic, creative, they are the ones who should be running the country. Every country.

  • @NiXPredator agreed the world would be a much better place

  • @NiXPredator They are! and more people need to get the FUCK out there and be straight!!

  • Zappa's eloquence is beautiful. I could listen to his opinions for hours.

  • Frank to hawkins " don't fool yourself girl it goin' right up your poop shute"

  • that old lady bitch should have never opened her mouth she gott fuckin owned

  • 3:53 is the high point in this discussion. that is exactly what this is all about.

  • only a genius can give this kind of answer:

    "Well, I would object to that. I think first of all, I believe it was you who asked the question of Mrs. Gore whether there was any other indication on the album as to the contents. And I would say that a buzzsaw blade between a guy's legs on the album cover is a good indication that it is not for little Johnny."

    thank you for everything, Frank...we miss u a lot

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  • what a copout at the end. Fucking hilarious, I hope she's dead because its one less idiot in the world.

  • "And I would say that a buzz saw blade between a guy's legs on the album cover is a good indication that it's not for little Johnny."

    That was awesome. But of course, the senators are too high-and-mighty to listen to his CLEARLY stated and brilliant arguments.

  • what is the name of the senator who comes on at around 2:44 ?

  • @jumpyourbone that was none other than the Honorable Ernest "Fritz" Hollings from the great state of South Cackalacky.

  • Well thank you Missus Obvious!

    I bet she was at the grocery the next day...

    "do you know Zappa ..Frank Zappa..yeah that "funny" guy makes money out of Selling his own records???! ..my word! ....What about our Children?" :O

    :P

  • Wow .. she nailed him .. he makes MONEY on rock and roll records ... and he's a musician - I'm so glad the industry has been reformed so THAT could never happen again .... That was the best laugh I've had all day!

  • Zappa is the fucking man. LMAO, yes, he makes money off of music, IT'S HIS JOB.

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  • One thing is clear. Based on the quality of the content spoken, politicians certainly like to hear their own voices.

  • INCREDIBLY AWESOME. I WAS HOOKED ON PART ONE AND COULD NOT STOP WATCHING. THANK YOU PROFOUNDLY FOR POSTING THIS. NOW I AM RILED UP.

    THANKS AGAIN.

  • Machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts.

  • Oh, great, she pointed out he makes profit with his music. Some great information no one in this room (or the world) had and that HAD to be discovered is that Frank Zappa actually SOLD his records and made a living out of it. I'm shocked!

  • man, i wish Frank would have said at the end "yeah, I make money off the sale of the records and when you put your stupid ass labels on them, I'll make even more."

  • She´s an IDIOT !!!

  • "Not all parents want to keep their children totally ignorant". Very well done.

  • @VoodooCramps and then - "You and I would differ on what's ignorant and educated -I can see that"

    laugh

    "No I happen to think that you are very educated"

  • LOL @ 1:55

  • Frank mopped the floor with those idiots.

  • That last statement was very, very pathetic

    I'm not familiar with this lady but I sure hope she lived to see how the PMRC's label became a teenager's "seal of approval". If anything the "parental advisory" sticker has become hip-hop lingo for "more profit"

  • hus franks grey suit pal? lol

  • Despite Zappa's often "zany" public image he was an incredibly logical thinker, never hysterial and always capable of punching holes in unintelligent opinions. Nice one..

  • The reason toys have age guidelines is because they pose a physical threat to children ie kids choking on the parts of the toy etc

    Music doesn't pose a physical threat to children. So her comparison is wrong and retarded.

    What a cunt.

  • the woman at the end, what a fucking cunt

  • Senator Hollings delivers the best line from 6:43 to 6:48: "We haven't gotten much on this one there, you've got a bear by the tail here, huh, see?"

  • don't know if these politicians do, but i distinctly remember many of thoughts and reflections from my childhood and teenagehood. i had my music i chose to listen to, my favourite books picked by myself in the library. i was independently thinking person and i strongly believe that everyone at any age has the right to develop mentally in any direction. parents can try to influence their children but state censorship? for god's sake..

  • WOW! I loved Frank's comment at 3:54 sums up his whole statement...and made me applaude emphatically.

    Holy God that lady at the end what a bitch. These people are so damned judgemental like they're all perfect. I'm glad people like Zappa stepped up

  • Buddy wasn't even listening to what Frank was saying and has said like 3 times! Actors are acting. Sigh.

  • is there a video like this of the full testimony by dee snider anywhere on the internet?

    all i find on youtube are short little snippets of it from documentaries like heavy the story of metal and metal a headbangers journey.

    where can i find the full video of his speech?

  • @Skwis666

    full hearing can be found at cspan archives

  • @biggzcorey can u post a link? i cant seem to find it

  • Never was a fan of his music, but damn was he awesome at that hearing. And what was with that lady Senator towards the end? Did she huff a bunch of Scotch Gard before the hearing? Because she definitely seemed short on brain cells. The fact such people can be elected to such high positions is terrifying.

  • @SouthPhillyHooligan

    you should try to find the full transcription of all the PMRC hearings online

    with denver, zappa, & Dee Snider

    i have them saved to my 'faveorites'

  • Impossible not to love Frank Zappa, i'd like to be briliant as he was.

  • I understand Zappa's partial objection to Hawkins' point of toy warning labels. However, it should be said that her question had no relevance to the debate. It is my understanding that toy manufacturer warning labels have nothing to do with moral/intellectual appropriateness but rather has a basis in mechanical safety issues (ie. removable parts that a small child might swallow, etc...) and, consequently, could prove to be a legal liability for the manufacturer.

  • @habitantcdn That's what I thought those labels were about too! If it has small parts that a small kid could choke on etc. I was like "this woman doesn't have a clue what she's talking about!"

  • id love to see john denver's testimony the VH1 movie probably did NO justice! as it did to Zappa's

  • Frank made a "profit" on music. For many years he had to work a day job. Wonder if that Senator (Don't recall her name) ever worked an ordinary job? Doesn't sound like it.

  • that comment zappa made about ignorance... fucking briliant

  • How does him making money tell the story? What a dumb lady and frank wasn't all rock!

  • @TheGojira84 It was snide. The performing arts are not a widely respected profession and her sly implication was that Zappa's objections were based purely on financial greed. She did not attack the substance of anything Zappa said over the previous half hour; she just threw a personal attack at him and closed her testimony. Gutless, cowardly, and ignorant.

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  • Well, that lady at the end certainly made absolutely no sense at all. Was she having a stroke at the time?

  • I just love the fact that at no time, did his lawyer make any recomendations......he just kinda sat there and listened to a brilliant mind.

  • I know what you mean. Watch his lawyer at 0:54. Priceless.

  • @headshop

    Kid answer: If I had the choice between talking, or listening to Zappa talk, I'd just sit there and shut up too

    Serious answer: He's probably just there as an insurance measure

  • @headshop He was there with Zappa, what could he have really added that Zappa didn't say? The best he probaly could have added was a very enthusiastic "yeah"

  • LOL amazing. zappa's tradeoff with the female senator was classic..and god what a horrible copout she had at the end. i got a big laugh out of this up until then..

  • @jsXanatos

    "Thank you, I think that statement tells the story to this committee."

    What? The fact that Zappa makes a living FROM HIS JOB proves whatever kind of incoherent point you're trying to make?

  • @JBT24 no. no no. she was lame in trying to imply only for records-purposes that zappa's whole reason for being present at this hearing, for taking the stance that he had on the issue, had only to do with profits. zappa was the man, throughout his life he spoke out against censorship, and did music for the love of it.

  • @jsXanatos I totaly agree. Frank wrote a great manus for that lady to make a fool out of herself.

  • @jsXanatos That was Sen. Paula Hawkins. She was born and raised in Utah, and moved to Florida in 1955. She became Senator in '80. A year before this hearing she disclosed that she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. Injured in a car, and freak studio accident in '82, suffered from constant pain. IMO, was likely over medicated during this hearing, by the way she looks and talks. Classic case of sexualy repressed, uptight, republican douche on a moral mission to save the world. Died in '09.

  • @jsXanatos dude u should have laughed harded cause she failed hard.her last question was a stupid rhetorical question which everybody gasped at it was so stupid.Frank got what he wanted in end.

  • rofl next witness is john denver. would love to hear his testimony.

  • If anybody has it, I'd love to see it, too. John Denver's wikipedia page has an excerpt of his testimony that indicates how very intelligent and articulate he was. Censors often misread the meaning of art, as his experience with "Rocky Mountain High," and Ozzy's with "Suicide Solution," make plain.