Part 2 - Frank Zappa at PMRC Senate Hearing on Rock Lyrics

[287750km]

@ 5:10 theres an Old Dude lighting up to Zappa

[evilemperordude]

I've heard that Tipper left Al because he had Zappa on his iPod. :P

[Frostbittenband]

(gore)mr.zappa, I just would like to know..have you heard about man bear pig? this is a real threat here, and we need to find him and destroy him so we can rezolve this issue. please take this issue super cereal

[sn250]

zach de la rocha woulve raped them all too

[superkulmedkniv25]

@sn250 Yes he most certainly would

[mario64guy]

@infernalphast9

I like the idea of lyric sheets. It doesn't label the artist in any way, and it doesn't try to interpret the artist's message and rate the album based on the interpretation of that message. Instead it shows what the artist wrote and intended for the listener to hear, and doesn't judge the artist or try to advise the listener. Plus, it lets you sing along to the songs without looking the lyrics up. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[sainthockey20]

Do you think Al Gore has any clue of what Mr. Zappa said?

[dollhaus1]

Gore? you're a blundering IDIOT! Frank read more books on law ,legislature , etc. than any of you bozos in government. Now you can your wifes' ass now.

[cursedswordsman]

@dollhaus1 You accidentally a word.

[taffysaur]

hey al gore's real? i thought he was only a character on futurama.

[Taraalcar]

I love the dude freely lighting up the pipe in the background. The 80s rocked. We still had Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zep (a little), AC/DC... better times. (If you ignore the constant threat of nuclear war)

[funboy7979]

@TheDennisegg That's right. Rock musicians do not wish to clean up their act. Why should they? Read the Constitution.

[dravreh]

Inconvenient truth mr. Gore?

[plish69]

They want to censor music, but they don't mind encouraging kids to start smoking a pipe!

[Wilder941]

When was this filmed???

[probrojeffro]

I REALLY can't believe that with all the problems in the world, all this time is taken up with song lyrics. What about taking all that time and effort and put it into creating jobs, cutting taxes, and getting us the hell out of debt. Oh, and BTW, maybe you can close down the FED while you're at it. Ridiculous.

[erlingstoehr]

Gore is shaking in his boots!

[probrojeffro]

@erlingstoehr Yeah, he a big fan so he's nervous. Frank, can I have your autograph?

[FDG917]

"As for a hidden agenda, I don't see one, hear one, or know of one"

There's a lot of things you don't know of, you stupid sonofabitch.

[DougKendall]

@FDG917 Yeah, and if there was no hidden agenda or legislation waiting in the wings, why were they even there going through the motions of a hearing? Gore is a lying sack.

[InfernalDeth6]

1st world problems: lyrical interpretation

[roofdoubleflip]

@InfernalDeth6 So true!

[MrSanguango]

I'm still amazed that they organized such a meeting with so many powerful people in order to discuss wether there should be or not a little sheet inside the album.

[ckyisyourfuture]

does anyone else find it ironic that there's people smoking on camera given the nature of the discussion they're having?

[source1zero]

Fuck you Al Gore.. Little preppy school boy faggot. Go back to Bohemian Grove and suck some more German pornstar shaft you fascist piece of shit!!!

[jklxn]

imagining Gore, doing lines of coke off a hookers belly listening to Dinah Mo Hum...

[td7474]

Lyrics are dangerous.....but look at the senator at 5:13 lightin up and smokin a bowl next to gore! Nahhhh, thats not dangerous! Lol

[TheNumber1songwriter]

Gore... fuckin' idiot then, fuckin' idiot now (and one-worlder) Its obvious he didn't have ANYTHING to say or rebutt with, juyst wanted to look like he knew what to do... moron

[TheNumber1songwriter]

Gore... fuckin' idiot then, fuckin' idiot now (and one-worlder)

[chrisg79us]

full dee snider video on wikipedia if you know how to find it

[bozzioisgod44]

Sorry Al, all I hear coming out of your mouth is "Manbearpig"..

[assfacedfucker]

Manbearpig is real i'm super serial

[ShakehandShake33]

check out Tipper's look at 6:28 ....hilarious

[markthemassacre]

This is why al gore invented the internet

[jhavid2]

8:25 smoking a pipe in congress! haha

[MajinCCBThePrince]

eating out his hand haha

[DrPepper1885Phd]

Accordion fold made them laugh....

[jose044]

if somevody had to go and face the senate in name of all composers, that person had to be Frank Zappa.

[JohnFordDanceTroupe]

@jose044 If Captain Beefheart did it, he probably wouldn't have cared. He would've said, "Music's too bland today. Give 'em the rating - drive the children towards MY records."

Or he would've continued painting.

[gspendlove]

"Nobody's asking for legislation..." Well, of course not. That's not how it starts. But every journey begins with a single step.

[NiXPredator]

Impressively intelligent.

[LBJstevenash13]

thankfully artists such as Zappa, dee snider, dave mustaine and others are against the PMRC

[fathermckenzie1]

5:15 smoking a pipe in a federal building arrest this criminal

[bradkunt]

i love how the dude is smoking away on a pipe next to al gore. awesome.

[death0by0zgs]

Fuck Al Gore.

[bafeet]

its so laughable that they keep saying that there is no agenda of legislation or government intervention...why the hell are they testifying to the senate then? play us for fools

[jeffhickman10]

John Denver even made the case before congress on these hearings. And he did a great job of conveying just how stupid the PMRC really was/is.

[420scrotums]

how is frank suppose to respond seriously to gore's "i don't see a hidden agenda" comment? not to mention him and his butt-buddies basically gave themselves away by that point, reinforcing whenever they could that there would be "no legislation." as zappa said, it's easy to smell a rat.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

now that we have the internet

there is no reason for lyrical misinterpritation

[Brekky57]

Zappa, Snider, and Denver FTW!

[redhavok666]

one thing that bothers me is that interviews with frank about this always end before they cover the enitire debate and its tangent issues, let alone resolve any of the issues.

[garnerdonnie]

Does anybody have Prince's recording's at the PMRC hearing's.No they don't.Because Prince is a little bitch that who thought he was too good to be there and was the person who was the one chosen to stand up for his music,along with rap and everything else to prevent censorship in music like Dee Snnyder was heavy metal's poster boy.Try to find a Prince song anywhere and you won't.Prince is a Little bitch.Fuck him and his music.

[liquortongooksberg]

Sadly, the government usually succeeds in curtailing our First Amendment rights. The mere threat of legislation is often sufficient to scare artists into censoring themselves. This is convenient for sidestepping the Constitution because it has the appearance of being a voluntary act. We're seeing much the same thing happening today with violent video games, an issue the Supreme Court is going to decide next term in Schwarzenegger v. EMA.

[BookerDayton]

and to think frank actually consdiered running for president..what a wonderful world it would be if he succeeded...

[Riveratguitarman]

Zappa is completely straight forward and sticks by what he says. That's why people like him will never be any kind of power in congress, unfortunately.

[jfleminator]

John Denver at 8:32! someone please post his interview also

[funboy7979]

How creepy robot fascist Albert Gore with his Stepford hick wife became the darling of the Left is a triumph of modern mass brainwashing technique.

[XA351GT]

@funboy7979 Amen Brother

[DrMotorDude]

@funboy7979 I was in high school during this and creepy beyond belief describes it then and now. BUT - there is a big difference in those who willingly and mindlessly do anything Al Gore (or Tipper) would tell them and those like you and me who fight against it every step of the way.

[90zosoman09]

@funboy7979 something that would come out of zappas mouth I find that statement very intelligent as the way put the words and made them sound much more complex then they are.

[milkredbull]

@funboy7979 Al Gore isn't the left's darling any more than W. Bush is the right's.

[pilotamurorei]

@funboy7979

I didnt vote for Al gore, I voted for Nader in 2000. I wouldve shot myself if that hick bitch became First lady.

[VictoryCough]

I think Zappa's proposal is a little hokey, unless he was trying to show how irrational any other option than a totally free market is.

I think Frank would be happy as to how this turned out, music is a totally free market. People can publish what ever they want and not include lyrics.

[50srefugee]

"People who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate sexuality."

There it is, folks, dangerous truth, right out in the open.

And remember: This spoken to the eventually-sainted Al Gore, who, having failed to control the music you listen to now wants to control the CO2 you breath.

It's not about controlling music, or speech, or CO2, or even guns. It's not about controlling things at all, never has been.

It's all about controlling you. Never doubt it.

[PMRCSeptember191985]

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[MagicPatrick2]

Anyone have the actual Dee Snider interview? I see the links to the Metalhead documentary with Dee tooting his horn left and right. If you can post that, I'd love you forever!

Oh, and +1 to Al Gore for at least being sympathetic on the issue!

[Siderussianlegsweep]

@MagicPatrick2

dont have video but there are transcripts online. just google "dee snider pmrc hearing transcript"

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@Siderussianlegsweep the full transcript is online

i dont see where dee saaid "Its not my fault tipper gore has a dirty mind"

[myproxyisabigpickle]

@TEMPmichaelhansen Nah, Dee Snider says 'Ms Gore was looking for sadomasicism and bondage just like someone looking for surgical references would have found those'. Or something similar.

[MajinCCBThePrince]

@myproxyisabigpickle he did on the documentary Headbanger's Journey when he commented on the senate hearing

[chrisg79us]

@Siderussianlegsweep You can find the whole video on wikipedia. It's like 16 minutes long.

[Siderussianlegsweep]

@chrisg79us thanks alot for this, i've received heaps of messages asking for this video. im gonna post it up here straight away.

[redhottgoalie]

@MagicPatrick2 Al Gore, Sympathetic? Are you watching the same thing I am. His wife is the arch enemy of these guys. He is not sympathetic, its called acting. -1 for MagicPatrick2 being another ignorant sheeple following Gore.

[biggzcorey]

@MagicPatrick2

look on CSPAN archives the entire intervies of Zappa, Denver, and Dee Snider are on there

[TalentedToast]

@MagicPatrick2 if you go to the Dee Snider wikipedia page you can find it :)

[scumgod13]

@MagicPatrick2 It's on here now. He eats them for breakfast.

[psichomiko]

Zappa was an effin genius, thank god for him, dee snider, jello biafra and all of the other musicians who fought back against the pmrc

[jbuck594]

@psichomiko amen