On this Day in Twisted/American History.... “Dee Goes To Washington.” September 19, 1985, a Senate hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), who wanted to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing offensive material. The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for occult themes, S for sex, D for drugs, V for violence, etc.). Dee, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testif

31K views · 1.2K reactions | On this day in 1985, Frank Zappa, John Denver and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister testify at a Senate hearing where the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) argue for a ratings system on music. The musicians explain that this is censorship, but the PMRC wins a victory and warning labels are ordered on albums containing explicit lyrics. #onthisday #music #rocknroll #album #guitar #pmrc #lyrics #deesnider #twistedsister | MONSTERS OF ROCK | Facebook