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Tipper Gore, co-founder of the Parents Music Resource Center in 1985. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 [1] with the stated goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to have violent, drug-related, or sexual themes via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers.
The future first lady assembled a group that came up with a list of the "Filthy 15" songs, which included tracks by Prince, as well as Madonna, AC/DC, Mötley Crüe and others. ... The PMRC also ...
In 1984, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was organized in the United States to draw attention to music which the group believed contained inappropriate content for children. "In My House" was chosen on the group's "Filthy Fifteen" list due to its alleged sexual innuendo.
Shortly after their formation in April 1985, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) assembled a list of fifteen songs with deemed unsuitable content. Particular criticism was placed on " Darling Nikki " by Prince , after PMRC co-founder Mary "Tipper" Gore bought the album Purple Rain for her 11-year-old daughter Karenna , unaware that the ...
American social issues advocate Tipper Gore reportedly co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) in 1985 because she witnessed her daughter Karenna, who was 11 years old at the time, listening to "Darling Nikki". [3] As examples of what they meant, PMRC published a list of 15 popular "filthy" songs, with "Darling
"Eat Me Alive" was listed at number 3 on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen", a list of 15 songs the organization found most objectionable. [14] PMRC co-founder Tipper Gore stated the song was about oral sex at gunpoint. [15] In response to the allegations, Priest recorded the song "Parental Guidance" on the follow-up album Turbo.
In 1985, it received criticism when the Parents Music Resource Center included the song on its "Filthy Fifteen" list for alleged violent lyrical content, allegations that were repudiated by lead singer Dee Snider.
In 1985, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), founded by Tipper Gore, published the "Filthy Fifteen"—a list of fifteen songs it deemed to be the most objectionable due to their references to drugs and alcohol, sexual acts, violence, or "occult" activities.