Tipper Gore, Twisted Sister and the fight to put warning labels on music

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Dee Snider of American metal band Twisted Sister appears at the PMRC senate hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 19, 1985. Representatives of the Parents Music Resource Center, senators and musicians testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on "the subject of the content of certain sound recordings and suggestions that recording packages be labeled to provide a warning to prospective purchasers of sexually explicit or other potentially offensive content."

40 years ago, musicians faced off against a Washington committee over whether to warn parents about explicit lyrics.

(Image credit: Mark Weiss)

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