via a Metafilter post from 2009:
In 1985, Tipper Gore’s PMRC released a list they called the “Filthy Fifteen,” detailing what they believed to be the fifteen most objectionable songs of the time, and the reason they felt each song should be censored…
[first link: concert footage from 1985; second link: the “backward” part at the end of the song, played forward]2. Sheena Easton, “Sugar Walls” (sex)
[music video]
3. Judas Priest, “Eat Me Alive” (sex)
[album version]
4. Vanity, “Strap On Robbie Baby” (sex)
[lyrics]
5. Mötley Crüe, “Bastard” (violence)
[concert footage from 1983]
6. AC/DC, “Let Me Put My Love into You” (sex)
[music video]
7. Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” (violence)
[concert footage from 2008]
8. Madonna, “Dress You Up” (sex)
[concert footage from 1985]
9. W.A.S.P., “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)” (sex/language)
[concert footage from 1984]
10. Def Leppard, “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” (drug and alcohol use)
[music video]
11. Mercyful Fate, “Into the Coven” (satanism)
[parody video]
12. Black Sabbath, “Trashed” (drug and alcohol use)
[music video]
13. The Mary Jane Girls, “In My House” (sex)
[music video]
14. Venom, “Possessed” (satanism)
[album version]
15. Cindy Lauper, “She Bop” (masturbation)
[music video]
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Suddenly I feel like making a new playlist.
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