This label may look very familiar to all of us. To some it may stand out as a symbol that can prevent us from buying the album. To others it may draw them closer to it, somehow enticing them to purchase it. But this label where did it come from? Why is it of any particular significance to any of us? Well this label that many of us may see on certain CD's came about by a group of parents called the Parents Music Resource Center(PMRC) in 1984, formed by Tipper Gore, who thought that lyrics contained in certain songs, (rock and rap in particular) inspired youths engage in actions such as, rape violence, sex, and drugs. Later in 1985 with the help of a few record companies and the support of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the sticker was placed on many albums that contained explicit lyrics at that time. In some cases stores refused to sell those explicit albums at their stores, in other cases the stores would just make sure those specific albums were not available for sale to minors. After this happened it wasn’t common for artists to express their “fondness” for the PMRC. Several artists such as Ice-T, Aerosmith, Pistol Grip, made songs speaking to Tipper Gore directly. In finding artists though, I found that the group Furnaceface put it the best way when they said censoring music “only makes us want to hear it that much more.”http://www.lyricstime.com/furnaceface-we-love-you-tipper-gore-lyrics.html
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