
Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Case Against "Porn Rock"
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Do You Know the Lyrics of Darling Nickie?
Algore is the senator from tennessee. She's been a sort of congress wife for almost ten years. Our story begins in december of 19 84 when tipper gore buys the sound track to purple rain. So she innocently bought this album for her 11 year old daughter. And so she gets offended. I had no idea that these lyrics were on this album. There's nothing on the cover of the album indicating that it's not suitable for an 11 year old. To be fair, i think this is a classic eghties parent problem, where every year there are like 25 big media properties, and that is it.
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