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 "Banned lyrics." //music lyrics// Web.22 Apr 2009. [].
 * Banned band lyrics have made their mark by a variety of censors over the past 50 years. S.M
 * The most frequently banned lyrics have contained themes of sexuality, violence, race, politics and anti-religious messages.S.M
 * in 1950, dean martin Dean Martin's hit song "Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am" was banned by radio stations for having suggestive lyrics. S.M
 * in 1950 "there stands the glass" by Webb Pierce is banned from radio play for lyrics that promote drinking.S.M
 * in 1950, Billie Holiday's version of Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" is banned for references to prostitution. S.M
 * in 1960, The lyrics to the Barry McGuire song "Eve of Destruction" were banned for containing themes of suicidal ideation. S.M
 * in 1960, Radio stations across the country banned The Who's hit sing "Pictures of Lily" for masturbation lyrics. S.M
 * in 1960, Radio stations banned Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed Girl" because of the mention of pre-marital sex and teenage pregnancy. S.M
 * in 1960 The lyrics for the Kingsmen hit "Louie, Louie" were temporarily banned for sexual content. S.M
 * in 1960 Frank Zappa's lyrics in "Money" were altered by MGM Records because of a sexual reference. S.M
 * in the 1990s, in Florida, 2 Live Crew's song "Me So Horney" is banned for sexual lyrics. S.M
 * in the 1990s, A judge in Tennessee ruled that all of 2 Live Crew's "Nasty As They Wanna Be" and N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton" lyrics are obscene under state law and thus banned. S.M
 * in the 1990s, Wal-Mart discount stores banned Sheryl Crow's self-titled CD because of the lyrics in her song "Love Is A Good Thing" depicted gun violence using Wal-Mart products. S.M
 * in the 1990s, Insane Clown Posse's album "The Great Milenko" is banned by stores nationwide because of unacceptable content in the lyrics. S.M
 * in the 1990s, Prodigy's song "Smack My Bitch Up" is banned by Wal-Mart and K-Mart stores after selling the "Fat of the Land" album for nine months, when the National Organization for Women object to the anti-feminist lyrics. S.M
 * in the 2000s, Producers of the Late Night with David Letterman TV show ban singer Ani DiFranco's lyrics to her hit "Subdivision" because of the racial conflict inherent in the song.
 * in the 2000s, Eminem's hit song, "The Real Slim Shady" is banned by the FCC and two radio stations are fined for playing the song.
 * in the 2000s, Newstyle Radio 98.7FM in Birmingham, UK has banned all gangsta rap and "gun-slinging" lyrics from their airways.
 * in the 2000s, New York City has not only banned the "N" word from lyrics but from the lips of every citizen in the Big Apple.
 * in the 2000s, After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Clear Channel Communications put a temporary ban on popular hit songs including Pat Benatar's "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young" and "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & the Vandellas.

d'Imperio, Kate. "music censorship." //essortment// Web.23 Apr 2009. . "Laws Regarding Music Censorship ." Web.23 Apr 2009. . Ponder, Nancy. "Censoring Music ." Web.23 Apr 2009. . Nuzum, Eric. "Crash Into Me, Baby." //Parental Advisory// Web.23 Apr 2009. . Lombardi, Victor. "music and censorship ." Web.23 Apr 2009. . > *Gamerman, Ellen. "Critics decry violent music; Hearing: Teachers, parents and lawmakers lined up in Washington to argue over the dangers explicit lyrics pose to society vs. the threat to free speech posed by censorship." //ProQuest// Web.24 Apr 2009. []. censorship is when the government attemps to restrict what types of music can be pruchased or distributed in your community. music, researchers say that censorship means that the government restrains speech because it violates our first amendent, the freedom of speech, it scares away ideas that soceity needs to hear, and allows the government to gain more control.
 * rock music is a common target of censors especially because of its allusions to sex, drugs, and booze, not to mention its indecipherable lyrics.
 * Rock and roll has largely been seen as a form of rebellious music for just about as long as it has existed.
 * of the implications and hidden meanings associated with rock, some old-fashioned beliefs continue to cause a discrepancy amongst the population of the time.
 * A hardcore advocate of freedom of expression and anti-censorship is Rock Out Censorship.
 * ROC is an organization that strives to attain lyrical liberty for all artists, and to combat the censors who already have some musicians in their clutches.
 * Wendy Wright, one of the members of the Concerned Women for America said that “Censorship means that the government restrains speech. We are in favor of those in the music industry using common sense, in essence, that they don’t promote behavior (violent, sexually harmful, etc.) or activities that they wouldn’t want committed against their wife or children.”
 * C.W.F.A. believes that music does have a huge impact on children of all ages.
 * Kristina Chapman, the Customer Service Representative of Chick Publications, says “We want to present information regarding certain kinds of music and its effects on people so that they can make an informed decision of what they want to listen to. If they choose to listen to something we regard as harmful, or at least not beneficial in any shape or form, they are free to do so.”
 * Not only is it a matter of legality and constitutionality, but censorship is also a matter of morality and personal preference.
 * the allowance of controversial lyrics gliding effortlessly through songs will forever remain in a heated debate alongside the inalienable right, freedom of expression.
 * censorship is when the government attempts to restrict what type of music can be purchased, played, or distributed in your community.
 * Music censorship can take many forms such as parental advisory labels, banned concerts, banned cover art, rating systems, legislative bills,laws, and banned clothing.
 * organizations that are involved in music censorship are radio stations, MTV, companys such as Walmart, and organizations such as the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC) are responsible for censoring and labeling albums.
 * Songs with strong language, racist views, or harmful references will have the parental advisory label on them.
 * All the label means is that anyone can buy the song, but they should be aware of what the song contains.
 * There are currently no laws regarding the censorship of music.
 * The first amendment is in place to keep the government from controlling the media.
 * the first amendment law does not apply to community and religious groups.
 * record companies are not federally owned, their censorship is legal and constitutional.
 * in 1990, The Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC) and a serious of Senate hearings pressured the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to introduce a uniform labeling system using the logo, "Parental Advisory- Explicit Lyrics."
 * the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required the Federal Communications Commission to issue guidelines for the labeling of sexual, violent or mature materials unless the entertainment industry agreed to a system of self-imposed labeling.
 * In 1997, the Louisiana house bill 1236 was introduced to prevent the sale of music containing lyrics considered harmful to minors.
 * "Harmful" was defined as being any "record, album, cassette, CD, tape, recording, etc. that advocates rape, prostitution, homicide, unlawful ritual acts, suicide, the commission of crimes because of the victim's race, gender, color, religion, or national origin, the use of controlled dangerous substances, or the unlawful use of alcohol".
 * Freedom of speech and right of expression are the ideals for which our country stands.
 * When music is censored or not played at all its because it is viewed as offensive, it makes people wonder if there is a limit on our freedom of speech.
 * Censoring music, many artists feel that these basic human rights are being taken away from them.
 * Some feel that music is another form of expression and a way of putting ideas or opinions out for others to hear.
 * After September 11, certain songs were viewed as being “insensitive” to the events, and in order to protect the American public, those songs were not played on the radio.
 * Many people would agree that a child does not become unruly because of the music that they listen to.
 * Half of the things that are said in songs are things that we have already seen on television or heard in real life.
 * Censoring music can also be considered a generational issue.
 * They also say that lyrics in some songs are a bad influence on today’s youth because it is vulgar or abrasive.
 * In some countries such as in Afghanistan or China, artists’ freedom of speech is severely limited.
 * Back in 1940, the NBC radio network banned 147 popular songs, including Billie Holiday’s version of “Love for Sale,” calling these songs “obscene.”
 * In order to safeguard the morality of America’s youth, //Billboard// Magazine got behind a 1954 effort to rid radio of black R&B artists, claiming they “show bad taste and a disregard for recognized moral standards.”
 * In 1967, the ABC radio network and a group called the American Mothers’ Committee tried to remove all songs from airplay that “glorify sex, blasphemy, and drugs.”
 * In 1970, when the Federal Communications Commission—under pressure from the Nixon administration and working with a list of songs compiled by the U.S. Army. they sent a telegram to all radio owners warning them to remove all songs condoning drug use.
 * The list of songs included “Yellow Submarine,” “Eight Miles High,” and “Puff (The Magic Dragon).”
 * In America, we are exposed to more music in a day than any other art form, perhaps more than all other forms of art combined.
 * songs banned from radio containing more than 150 songs described as “lyrically questionable,” started as a grass-roots effort by local programmers, then was redistributed to all programmers by a senior executive at Clear Channel.
 * Since 1985, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) has been the pressuring force in music censorship.
 * The PMRC was founded by Susan Baker, wife of Secretary of State James Baker, and Tipper Gore, wife of Tennessee senator Albert Gore.
 * After senate hearings on "porn rock" in 1985, the PMRC reached an agreement with the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) to place a sticker on certain music albums
 * In April of 1990 a large retail music chain, WaxWorks, announced it would no longer stock albums bearing warning stickers
 * One example of a censored album is "100 Miles and Runnin’" by N.W.A., a Rap group.
 * Manning, Heather. "Censored Music." Web.23 Apr 2009. .
 * some of the most popular music today is censored.
 *  Grounds for censorship most often falls under 'obsenity laws'.
 * forms of censorship:
 * requesting appropriate covers for CD's
 * making changes to video content
 * banning performances
 * remove music from stores
 * putting parent labels on CD
 * parent advisory-a sticker that is placed on a CD to inform parents that the CD may be obscene
 * music censored because of lyrics:
 * 2 live crew had there CD " as nasty as they wanna be" was tooken off shelves.
 * whoever got caught selling "as nasty as they wanna be" would been arrested.
 * Prodigy's song called "smack my bitch up" tooken off shelves because of drug reference.
 * Music is banned because of content:
 * -Elvis "The Pelvis" had a waist up only performance on the Sullivan show Jan 6, 1957 because his movement was too sexy and controversial.
 * In Maddona's "Like A Prayer" video she burned corsses, kissed an African American Saint, and showed stigmata. As a result Pepsi pulled their sponsorship for her tour
 * Village People and Indigo Girls had performances cancalled because it was felt that they endorse Gay and Lesbian pride.
 * Eminem escaped a banned performance at Toronto's SkeDome because of a hate-crimes investigation for the lyrics in the songs "Kim" and "Kill you".
 * Eminem's songs advocate hate and violence against women
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 * teacher at a middle school in Jonesboro Ark. blames Tupac Shakur that he causing a shooting spree that left four students dead.

even though todays music industry was made there presence known in a big way, they are still limited from there freedom of speech. certain music lyrics that the society views as an unacceptable content, are being censored from many sources around the world. censoring music was started about five years ago, censored music such as dean martin's hit song "Wham Bam, thank you ma'am" was banned by radio stations for having suggestive lyrics. today's censorship, such as Eminems hit song " The Real Slim Shady" is banned by the FCC and two other radio stations. due to these actions, we have crippled our freedom of speech.

the first Amendment states "congress shall make no law representing an establishment of rebitigon, or prohibiting the free exercise there of or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press , or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and petition the government for a redress of grievances". the first amendment keeps the government out of the music industry.even though anti-censorship groups try to maintain and restore the all power of freedom of speech to the society, groups called the pro-censorship groups try take away that freedom away. Pro-censorship groups such as The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), The Concerned for America (C.W.F.A), believe that music has a major impact on children of all ages.an anti-censorship organization called the ACLU (American Civil Liberities Union) stated that " no direct link between anti social behavior and exposure to the content of any form of artistic expression has ever been scientifically established". the pro-censorship come up with false information to cripple our freedom here in america. Nancy ponder had wrote " freedom of speech and right of expression are the ideals for which our country stands. these two principles are the very same things that artists feel that these basic human rights are taken away from them". music motivates and helps make people determined. music helps express feelings, opinions, and certain issues that the society has to offer. "some feel that music is another form of expression and a way of putting ideas or opinions out for other to hear. when music is censored or not played at all because it is viewedas offensive, it makes people wonder if there is a limit on our freedom of speech" (Nancy Ponder). if the government would pass a law to censorize offensive music, it would be defeating the purpose of our first amendment.

censoring music is giving more power to the government and limting th freedom of the american people. " in most countries such as afganistan of china artists freedom of speech is severly limied. in countries such as those, where many freedoms that we take for granted are only dreamt about. but never known it is easy to imagine that music would be censored, but in a country where freedom of speech is held in such high regard, it is difficult to believe that music would even be censored at all" (Nancy Ponder). our freedom of speech in most countries is just a dream, we need to use this freedom that we're blessed with to spread ideas and to the society rather than weakening our blessing of freedom of speech with a censorship.

censorship shouldn't be a debateable subject because it goes against our first amendment, freedom is what helped us Americans to become what we are today.