Music+Censorship+(Sir+Charles)

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"Banned music.(history of censorship of music)(Brief Article)." //The Economist (US).// (Nov 28, 1998): 91(1). //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. BRUNSWICK SR HIGH SCHOOL - MD. 17 Apr. 2009
 * 1) 1989, Bejamin Britten's "Deth in Venice" opera was dropped from a british theatre because apparently it promoted homosexuality
 * 2) censorship can be bans, neglect or opprobrium
 * 3) shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth in Mtsensk" was banned from russia under stalin because of its sexual nature
 * 4) 1931 Bartok's "Miraculous Mandarin" ballet was cancelled in Budapest because it was about prostitution and murder
 * 5) Bartok had songs banned due to their "Romanian influenced sound" in a strong anti Semitic USSR
 * 6) Plato shunned certain musical scales because they were sensual, had deppressing melodies or had complex rhythms
 * 7) Descartes said music sparks imagination
 * 8) Gyorgy Ligeti (hungarian) premired his "Six Bagatelles with only 5 beacuse the gov't said it was hostile
 * 9) many artists in portugal changed careers under the salazar regime because they made them use nationalistic folk music
 * 10) Censorship is flattery

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 * 1) record companies make two different versions of the same song
 * 2) original versions often cleaned up for radio
 * 3) two versions because of FCC regulations
 * 4) some artists include Ice Cube, Yo Yo, Paris and The Coup
 * 5) original versions contain obscenities
 * 6) viewed as infringement of freedom of speech
 * 7) important for artist to get on radio to sell records
 * 8) many people want to hear the uncensored version as well
 * 9) air time in public places leads to money
 * 10) Sir Mix-a-lot released many songs criticized because of profanity
 * 11) many that hear the clean versions buy the explicit later
 * 12) sometimes its as simple as changing few words
 * 13) some artists like The Coup never release a clean version
 * 14) artists feel very strong about the lyrical value of their songs and don't change it
 * 15) profanity doesn't necessarily make a song better
 * 16) most rap songs are not "radio friendly"
 * 17) some labels ask for artist to write clean songs instead of releasing 2 versions
 * 18) MTV and BET do air the original versions of songs many times
 * 19) to sell big, you must do 2 versions
 * 20) some artist are fine with the cut and uncut version so that both are available

Clark, C. S. (1991, December 20). The obscenity debate. //CQ Researcher//, //1//, 969-992. Retrieved April 20, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1991122000.
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"The USUAL SUSPECTS.(history of censorship in popular entertainment)(Viewpoint essay)." //Games for Windows.// (Oct 1, 2007): NA. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. BRUNSWICK SR HIGH SCHOOL - MD. 22 Apr. 2009 .
 * 1) 1984 Tipper Gore found her daughter listening to inappropriate music
 * 2) created the PMRC
 * 3) blamed rock music for juvenile delinquency
 * 4) blamed rock music for teen pregnancy
 * 5) suicide
 * 6) said bands like Led Zep, Rush Queen had satanic subliminal messages
 * 7) PMRC asked RIAA for a voluntary music rating system
 * 8) congressional hearings have been held on the negative effects of rock music
 * 9) testimony came from psychologists, senators and musicians
 * 10) Frank Zappa, Dee Snider, John Denver testified
 * 11) though there was much debate in the hearings, there were no political actions actually taken
 * 12) Nov 85 RIAA adopted the voluntary warning label
 * 13) called "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content"
 * 14) called Tipper Sticker
 * 15) Some stores like Wal-Mart and sears stopped carrying the explicit albums
 * 16) sales of the albums dropped tremendously so the RIAA stopped using the stickers
 * 17) case in florida of a clerk that sold 2 explicit albums to a 14 year old
 * 18) 2 Live Crew charged with obscenity for performing their own songs
 * 19) every couple of years new hearings are held about censorship and new legislation is proposed
 * 20) in 2001, Lieberman tried to pass legislation that fined record companies $11,000 for every marketing explicit to minors

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 * 1) a woman in Jonesboro, Arkansas blames rap music for the shooting that occurred at her school
 * 2) some say that angry violent music can trigger murder
 * 3) some worry that the labels may become too protective and would force music censorship
 * 4) the student that killed 4 other students and a teacher listened to Tupac Shakur and a song about "coming to school and killing all the kids"
 * 5) people believe that violence and profanity in music does not receive enough attention
 * 6) most people are too quick to put the blame on music that it doesn't deserve
 * 7) there are many more serious and larger contributors to teen violence than music
 * 8) Nirvana had to change their cover art so their albums could be sold in stores
 * 9) many lyrics make teens feel more comfortable
 * 10) personal responsibility is more important than Government or organization mandated restrictions
 * 11) screening music came about in the 1980's with Tipper
 * 12) black and white Parental Advisory stickers put on records
 * 13) wanted the labels to contain more info about the explicit content
 * 14) most believe that the current black and white label works just fine
 * 15) some say that angry violent music can trigger murder

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 * 1) rap music lyrics are misogynistic and violent
 * 2) many artist faced censorship like Elvis, The Beatles, Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Ice-T
 * 3) you cant keep pop culture out of a teen's head
 * 4) through the explicit lyrics there may be story telling like with Dr. Dre
 * 5) lyrics went from unrequited love to racial slurs and violence
 * 6) music doesn't make everybody happy and comfortable
 * 7) people should make their own choices
 * 8) if people dont like the lyrics, dont buy or download the song
 * 9) lyrics may be a certain way because of experiences a person has had
 * 10) if they are bad experiences the lyrics may be bad

Klocke, Mike. "Let's take the rap for what we listen to." //The Record// 22 Apr 2007: Print.