Editing Parents Music Resource Center (section)

== Musician reaction ==
Many musicians have criticized or parodied the PMRC and Tipper Gore:
* "In a world with major pollution and guns ablaze," [[John Lydon]] marveled, "they have to pick on someone using foul language."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Neely |first=Kim |date=August 9, 1990 |title=Rockers sound off |magazine=Billboard |pages=27–28}}</ref>
* [[Judas Priest]]'s song "Parental Guidance" from 1986 album ''[[Turbo (Judas Priest album)|Turbo]]'' was allegedly written as a response to [[Tipper Gore]]'s attack on the band and on heavy metal in general.
* In the [[Megadeth]] cover version of the song "[[Anarchy in the UK]]" the altered lyrics referencing the PMRC as well as the U.S. government law enforcement, "Is this the PMRC? Is this the DEA or is this the CIA? I thought it was the U.S.A."
* In 1987, the punk rock band [[NOFX]] released an EP titled ''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This]].''
* [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]]'s 1988 song "[[Mother (Danzig song)|Mother]]" scored a top 50 hit as the most famous song about<ref name="Big Brother">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.jackassworld.com/blog/2009/10/30/big-brother-archive-glenn-danzig-part-4/#more-17475 |title=Danzig interview |last=Carnie |first=Dave |year=2000 |magazine=[[Big Brother (magazine)|Big Brother]] |access-date=January 16, 2010 }} {{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the PMRC labeling and its inherent problems (''Mother/Tell your children not to walk my way/Tell your children not to hear my words/What they mean, what they say, mother''). 
* Some prints of [[Metallica]]'s 1986 album ''[[Master of Puppets]]'' contained a [[parody]] warning, shaped like a stop sign, that read "THE ONLY TRACK YOU PROBABLY WON'T WANT TO PLAY IS "DAMAGE, INC." DUE TO MULTIPLE USE OF THE INFAMOUS "F" WORD. OTHERWISE, THERE AREN'T ANY "SHITS," "FUCKS," "PISSES," "CUNTS," "MOTHERFUCKERS" OR "COCKSUCKERS" ANYWHERE ON THIS RECORD." This also references [[George Carlin]]'s "[[seven dirty words]]" routine by mentioning six of them (all but "tits").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-03-03-25-things-you-might-not-know-about-metallicas-master-of-puppets/|title=25 Things You Might Not Know About Metallica's 'Master of Puppets'|access-date=February 18, 2019|archive-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219020204/https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-03-03-25-things-you-might-not-know-about-metallicas-master-of-puppets/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feelnumb.com/2012/07/03/metallica-master-of-puppets-vulgar-warning-sticker/|title=Metallica "Master Of Puppets" Vulgar Warning Sticker|last=raul|date=July 4, 2012|website=feelnumb.com|access-date=March 10, 2019|archive-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319132152/http://www.feelnumb.com/2012/07/03/metallica-master-of-puppets-vulgar-warning-sticker/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]]'s song "Hard on You" (from their 1988 album ''[[No Place for Disgrace]]'') is a direct reference to the PMRC, with several lines such as "One that's young sees the circled 'R', does he buy it?", "Can't you see, you're ripping away our independence" and "If your committee is so damn right, why did we write this song?"
* [[Todd Rundgren]]'s 1991 non-album song "Jesse" featured a verse directed toward Tipper Gore, including the lyrics: "I wanna fuck you, Tipper, 'cause you showed me that Things are still the same, Everybody's parents turn out lame, I wanna say "fuck you," Tipper Gore" It was released only as a promotional cassette single, though Rundgren played it live for several years.
* The [[Megadeth]] song "Hook In Mouth" from their 1988 album ''[[So Far, So Good... So What!]]'' is aimed at the PMRC, which is explicitly mentioned in the chorus.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.megadeth.com/_sections/scorpion/10_04_04.html |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20041102082625/http://www.megadeth.com/_sections/scorpion/10_04_04.html |archive-date = November 2, 2004 |title = Scorpion Archive |work = www.MEGADETH.com}}</ref>
* [[Alice Donut]]'s 1988 debut album ''[[Donut Comes Alive]]'' ends with the song "Tipper Gore," which pretends to lionize Gore for her crusade against obscene lyrics in music, but in reality is loaded with [[double entendre]]s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
* The [[Aerosmith]] song "F.I.N.E." from their 1989 album ''[[Pump (album)|Pump]]'' mentions Tipper Gore in the line "Even Tipper thinks I'm alright", the song being explicitly about sex.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://genius.com/2823715/Aerosmith-fine/Oooh-even-tipper-thinks-im-alright| title = Aerosmith – F.I.N.E. Lyrics {{!}} Genius Lyrics}}</ref> When accepting a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for that album's single [[Janie's Got a Gun]], Aerosmith frontman [[Steven Tyler]] sarcastically thanked both Tipper Gore and Senator [[Jesse Helms]] (who was not a member of the PMRC but publicly supported the organization) for helping ensure ''"that if an album has a few dirty words, it'll sell another million copies."''
* [[Ice-T]]'s 1989 album ''[[The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!]]'' contains many criticisms of the PMRC. One song in particular, "Freedom of Speech", is an extended attack on Tipper Gore:

<blockquote><poem>
Yo, Tip, what's the matter? You ain't gettin' no dick?
You're bitchin' about rock 'n' roll—that's censorship, dumb bitch
The Constitution says we all got a right to speak
Say what we want, Tip—your argument is weak
</poem></blockquote>

:In his book ''The Ice Opinion'', Ice-T wrote "Tipper Gore is the only woman I ever directly called a bitch on any of my records, and I meant that in the most negative sense of the word."<ref>Ice-T: ''The Ice Opinion'', p. 98.</ref> On "You Shoulda Killed Me Last Year", his spoken-word outro to his album ''[[O.G. Original Gangster]]'', he curses the [[CIA]], the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]], [[FBI]], [[George H. W. Bush]], and [[Tipper Gore]].

* One of the bonus tracks on [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]'s 1990 album ''[[Cherry Pie (album)|Cherry Pie]]'', titled "Ode to Tipper Gore", is a montage of short audio clips from various live performances by the band, featuring ample use of expletives and obscene language.
* In 1990, [[Kid Rock]] released his debut album ''[[Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast]]'' with one song titled "Pimp of the Nation" where he states that "Tipper Gore is my highest paid whore" which is a diss regarding the PMRC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pimp Of The Nation|url=https://www.cancioneros.com/lyrics/song/263603/pimp-of-the-nation-kid-rock|access-date=January 26, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126032518/https://www.cancioneros.com/lyrics/song/263603/pimp-of-the-nation-kid-rock|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The liner notes of [[Sonic Youth]]'s 1990 album ''[[Goo (album)|Goo]]'' include a cartoon with the caption "SMASH THE PMRC."<ref>{{cite web |title=Goo, CD Back |url=http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/ |website=SonicYouth.com |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* The cover art for the 1990 [[PDQ Bach]] album ''[[Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities]]'' features a "Pathetic Advisory: Inane Lyrics" warning label.
* [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] referenced the PMRC in their song "Shelter Me" (from their ''[[Heartbreak Station]]'' album) with the lines "Tipper led the war against the record industry, she said she saw the devil on her MTV".
* The 1990 [[Dead Milkmen]] song "Do the Brown Nose" includes the lyrics ''You, yes you, here's a dime, run out and call the PMRC.''
* In the 1992 video for "[[Hush (Tool song)|Hush]]", [[Tool (band)|Tool]] perform naked, except for placards over their genitals, designed to resemble the Explicit Lyric warning stickers (but replacing "lyrics" with "parts").
* On July 18, 1993, [[Rage Against the Machine]] protested against the PMRC at [[Lollapalooza]] III by standing naked onstage with [[duct tape]] covering their mouths and the letters PMRC on their chests. The band used up their 14-minute performance time without playing any songs. The only sound emitted was [[audio feedback]] from [[Tom Morello]] and [[Tim Commerford]]'s guitars.<ref name="moderndrummer">Micallef, Ken (March 1996), [http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/drummer.htm Rage Against The Machine's Brad Wilk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503051424/http://www.musicfanclubs.org/rage/articles/drummer.htm |date=May 3, 2007 }}, ''[[Modern Drummer]].'' Retrieved February 17, 2007.</ref> The band later played a free show for disappointed fans.<ref name="moderndrummer" />
* [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P]] live album ''[[Live... in the Raw]]'' includes the song "Harder, Faster", which [[Blackie Lawless]] dedicates during the opening of the song to the PMRC.
* [[KMFDM]]'s irony-laden song "[[Sucks (song)|Sucks]]", from their 1993 album ''[[Angst (KMFDM album)|Angst]]'', contains the lyrics:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kmfdm.net/lyrics/sucks.htm|title=Lyrics – Sucks|access-date=November 24, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027042024/http://www.kmfdm.net/lyrics/sucks.htm|archive-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>
<blockquote>
Our records have stickers with a warning from Tipper<br />
'Cause they're no good for kids; if we'd get her, we'd strip her
</blockquote>
* New York-based thrash band [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] wrote and composed a song called "Startin' Up a Posse" for their 1991 release ''[[Attack of the Killer B's]]''. This song ridicules the members of the PMRC.
* Punk rock band [[Ramones]] recorded for their 1992 album ''[[Mondo Bizarro]]'' the song "Censorshit" about how rock and rap albums were being censored by the PMRC. It mentions [[Frank Zappa]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]], and is addressed to [[Tipper Gore]].
* The third verse of [[Sir Mix-A-Lot]]'s 1994 single "[[Chief Boot Knocka|Put 'Em on the Glass]]" begins "How many times will you play this/Before you ban this?/I heard Mrs. Gore can't stand this".
* The 1997 Canadian punk band [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]'s album ''No Worries'' features a track titled "Go Away", which is entirely about their disapproval of the PMRC and Tipper Gore, with one line directly naming Gore.

<blockquote>
Tipper, won't you understand the message that I want to say<br />
It's kind of rude but here it goes: it's "fuck you!"<br />
I don't like what you do, and I don't like you.
</blockquote>
* On the 2001 [[Dead Kennedys]] live album ''[[Mutiny on the Bay]]'' (recorded in a 1986 concert), during their song "M.T.V. – Get off the Air", lead singer [[Jello Biafra]] tells the audience to "buy a homemade [record] instead, before the PMRC closes the stores down that sell 'em." Biafra had earlier been brought to trial on charges of "distributing harmful matter to minors" in an incident involving the 1985 Dead Kennedys's album ''[[Frankenchrist]]'', which featured an insert of [[H. R. Giger]]'s ''[[Penis Landscape]]'' and a parody sticker on the front cover reading:
<blockquote>WARNING: The inside fold out to this record cover is a work of art by H.R. Giger that some people may find shocking, repulsive or offensive. Life can sometimes be that way.<ref>[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&page=2 Alternative Tentacles – Bands<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603233453/http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=deadkennedys&page=2 |date=June 3, 2011 }}.</ref></blockquote>
* Rapper [[Eminem]] directly referenced [[Tipper Gore]] and indirectly referenced the PMRC in "[[White America (song)|White America]]", the opening selection of his 2002 album ''[[The Eminem Show]]''; in it, he referred to his mission as being
<blockquote>To burn the {flag} and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker/ <br /> To spit liquor in the faces of this democracy of hypocrisy/ <br /> Fuck you, Ms. Cheney; Fuck you, Tipper Gore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/59271|title=To burn the flag and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker|access-date=November 24, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010044314/https://www.youtube.com/embed/RZIzD0ZfTFg?autoplay=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&fs=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&playsInline=0&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com&start=0|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

:Eminem also included [[Lynne Cheney]], owing to her heavy criticism of his previous album and its explicit lyrical content, ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'', at a [[United States Senate]] hearing.
* [[Suicidal Tendencies]] referenced Tipper Gore in their song "Lovely" from the album ''[[Lights...Camera...Revolution!]]'': "Tipper, babe, don't you remember me/Now I'm kinder, gentler, and so happy".
* [[Harry and the Potters]] reference Tipper Gore and the PMRC in the title track of their album ''[[Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!]]'' with the line "We won't let [[Voldemort|the Dark Lord]] ruin our party just like Tipper Gore tried with the PMRC."
* [[Quiet Riot]]'s music video for their song The Wild and the Young showed rockers being rounded up and arrested by government soldiers while the members of Quiet Riot escape and perform the song underground, then in the final scene it says "In Washington, Congress has just passed legislation that requires record companies to reproduce song lyrics on all album jackets.....The government has also cited the rock and roll band, Quiet Riot, as one of the chief offenders in this ongoing controversy."<ref name=":0" />