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Our JW Prince created the Parental advisory! The PMRC (Parental advisory sticker) was born in 1984 when the Prince's lyrics of Darling Nikky
“I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex friend I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine” www.pureviolet.org – VH1 | |
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It started with a song. The song was Prince’s “Darling Nikki.” And the PMRC was born when the Purple One’s lyrics “I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex fiend/ I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine,” drifted from the stereo belonging to Tennessee Senator Al Gore, his wife Tipper and their 12-year-old daughter Karenna, for whom Tipper had purchased the record.
Tipper was shocked at what she heard, particularly as there was no intimation on Purple Rain’s cover - aside perhaps from Prince’s suggestive leer - that there was "filth" inside. So in May 1984, she founded the Parents’ Music Resource Center along with other Washington wives to inform parents on how dubious material was being marketed to their kids. The goal was to advise the recording industry to monitor their artistic product.[...] | |
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oh, how times change... Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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he didn't create anything. there were many other acts targeted by ms. gore and the pmrc as well, not just ol' boy.
that gets on my nerves...buyin a damned p album 4 a 12 year-old and figurin it'd be peachy keen...knowin full well how much press he wuz gettin 4 his lyrix and such, c'mon now... | |
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Prince didn't create it. The PMRC pressured the music industry to create it. Prince's song just happened to be one of several others Tipper Gore and her gang of battle axes used to achieve their goals. | |
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This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: he didn't create anything. there were many other acts targeted by ms. gore and the pmrc as well, not just ol' boy.
that gets on my nerves...buyin a damned p album 4 a 12 year-old and figurin it'd be peachy keen...knowin full well how much press he wuz gettin 4 his lyrix and such, c'mon now... Sho' nuff! | |
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Supernova said: coffee? s'gonna be a looong night | |
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TheP said: It started with a song. The song was Prince’s “Darling Nikki.” And the PMRC was born when the Purple One’s lyrics “I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex fiend/ I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine,” drifted from the stereo belonging to Tennessee Senator Al Gore, his wife Tipper and their 12-year-old daughter Karenna, for whom Tipper had purchased the record.
Tipper was shocked at what she heard, particularly as there was no intimation on Purple Rain’s cover - aside perhaps from Prince’s suggestive leer - that there was "filth" inside. So in May 1984, she founded the Parents’ Music Resource Center along with other Washington wives to inform parents on how dubious material was being marketed to their kids. The goal was to advise the recording industry to monitor their artistic product.[...] Purple Rain wasn't released until August of 1984. Most likely she started the process of forming this group after that and maybe filed an initiative in May of 1985 | |
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TheP said: The PMRC (Parental advisory sticker) was born in 1984 when the Prince's lyrics of Darling Nikky
“I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex friend I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine” www.pureviolet.org – VH1 aint that some shit? "Climb in my fur." | |
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Rdhull, I've never been that rude on the org, but all I can say actualy is "let me work ya fat a**"! And keep da shit! | |
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i bet ya'll a sack of atomic fireballs that tipper wanted 2 be prince's bitch 4 a night. | |
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