Porn Wars

Chairman John Danforth: The reason for this hearing is not to promote any legislation. Indeed, I don't know of any suggestion that any legislation be passed. But to simply provide a forum for airing the issue itself, for ventilating the issue, for bringing it out in the public domain. Senator Hollings Senator Hollings: I've had the opportunity to, ah, attend a, a showing, you might say, or presentation of, ah, this porn rock, as they call it. In the test of pornography, one of the things to look at is it, it does not have any redeeming social value. Ah, there could be an exception here, because having attended that pres, presentation, the redeeming social value I find that is inaudible. I have a hard time understanding it, then. Paul, since I traveled the country for 3 years, 'n they said they could not understand me. Maybe I could make a good rock star; I don't know. Heh . . . But in all candor, I would tell you it's, it's outrageous filth. So, I'll be looking from this Senator's standpoint, not just to bring pressures but to try to see if there is some constitutional provisions to tax, or approach that can be used on the Congress to limit this outrageous filth Chairman: Senator Trible Senator Trible: Rape, incest, sexual violence Senator Hollings: It's outrageous filth Senator Trible: Is like sandpaper to the soul . . . Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: It's outrageous filth! Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage is more subtle Senator Hawkins: Fire and chains and Senator Hollings: It's outrageous filth! Senator Hawkins: Other . . . objectionable . . . tools of gratification in some twisted mind Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Senator Trible: Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: Porn Rock Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage is more subtle Senator Hollings: Willy nilly over the air Senator Trible: The mere announcement of this heari . . . censorship Senator Hollings: If I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, I would Senator Hawkins: Fire and chains and . . . other . . . objectionable Senator Hollings: Rock porn Senator Hawkins: Tools of gratification in some twisted mind Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Senator Trible: Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: Porn rock! Senator Trible: Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: Porn rock! Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage Senator Hollings: If I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, I would Senator Hawkins: This issue is too hot not to cool down Senator Trible: Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Rather the emotional damage is more subtle Senator Hollings: Porn Rock Porn Rock Porn Rock Senator Hawkins: Burn! Burn . . . ! Senator Hollings: Willy nilly over the air Willy nilly over the air Willy nilly over the air Rock porn . . . rock porn . . . rock porn Senator Hawkins: This issue is too hot not to cool down Fire and chains and . . . other . . . objectionable . . . tools of gratification in some twisted mind This issue is too hot not to cool down Senator Hollings: Porn Rock Porn Rock! Porn Rock Porn Rock! Senator Hawkins: This issue is too Spider: This must be the end of the world! All the people turning into pigs and ponies . . . I can't let it happen to me! Senator Exon: What is the reason for these hearings in front of the Commerce Committee? Frank Zappa: Sex! Senator Hawkins: Well Frank Zappa: Sex! Senator Hawkins: Thank you. I think that statement tells the story to this committee Rev. Jeff Ling: "Listen you little slut, do as you are told" Senator Exon: What is the reason Frank Zappa: Sex! Senator Exon: For these hearings in front of the Commerce Committee? Frank Zappa: Sex! Underwear Frank Zappa: Bondage! Rev. Jeff Ling: Listen you little slut Listen you little slut, do as you are told Frank Zappa: Sex, and lots of it Rev. Jeff Ling: Fixed her good Frank Zappa: Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex! Senator Hawkins: I'd be interested to see what toys your kids ever had Frank Zappa: Why would you be interested? Senator Hawkins: Just as a point of interest in this Frank Zappa: Well, come on over to the house. I'll show 'em to you . . . Really! Senator Hawkins: I . . . I might do that Senator Trible: Rape, incest, sexual violence . . . is like sandpaper to the soul Senator Trible: Now, the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: T's outrageous filth! Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage is more subtle Senator Hawkins: Fire and chains and . . . other Senator Hollings: It's outrageous filth! Senator Hawkins: Objectionable . . . tools of gratification in some twisted minds Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Senator Trible: Now the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: Porn rock Willy nilly over the air Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage is more subtle Senator Hawkins: Fire and chains and . . . other Senator Hollings: If I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, I would Senator Hawkins: Objectionable . . . tools of gratification in some twisted minds Senator Trible: Now the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Senator Hollings: Something that we have got to give some kind of attention to Senator Trible: The mere announcement of this hearing led to cries of censorship Now the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: Porn Rock Senator Trible: Now the effects of such lyrics on a well adjusted child may not be cataclysmic Senator Hollings: If I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, I would Senator Trible: Rather the emotional damage Chairman: Thank you very much, Mr. Zappa. You understand that the, the, ah, previous witnesses were not asking for legislation. And I, I don't know, I can't speak for Senator Hollings, but I think that the prevailing view here is that nobody is asking for legislation. The question is just focusing on what a lot of people perceived to be a problem, and you have indicated that you at least understand that there is another point of view Senator Hollings: Willy nilly over the air Willy nilly over the air Willy nilly over the air Chairman: Senator Gore Senator Gore: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I found your statement very interesting and, ah, let me say although I disagree with some of the statements that you make and have made on other occasions, I have been a fan of your music, believe it or not. And I, I, ah, respect you as a true original and a tremendously talented musician Spider: Ooh, wait a minute! Senator Hollings: Maybe I could make a good rock-star, I don't know Rev. Jeff Ling: Come with . . . come with . . . come with daddy! Senator Hollings: Maybe I could make a good rock-star, I don't know Rev. Jeff Ling: Come with . . . come with daddy! Senator Hollings: Maybe I could make a good rock-star, I don't know Rev. Jeff Ling: Come with . . . come with . . . come with daddy! Spider: They don't even understand their own music . . . of course nobody does, but John: They don't, they don't even know what they're doing Spider: No! John: I've, I've seen 'em a couple of times Spider: Did . . . did you see their uniforms? John: Unbelievable! Monica: Which ones? They, the red ones? John: All those rhinestones over their rings and things like that Monica: Do you know what I John: Gold lamé hoof-covers . . . Unbelievable! Senator Hollings: Maybe I could make a good rock-star Maybe I could make a good rock-star Rev. Jeff Ling: Gonna drive my love inside you Etc Senator Hollings: It's outrageous filth It's outrageous filth Rev. Jeff Ling: Come with daddy! Etc., etc Senator Hollings: Rock, rock, Porn Rock! Rock porn Etc Willy nilly over the air Senator Hollings: An' I think your suggestion is a good one. If you print those words, that would go a long way to satisfying everyone's objections, I Frank Zappa: All we have to do is find out how it is going to be paid for Senator Hawkins: This issue is too hot not to cool down Senator Hawkins: Pyromania. Burn the building! Burn! Burn! Burn! No question. Burn the building! Burn! Burn! Burn! Senator Trible: The mere announcement of this hearing led to cries of censorship Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Senator Trible: Not the self-appointed guardians of the national morality, as some would suggest Senator Hollings: If I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it I would Within the constrictions of free speech Willy nilly over the air Senator Hawkins: This issue is too hot not to cool down Senator Hollings: So, I'll be looking from this Senator's standpoint, not just to bring pressures but to try to see if there is some constitutional provisions to tax, or approach that can be used on the Congress to limit this outrageous filth Johnny Guitar Watson: YEAH! Thing-Fish: We'll get back to de wimp and his low-budget conceptium of personal freedom in just a moment. But foist, welcome to: WHAT DE FUCK GWINE ON HERE? (A celebratium o' de American way o' life!) I see some o' y'all be FROWNIN' . . . cause mebbe y'think what I's tellin' ya' is a LIE! Am I right? Les' jes' have a test . . . How many o' you nice folks think I knows what I's talkin' 'bout? RAISE Y'HAIN UP! Uh-huh! An' how many thinks my potato been bakin' too long? RAISE YO MIZZABLE HAIN UP! Uh-huh! Now . . . how many you folks is CONVINCED de gubnint be totally 'UNCONCERNED' wit de proliferatium o' UNDESIRABLE TENANTS in de CONDOMINIUM o' LIFE? An' how many folks believe THEY number won't come up, next time de breeze blow fum de Easterly directium? Les' face it, peoples! Ugly as I mights be, I AM YO' FUTCHUM! Ain't that right, SISTER OB'DEWLLA? Hmm hmm! Oh, oh yeah! Thass right! Chairman: Senator Gorton Senator Gorton: Mr. Zappa, I, ah, am astounded at the courtesy and soft-voiced nature of the comments of my friend, the Senator from Tennessee. I can only say that I found your statement to be boorish, ah, incredibly and insensitively insulting to the people that were here previously; that you could manage to give the first amendment of the Constitution of the United States a bad name, if I felt that you had the slightest understanding of it, which I do not. You do not have the slightest understanding of the difference between Government action and private action, and you have certainly destroyed any case you might otherwise have had with this Senator. Thank you, Mr. Chairman Frank Zappa: Is this private action? Rev. Jeff Ling: Degradation. Humiliation. Thrusting, shoving. Animals humping Senator Hawkins: There's no absolute right to free speech Frank Zappa: I don't think this is constitutional Tipper Gore: A voluntary labeling is not censorship Rev. Jeff Ling: Bend up and smell my anal vapor Tipper Gore: A voluntary . . . voluntary . . . voluntary . . . A voluntary labeling is not censorship Rev. Jeff Ling: Degradation . . . humiliation . . . thrusting Senator Hawkins: Well Ref. Jeff Ling: Whips in their hands Senator Hawkins: I'd be interested to see what toys your kids ever had Rev. Jeff Ling: Gonna drive my love inside of you Senator Hawkins: Well Frank Zappa: Is this private action? Rev. Jeff Ling: In chains Senator Hawkins: Well Rev. Jeff Ling: Listen you little slut, do as you are told Senator Hawkins: There's no absolute right There's no absolute right Rev. Jeff Ling: My apologies Senator Hawkins: There's no absolute right Rev. Jeff Ling: Whips in their hands Senator Hawkins: Well Frank Zappa: Ladies, how dare you? Senator Hawkins: Well Rev. Jeff Ling: Dressed in leather bondage masks Senator Hawkins: Well Rev. Jeff Ling: Brutal erotica Senator Hollings: You and I would differ on what's ignorance and educated Frank Zappa: Bondage! Rev. Jeff Ling: Bend up and smell my anal vapor Senator Hawkins: There's no . . . There's no Rev. Jeff Ling: Come with daddy! Chairman: Mr. Zappa, thank you very much for your testimony Frank Zappa: Thank you Chairman: Next witness is John Denver Senator Hollings: We haven't got 'em whipped on this one yet. You got a bear by the tail here, uh? Jeezis!