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ornotna

(11,351 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 09:42 PM Thursday

40 years ago tomorrow

We were given The Filthy15 songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center#Filthy_Fifteen

1 Prince "Darling Nikki" Sex/masturbation
2 Sheena Easton "Sugar Walls" Sex
3 Judas Priest "Eat Me Alive" Sex/violence
4 Vanity "Strap On 'Robbie Baby'" Sex
5 Mötley Crüe "Bastard" Violence/language
6 AC/DC "Let Me Put My Love into You" Sex
7 Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It" Violence
8 Madonna "Dress You Up" Sex
9 W.A.S.P. "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" Sex/language/violence
10 Def Leppard "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" Drug and alcohol use
11 Mercyful Fate "Into the Coven" Occult
12 Black Sabbath "Trashed" Drug and alcohol use
13 Mary Jane Girls "In My House" Sex
14 Venom "Possessed" Occult
15 Cyndi Lauper "She Bop" Sex/masturbation

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40 years ago tomorrow (Original Post) ornotna Thursday OP
The A-Team & Ozzy OC375 Thursday #1
"Everybody bops." Iggo Thursday #2
Oh yeah... Tipper Gore and the start of Parental Advisory stickers on albums. IcyPeas Friday #3
Jesus. Fucking Tipper Gore. Iggo Friday #4

OC375

(277 posts)
1. The A-Team & Ozzy
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:28 PM
Thursday

I remember Mom watching The Today show and hearing about violence on TV, and Ozzy being a devil worshiper. I had to hide my cassette tapes in my trunk. Good times.

Iggo

(49,205 posts)
4. Jesus. Fucking Tipper Gore.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:28 AM
Friday

If you’ve got Dee Snider, Frank Zappa, and John Denver telling you to shut the fuck up, you’d better listen.

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