[SamAdams76]

I have the original "Brothers In Arms" CD from around 1985 so the MP3s I ripped from it still have the original lyrics.

There have always been nervous nellies worried about rock and roll lyrics. Back in the 1960s, way before Tipper Gore, much fuss was make over the Rolling Stones song "Let's Spend The Night Together" and were in fact forced by Ed Sullivan to sing "Let's Spend Some Time Together." Rather lame.

Even an innocuous song like "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles had a little controversy because some people (including Bob Dylan) thought they were singing "I Get High" instead of "I Can't Hide" in the lyrics. The Beatles of course went on to record "(I Get High) With A Little Help From Our Friends" which caused many people to get into a snit.

In my experience, bringing attention to a rock song on account of it's lyrical content invariably boosts it's appeal to the young kids.

In fact, during Tipper Gore days, when she was furiously affixing warning labels to record albums that featured racy or offensive lyrical content, the sales of those recording would usually rocket.

In fact, it became such a badge of honor for an up-and-coming band to sport the Tipper Gore label on their recordings that they would intentionally insert controversial lyrics into their songs in order to earn the coveted Tipper label.

[Texan5]

I don’t see what the problem is with people listening to what they like-I don’t like rap, but I don’t care if someone else does-I like heavy metal and hard rock, but I don’t expect to be ragged on for listening to it...

[a fool in paradise]

In fact, during Tipper Gore days, when she was furiously affixing warning labels to record albums that featured racy or offensive lyrical content, the sales of those recording would usually rocket.

Al and Tipper didn't give a sh!t and ultimately neither did many of the entertainers.

Al Gore Junior needed to get his name on the national stage for the 1988 presidential campaign. That's it.

Many of those same entertainers endorsed his 1992 VP candidacy as did MTV. They gave him even more support in 2000 including Frank Zappa's wife and kids.