First time WATCHING Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take it Video! This band is...

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[@starlette570]

This was around the time when Tipper Gore and the PMRC were trying to censor music. Dee Snider (the lead singer) destroyed her when he spoke to Congress. You should DEFINITELY react to him speaking at the Congressional hearings, he's brilliant and well-spoken

[@veronicasmith6314]

YES! You've got to see it.

[@chassetterfield9559]

Indeed, Dee Snider & Frank Zappa took on the Senate, in committee, & basically destroyed them, because they had erudite arguments. Without their efforts most of the music you enjoy, and make would have been lobotomized & made anodyne decades ago. These events took place fairly early on the movement of the extreme right wing Christians into politics. I'll leave you to join the dots. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWG5qqVnid6fiqc

[@markmyers6472]

Find the video Dee Snider in Congress... HE DESTROYED THEM....

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

I have reccomended that more than once! One day he hopefully will! :D

[@llschnitz]

Warning labels for parents are not censorship. I don’t need my 8 year old listening to WAP.

[@Tampahop]

It was wild that Dee Snider, Frank Zappa, and John Denver ended up being the faces of rock and roll that defended free speech before Congress.

[@gennyreese420]

Best colab ever 🤘🏼✨✌

[@CB-ju4mz]

John Denver having to defend Rocky Mountain high was insane.

[@chrisstory563]

@@CB-ju4mz the word high seem to have trigged some people back in the 70's and 80's. heck, even during the sixties. the word high was problematic to CBS when the Doors went on the Ed Soliven Show

[@Jane-d4w]

And even Donny Osmond!!!!

[@MagnustheJust]

When you have Dee Snider, Frank Zappa, and John Denver standing shoulder to shoulder, brothers in arms, and John Denver is pissed off... You know you done went and goofed

[@robr135]

Regardless what anybody thinks of them, if it wasn't for their lead singer completely outclassing congress and preventing Tipper Gore from achieving her agenda of controlling music, the last 30 years of music may have been very controlled. Only thing that came out of that circus was the Parental Advosory stickers on albums.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

A label wich turned out to be a clear "BUY ME" sign for all defiant teenagers. -If an album had that sticker, It had to be good! :D

[@annaleabrown4588]

Stupid stickers just made us buy the albums more!

[@stevenewcomer8837]

I wasn’t a big fan of the “Explicit Lyrics” labels but it wasn’t a big deal to me considering the alternative, CENSORSHIP. I personally would like a similar label put on all music that used Pitch Correction, Auto Tune, and other A.I. technology in its production. Our government is now trying to censor internet speech. They are calling posts that are FACTS, that they don’t like, Russian Disinformation, and are wanting to get them removed like they did before the 2020 election. 🙄😂 Our government shutdown TRUE information that was bad for Biden. Mark Zuckerberg is in CYA mode now because he was an accomplice to tyranny and he is afraid Trump will get reelected. He should lose Facebook to forfeiture as he used the platform to interfere, manipulate, and censor the 2020 election. He took down TRUE FACTUAL NEWS ARTICLES, AND SHUTDOWN THE ACCOUNTS OF THOSE POSTING TRUTH AND FACTS JUST DAYS AND WEEKS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.

[@Wrapscallionn]

This is also part of the reason the 2000 election was controversial : remember Florida ? AL Gore got the fewest Democrat votes in Broward County for a Democrat ever, why? Because one of the groups the pmrc went after was 2 Live Crew, from Broward county, and some people remembered it.

[@RoGueNavy]

Dee Snider once heard an interviewer referring to their musical style as "glam rock". Dee immediately corrected them. "Glam means glamorous. Look at us! We're NOT glamorous, we're hideous. We're hid rock!"

[@williammelaniegappmayer2655]

That's awesome.

[@halhortonsworld5870]

The actor playing father was also the ROTC commander in Animal House. He is re-creating his role in that movie where he was dressing down one of the cadets. It is almost word for word.

[@ScottieContact]

I like him better as The Maestro. Lol

[@eaglesfan0726]

I remember that movie with John Belushi.

[@godspotato8432]

Check out Motley Crue. They did their makeup better than any woman out there. Check out their video for "Smokin in the boys room " that was the beginning of "Hair Metal'

[@americanmutt9089]

@@godspotato8432 Thus inspiring Aerosmith's Dude (Looks Like A Lady).

[@JohnMayfield-NS]

About 10 years ago Dee Snider did a version of this song for kids cancer research/awareness. It's amazing and heart wrenching at the same time. Fair warning, you'll probably tear up watching it.

[@tw5732]

Highly recommend watching that. It is so good

[@veronicasmith6314]

I cried. 😢

[@phildicks4721]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried watching it as well. Its amazing that just by changing the instruments and tempo, you can get another powerful song and different emotions.

[@emilyabernathy952]

Yeah I'm 70 years old, I have been donating to St Jude hospital since BEFORE Dee Snider came out with his version of his song for the kids cancer research. I tell you what it made me bawl like a baby what I heard his song. He just did a great job for raising money for all cancer research. God Bless and keep him safe. Some people think that rockers have no heart but we know different. 💋💝💓💓💞💞❣️🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 If for some reason you have never heard it P. Please review that song. Maybe if you do some of the other people that watch you will go ahead and donate money for the same cause. It's bad enough when an adult has cancer but when you see even a baby born with it, or catching it even when their not but a month old or older. You would have to be a cold-hearted " with no soul at all SOB for it not to tear your heart up.😢😢😢💔💔💔 If the song for this is still out there Please , Please, Please do a reaction to it. Loved your review on twisted sister. God Bless Ya. Sending much love ❤❤❤ to you and yours stay safe and healthy.

[@roberttrevino2861]

The name is even the same - Douglas C. Niedermayer.

[@Hedis13]

The father is an actor that came out in the movie Animal House and the scene where’s he’s yelling at the kid is taken from a scene from the movie.

[@tobeski]

He played Lt Niedermeyer in the John Landis movie Animal House, ranting about "pledge pins" - and in Landis' "Twilight Zone" one of the Vietnam grunts is heard to say "I told you we shouldn't have fragged Niedermeyer"

[@Puzz...693]

Cindy lauper

[@Puzz...693]

Trans sis😂

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

Yup, they've said this video was inspired by Neidermeyer and Looney Tunes.

[@stevesuttie2644]

React to Animal House.

[@briansbrain426]

Dee Snider's wife Suzette made all of the costumes for the band. If you watch any live footage, these guys are TIGHT!!! That comes from playing thousands of shows.

[@andreadeamon6419]

She's the first one I seen with a trike (3 wheeled motorcycle) and I've wanted 1 since. Still fighting with my fiancee to get one 😊

[@davesage4931]

“Your life is trite and jaded, boring and confiscated”. Wonder how many of my peers grew up singing this song and are now living the exact life they mocked back in high school. Working jobs they hate to buy stuff they don’t want to impress people they don’t like. The matrix is strong.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Nah we stayed the same most of us.

[@davesage4931]

@@JaquelineGoodspeed lol. No we didn’t. A vast majority are or were doing the corporate grind. Swollen and unhealthy from a diet of booze and massive portion meals. Any class reunion is the same. The outliers that lead their own life and played by their own rules are the exception. There absolutely are some that did not comply but they are the few.

[@wooddogg8]

@@davesage4931 It's true the matrix is strong, I don't know about "the vast majority" but I haven't changed. I measure success in happiness, freedom and knowledge. There is a certain freedom in wealth, but it's generally not worth selling out to the corporate grind. I made a decent living in construction, working hard and loving life, playing in bands and never losing the spirit that this, and many other, songs encompass. @jaquelineGoodspeed I'm with you, hope you're living your best life!!

[@attimus103]

Fight Club also keeps becoming more relevant.

[@annebrown8359]

What happened to our generation 😢

[@michaelj3414]

My favorite performance by Dee Snider was when he testified in front of Congress and chewed out Tipper Gore and all of her PTA friends. They never anticipated that a long haired, heavy metal singer could be well spoken and intelligent.

[@edwardnonymous6804]

He showed up in torn jeans and pulled the speech out of his pocket that was written on notebook paper, and laid waste to those who opposed. I love Dee Snider.

[@marybrant9586]

💯

[@deniackeridge5273]

They were NOT teady for how eloquent and intelligent he was. It was awesome!

[@IggyStardust1967]

BP, you might want to check out the Congressional hearings when Dee Snyder (the lead singer) took a bunch of senators to school. Their wives (The PMRC) had them put forth legislation to "ban" certain music artists over "vulgar and violent lyrics". They came with a list called "The Filthy Fifteen". During the hearing, John Denver, Frank Zappa and Dee Snyder all testified against the legislation. Dee Snyder was the shocker, though. His testimony enraged Al Gore and his wife Tipper.

[@ChanelStuff]

When this came out, their appearance shocked us, but their music rocked us. I'm Gen X and I approve their message 😂❤

[@angelscraftycrap]

Me too 😂

[@Ed7501]

I remember watching this on MTV back in the day. It's like the predecessor to Beastie Boys Fight For Your Right To Party

[@Bikebrh]

The story was that they came up with that look, and someone said "You look like a bunch of twisted sisters" and a band name was born. This was about when a lot of the LA hair metal bands were wearing a lot of girlish makeup, but TS was significantly older than most of them, so they didn't try to look pretty (like Poison), they went for looking crazy.

[@GranpaMike]

Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Aldo Nova, Cheap Trick, Billy Squier, ZZ Top... we knew how to have a good time in the '80s. Oh, happy days!

[@wolfpack9958]

Wow, I love the Aldo Nova mention. A good Canadian band along with my other fav Canadian band Triumph.

[@darlenegattus8190]

Indeed

[@GranpaMike]

@@wolfpack9958 Aldo Nova had such a great sound, it's surprising to me that more people didn't know them.

[@GranpaMike]

@@darlenegattus8190 😎👍

[@MichaelKing-de4jz]

Dee Snider congressional testimony. A must watch

[@Morgaine]

Blackie Lawless from WASP, Frank Zappa, and John Denver testified, too, at some point. The hard rockers were worried about how Denver was going to view the issue, but he was totally against any kind of censorship.

[@flexygoo1295]

THIS

[@richardmcdowell1478]

As is his stripped down remake of this song with piano

[@bigdaddymosh1964]

Yeah, it was great but today the MF’r’s gone woke.

[@clarencepcanine]

Yes!! Came here to say this! A critical piece of history, true edutainment

[@myowndrum286]

My son, 46, had a Twisted Sister poster on a wall in his room. He was 13, really sick, and began hallucinating when his fever was high. He was freaking out because they kept popping out of the wall and running at him in his bed! LOL I finally had to move him into the spare room and promise him I'd lock his bedroom door so they couldn't get out! Bwahaha! He felt the fool after his fever broke.

[@kevinfowler7482]

D Snyder, running around my room, hell yeah!

[@caseymulvany8923]

The 'Dad' was also a cast member of the movie Animal House. If you have not seen that movie, it is a MUST Watch Cult Classic

[@LaPinturaBella]

He played Doug Neidermeyer in "Animal House", an uptight, authoritarian ROTC member. Same character in this video. And he is brilliant.

[@WykkedMofo]

He is also "The Maestro", in Seinfeld. 😉

[@crackerjack9320]

I'm 53 and never figured this out. I always thought he looked familiar, but couldn't recall what he was in. Thanks for the info.

[@mrcurtis73]

Fun reaction. I'm a child of the 70s and 80s. These Twisted Sister videos came out when I was like 11. They were like a rock & roll version of a Wiley Coyote/Roadrunner cartoon. lol

[@TheDopekitty]

Omg, I was 10 that year. They were my first metal tape that I bought for myself

[@denisestahl2796]

This song came out in 1984. Three years after I graduated from high school. 🤣🤣🤣

[@cravenmadness967]

Year I was born.. lol

[@s.rry-guld2961]

I was 9 years old Myself lol, I remember My dad had a Major Freak out first time he saw an Album cover of Twisted Sister lol, Though I can say what he said on YT lol

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

When my daughter used to get angry, she'd go up to her room and blast this song. And I'd be downstairs thinking, "turn it up!" The costuming for Twisted Sister takes the aesthetic of Glam Rock and blends it with Metal. Androgyny goes back in Rock and Roll to Little Richard. Before Richard, Ma Raney and Bessy Smith were challenging the expectations of womanhood. Then the Beatles started growing their hair. David Bowie presented himself as androgynous and helped launch the Glam Rock genre along with Elton John. In Punk, The New York Dolls strutted around NYC all dolled up and turning heads. It's pretty much become a staple.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Dee Snider (vocals) of Twisted Sister loved the comedy movie 'Animal House' from 1978 ... especially the character 'Douglas Neidermeyer' played by actor Mark Metcalf... In 1984, Snider thought they could use a character like 'Neidermeyer' in a comedic music video for the single "We're not gonna take it" ... and then realized, "Why don't we just get the actor who player Neidermeyer? It's not like he's out there curing cancer..." 😂 So, Mark Metcalf was hired and the music video was a huge hit on MTV in 1984... Snider said that the 'dad' in the music video was based on his own father - he was always hard on him and his siblings... The scene where the dad is yelling and trashing the room happened to Dee Snider for real... In any case, Mark Metcalf returned for the music video for "I wanna rock" ... where he played the teacher. Twisted Sister's 3rd album 'Stay Hungry' would sell 4x platinum and made the band a concert sensation... but some folks were not laughing. While on tour in 1984 w/ Twisted Sister in Texas, Dee Snider was arrested for cursing onstage... a parent found his language 'obscene' and pressed charges (Snider said that he had cursed countless times in the band's club shows in NY for years... he never expected this in Texas) and Twisted Sister became a target of conservative and religious groups. The PMRC demanded hearings in Congress in 1985 to regulate music they deemed "obscene"... Prince, Judas Priest and Twisted Sister all made the "filthy fifteen" list... Tipper Gore claimed that Twisted Sister's song 'Under the blade' was about 'sadomasochism'... (Dee Snider retorted that it was about a band member's throat operation) In 1985, Dee Snider appeared in Congress to testify... he revealed that he was practicing Christian, happily married and never did drugs or alcohol... When they accused him of 'promoting violence' w/ the music video for "We're not gonna take it"... Snider told them that the video concept came from a 'Roadrunner/ Wile E. Coyote' cartoon episode. In the end, the music industry caved in to demands and put the 'Parental advisory' sticker on albums that had 'coarse language'. Unfortunately, fans were disappointed that Dee Snider was not the big, bad character that he portrayed himself as in Twisted Sister... and the band's popularity fell dramatically by 1985... The band released their 4th album 'Come out and play' and it sold poorly... In 1987, they released the album 'Love is for suckers'... and after it failed, Dee Snider quit Twisted Sister, thus ending the band. Years later, Dee Snider became a popular radio DJ and championed 80's rock in an era when it was not popular. In 2001, Twisted Sister reunited to play the Concert for New York City after the 9/11 attacks... Twisted Sister would tour playing select shows across the world annually but wouldn't release any new music. In 2015, Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero passed away from a heart attack 😪 As a result, Twisted Sister (Dee Snider, bassist Mark 'Animal' Mendoza, guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda) announced a final tour that ended in 2016 and capped their career. In the 70's, guitarist Jay Jay French formed Twisted Sister in NYC in 1972 and they became popular in the local rock scene dressing in drag and playing rock n' roll (Hence, the name Twisted Sister) ... Dee Snider (lead vocals) joined in 1976 and he was brash and outspoken and audiences loved him. Snider may have dressed in drag onstage but he was ready to throw down against anybody who crossed him on or offstage... By the early 80's, Twisted Sister had no record out but drew so many fans to their shows across New York that they made a living on their merch and ticket sales alone... A UK label offered to bring them to England, where Snider's stage presence and outspoken character won Twisted Sister an audience in the UK. The band released their first album 'Under the Blade' in 1982... Atlantic Records in Europe signed them and released 2nd album "You can't stop rock n' roll" in 1983. It was MTV that broke Twisted Sister to commercial success in N. America w/ their 3rd album 'Stay Hungry'.

[@RoGueNavy]

RIP, AJ.

[@brucefrank5556]

I hope this is cut & paste. If not, you got too much time on your hands. 😂

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@brucefrank5556 U can hope all u want... I wrote this. And just because u can't write or express yourself cos of ur below average intelligence doesn't mean everyone else is a potatohead like u, dingus... 😂

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@brucefrank5556 I mean I took time to write something informative and constructive... And all u can do is take a swing at it cos knocking it is the only way u get any sense of self-esteem or purpose in life... pathetic!

[@tjrivers]

My ex toured with Twisted for 10 years, all over the world, as the drum tech. I heard storiessss! Lol. I got to go backstage and after shows hang with them awhile…they are all such nice people! No drugs! But, I heard about early days touring with bathtubs filled with Jello…girls chasing Dee down the hotel hallways with SCISSORS to get a snip of his real hair! Oh yeah.

[@user-ew2cr3oq3w]

This should be the anthem for the people of the world right now...

[@omaramador4669]

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS ‼️ Mmmmmmm I felt that when I was a teen 40 years ago and had AC/DC, Joan Jett, Twisters Sister, Quiet Riots with their epic songs as my heroes. At that time I didn’t know English but I knew that they were shouting to me and trying to wake me up, to shake me up. Was the time when the entire country was behind the rockers who they loved rock music in a Communist Caribbean country where many were put in prison, tortured, harassed badly, intimidated and sent to Mandatory Military Service to foreign countries to kill or be killed. Now that the time has passed I can smile and say to anyone that nobody erased or turned off my dreams for being myself. Good reaction Keep it up

[@tammywooley2635]

Twisted Sister's lead Dee Snider was on the Masked Singer, he was awesome. With such an iconic voice nobody recognized him.

[@kellettthomas9176]

Getting to watch you react to this video/song for the first time is gold! We laughed our butts off in the 80's and now get to relive it with you! Banger!

[@Chamomileable]

Dee is a major advocate for the rights of musicians and artists being protected under the first amendment. His congressional testimony is insanely cool because he comes across as the most mature person in the entire room.

[@jyesucevitz]

his acoustic version for cancer was heart wrenching.

[@dianehovland9579]

Remember when Motley Crue was prettier than most girls lol

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Skid Row too, lol

[@sedatedape315]

Sadly I went to that high school. 😮

[@christamarch947]

Poison also

[@starlette570]

For a completely different side of Twisted Sister, check out "The Price" - my favorite song of theirs

[@kanalnamn]

Also "Destroyer" for something heavier.

[@Pandraswrath]

I cannot remember the name of that album…Come Out and Play maybe? Regardless, I loved every song on there. Captain Howdy was my favorite though.

[@gaiavenus]

That's all Dee Snider's hair and still got it and he's almost 70, for a rock star he is still married to his one and only wife from 1981. Great reaction, thank you. Brings back great memories.

[@spencerpratt3817]

Twisted Sister were on Top of the Pops in the 80s and she turned off the tv saying how bad music had gotten. Next day she was driving me somewhere and a song came on the radio and to my delight she said why don’t you like music like this, I had to laugh and pointed out it was them, when the DJ announced it she was shocked

[@swcoder]

This song came out 40 years ago, but I get the feeling we have, in fact, continued to take it.

[@TeIegram_MrBIackPegasus]

PM LES'T DISCUSS PRIVATELY😅

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

I think Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) was one of the first ones to do the flamboyant stage makeup & antics. Of course, David Bowie & KISS followed later. That was in the 70s, so it's not just an 80s thing. Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, etc, just carried it into the 80s. Actually, removing the makeup was like the great reveal when KISS & Crue did so. We got to see what everyone really looked like. Lol.

[@cathywiley1069]

I don’t know which band member had to have surgery MANY MANY years ago but one of the surgeons in the orthopedic office I go to did the surgery. They have an electric guitar hanging up in the office that is signed and it says, “To a great doctor, from a Twisted Sister!”

[@charliejg]

I'm 63 years, almost 64. I played in bands in the late 70s/early 80s. As others have eluded to this era saw a backlash to rock music by Tipper Gore leading to hearings about explicit music in Congress. Dee was played a major role as one of those who testified before the Congressional committee. Look it up. Another highly intelligent musician who testified was Frank Zappa.

[@wordygirlandco]

❤Like the Beastie Boys taught us. You Got To Fight For Your Right to Party

[@LoraHauschildt]

My birthday today...68 and rocking out to this is one of my favorite memories ❤❤😂😂❤❤

[@sedatedape315]

Happy Birthday!!🎂 And many more from this 63yo rocker kid!

[@The_Winter_Raven]

Happy birthday! Enjoy

[@rubyslippers8215]

🎂👍 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@rubytuesday5412]

Happy Birthday to a fellow Virgo! All the best from Oz.🎈🎂🍭🎁

[@steveskew1097]

The 'dad' is an actor named Mark Metcalf. He was famous for playing essentially the same role in the Animal House movie and played this character in a few TS videos.

[@Steven-i6z]

I remember MTV would play this entire video! That sure wouldn’t happen today if they were playing videos.

[@nathanclarke2777]

This is such a powerful song that people don't realize at first because of the makeup and stuff!

[@abidababida7096]

The whole beginning scene came right out of the movie Animal House. The father is the actor who played Douglas C. Neidermeyer and in the movie he yells at Dorfman (Flounder) the way he yells at his son.

[@StephenHarrison-gw1yu]

No band rocks harder than sister. You can't stop rock-'n'-roll shakes the foundations when played mega loud.

[@tamiramos5873]

This video was released before I wanna Rock. It followed the same theme...but in school......and yes, that is Dee Sniders real hair.

[@55judylw]

I'm 69, lying in bed, wide awake, listening to this song, tapping my feet together to the rhythm. And smiling.

[@AnnaluisaSocher]

This is the band I listened the most growing up. Such icons, they are true gentlemen ❤ BTW the son is the actor that plays the character of special agent Jubal Valentine on FBI

[@dlpowers3898]

Twisted Sister was such a blast and never took themselves so seriously. They definitely honed into the teenagers of the day! PS...PLEASE, PLEASE react to Snow's "Informer" sometime, I'm sure it will leave you speechless lol :P

[@amykiel]

This came out my eighth grade year. Our class took this as our theme song and wreaked havoc from that point forward. On the other channel, consider an episode about the PMRC when Tipper Gore and others went before congress to try to do something about our “vile” music. This eventually ended with that “explicit lyrics” label that everyone strove to get. The congressional testimony by Dee Snider and others is EPIC and shaped the music industry from that point forward.

[@philross2007]

First band I ever saw live. 14year old. 🇬🇧That shit stays with you forever. Love it. 🔥🔥😁

[@sherryramirez6329]

dee snyder is an absolute LEGEND lol

[@JohnFnLopez]

Twisted Sister. Every song is an anthem. Every. Song. They were so under rated!

[@TeIegram_MrBIackPegasus]

LOOK🆙 LES'T HAVE A CONVERSATION

[@shannonotoole3526]

WHen Tipper Gore was trying to censor ROCK, Dee sat and demolished her in the cngressionsl hearing. go back and research it

[@allenruss2976]

And to think her crazy husband almost became president 15 yrs later

[@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan]

Dee smoked her ass.

[@christamarch947]

This was the first rock concert I ever went to. Concert was festival seating. I was in the front right below where Dee Snider was standing. Had to hold on to a chain link fence below the stage to stay upright because of the crowd. I remember some guy used me as a ladder to get onstage. The band member with the sunglasses 😎 intercepted him, spun him around and flung him back into the crowd. One of the best concerts I ever went to. Alot of rock bands in the eighties did makeup. Twisted Sister just didn't pretend they were a pretty boy hair band. Absolutely loved their energy.🤟🔥🎸

[@martyb5807]

They weren't gender bending. It was more about being as outrageous as possible. Dee Snyder is as masculine as one can get. He was awesome in front of Congress. I love The Price and Stay Hungry

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

They didn't look outrageous, they looked silly.

[@martyb5807]

@@MarkMay-cr6bv I'm guessing you didn't grow up in the 70s/80s? This was basically outrageous. Nobody said bad ass ffs. Outrageous as in outside of not normal.

[@angelscraftycrap]

I remember when this song came out , I was in elementary school, my brother brought his boom box on the bus , and blasted this song. And we all were singing , and jamming. We dedicated the bus performance to our absusive bus driver lol

[@ConspiracySmurf]

yep on ZZ Top poster!

[@timlenard1646]

there's a difference between wearing makeup to be "pretty" and wearing makeup to be "edgy"...

[@michaelr2059]

Dee Snyder was a traditionally trained opera singer

[@Brandi6666]

Dee pushed right thru that bands leadership and took them to the top🤘❤️. Dee is a intelligent man

[@MAD2N_]

Please do Lowkey fire in the booth 1 I cannot wait to see your reaction on that 🔥🔥 " You could never top my fire in the booth I don’t need a label I’m signed to the truth If you’re a lion heart with the mind of a moose Your circle can hurt you as tight as a noose "

[@TeIegram_MrBIackPegasus]

LOOK🆙 LES'T HAVE A CONVERSATION

[@williamjoback1436]

Kiss wore makeup in the 70's and stopped in the 80's. Twisted Sister wore makeup in the 80's. Awesome.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

My daughter and I would jam to this song in the car, hahaha!! I love the line at the end, "Drop and give me 20". 😂The 70s band KISS probably started the whole make-up thing. Great rebellion song for the day. I've loved it since it came out around '84.

[@craigapelbaum1629]

A great song. THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

[@michbenny1363]

This scene is also a parody of Animal House, with the main character also the same actor. That is why it is over the top.

[@kaynesheldon4905]

KISS did all the makeup stuff as well

[@TheSmittenman]

I seen them twice in 83, once in 84, and twice in 85, amazing band

[@Mandalore3737]

everytime i hear this i think of the movie Iron Eagle lol

[@epongeverte]

This song and the Beastie Boys FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT are Gen X teen anthems.

[@madladnate]

You've got to watch the we're not gonna take it video he did to raise money for children with cancer, and awareness regarding money spent on childhood cancer research. Beautiful version of the song. Made me cry.

[@efakter1]

At the end of the songs, it has the advertisements of other groups and stuff like that. If you’re looking in the middle row third from the left, you’ll see a guy and it says rock ‘n’ roll versus Congress. That is Dee Snider, the singer for Twisted Sister testifying before Congress about the lyrics and rock ‘n’ roll music and how the lyrics were influencing kids to commit suicide back in the 80s. It’s very interesting to listen to if you have time. Judas Priest and Ozzy were also mentioned because of the lyrics in their songs. Dave Mustain also testified in front of Congress

[@laurabailey1054]

My mum always knew how my father treated me if I put this song on after one of his visits. This song helped me deal with an abusive father back when there was nothing much done about child abuse. The makeup was part of their stage costumes. Back in the 80’s guys wore guyliner instead of eyeliner

[@kenneth2875]

From Google - The American heavy metal band Twisted Sister got its name from Michael "Valentine" O'Neill, the band's original lead singer. O'Neill came up with the name while calling Jay Jay French from a bar, but he didn't remember doing so the next day. French loved the name and the band adopted it in February 1973

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[@stevegraham3817]

This came out in 1984, we were in grade 9, 14yrs old, and our teachers knew every single word to the song. Not because they necessarily liked it, but because us little gits strolled around the school for 2 months straight, singing this at the top of lungs between classes. lol

[@andre.gorley]

Believe it or not the band was formed in 1972 in New Jersey. It took them years to gain success and they did it the old fashioned way: toured small clubs until you drop, get up and start all over. They did things their way and refused for a long time to make music to please radio friendly audiences. They paid the price but in the end they got the recognition they deserve. Kiss used to boast that they were the hardest working band in Rock but a case could be made for Twisted Sister as well. They had so much adversity and they never gave up.

[@odelbert]

Mother's Finest - Baby Love !!!! Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime !!!!

[@C.Brooks2007]

Bro, it was weird to us back then too. They were brilliant! Their look had absolutely Everybody talking about. It brought their lyrics to the forefront & reminded the world that we did in fact have the choice. Thanks to Dee & the guys!!!!!

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Dee Snider is straight & has kids. The band just went in makeup & costumes in the 70's & 80's. Then they switched to leather & the tough guy look. LOL Gotta keep relevant & keep changing.

[@CLE-uv2ij]

I worked at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was running an event with a corporate sponsor and Dee Snyder was there as a special guest. He was the absolute nicest person you could imagine. His wife was there, as well, and they shared the story of how they met with me. A great memory!

[@melissaward42]

After all these years, who else can still recite the dad’s beginning monologue word for word 😂😂😂

[@jenniferbarber126]

OMG. Almost NO ONE dressed like this. I have always died my hair...But that's just because I liked having colors in my hair. Twister Sister was for the kids who wanted to rebel against thier parents but enjoyed suburban life styles.

[@MasterJohnMoss]

Timeless. The super-fun, take-no-sh*t anthem for decades now.

[@abidababida7096]

They had 1 huge album “Stay Hungry”. Every song is great. They were a local Long Island and NYC band for years playing bars and clubs. They started as a cover band and little by little introduced their own songs during sets. Eventually they got signed and this massive album came out. They still play to this day, back to clubs mostly but with a very loyal fan base here. The name and the make up and tattered cloths come from what “my twisted punk rock sister looks and dresses like”. Gotta understand the late 70’s punk scene to get it.

[@cineM4RL]

I was in 3rd grade when these guys hit. My dad married a super religious woman and they told me we were gonna drive halfway across the country to meet her family. I told them I’d only go if I was in charge of the radio. They agreed a d we listened to this tape on repeat for 1200 straight miles.

[@Llabrickitw]

Funny thing about this, it was an anthem back then, but my parents were OK with it. Which honestly made it hard to be rebellious 😂

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[@FinallyTuned]

Many rock and pop stars have Christmas songs (covers of traditional music and/or originals). Believe it or not, Twisted Sister has a Christmas album, and their version of “O Come All Ye Faithful” is great. We all woild love to see some BP reactions to Christmas songs by rock/pop stars.

[@Dawnofcreation]

Maannnn, I needed to hear this today!!! It totally sent me back to high school days. My brother turned me onto this band and other rock bangers. Thank you for getting me pumped up again.

[@PurpleCinnamon-Land-Of-Misfits]

Of I'm not mistaken this is where the inspiration for the opening to Kickapoo from The Pick Of Destiny came from, Jack Black was heavily inspired by alot of rock bands/artists he grew up listening to❕❗

[@historylover]

The actor playing the father is Mark Metcalfe from National Lampoon's Animal House, and he is doing almost word for word his ROTC rant from there ("A PLEDGE PIN on your UNIFORM!!!!!") This is a must see movie, by the way.

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[@MtnBadger]

The guy asking for the carrots is "Neidermyer" from "Animal house." 😊 He was in charge of the ROTC program and acted the same way... A direct tip of the hat to the character and movie.

[@jameschappell4043]

Twisted Sister did a Christmas album some years back...There is a version of 'Come all ye Faithful" in the style of "We're not gonna take it"...The music video has a angry new bride give the Mark Metcalf speech when her husband gives her a Twisted Sister CD as a Christmas present.

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[@susancosnick3852]

Everyone wore makeup in the 80's. It started with Kiss and David Bowie in the 70's

[@Steigs]

Douglas C. Neidermeyer - Killed in Vietnam by his own troops.

[@Rod-Wheeler]

This song was in response to Al Gore's wife Tipper Gore trying to put the Parental Advisory label on music in the 1980's.

[@SeniorCharry]

My dad expected me to work hard and do what’s expected of me, but he also wanted me to find my own path. I think it’s a good thing to enforce rules and good routines, but I also think kids should have freedom to express themselves. When I wanted to play the violin my dad made a deal with me. If I can stick with the instrument and make a noticeable improvement in a year he would buy me my own violin. Same when I started playing the guitar, drawing, and even when I was studying game design.

[@russellburress6240]

A little more trivia the actor that plays the father in the video is reprising his character as Doug neidermeyer the ROTC leader in the movie Animal House

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[@stephenbroughton9810]

I recommend watching the documentary "We Are Twisted Sister", it covers the long road to international success this band went through. No music label wanted to touch them, they were huge in their local New York tri state area for years before they finally broke out in the early 80's.

[@waggafletcher]

We had a nutty billionaire politician here in Australia (Clive Palmer) who was using the tune of 'We're Not Gonna Take It' for his campaign. It cost Palmer $1.5 million in damages. I have much respect for Dee.

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[@scorpion-lg4ic]

While Twisted Sister did have their own look, don't forget about the legendary KISS. They were wearing makeup & costumes in 1973. They were the original rock band to stand out with their look

[@brendanbelli8769]

In the 80s when Twisted Sister came out, they were considered a commercial rock pop band basically in the metal world. They were a joke. There is one song that I think you would like it’s called the price but seriously they were never taken seriously