Part 1 - Frank Zappa at PMRC Senate Hearing on Rock Lyrics

[@theenlightenedon1]

"If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library" -Frank Zappa An "official degree" is not a guarantee or proof of intelligence. Frank Zappa was one of the smartest men of the century without a doubt.

[@simonhunter3430]

Dee Sniders hearing was amazing, but Zappa was well f**ked off!

[@Croot_Music]

I'm so glad this guy existed.

[@raspbeari1]

me too

[@gordonm7038]

barbara ringwalt Most people would love Frank if they met the guy. He's the best example of human honesty combined with wild creativity I can think of. Neil Young is second. Just my idiot opinion.

[@doctorshell7118]

Wait until you see Dee Snider.

[@cirrusminorusa]

The Equivalent of treating Dandruff by Decapitation.... Poetry!

[@7Beyonder]

"try uplifting music appreciation in schools..." Zappa was so on point!

[@simonkidson9944]

If it wasn't for Frank Zappa, imagine how dull the face of music would be today! Appreciate what he did for music!

[@callithowiseeit5806]

The PMRC was borne out of jealousy, jealous that their kids were being reached/raised/taught by Musicians and not them, thrusting a dismissive $20 into their kids hands rather than nourish them into minds that could discern for themselves then fuming at the distance created, well held Frank sir well held

[@blazehand187]

LOL...."ok, thats hardly voluntary" "Thats like treating Dandruff with decapitation"

[@silversnail1413]

Civil disobedience at its finest. Frank set an example that we should all follow.

[@FatherTime89]

I love how he has all these disclaimers and footnote kind of things at the start of his speech, it sounds all technical then after that's out of the way he immediately calls the plan an ill-conceived piece of nonsense. Funny shift in tone.

[@comettamer]

Zappa was that way. He wasnt shy bout saying what he truly felt. But here he kept it relatively professional.

[@Groth1175]

Frank Zappa happened to be a genius, he had proposed the idea of direct digital transfer of media through phone lines in 1986, which may sound familiar if you happen to use something called the itunes store. Watch a few more of his interviews before you judge the guy, he was brilliant.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Patents have been found for an iPod-like device dating back to the 1970s.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

"Curing dandruff by decapitation." Best quote ever.

[@robbiesmith1381]

Dee Snider bought the strength John Denver bought the Heart, and Frank Zappa bought the brains

[@tomada36]

All hail the Central Scrrrrrrrrrrutinizer!

[@carguy3460]

Imaginary congress hearings only exist, in the minds of imaginers.

[@tommyt1971]

We take you now to a garage in Takoma Park...

[@kellyjdrummer1]

Amazing. They treat him like shit from the outset, but he remains amazingly cool, for the cause. Zap forever. Hell yeah.

[@RogerSullivanNOLA]

Zappa was a beast.

[@PrincessSybilla77]

Frank was not just a musical genius. He was a gift to human society

[@rockymissouri1021]

Frank was a HERO....!!

[@irishace11]

Zappa walks in like he's Frankie Pentangeli from The Godfather. "Hey, there's Willie Chi-Chi!."

[@sluggomachuggo2457]

irishace11 hahaha that was classic ...

[@gianlucazambon2966]

Willy Cicci!

[@teleny2]

He's got that Groucho Marx moustache, the voice that makes everything ironic, the walking-punch-iine name...and a stone-cold demeanor. Priceless

[@Siriuscrossing]

Zappa rocked! We need more like him!

[@MedianNMean]

Aw, he's talking about conflict of interest. That's so adorably 80's!

[@aquacadet08]

"Okay, so that's hardly voluntary."

[@ChristianU2ubeh]

Frank Zappa, you were a saint. RIP, my good friend.

[@SuperStrik9]

Zappa is one of my favorite people of all time. If I could have dinner with any 3 people Frank would be one of em.

[@swamisMotelBand1]

me too

[@DJRoxi]

Thank you for posting this. I'm from Canada and was born in the late 70's so I missed out on the original broadcasting of this. I think Frank was brilliant in pointing out the courts/governments hypocrasy and appreciated his music for not just the sillyness of the lyrics but some of the complexity.

[@DJRoxi]

Thank you for posthing this. I'm from Canada and was born in the late 70's so I missed out on the original broadcasting of this. I think Frank was brilliant in pointing out the courts/governments hypocrasy and appreciated his music for not just the sillyness of the lyrics but some of the complexity.

[@TheDragon0287]

The voice of reason...And common sense ...

[@eddiemperor]

HOOK IN MOUTH!!!

[@MrJohnhate]

You are a true mechanism that paves the way for the art's and musicians like me!!! R.I.P Mr. Zappa!!!

[@tharonrodriguez]

Dear Frank, we are still fighting the RIAA today. Please help. Thanks

[@dcfanchris]

Even when in front of Congress he’s still funny,whitty,polite,concise and intellegent.He probably did more research for this appearance than these Senators did!

[@Hum0ng0us]

I tell ya, I SURE am glad You Tube is around so all of us who were too young at the time to really understand this stuff can watch and WITNESS the events as they happened in the ORIGINAL words!!

[@YoshimizRobots]

@Siderussianlegsweep how in the world would anyone dislike this? this is plain genius.

[@theheavenlywanderer2133]

Like a boss!

[@KillingOnAdrenaline]

Holy shit! He tears them a new one

[@avpguy11]

As relevant as speech now as it was then. Frank Zappa is the man.

[@inkey2]

some of the most famous artists in history, be it music, painting etc, had no formal education at all

[@Quiet_One]

He was like John Cleese or Christopher Hitchens, or Richard Dawkins, know what I mean?

[@beksski87]

You mean intelligent.

[@jacksondemarre8057]

I think you mean, he's like Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa is one of a kind.

[@ankihansen2489]

Gary Waits He's a legend, is Zappa being Zappa.

[@joehete3888]

If you like the the debased culture we find ourselves in today then yes I guess he was 👍 great plz brothers & sisters research Good place to start is a book called Weird scenes in laurel canyon By: Dave McGowen

[@FetaCheese222]

That is now my new favourite metaphor.

[@villaparis2]

Only a musical genius who'd dare do this

[@tegustajazz]

epic, epic, epic win.

[@MrLukeimurdad6]

dude frank zappa is a god

[@carl5192]

Thanks Frank! Couldn't have said it better!

[@Rocker97465]

Go for it dude!!!! Rock will never die!!!!

[@hijtohema]

It always does. And it shows that we don't and won't ever learn from it.

[@yankeewog]

A real-life president Bartlet. Aaron Sorkin would never have made a living, if not for this hearing.

[@Israelrocks100]

just pure boss

[@MarineSquadDeployed]

Man, Frank Zappa looks like such a badass in this clip. You can just see him getting ready to lay the smack down.

[@comettamer]

Man, and I thought Dee Snider gave em the business. Frank did it so artfully it was just flawless.

[@latinumbavariae]

CometTamer It was the concert of both of them: Zappa dressed like a lawer talking pure rock and Snider with the full rockers attire giving them a lawers speech.

[@comettamer]

@@latinumbavariae I'm aware it was the whole concert of them. Both did their part exceptionally well, but this was a flawless victory

[@Slagdar]

Zappa is a lyrical wordsmith. he could turn this speech into a song and it would be awesome.

[@derekpierkowski7641]

Yeah, But tell us how you REALLY feel Mr. ZAPPA!!!!!🤣👍

[@SRG1966]

HE OWNED THEM!

[@mateuszmattias]

The equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation. Gotta love the man.

[@swamisMotelBand1]

thank you

[@Stantzs]

I'm a plumber; The theory of relativity states that measurements are affected by the velocity of the observer, and that space and time must be considered together because the Earth is constantly in motion as it turns on its axis and orbits through space , which causes a dilation of time, so we use the non variable speed of light as a constant because it's the same for anyone who observes it anywhere. I also fix heaters/AC's and install bathroom fixtures at competitive rates.

[@DanielMcDrtcomposer]

What a gem of a man!! He feared nobody..One in a billion.

[@VitalemRecords]

The way Zappa and Stein's face line up while he reads looks like Picasso.

[@unclescroge2989]

Right on Frank!

[@RTC1655]

That's one for the ages!

[@KadeemG61]

That was when the PMRC was born in 1985 with the Parental Advisory sticker. This could be on VH1 Rockdocs on Music Censorship.

[@grapefruitsimmons]

The people behind the desks look like the greasiest, most vile people not working in banks lol

[@tom-hollow]

I really hope the 5 page version is out there somewhere

[@LovecraftianToenail]

One of the most brilliant musicians of the 20th century. Wish the video game industry has someone like this guy...

[@BadSodaProductions]

LovecraftianToenail we did, Antonin Scalia gave video games the same protections as music after this

[@themooddisorders]

I miss this guy

[@keithleeuwen877]

He was Great !

[@gamecubeclock]

I am not going to lie. If there was a CD that was nothing but Frank Zappa's interviews and this senate hearing, I would buy it. He was an AWESOME musician and an amazing debater. This man is my role model.

[@tonetuning6448]

Congress Shall Make No Law?

[@gamecubeclock]

@@tonetuning6448 Wasn't aware this existed. Thanks for letting me know.

[@dexscout]

Love the lawyer's face

[@sdrake74]

damn!!! zappa is the man!!!!

[@ZER0--]

Mr Zappa ROCKS, RIP Frank, ur a star.

[@j4unumber1]

I love ya Frank! :-) You indeed ARE the best. Your music is the best too... Thank you for all that you have done and for making a difference. You did Frank. Oh yeah! You sure did...

[@Beatnikzombie]

We need Frank today.

[@motherbrain86]

Bondagggggggeeeeeee i lose it everytime frank utters that word

[@sluggomachuggo2457]

hahaha frank was a boss...the way he walked in there classic

[@jasonogle3697]

Frank was so polite, when didn't have to be, Awesome guy

[@dracowar6]

man that troll got so many of you.

[@grvonny]

Zappa is a genius in all ways!

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

Wow, Frank Zappa is brilliant!

[@SCROGY]

@riffraffselbow I was referring to their common desires to protect a part of the constitution. And as far as NASA, they also said that the temperature readings taken by many research stations monitoring global temps were innacurate.

[@bananachuck124]

hes pretty awesome

[@Qwurky01]

I second that notion

[@DennisTeti]

I also liked when Al Gore said to Dee Snider in the other video basically that his kids weren't worth listening to what they're interested in. You're a great parent, Al, ole buddy.

[@DL_onthe_DL]

His writing reminds me of Hunter Thompson.

[@Sivels]

this guy is awesome

[@MrMariodave]

The Zappa Family Trust will soon release this on CD.

[@Numar87by3wheels]

Watch out we're those Huskies go. Frank was ahead of he's time.

[@AaronCCR]

RIGHT ON!

[@ozzyscruggs1]

America's darkest moment. Thank you, Mr. Zappa, for keeping Concentration Moon a song and not reality.

[@ilikezappa]

You forgot to charge us three times your original estimate for the explanation James

[@mowriter]

and all the metal heads said, "Durrr?"

[@switchhitter08]

ZAPPA ROCKS!!!

[@Cbdr17]

awsome.

[@Stuart154]

'The PMRC's demands are the equivalent of treating dandruff by decapitation' God I wish Frank was still alive.

[@Qwurky01]

Also please some advice on the advisability of using small bits of antimatter to clear clogs in my drainpipes

[@Siderussianlegsweep]

@saturnword cant hurt to have more online!

[@JunaMess]

I'm doing a research paper over this :D

[@TigerRocket]

“My theory is that music is good, it’s the only religion that delivers the goods, and anybody who wants to hear any kind of music is entitled to hear that music because it’s good for you, it makes you feel good, if you like it go for it. Just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean anything, it’s just a matter of personal taste.” -Frank Zappa

[@redrot1]

this was because of "Darling Nikki"-Prince

[@TheTacitusKilgore]

What?

[@barbarellabarbarella3584]

That's the song that was the last drop in the cup for the senate to bring the lyrics regulations and labeling EXPLICIT.

[@Kaagrant]

And what a great song! Nikki and that magazine. I miss Prince.

[@markl1221]

The early days of the DC swamp.

[@000MidnightSun]

frank zappa is the man

[@FallenEmbersBand]

Prohibition always fails.