What Does Dee Snider Think About John Denver? | SiriusXM

Dee Snider joins Eddie on "Trunk Nation's" Virtual Invasion to discuss testifying at the 'PMRC' hearings on censorship in 1985, and his thoughts on John Denver.
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What Does Dee Snider Think About John Denver? | SiriusXM
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[@nathanmcdonald610]

It makes me so sad that John Denver is no longer here with us. The world could use him now more than ever.

[@garywilletts4859]

Just think of all the songs we’ve missed out on

[@private_recruit4165]

I definitely don’t think the committee was expecting John Denver to advocate for artistry the way he did. I’m so grateful Dee Snider gave him applause, albeit posthumously 😊

[@chadhallack9675]

No they just assumed that John Denver would advocate for the censorship and never really vetted any of them they literally picked out d Snyder and Frank Zappa because they thought they would be the best examples they could get of the exact kind of thing they were trying to prove a point against and that John Denver would be the antithesis to that and instead they were all on the same page. John button hooked the shit out of them and it was epic!

[@devinthierault]

When you get a plane make sure youre aware of any idiosyncrasies. That's what made him crash unfortunately.

[@mem1701movies]

@@devinthieraultI heard he didn’t have enough gas.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

In Dees defense, I don’t think anybody really knew about John’s battle with censorship himself with Rocky Mountain High. I think the best part of that hearing is is knowing that John was Tippers ace in the hole. And it backfired spectacularly.

[@IsisMusic]

John Denver was the hero, If you haven't seen his testimony do. It's fucking great

[@surfdigby]

I'm about to watch it. I've watched Dee's and Zappa's several times, but realised I've never watched Denver's.

[@mindbomb2000]

I just watched it. Fantastic.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

It’s amazing and the look on Tippers face was priceless.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

John Denver did not just speak for the hearing against censorship, he placed the onus in general, pertaining to what kind of kids are being raised, squarely where it belongs, on the shoulders of the parents. Listen to every word, right to the end. For some reason YT will not let me post the link. Here is the title. John Denver at PMRC Hearings.

[@MacClashy]

Thank you Dee, your comments on John mean so much…… 💕

[@melissaford717]

I was 15 at this time and I watched the hearings with my Uncle Bill. He was very interested because he lived through the real fear parents had about Rock & Roll in the 50s. He told me great stories about those days. One was about his father who did not like RnR. His dad's hatred of Little Richard was off the chart. U.B. was told that only Pat Boone versions were tolerated in his house. U.B. wasn't having any of it so he had a "2nd record drawer for his 'forbidden' music that my father never knew about". Together him & my dad saw all the greats of 50s & 60s Rock & Doo Wop. Miss both of them 😪

[@dp67dl93]

Your all class Dee Snider. I'm glad you said that about John Denver, he never got much credit for what he did at those hearings.

[@marksasahara1115]

It makes me so happy that every single musician put up a united front to cooly, calmly and logically eviscerate the PMRC and expose them for clowns and weak minds they were.

[@BaalDavaR999]

But in the end they won, just to show you how far logic & reason go in this country. They got their rating system and sales of those records with rating stickers soared.

[@marksasahara1115]

@@BaalDavaR999 Ha, ha! Right! It became a sort of badge of honor.

[@oliverbereczki7943]

My thanks, to all of you, for standing up for the rights and freedoms of your loyal fans...

[@fooliecoolie5284]

I believe in my heart that John knows how much you appreciated him d

[@sketchley80]

And yet mainstream "rock pop country" whatever turned their back on JD. John Denver was in a class of his own and these hearings he stood up for all artists. What a shame the music industry treated JD so poorly (shame on RCA for dropping him after so many albums and sales, the whole being rejected by We are the world BS, etc).. And seem to have forgotten John Denver's talent and immense legacy! RIP JD ❤ He deserves better... Time to get JD back!

[@skarpethinn]

"Warning" Parental Advisory" was such a GREAT movie!! If you haven't seen it, i HIGHLY recommend it!

[@dia9491]

Dee is a true American hero. Watching his testimony never gets old. Rock n Roll is all about standing up for what you believe. It’s that rebel spirit that speaks to so many young people.

[@devinphillips9704]

The PMRC did win, but not in the way a lot of people think. Part of their existence in the first place was not just to help prop up Al Gore's visibility as a presidential hopeful, but also to provide a "moral panic" smokescreen for a tax bill on blank cassette tapes (HR 2911, if memory serves) that the RIAA wanted Congress to pass, basically as a way of making it more expensive for consumers to "pirate" music. And that bill DID pass, so yeah, in that regard, at least, the PMRC achieved its goal. Oh, and one of the bills cosponsors? None other than Al Gore. And part of Zappa's testimony was to point this out, like "we know why you're REALLY doing this, you're not fooling anybody."

[@donalddodds8335]

Irony is that Dee's kids grew up, went to College, University .. He is a grandfather, meanwhile Tipper Gore's kid has recently and Run ins with the law over Drugs and Alcohol.

[@pembertr0n]

I just watched Zappa’s testimony and it’s funny that none of them took the bait.

[@mpup54]

The whole taxing blank cassette tapes (see the film) was really a short sighted tactic that had great influence on the PMRC getting dropped too. I dont even think I have a cassette player let alone a blank cassette tape anymore. Its so weird how the govt allows every penny to be squeezed out of its citizens through taxes. That never ends well.

[@doctorseuss5349]

When Dee showed up in casual HM attore, a 3:59 nd pull out his 'homework' from his pocket... AWESOME!

[@Hriata___]

Legend

[@michellecluff9631]

😂 omg the shade on Vince Neil.

[@nirmalsuki]

John Denver's picture should be up there with the gods of rock. They should erect monuments in his name if only for what he said that day. His music is amazing, too. I am a big fan of all types of rock, but John Denver made me a country fan by the time I was 5. My dad had a whole bunch of John Denver tapes. Even my grandad, who would have been 114 this year, loved John Denver's music.

[@taelorwatson9822]

I wonder if going to those hearings ever helped

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

It did.

[@bornbrit777]

It did. The PMRC wanted a rating system that was based on a third party’s interpretation of the songs. Imagine it being 1989 and you wanted to buy Metallica’s new album but were told that due to its nature, you had to be over 18 to buy it. Secondly, the PMRC wanted any song that they deemed “explicit” to not be played on TV. That would have included Twisted Sisters campy but great video “We’re not gonna take it” video.MTV was big back then and there were a lot of knock offs. Lastly the PMRC stated that any band who’s live performances “violated their policies “ would have to have their “contracts renegotiated by their record labels.” So yes, it did help. John Denver’s testimony showed the hypocrisy of the trials

[@conniecarroll7222]

@@bornbrit777 Yes his did, I remember watching those hearings and John's words , why is it you want to put a label on certain words used in music but it's perfectly fine to say in front of kids ' the Redsocks suck ' . I may have the team wrong but it doesn't matter his point is there ! I remember his speech today more than I can either Zappa's or Snider's. Denver was angry that day but he got his points across intelligently.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@rustyrelicsfarm2406 No Frank Zappa said that Dee nearly fucked up everything.

[@rebeccastewart7273]

Watch John Denver's speech

[@pupdowg420]

Bullshit Dee. I know a lady in vancouver who dated my best friend Randy Rampage who interviewed you when you first came here as a kid. I watched her interview with you and you were more aware of social issues than anyone in politics or media ive ever seen. And I have played in punk and metal bands my entire life including DOA with Rampzge. You are a hero of free speech throughout the world of music and beyond. Dont take this lightly my friend. Your the MLK of a generation.

[@TrueYellowDart]

Denver was even more adamant than Zappa. All three guys had great points but Denver really threw them for a loop, I bet.

[@BigDaddy-vr2ut]

John was a unhappy man at the end of his life. I watch like a 48 hours type show of his life , like the last year or so. I never realized how bad off he was at the end. In the show , the hinted that his plane wreck might of f been a suicide. ✌🏼 r.i.p John

[@conniecarroll7222]

What was name of show you watched? I loved John Denver and was devastated when he died. I thought he was happy with his life at that time.

[@tannermacdonald3930]

ya what show

[@paulineh4019]

John was back in a good place when he died. New Record contract, process of buying land in Alaska, looking into new form of getting his music out there (internet site) and had written a new song (Yellowstone). Sounds like a guy getting his Mojo back to me.

[@rayjr62]

To assume that John Denver was depressed at the time he died is absurd. His plane crash was no suicide. I'm not buying that at all.

[@rayjr62]

@@paulineh4019 He was a big time techie as well. John was one of the first recording artists to have his own website. He saw the power of the internet at the time when it was starting to take off.

[@kathys1285]

Wasn’t it Frank Zapper I think he’s the one he referred Dee to one of his people than they called Dees people that’s how it was shown on the movie so I assumed that’s how it went down idk 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@pheenmachine]

Frank Zapper and Steven Hawkins . I love it.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

frankly, Frank and John were far more compelling

[@cleekmaker00]

Zappa and Sniper may have been more compelling, but their Testimony was doomed from the start, because the Committee had steretyped them so badly prior to the Hearings that no matter what they had to say, all the Committee saw were two long haired, drug induced "hippies" who were just using words too big for their Vocabulary. The PMRC was waiting for John Denver to blast Snider and Zappa and join their fight; Denver turned right around and pwned the Committee so thoroughly that they couldn't even come up with any coherent Rebuttal to Denver's testimony. John Denver essentially gutted and eviscerated the PMRC with his Testimony.

[@jarvisjackson4833]

I'm totally okay with labeling.

[@ALPHAMAGASLAP]

If Dee knew then what we know now, I don't think he would invoke the name of Stephen hawking!!

[@mem1701movies]

Stephen Hawkins?

[@ckalinwi]

Forget it, he's rolling.

[@mikemcgrath6150]

Do or would any of u let ur kids listen to rap music, specifically what's called gangster rap of the 90s? If no, why?

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

Dee Snyder is such the Stephen Hawkins of Heavy Metal that he didn't know he was trying to be the Stephen Hawking of Heavy Metal. NOt a very good way to make yourself seem as if you are indeed the well-educated person you claim to be.

[@SuperWIDEgaming]

At the time of the hearings, Stephen Hawking had no where near the media presence ha had in the last ten years of his life. I doubt very many people of any intelligence, outside of physics, knew who Hawking was in 1985.

[@thegstr33t81]

Hawking was an atheist.

[@dantasticmania8728]

@@thegstr33t81 Nodoubt but just because your a Christian doesn't mean you don't believe facts and logic. Unlike the far left whom were brought by secularist parents that basically preached progressivism as a new founded occult religion and fully support and endorses censorship.

[@thegstr33t81]

@@dantasticmania8728 both Christianity and far left progressivism are cults that are ignorant of facts and logic lol.

[@dogfacedgremlin2020]

Being the Stephen Hawking of rock is like being the doorman at the outhouse. You don't need to be a genius, ya just need to know your shit.

[@int53185]

Looks like the PRMC won. I remember going to the record store in the 90's and seeing parental advisory labels on a few of the albums. Like Dee testified, if you look at the album cover you should be able to determine if there is going to be any offensive content on it. I think that the labels not only insult the intelligence of the purchaser but also harms the reputation of the artist.

[@iloopedaround2798]

It’s a good thing, the sticker boosted sales instead of diminished them.

[@flyspith7686]

@@iloopedaround2798 EXACTLY.....You try to figure out of those people think but.... This was a BIG win for artists.. Just get a song with FUCK in it... ahahah

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

PMRC did not win. They wanted those records not sold in family record stores or hidden in bigger record stores, in an only adult section that teenagers wouldn’t have access to. The parental advisory was merely a compromise.

[@pheenmachine]

Ratings boosted sales

[@TaliaIGhul]

Modern day SJWs are just like the PRMC. They want to censor everything for similar reasons the PRMC had.

[@ratdad48]

Who is Dee snider?

[@schm1035]

Lead singer of Twisted Sister.

[@johnduffy8532]

Does he mean Steven Hawking? Rube.

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