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Brett discusses the origins and implications of the Parental Advisory sticker on music albums.

The Parental Advisory sticker on your favorite album? Yeah — that came from four Washington wives, a Senate hearing, and one very unfortunate Prince song. In this SILWARR, Brett breaks down the moment the U.S. government decided words in music were a national threat — who started it, which artists got caught in the crosshairs, and why the whole thing spectacularly backfired. Short, sharp, and slightly unbelievable. This one happened. All of it. Are You Sh!#ing Me? — Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities. Cheers! #️⃣ HASHTAGS #AreYouShitingMe #AYSM #SILWARR #Podcast #MusicHistory #MusicCensorship #ParentalAdvisory #PMRC #FilthyFifteen #RockHistory #HipHopHistory #80sMusicHistory #90sMusicHistory #FreedomOfSpeech #TipperGore #DeeSnider #FrankZappa #2LiveCrew #IceT #NWA #Spotify #NewEpisode #Podcasting #FunFacts #TodayILearned #TIL

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