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9 Rock Songs That Were Banned During the 80s Culture Wars
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9 Rock Songs That Were Banned During the 80s Culture Wars
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Number 9 ACDC, Let Me Put My Love Into You
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PMRC fixated on cheeky innuendo
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ACDC stayed silent as Back in Black sold massively, proving outrage fuels sales
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Number 8 Def Leppard, High and Dry
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Scolded for celebrating weekend booze, the track epitomized harmless release.
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Def Leppard ignored outrage and ascended to global superstardom.
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Number 7 Motley Crue, Bastard
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Violent imagery shocked PMRC, but Nikki Sixx framed it as storytelling.
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Backlash transformed the track into a defiant reputation-enhancing badge.
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Number 6 Merciful Fate, Into the Coven
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Satanic Panic Fodder, its occult lyrics alarmed parents.
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King Diamond urged simple choice, while censorship only intensified teenagers' curiosity.
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Number 5 Black Sabbath, Trashed
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Targeted for glorifying booze, Trashed actually recounts Ian Gillen's disastrous drunken crash,
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a cautionary tale the PMRC ignored.
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Number 4 Judas Priest, Eat Me Alive
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Accused of depicting violent coercion, Judas Priest insisted tongue-in-cheek intent.
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PMRC outrage delivered priceless publicity instead of suppression.
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Number 3 Twisted Sister, We're Not Gonna Take It
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Flagged for cartoonish video, violence, D. Snyder's congressional defense backfired on critics,
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supercharging Anthem's popularity and cementing its rebellious legacy.
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Number 2 Wasp, Animal
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Its deliberately provocative title guaranteed outrage.
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Capital pulled it under pressure, but demand exploded,
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turning Wasp into PMRC, forged shock rock legends.
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Number 1 Venom, Possessed
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Venom embraced full-blown satanic imagery.
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PMRC listing amplified their notarieti,
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fulfilling Kronos' goal and cementing extreme metal legend status.
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