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00:009 Rock Songs That Were Banned During the 80s Culture Wars
00:04Number 9 ACDC, Let Me Put My Love Into You
00:09PMRC fixated on cheeky innuendo
00:12ACDC stayed silent as Back in Black sold massively, proving outrage fuels sales
00:18Number 8 Def Leppard, High and Dry
00:21Scolded for celebrating weekend booze, the track epitomized harmless release.
00:26Def Leppard ignored outrage and ascended to global superstardom.
00:31Number 7 Motley Crue, Bastard
00:34Violent imagery shocked PMRC, but Nikki Sixx framed it as storytelling.
00:39Backlash transformed the track into a defiant reputation-enhancing badge.
00:44Number 6 Merciful Fate, Into the Coven
00:48Satanic Panic Fodder, its occult lyrics alarmed parents.
00:52King Diamond urged simple choice, while censorship only intensified teenagers' curiosity.
00:58Number 5 Black Sabbath, Trashed
01:02Targeted for glorifying booze, Trashed actually recounts Ian Gillen's disastrous drunken crash,
01:08a cautionary tale the PMRC ignored.
01:11Number 4 Judas Priest, Eat Me Alive
01:15Accused of depicting violent coercion, Judas Priest insisted tongue-in-cheek intent.
01:20PMRC outrage delivered priceless publicity instead of suppression.
01:24Number 3 Twisted Sister, We're Not Gonna Take It
01:29Flagged for cartoonish video, violence, D. Snyder's congressional defense backfired on critics,
01:35supercharging Anthem's popularity and cementing its rebellious legacy.
01:39Number 2 Wasp, Animal
01:43Its deliberately provocative title guaranteed outrage.
01:47Capital pulled it under pressure, but demand exploded,
01:49turning Wasp into PMRC, forged shock rock legends.
01:55Number 1 Venom, Possessed
01:58Venom embraced full-blown satanic imagery.
02:01PMRC listing amplified their notarieti,
02:04fulfilling Kronos' goal and cementing extreme metal legend status.
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