Al and Tipper Gore are still feeling that burn. Fun fact, Dee says bugs bunny cartoons and three stoogies were the inspiration for this music video, as for rock being looking down upon, yes, even got dragged into congessional hearings over label and censorship concerns, Billy you need to watch a documentary on it, Dee was so underestimated, it defined intellectionally ambushed Congress, Now. React to Dee Snyders stripped down we aren't going to take it for childhood cancer.
I agree. I thought he spoke very clear and educated on what he wanted to speak about and get across.. He also didn't let the people conducting the inquiries to bait him into losing his cool.
It was actually a brilliant strategy. He went in looking like a down at the heels no nothing rocker but he slayed them!! He was very articulate and bowled tipper over.
The father was one of the villains in National Lampoon's Animal House, and some of the background lines ("You're all worthless and weak!" "Drop and give me 20!") are from his character.
That would be a great movie for you to watch.. either on your own or for your second channel. National Lampoon's Animal House is the full title of the movie. Another good one from the 80s that you might like is revenge of the nerds. Trailer for Animal House ruclips.net/video/0FiVpn3yEHs/видео.html Trailer for revenge of the nerds revenge of the nerds
Oh and the guy playing the dad? That character is the same as the one he played in Animal House. Even has the same lines from the movie in the music video. This includes the "Drop and give me 20" line.
I'm sure someone has already told you... he went to Congress with John Denver and Frank Zappa to defend rock and rap music! It was Al Gore's wife putting the stickers on the CDs....Love to see you react to it!!
Al Gore’s wife,started a parent group against Rock and Roll,Congress had hearings on it where she testified in favor of banning some Rock music,Dee Snider the lead singer here,testified against her,in the end they decided to put ratings system on albums like movie ratings .Yes he did say drop and give me twenty.
I remember Tipper Gore listed things that "proved" that TS' songs were full of sexual innuendos and Dee Snider was like "the only thing this proves is that you have a filthy mind" or something like that. It's been a while so I might be getting the details wrong.
Oh yeah it's all because Tipper brought Prince's Purple Rain album and when she heard "Darling Nikki", that's when she started the PMRC...thanks a lot Tipper and your fellow housewives for ruined music.
I was 9 when this came out. A little ginger girl getting all pumped up about the pending anarchy! Yeah! We're NOT going to take it, MOM! She's like "but it's your dinner?"
The 80's was Hair band music, groups like RATT, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Poison and Motley Crue were all very popular. Bon Jovi and Motley Crue were my favorite hair bands
I showed this to my Daughter when she was 5. She loved it and it quickly became our song. Even today she is 21 and lives in another state, but she will send it to me with an I Love You.
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20 years old. I grew up with this music though. My dad always played this type of music and played stuff like Freebird on his guitar that he's had since he was 16. It's an old Van Halen "knockoff" guitar that's an off white and black combo. He and I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company with Jamey Johnson back in October of 2018, and that show was absolutely amazing. Love the channel, and love that you listen to all these songs that I grew up with. It lets me relive my childhood, and that is an invaluable thing for me, and I am grateful.
This song was released Jan 1984. I was 12, and this song was a HUGE hit with my age group. Lol. We had just gotten cable and MTV, and I clearly remember standing in front of the TV singing this at the top of my lungs.
I was 14-years old when this song came out. The PERFECT age for "We're Not Gonna Take It". When this song came out, Dee Snider (the lead singer) was 29-years-old As far as parents not liking their kids' music, isn't it an eternal fight? It's the same now as it was then. But in the 80's, especially in the bible belt, where parents thought bands like Twisted Sister and Motley Crue and AC/DC were the "Devil's music"... like literally. Every time a 6-pointed-star or an upside down cross appeared in a clearing where kids would drink and make out, there were always rumors of small dead animals and Satan worshiping. It was a crazy time. Parents then started blaming the music the kids were listening to for their bad behavior. I'm sure the bitching by black parents in their community was of a similar (but different... less Satan worship and more "You've joined a gang, haven't you?") vein.
My parents were also 14 when this song came out. I’ve actually never asked them what living through the “Satanic Panic” was like, but I have gotten them listening to bands like Blood Ceremony, The Bridge City Sinners, Coven, Enforcer, Ghost, Jess and the Ancient Ones, Lucifer, The Oath, Rammstein, Thundermother, Twin Temple, and Zeal & Ardor :)
It's crazy to me that Blues, jazz, doowop, and rock were considered devil music. I love all those genres of music. Never been a fan of hop or rap. Unless it's Christian hip hop
It definitely was devil music. I mean have you ever tried getting a disco song out of your head? Wayyyy too catchy haha has to be the workings of the devil
The actor playing the hard-nosed father played a similar role in 'Animal House' as military cadet commander Neidermeier. At the end of the movie, his character outline was 'Killed In Viet Nam by his own troops. And to add another link, the movie 'House' includes a group of GI's who've gotten hopelessly lost in the jungles of Viet Nam. As they trudge past, one of them says "I told ya we shouldn't have fragged Lieutenant Neidermeier."
The guy that plays the father in the video also played essentially the same character in the movie "Animal House": Doug Neidermeyer. He's basically an intensely strict ROTC leader and all-around jackass. The "Where are they now" video for Animal House mentions his men ended up fragging him in Vietnam, though in this setting he survived the war (or never went) and now lords over a family... or at least tries to. On a side note, this song's beat comes from another song that they did a cover of: the classical Christmas song "Oh come all ye faithful". Might wanna give it a watch sometime.
Dee did a slow version of this song for child cancer...it actually made me cry each time...it's beautiful and powerful...you will love it, Billy...I promise
Look up the slowed down version from 2016 .. The lead singer said this song was for anyone who was told they won't make it in life. The realise of this song takes that to a whole new level.
Lmao I wasn't even a thought in 84 😂 I grew up listening to them,, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Warrant, Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon, Guns N Roses, and more. The 80s has a greatest selection of music that are both nostalgic and revolutionary!
I was 13 going on 14 when this came out this came out in 1984 and yes rock was taboo music but it was my jam. Poison was #1 band dee snider was 29 in 1984 he was the one wearing the blonde wig
I was -6 (negative 6) years old when this came out. I wasn't created until 1989 and I was born in August of 1990. This is still my jam though, and I BLAST it every time I hear it!!!
Yes it was considered satantic even though it wasn't. Also there are urban legends of being able to play records backwards and hearing the voice of Satan
Actually, this song could certainly reasonably be considered Satanic, as it’s about rebellion. Satan is the eternal rebel-the adversary. I can understand how that might bother Christians, but there really is every reason to see Satan as a good fictional role model.
Even if you don’t have any corrupt authority to rebel against, rebellion is always necessary, because the one unavoidable thing for every human being is death, and any experience of joy or pleasure or making your memory immortal is a rebellion against the inevitability of death; it’s looking oblivion in the face and saying, “I’m going to be happy, and my happiness is going to last, despite anything you can throw at me.”
Rock was considered rebellious music by several generations. Each generation introduced a new flavor of rebellion. Rap shares many similarities in this regard.
I was 14 when I heard this. My parents always yelled at me like this. We were expected to be quiet around them and behave. Our house was full of discipline but love and they hated this classic metal stuff. This music was unique. We felt free. We would go to the Hard Rock cafe with all the leather dudes and biker guys with all the tattoos, dance, and laugh. It was fun music. It wasn't about money, cars, drugs, guns violence and expensive running shoes. Dee Snyder Alice Cooper and a lot of other metal stars were university graduates and learned music at school.
i was in my teens when this came out, and remember congressional hearings by the PMRC and Dee Snyder's testimony, and offering to ban everything from John Denver's rocky mountain high to twisted sister.
You are right that rap and rock are different but they have one thing in common: Both are looked down upon because it taught the youth to rebel and think outside the box.
I would say to answer your question about rock music at least in my household it was a yes. The only time my brother and I got to watch MTV from 81 to like 84 was if we watched it when mom and dad were at work.
I was about 10. It was 1985 when I saw the music video at my cousin's house cuz I didn't have cable. It was also the very first music video I saw on MTV.
I was a freshman in college when this came out. For a different take, look up Dee Snyder's (lead singer of Twisted Sister) version of this song,, from a few years ago ,2015 or 16, slowed down and stripped down version for Childhood Cancer. You'll like it I promise. As for bad music, look up Dee Snyder's and John Denver's testimony to Congress. Al Gore's wife Tipper (I didn't name her) was on a crusade against music she considered unwholesome. Twisted Sister, because, they were Twisted Sister, John Denver because of his song Rocky Mountain High. Tipper thought it was about drugs, not the amazing views from a mountain top. Dee and John's testimonies were an absolutely the most polite B!tch slap ever videotaped on TV. Thank you C-Span. Worth watching
I was a freshman in high school. I didn't get the Animal House references until a few years later. And yes, this music was considered subversive by some. Google PMRC Hearings. That's where the Parental Advisory sticker came from. Which, of course, was a boon for the bands that had it. It told teenagers like me what cassettes (yes cassettes) to buy. Best thing that ever happened to this guy when he was 15 or so. I thought then and I think now that it's hilarious how it back-fired. They'd have been better off telling kids they SHOULD listen to Twisted Sister and Metallica and Prince. Keep up the good work, Billy. Loved the reaction!
This is the first album I ever asked for for Christmas. I got it, and Mom immedialty tried to give it to my older brother. He was 15. I was 6. The cover photo is Dee with a raw leg of lamb. I knew every word of every song - but they put tape over the track "Burn in Hell".
Dee Snider and Tarja is coming out with a duet later this year with a christmas song written by Dee Snider. So now is the perfect time to get to know Tarja. Listen to her and react to some of her songs. Tarja - "Dead Promises" heavy Tarja - "Ave Maria" (Paolo Tosti) classical Tarja - "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" a dark christmas song Tarja is very versatile in her music.
I had to look it up as I remember both this song and Fight For Your Right being my teenage-anthem songs. I thought they were released close together, but they were actually 2 years apart.
First off, you've never seen one of the greatest movies of all time. "Animal house". Dad was the ROTC instructor and this plays off his role. Second, this band is the only band ever to sell out Madison Square Garden before they had a record deal. Third, check out Dee Snider testify before PMRC hearing.
The father is Douglas Neidermeyer from the movie Animal House. Great movie from 1978. You should check it out. It's about a drunken party frat house, starring John Belushi. Neidermeyer belongs to the straight-laced glammer boy frat house next door, and is in ROTC. Same lines. And yeah, conservative parents hated rock music; they said it would never last and would destroy America. I was in high school and college in the 70's. Twisted Sister had their day throughout the 80's.
17-18. Loved this when it came out. We had a "warmup" group of songs we played when traveling to our away games with a boombox. Motley Crue, Van Halen, Twisted Sister, Sammy Hagar, Scorpions, Dokken, Whitesnake and we didn't have any "rap" music. It was pop. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, etc. Heavy Metal was considered the devils music and to a degree there is some merit to that. KISS and Motley Crue both used alot of symbolism and art.
I was born eight years after the release. However, my dad had turned 18 and graduated high school the same month it was released. As he told me, it was his mf-ing anthem.
You should see how well-spoken Dee Snider is at the formal in quarries of the “80’s” over the NC-17 Rating on music . He is brilliant !
Al and Tipper Gore are still feeling that burn. Fun fact, Dee says bugs bunny cartoons and three stoogies were the inspiration for this music video, as for rock being looking down upon, yes, even got dragged into congessional hearings over label and censorship concerns, Billy you need to watch a documentary on it, Dee was so underestimated, it defined intellectionally ambushed Congress, Now. React to Dee Snyders stripped down we aren't going to take it for childhood cancer.
I agree. I thought he spoke very clear and educated on what he wanted to speak about and get across.. He also didn't let the people conducting the inquiries to bait him into losing his cool.
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Yeah that was the pmrc hearings Billy u should check em out
It was actually a brilliant strategy. He went in looking like a down at the heels no nothing rocker but he slayed them!! He was very articulate and bowled tipper over.
You should check out How Twisted Sister outclassed Congress.
Kimberly K is it difficult to outclass congress?
No, but it still is awesome to watch lol
I vote for you watching this as well!
Dee Snider's bulge had more class than that committee ever had.
ᚫᚱᚱᚫᛞᛟᚾ oh, burn. Serious burn!
Billy, you are so crazy! There were congressional hearings over this music.
Yeah. President Trump would play it before coming out.
It’s funny to watch dee sniders testimony
yeah they tried to claim that rock music was devil music and had satanic messages in it if you played the songs backwards. Totally untrue.
Angie. There was also the Judas Priest suicide case
The father was one of the villains in National Lampoon's Animal House, and some of the background lines ("You're all worthless and weak!" "Drop and give me 20!") are from his character.
This shorten version sucks, his entire demeaning speech should always be included.
Yeah you gotta have seen Animal House to appreciate the casting!!!
The “ dad” in this video was Neidermeyer in the movie ANIMAL HOUSE . He played a giant a-hole in the movie .
That would be a great movie for you to watch.. either on your own or for your second channel. National Lampoon's Animal House is the full title of the movie. Another good one from the 80s that you might like is revenge of the nerds. Trailer for Animal House ruclips.net/video/0FiVpn3yEHs/видео.html Trailer for revenge of the nerds revenge of the nerds
Angie. / Seen most of the Revenge of The Nerds Movies thanks !
@@launilarson692 sorry for the confusion but the comment was meant for Billy.
Every time I see this video I think of that
I was 12 years old when this came out. Back in the time when MTV actually played music videos.
Same here and I miss MTV playing music videos.
I think I was 9 ... where were you August 1st 1981
@@psycojuggalo1642 Probably riding my bicycle; without a helmet, through a part of the neighborhood I've never seen before.
Those were the days.... 😏 I was 11...
I had just turned 9 and MTV was banned in my house. My mom didn't know court tv in the afternoon became vh1
Oh and the guy playing the dad? That character is the same as the one he played in Animal House. Even has the same lines from the movie in the music video. This includes the "Drop and give me 20" line.
@Brian Blake Who was killed by his own men in Vietnam according to the film.....LOL.
@Brian Blake Maybe if Niedermayer had used his three i's that wouldn't have happened!
Dee Schidner the lead singer was 29. In 1984 hes now 65
He also does house of hair
"Rock is the DEVIL'S MUSIC!!!" OH YEAH. That was a thing.
This song was Generation X as way of saying okay Boomer
Guess they haven't gotten the message yet
YES!
I'm sure someone has already told you... he went to Congress with John Denver and Frank Zappa to defend rock and rap music! It was Al Gore's wife putting the stickers on the CDs....Love to see you react to it!!
In response to the parental advisory that Tipper headed, Warrant put a song on their Cherry Pie album called Ode to Tipper Gore.
Stephanie Little along with Darling Nickie, She Bop, 15 in total. I loved the Filthy 15. Especially Darling Nickie
Al Gore’s wife,started a parent group against Rock and Roll,Congress had hearings on it where she testified in favor of banning some Rock music,Dee Snider the lead singer here,testified against her,in the end they decided to put ratings system on albums like movie ratings .Yes he did say drop and give me twenty.
I remember Tipper Gore listed things that "proved" that TS' songs were full of sexual innuendos and Dee Snider was like "the only thing this proves is that you have a filthy mind" or something like that. It's been a while so I might be getting the details wrong.
PMRC = Parents Music Resource Center...
Oh yeah it's all because Tipper brought Prince's Purple Rain album and when she heard "Darling Nikki", that's when she started the PMRC...thanks a lot Tipper and your fellow housewives for ruined music.
The explicit lyrics stickers are the reason I bought half the albums I did lol
Damar Fulmore Yep it’s all Princes fault LMAO!
I was 9 when this came out. A little ginger girl getting all pumped up about the pending anarchy! Yeah! We're NOT going to take it, MOM!
She's like "but it's your dinner?"
The 80's was Hair band music, groups like RATT, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Poison and Motley Crue were all very popular. Bon Jovi and Motley Crue were my favorite hair bands
I was in high school, and my best friend picked me up every morning for school and had this cassette full blast in the player.
I showed this to my Daughter when she was 5. She loved it and it quickly became our song. Even today she is 21 and lives in another state, but she will send it to me with an I Love You.
Go with Dee Snider's we're not going to take it fight childhood cancer
I second this
Third.
Definitely!
absolutely!
dee snyder the lead singer went to a senete hearing and owned the panel check it out
Yes billy rock was considered satanic worship
There was a Disney movie "Flight of the Navigator" where a teenage girl tries to explain Twisted Sister.
One of my favorite movies lol
The teenager was played by a young Sarah Jessica Parker lol
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SJP:Twisted Sister
MC: Never heard of her
SJP: It's a him
MC: Ohh
SJP: Actually, it's a them.
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That was Sarah Jessica Parker lolol.... one of my favorite movies cause my name is his crush 🥰😁🥰😁🤣
You should hear the singer, Dee Snider, do a stripped down version of this song to bring awareness to childhood cancer.
It's mt favorite version! Tears every time!❤
It is so, so good
20 years old. I grew up with this music though. My dad always played this type of music and played stuff like Freebird on his guitar that he's had since he was 16. It's an old Van Halen "knockoff" guitar that's an off white and black combo. He and I went to see Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company with Jamey Johnson back in October of 2018, and that show was absolutely amazing. Love the channel, and love that you listen to all these songs that I grew up with. It lets me relive my childhood, and that is an invaluable thing for me, and I am grateful.
This song was released Jan 1984. I was 12, and this song was a HUGE hit with my age group. Lol. We had just gotten cable and MTV, and I clearly remember standing in front of the TV singing this at the top of my lungs.
I was 21....saw Twisted Sister at a bar in West Hartford CT when this came out....
I was 14-years old when this song came out. The PERFECT age for "We're Not Gonna Take It". When this song came out, Dee Snider (the lead singer) was 29-years-old
As far as parents not liking their kids' music, isn't it an eternal fight? It's the same now as it was then. But in the 80's, especially in the bible belt, where parents thought bands like Twisted Sister and Motley Crue and AC/DC were the "Devil's music"... like literally. Every time a 6-pointed-star or an upside down cross appeared in a clearing where kids would drink and make out, there were always rumors of small dead animals and Satan worshiping. It was a crazy time. Parents then started blaming the music the kids were listening to for their bad behavior. I'm sure the bitching by black parents in their community was of a similar (but different... less Satan worship and more "You've joined a gang, haven't you?") vein.
My parents were also 14 when this song came out. I’ve actually never asked them what living through the “Satanic Panic” was like, but I have gotten them listening to bands like Blood Ceremony, The Bridge City Sinners, Coven, Enforcer, Ghost, Jess and the Ancient Ones, Lucifer, The Oath, Rammstein, Thundermother, Twin Temple, and Zeal & Ardor :)
the guy playing the dad is Mark Metcalf and has been in a lot of tv shows. if you've ever watched Seinfeld, he was "the maestro" in a couple episodes
Blues, jazz, doo-wop, rock, rap - every one has been attacked as "devil music". Every time. (Disco got by because, well, it WAS devil music.)
It's crazy to me that Blues, jazz, doowop, and rock were considered devil music. I love all those genres of music. Never been a fan of hop or rap. Unless it's Christian hip hop
It definitely was devil music. I mean have you ever tried getting a disco song out of your head? Wayyyy too catchy haha has to be the workings of the devil
The actor playing the hard-nosed father played a similar role in 'Animal House' as military cadet commander Neidermeier. At the end of the movie, his character outline was 'Killed In Viet Nam by his own troops. And to add another link, the movie 'House' includes a group of GI's who've gotten hopelessly lost in the jungles of Viet Nam. As they trudge past, one of them says "I told ya we shouldn't have fragged Lieutenant Neidermeier."
Wasn’t born yet but remember stealing my dads albums and playing them cds on my CD player! That made me fall in love with 80s rock!
This song was an anthem for me and my buddies back in high school. Oh, those days when our egos were twice the size of our brains.
Ohh yea. In fact the lead singer went and schooled congress on the parental advisory label. Still passed. Look into tipper gore
Loved the reaction, this song is great!! I was 1 year old when this came out! XD
Twisted Sister also did "I Wanna Rock" a few months before this one! It is also fun!
I was 6 yrs old and living in Hawaii when this came out in 84. Loved it then & love it now.
I was fourteen when this song came out, Billy.
My parents were, too. I’ll probably ask them about that-I adore this song.
I was 16/17 when this came out. Played our Senior prom! Classic!!
They basically decided to do a live action Loony toons cartoon
The dad played the Master in the Buffy tv show.
He was Neidermeyer in Animal House.
I was 15 and this was my first concert, they opened for Iron Maiden. What a night and what a show.
The guy that plays the father in the video also played essentially the same character in the movie "Animal House": Doug Neidermeyer. He's basically an intensely strict ROTC leader and all-around jackass. The "Where are they now" video for Animal House mentions his men ended up fragging him in Vietnam, though in this setting he survived the war (or never went) and now lords over a family... or at least tries to.
On a side note, this song's beat comes from another song that they did a cover of: the classical Christmas song "Oh come all ye faithful". Might wanna give it a watch sometime.
I was just a baby when this song came out. But I still love my 80s music.
Dee did a slow version of this song for child cancer...it actually made me cry each time...it's beautiful and powerful...you will love it, Billy...I promise
I STILL love this music video it’s as amazing as the song itself 🤣🤣
Also i was born in 1995 so this song preceded me but I’ve loved it ever since i played it on guitar hero
This came out 4 years before I was born lol but I grew up listening to Twisted Sister all thanks to my older brother.
I Wasn't Born Until 1990 This Song Came Out In 1984
Look up the slowed down version from 2016 .. The lead singer said this song was for anyone who was told they won't make it in life. The realise of this song takes that to a whole new level.
This was considered new concept music.
this song was released in1984
Twisted Sister was a “heavy metal band”
I was not born but I love this 80s hair metal and rock.
This was also used in the 1st Iron Eagle movie.
Lmao I wasn't even a thought in 84 😂 I grew up listening to them,, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Warrant, Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon, Guns N Roses, and more. The 80s has a greatest selection of music that are both nostalgic and revolutionary!
The lead singer is the reason why the warning label on music for explicit content was created. He was the defendant in the court hearing.
I wasn’t born yet but when my dad and I went on road trips he played his monsters of the 80s rock collection and Twisted Sister was his favorite.
I was 10 in 1984 and that's when things started to change from Michael Jackson to Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Motley Crue etc.
I was 13 going on 14 when this came out this came out in 1984 and yes rock was taboo music but it was my jam. Poison was #1 band dee snider was 29 in 1984 he was the one wearing the blonde wig
Same. I was 13👍🏻
Pretty much every time a new style of music becomes popular the old people say its evil and trying to corrupt your soul.
1984. I was a young 8 and knew these bands thanks to my aunts.
Twisted sister had a pretty decent Christmas album too.
Love Twisted Sister!! Such a great song and hilarious video. Great reaction!! You're Awesome!! 💜
lead singer Dee Snider was born 3/15/1955, this was recorded 1/1/1984 so he would have been 28
Lol I was 10 years old. I loved this song I would " Try" to watch it on MTV and my Mother would hear it and come in and say cut that off right now!
This song..and . I want to rock are sisters songs... Two of my forever playlist .
I was -6 (negative 6) years old when this came out. I wasn't created until 1989 and I was born in August of 1990. This is still my jam though, and I BLAST it every time I hear it!!!
Yes it was considered satantic even though it wasn't. Also there are urban legends of being able to play records backwards and hearing the voice of Satan
Yeah even more so with KISS
@Elias Huapilla, one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard is that KISS stands for “Knights In Satan’s Service”. If only!
Actually, this song could certainly reasonably be considered Satanic, as it’s about rebellion. Satan is the eternal rebel-the adversary. I can understand how that might bother Christians, but there really is every reason to see Satan as a good fictional role model.
Even if you don’t have any corrupt authority to rebel against, rebellion is always necessary, because the one unavoidable thing for every human being is death, and any experience of joy or pleasure or making your memory immortal is a rebellion against the inevitability of death; it’s looking oblivion in the face and saying, “I’m going to be happy, and my happiness is going to last, despite anything you can throw at me.”
Rock was considered rebellious music by several generations. Each generation introduced a new flavor of rebellion. Rap shares many similarities in this regard.
This band is one of the reasons there are warnings on cds etc.. They had hearings in congress.
I was 14 when I heard this. My parents always yelled at me like this. We were expected to be quiet around them and behave. Our house was full of discipline but love and they hated this classic metal stuff. This music was unique. We felt free. We would go to the Hard Rock cafe with all the leather dudes and biker guys with all the tattoos, dance, and laugh. It was fun music. It wasn't about money, cars, drugs, guns violence and expensive running shoes. Dee Snyder Alice Cooper and a lot of other metal stars were university graduates and learned music at school.
A little trivia, Dee Snider spoke before Congress on the rating system for music, and blew people away.
I was one year and four months old when this song came out. I am now 37.
i was in my teens when this came out, and remember congressional hearings by the PMRC and Dee Snyder's testimony, and offering to ban everything from John Denver's rocky mountain high to twisted sister.
You are right that rap and rock are different but they have one thing in common: Both are looked down upon because it taught the youth to rebel and think outside the box.
I would say to answer your question about rock music at least in my household it was a yes. The only time my brother and I got to watch MTV from 81 to like 84 was if we watched it when mom and dad were at work.
I was about 10. It was 1985 when I saw the music video at my cousin's house cuz I didn't have cable.
It was also the very first music video I saw on MTV.
Dee Snider (singer) was 29 when this came out. The makeup actually made them look older. Dee did a Wife Swap episode with Flavor Flav!
I'm a mom of 5. We loved all kinds of music,
This song was realeased in 1984 the members of the band were in they early 30's.
Going old school billy love this song classic oldies what I grew up with back in my day
I was 14 when this song came out! Loved it then, love it now!!
I was 6 years old when this song came out. I am in my early 40's
I was a freshman in college when this came out. For a different take, look up Dee Snyder's (lead singer of Twisted Sister) version of this song,, from a few years ago ,2015 or 16, slowed down and stripped down version for Childhood Cancer. You'll like it I promise.
As for bad music, look up Dee Snyder's and John Denver's testimony to Congress. Al Gore's wife Tipper (I didn't name her) was on a crusade against music she considered unwholesome. Twisted Sister, because, they were Twisted Sister, John Denver because of his song Rocky Mountain High. Tipper thought it was about drugs, not the amazing views from a mountain top. Dee and John's testimonies were an absolutely the most polite B!tch slap ever videotaped on TV. Thank you C-Span. Worth watching
I was a freshman in high school. I didn't get the Animal House references until a few years later. And yes, this music was considered subversive by some. Google PMRC Hearings. That's where the Parental Advisory sticker came from. Which, of course, was a boon for the bands that had it. It told teenagers like me what cassettes (yes cassettes) to buy. Best thing that ever happened to this guy when he was 15 or so. I thought then and I think now that it's hilarious how it back-fired. They'd have been better off telling kids they SHOULD listen to Twisted Sister and Metallica and Prince.
Keep up the good work, Billy. Loved the reaction!
This could be the soundtrack to everything!
This is the first album I ever asked for for Christmas. I got it, and Mom immedialty tried to give it to my older brother. He was 15. I was 6. The cover photo is Dee with a raw leg of lamb. I knew every word of every song - but they put tape over the track "Burn in Hell".
There's a stripped down version that Dee Snider does that you really need to see. No makeup or comedy.
I love that one. Makes me cry every time. (BYSE would make an appearance!)
yes you must watch it!!!!!!
The song was released in April of 1984 and I was six and half years old at the time.
I was in Jr. high school when this song came out...it became a theme song for a lot of us..lol
This song came out in April of 1984, so I was...... 3 months old! LOL!
I was 7 when this came out but have been a fan since my early teens.
Dee Snider and Tarja is coming out with a duet later this year with a christmas song written by Dee Snider. So now is the perfect time to get to know Tarja. Listen to her and react to some of her songs.
Tarja - "Dead Promises" heavy
Tarja - "Ave Maria" (Paolo Tosti) classical
Tarja - "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" a dark christmas song
Tarja is very versatile in her music.
i was in my early 20's when this came out
I think i was 10 when I first saw the video. The first video I’d ever seen on MTV because we were on vacation. I still like the song now
An anthem of my generation, to stand up for ourselves. We also has Fight For Your Right- Beastie Boys
I had to look it up as I remember both this song and Fight For Your Right being my teenage-anthem songs. I thought they were released close together, but they were actually 2 years apart.
Thank you for this reaction. such gold! I laughed way to hard at this.
Was 16 and finally driving with this in the Cassette Player.
First off, you've never seen one of the greatest movies of all time. "Animal house". Dad was the ROTC instructor and this plays off his role. Second, this band is the only band ever to sell out Madison Square Garden before they had a record deal. Third, check out Dee Snider testify before PMRC hearing.
Yes! Animal House for @BillyBinges! Toga!Toga!Toga!Toga!Toga!Toga!Toga!
1984 I was 14 years old and played this song all the time
The father is Douglas Neidermeyer from the movie Animal House. Great movie from 1978. You should check it out. It's about a drunken party frat house, starring John Belushi. Neidermeyer belongs to the straight-laced glammer boy frat house next door, and is in ROTC. Same lines. And yeah, conservative parents hated rock music; they said it would never last and would destroy America. I was in high school and college in the 70's. Twisted Sister had their day throughout the 80's.
17-18. Loved this when it came out. We had a "warmup" group of songs we played when traveling to our away games with a boombox. Motley Crue, Van Halen, Twisted Sister, Sammy Hagar, Scorpions, Dokken, Whitesnake and we didn't have any "rap" music. It was pop. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, etc.
Heavy Metal was considered the devils music and to a degree there is some merit to that. KISS and Motley Crue both used alot of symbolism and art.
I was born eight years after the release.
However, my dad had turned 18 and graduated high school the same month it was released. As he told me, it was his mf-ing anthem.
Rock n roll will never die it's too powerful
Almost 5. I'd lost my grandfather the year this came out and was going through childhood depression and alienation