80's hair band Twisted Sister...name the lead singer,,?

Question

and the group he was called to testify before,,???
''clue'' Tipper Gore was involved..

10 points to 1st correct answer,,,

10 points to gwwatson

Answer 1

Dee Snider, he testified at the PMRC hearing on the floor of the US senate.

Answer 2

Dee Snyder

Oops I misspelled it. It is Snider

He went and testified before the Senate about advisory labels on music. He was against it. He actually gave pretty good testimony. A lot of people expected him to be some brain dead junkie, however, they did not expect him to actually have intelligence.

What was also interested was that John Denver sided with Snider and testified that the labelling of music for subject matter would be a bad idea.

Answer 3

Dee Snider

Answer 4

Dee Snider

Answer 5

Dee Snider and they toured Aus. in about 84 or 85.

Answer 6

Dee Snider (aka Daniel Snider) to the Senate September 19, 1985

"I do not know if it is morning or afternoon. I will say both. Good morning and good afternoon.

My name is Dee Snider. That is S-n-i-d-e-r. I have been asked to come here to present my views on the subject of the content of certain sound recordings and suggestions that recording packages be labeled to provide a warning to prospective purchasers of sexually explicit or other potentially offensive content.

Before I get into that, I would like to tell the committee a little bit about myself. I am 30 years old. I am married. I have a three-year-old son. I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles. Believe it or not, I do not smoke, I do not drink, and I do not do drugs. I do play in and write the songs for a rock ‘n’ roll band named Twisted Sister that is classified as heavy metal, and I pride myself on writing songs that are consistent with my above-mentioned beliefs. Since I seem to be the only person addressing this committee today who has been a direct target of accusations from the presumably responsible PMRC, I would like to use this occasion to speak on a more personal note and show just how unfair the whole concept of lyrical interpretation and judgment can be and how many times this can amount to little more than character assassination.

I have taken the liberty of distributing to you material and lyrics pertaining to these accusations. There were three attacks in particular which I would like to address.

Accusation No. 1.
This attack was contained in an article written by Tipper Gore, which was given the forum of a full page in my hometown newspaper on Long Island. In this article Ms. Gore claimed that one of my songs, Under the Blade, had lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage, and rape.

The lyrics she quoted have absolutely nothing to do with these topics. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear that it instills in people. Furthermore, the reader of this article is led to believe that the three lines she quotes go together in the song when, as you can see, from reading the lyrics, the first two lines she cites are an edited phrase from the second verse and the third line is a misquote of a line from the chorus.

That the writer could misquote me is curious, since we make it a point to print all our lyrics on the inner sleeve of every album. As the creator of Under the Blade, I can say categorically that the . . . only sadomasochism, bondage, and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms. Gore.

Accusation No. 2
The PMRC has made public a list of 15 of what they feel are some of the most blatant songs lyrically. On this list is our song We’re Not Gonna Take It, upon which has been bestowed a V rating, indicating violent lyrical content.

You will note from the lyrics before you that there is absolutely no violence of any type either sung about or implied anywhere in the song. Now, it strikes me that the PMRC may have confused our video presentation for this song with the meaning of the lyrics.

It is no secret that the videos often depict storylines completely unrelated to the lyrics of the song they accompany. The video We’re Not Gonna Take It was simply meant to be a cartoon with human actors playing variations on the Roadrunner/Wile E. Coyote theme, Each stunt was selected from my extensive personal collection of cartoons.

You will note when you watch the entire video that after each catastrophe our villain suffers through, in the next sequence he reappears unharmed by any previous attack, no worse for the wear.

By the way, I am very pleased to note that the United Way of America has been granted a request to use portions of our We’re Not Gonna Take It video in a program they are producing on the subject of the changing American family. They asked for it because of its light-hearted way of talking about communicating with teenagers.

Accusation No. 3.
Last Tuesday a public forum regarding the lyric controversy was held in New York. Among the panelists was Ms. Gore. Trying to stem the virtual tidal wave of anti-ratings sentiment coming from the audience, Ms. Gore made the following statement: I agree this is a small percentage of all music, thank goodness. But it is becoming more mainstream. You look at even the t-shirts that kids wear and you see Twisted Sister and a woman in handcuffs sort of spread-eagled.

This is an outright lie. Not only have we never sold a shirt of this type; we have always taken great pains to steer clear of sexism in our merchandise, records, stage show, and personal lives. Furthermore, we have always promoted the belief that rock ‘n’ roll should not be sexist, but should cater to males and females equally.

I feel that an accusation of this type is irresponsible, damaging to our reputation, and slanderous. I defy Ms. Gore to produce such a shirt to back up her claim. I am tired of running into kids on the street who tell me that they cannot play our records any more because of the misinformation their parents are being fed by the PMRC on TV and in the newspapers.

These are the only three accusations I have come across. All three are totally unfounded. Who knows what other false and irresponsible things may have been said about my band or me. There happens to be one area where I am in complete agreement with the PMRC, as well as the National PTA and probably most of the parents on this committee. That is, it is my job as a parent to monitor what my children see, hear, and read during their preteen years. The full responsibility for this falls on the shoulders of my wife and I, because there is no one else capable of making these judgments for us.

Parents can thank the PMRC for reminding them that there is no substitute for parental guidance. But that is where the PMRC’s job ends.

The beauty of literature, poetry, and music is that they leave room for the audience to put its own imagination, experiences, and dreams into the words. The examples I cited earlier showed clear evidence of Twisted Sister’s music being completely misinterpreted and unfairly judged by supposedly well-informed adults.

We cannot allow this to continue. There is no authority that has the right or the necessary insight to make these judgments, not myself, not the Federal Government, not some recording industry committee, not the PTA, not the RIAA, and certainly not the PMRC. I would like to thank the committee for this time, and I hope my testimony will aid you in clearing up this issue."


Exchange:

Dee Snider: Are you going to tell me you are a big fan of my music as well?

Senator Gore: No, I am not a fan of your music. I am aware that Frank Zappa and John Denver cover quite a spectrum, and I do enjoy them both. I am not, however, a fan of Twisted Sister and I will readily say that. Mr. Snider, what is the name of your fan club?

Snider: The fan club is called the SMF Fans of Twisted Sister.

Senator Gore: And what does “SMF” stand for when it is spelled out?

Snider: It stands for the Sick Motherf*cking Fans of Twisted Sister.

Senator Gore: Is this also a Christian group?

Snider: I do not believe profanity has anything to do with Christianity, thank you.

Exchange:

Senator Gore: Let us suppose the lyrics are not printed. Then what choice does a parent have? To sit down and listen to every song on the album?

Snider: Well, if they are really concerned about it I think that they have to.

Senator Gore: Do you think it is reasonable to expect parents to do

Snider: Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know. Okay, I am a new parent. I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not expect. It is not just always a cute baby. There is a lot of labor, a lot of time, and a lot of effort that goes into it. It is not totally pleasurable.

Answer 7

"What kind of man desecrates a defenseless text book? I've got a good mind to slap your fat face."

Answer 8

DEE SNYDER