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We'll look back at a song so lyrically infamous that it acted as the powder keg behind parental advisory stickers being placed on various albums.
In 1990, George Carlin released a comedy album titled "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics." According to a warning in the liner notes: "This recording contains no backmasking or subliminal ...
Parental Advisory The song “Darling Nikki” was so, well, raunchy that it pushed Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore, to create the Parental Advisory sticker for albums.
In fact, his provocative lyrics helped set off the national movement that led to the creation of the black-and-white “Parental Advisory” stickers on albums.
Prince created parental discretion in music, one could argue. The legendary musician’s death Thursday at his Minnesota estate prompted discussions of his cultural impact, including the role o… ...
Then it was "Explicit Lyrics: Parental Advisory". It has been slightly rejigged a couple of times and the current version - with its stark black and white lettering - is from 1993.