Frank Zappa on Crossfire 1986

[Spunkylama]

20 years later.... Let's look back at the innocent debate over dirty song lyrics in America, see the late great Frank Zappa trying to keep his cool among angry pundits Robert Novak, Tom Braden, and 2 other conservative halfwits. How little has changed in 20 years. I miss Frank.

 

[soylentgreen]

If I may add another to that, the even later lenny bruce.



Interesting that in the 60's lenny had to go to court to argue the right to swear. And in the 80's they only have to argue about it on talk shows.

 

[soylentgreen]

I recall buying zappa's records when they were new. Dark smoky coffee shops, being really stoned, and not much else.

 

[Chomsky]

If I may add another to that, the even later lenny bruce.



Interesting that in the 60's lenny had to go to court to argue the right to swear. And in the 80's they only have to argue about it on talk shows.

Nice inclusion of Lenny Bruce.

He essentially started ushered-in the modern era.

 

[Simpletruther]

20 years later.... Let's look back at the innocent debate over dirty song lyrics in America, see the late great Frank Zappa trying to keep his cool among angry pundits Robert Novak, Tom Braden, and 2 other conservative halfwits. How little has changed in 20 years. I miss Frank.

20 years?????

 

[Lloyd Christmas]

Conservatives are, and have always been, assholes. Throughout all of history, they are the asshole resisting change, committing atrocities, forcing their shitty religion on others

 

[Spunkylama]

20 years?????

Listen to the video and his comments on theocracy. It's still surprising the same stuff they are doing now.

 

[Simpletruther]

Listen to the video and his comments on theocracy. It's still surprising the same stuff they are doing now.

Wasn't that 36 years ago?