Zappa v. Novak
1986.
Prince's controversial album Dirty Mind was the most explicit thing people had heard. Dionne Warwick had the top-ranked single of the year* ("That's What Friends Are For"), and my mom was taking fashion tips from The Miami Sound Machine. It was a more innocent time.
But Bob Novak was still Bob Novak, the Washington Times was still staffed by uberconservatives living in another universe, and Frank Zappa was...awesome.
Zappa takes on the forces of pop culture censorship in this 1986 Crossfire clip. It's worth watching the whole thing to get the full effect.
*I forgot what an amazing year for pop 1986 was until now. Check out the Billboard Top 100.
Prince's controversial album Dirty Mind was the most explicit thing people had heard. Dionne Warwick had the top-ranked single of the year* ("That's What Friends Are For"), and my mom was taking fashion tips from The Miami Sound Machine. It was a more innocent time.
But Bob Novak was still Bob Novak, the Washington Times was still staffed by uberconservatives living in another universe, and Frank Zappa was...awesome.
Zappa takes on the forces of pop culture censorship in this 1986 Crossfire clip. It's worth watching the whole thing to get the full effect.
*I forgot what an amazing year for pop 1986 was until now. Check out the Billboard Top 100.
Labels: Bob Novak, Frank Zappa
posted by Waage on Friday, July 28, 2006
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