40 years ago this week our nation was under assault by forces of evil. These forces were conspiring to control artists and take away Americans' constitutionally-guaranteed rights to freedom of expression. In the halls of the United States Senate, three righteous warriors - Frank Zappa, Dee Snider and John Denver - stood up for artists and free speech by directly confronting the evil in power. The evil in power were the so-called "Washington Wives" - spouses to powerful Senators that were weighing a bipartisan violation of the first amendment to the constitution. The head of this clan otherwise known as the PMRC, or the Parents Music Resource Center, was the dreaded Tipper Gore. In the name of "protecting children" Tipper and her friends aimed for censorship. In the process, they gave us a weird but fascinating playlist they dubbed "The Filthy Fifteen" - fifteen songs they deemed to be obscene. This playlist is worth another look, and ATTT has decided to enlist our friends the ATTT All-Stars to give it our patented Worst To First treatment. Shannon Hurley, Gabe Scalone, Joe Lavelle, Matt Dinan and David Daskal were on hand to rank these songs and wax poetic about what a fucked up time the Reagan years were. Picks 15-8 are featured here in Part 1.

If you haven't watched them, do yourself a favor and check out Frank, Dee and John's testimony from 1985:
Frank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgAF8Vu8G0w&t=126s
Dee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Vyr1TylTE
John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH0hYabzudk

Our All-Stars are always up to stuff. Follow them on the social medias:
Shannon - https://www.instagram.com/shannonsongs/
Joe - https://www.instagram.com/therealjoelavelle/
Matt - https://www.instagram.com/the_la_frankenstein_channel/
Ryan - https://www.instagram.com/soulsurfhb/
David - https://www.facebook.com/xyzyx
Gabe - https://www.facebook.com/gabescalone

We've lowered our prices, but not our standards over at the ATTT Patreon! Those who are kindly contributing $2 a month are receiving an exclusive monthly Emergency Pod episode featuring our favorite guests and utilizing our patent-pending improv format in which we miraculously pull a playlist out of thin air. Ryan Stockstad returned for his second EP attempt, and there was much rejoicing! Check out Volume 19 out September 1st. Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/c/alltimetopten

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