And let us not forget Tipper Gore who made music companies agree to put parental advisory labels on CDs that had mature content on them in the 80's. ... But while many adults do indeed love music, their love doesn't even compare to how teenagers view music. ... But while adults use music to relax or mellow out, teenagers express every emotion possible through music: anger, aggression, sadness, love, grief, hate, and jealousy. ... Also, while Teenagers often end up alienating themselves from their parents because they seem so different, kids can often relate themselves to music art...

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People who disagree with a message in a song either reject it and never let it touch their CD player again or create a twisted definition of the song that fits their beliefs, which no one can dispute. ... When shown the lyric "Sent me off to a foreign land, to go kill the yellow man," they were asked who they thought the "yellow man" was. ... Whether they hated communists or simply loved the United States, all young people who participated in the study created a meaning for the lyric that went along with their beliefs. ... When organizations such as the PMRC or the Christian Coalition, anot...

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