Censorship often raises its ugly head during trying times when our nation faces difficult, seemingly insoluble problems. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. The high court struck down the law. In the world of music, the censorship effort repeats itself virtually every generation.
Music is an especially easy target when legislators are looking for cultural scapegoats.
In the tempest of the times, it's easy to condemn that which shocks. In 1970 this star met with the President of the United States in the oval office. Today, Elvis Presley is on a postage stamp. It wasn't that long ago when The Rolling Stones were considered dangerous. At one time, David Bowie and Alice Cooper were shocking.