. ♪ >> lynyrd skynyrd responding with "i hope neil young will remember." >> ♪ i southern man don't need ♪ >> you have these times when it doesn't just happen in society, but you have the debate having -- happening with the songs and the single people release. compare what is happening now to what is happening in the past, it sometimes provides some insight or new perspective, some new way of moving forward. we have some artifacts from d snider who helped us unveil this exhibit this year. dee snyder were these items when he testified in the u.s. senate committee hearing on censorship, the 1985 pmrc hearings. >> you say your song "under the blade" is about surgery. surgery with had your hands tied in your legs strapped? >> the song is written about my guitar player. he was having polyps removed from his throat and he was fearful. i said eddie, i will write a song for you. >> congressman together this list of songs they identified as kind of public enemies number one through 15 in terms of making the case that rock 'n roll has to be controlled, censored, this led to warning labels being pu

. >> ♪ southern change >> lynyrd skynyrd responding with, i hope neil young will remember. >> ♪ sweet have the debate actually happening with the songs and singles that people release. compare that to what is happening now, that provides a new perspective and new way of moving forward. >> we have artifacts from -- these items that dee sneider wore when he testified in front of the u.s. senate. >> you say your song, under the blade, is about surgery. have you ever had surgery with your hands tied and legs strapped? >> the song was written about my guitar player. he was having polyps removed from his throat. he was very scared. >> congress put together the filthy 15, the songs that they identify as public enemies number one through 15, making the case that rock 'n roll has to be controlled, censored. this has led to warning labels on cd's. these songs, if you speak with artists, they were not that outrageous. it is easy to understand why they dee snyder there. he was this metalhead. he was a character. >> songs are about imagination and dreams in the lyrics. they can be interpreted many