Songs From My Youth Vol. 2 - Baby Killer Edition

Depending on which side of the aisle you vote with, the passage of the health care bill is either the beginning of the end for America or the greatest day in the history of democracy. I voted for good ol' Barry so I'm pleased but not ecstatic. But were not here to discuss the merits of the new health care bill, we are here to discuss a song about killing abortion doctors.

Why, you ask? Well, during the momentous vote Sunday night there was one outburst that caught the media's attention. Texan Deucebag Randy Neugebauer shouted “baby killer” while Michigan ass-clown Bart Stupak was on the house floor speaking about whatever ass-clowns speak about on the house floor. Sure, this was a punk move by Neugebauer, but he's a deucebag congressman from Texas so no one should really be surprised.

All this talk about health care, doctors, and killing babies brought me to a memory of one of my favorite Mudhoney songs, F.D.K (Fearless Doctor Killers). The song appears on their best album, My Brother The Cow released in 1995.

There maybe some people who read this who have no idea who Mudhoney are. So I guess this means it's time for an obligatory paragraph on the history of Mudhoney.

Mudhoney is made up of former members of Green River (Jeff Ament & Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam's earliest band). Mudhoney signed with Sub Pop and was the labels top selling act before Nirvana came around. To me, the were the core of Grunge music and My Brother The Cow was the last great Grunge album. They never broke it big like some of their Seattle peers, but they certainly had an influence on the scene.

In fact, I don't think there is one album that really represents what grunge was to me then My Brother The Cow. The lyrics are punk and politically influenced. The chords are thick and crunchy. The songs are short and to the point. F.D.K is all of that. It's a two and half minute song written through the sardonic point of view of an abortion doctor killer. It's a clever little punk song that points out the hypocrisy and absurdity of some on the religious right.

Here's the song, but don't stop here. MBTC is an excellent and forgotten album from the mid-nineties. To prove my point, here's another kick-ass tune from that album, Generation Spokesmodel. As the song says, listen to these songs, I guarantee you will relate!

F.D.K (Fearless Doctor Killers)


Generation Spokesmodel