Roe at 30: Everybody hurts

Written by Al Barger
Published January 22, 2003

Contemplating the agony of abortion last weekend as the 30th anniversary of Roe approached, Brother Steve was struck by songs about abortion. He agreed that Ben Folds' "Brick" was a great song, but questioned the viewpoint. "If it was a sad day for the should-have-been daddy, what must it have been like for the "choice?"

Twenty four hours later, he had an answer written and recorded: "I'm a Choice, Not a Child." DOWNLOAD THIS SONG

The song actually truly has NO political content; it's not about public policy one way or another. Inevitably it will be viewed through the ideological lenses of each listener. However, I would urge you to listen to it instead as a song, judging it based on melody and song structure, and soul.

Unreformed hawkish Hoosier hillbilly and sometimes candidate Al Barger runs the still squeezin' down the psychodelic Kentucky moonshine at MoreThings.com, what with the paranoid religious visions and the Pentacostal music and visions of God and anarchy running amok and such. Somebody oughta call the cops to report his out of control freedom of conscience. Till they come to take him away somewhere where he can't hurt anyone else, you can check out his weekly column of NEW ALBUM RELEASES.
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Roe at 30: Everybody hurts
Published: January 22, 2003
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#1 — May 22, 2003 @ 03:29AM — Lester Nelson [URL]

This is a fucking gorgeous song. I love it. Twisted and beautiful with a point.

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