Steve Taylor - I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good

Probably Steve Taylor's most controversial video ever released.

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[John Cady]

This is one of my favorite Steve Taylor songs, and sadly one of the most misunderstood ones. The controversy stemmed from critics who did not listen to ALL the lyrics. Taylor made a comment in the song about "the end don't justify the means anytime". This exposed the hypocrisy in blowing up abortion clinics as a form of protest against abortion. But, given the paranoia in both CCM and MTV, Taylor's best song would unintentionally torpedo his music career, as it was banned from airplay.

[Darren Z]

I wish he'd make another album. I think Christians could use another kick on the ass like only Steve Taylor can deliver.

[trentholt]

Dr. Hoover, Kirby.... seems like this present generation is a mindless vacuum, considering what is evil as good and good as evil.

[Carl Smuck]

I went to a concert during the I predict 1990 tour. I saw Steve and Whitecross. I met Steve there too. One of the guys instrumental in leading me to Jesus in 1984 turned me on to Steve taylor.

[Audrey Rohwer]

This is pretty much the theme of Steve Taylor's songs, too. Satire has nearly always been misinterpreted throughout history, because the best satire is nearly indistinguishable from the people who hold those opinions.

Unfortunately, this backfired with the release of the song Bannerman, when everyone assumed it too was satire. Pretty hilarious, actually.

[kompilesoft]

Too bad such a great sax riff was used for such a controversial song… I think it's super catchy, should've been used on something else IMO

[mwidunn]

How about composing a song based on the following teaching of Jesus: "As YOU judge, so shall YOU be judged. And by the measure YOU use to measure, it will be measured out to YOU" (Matt 7:2).

[mwidunn]

Hello. How about having the ice cream man PICKET the clinic, rather than blowing it up? That wouldn't work, because it's more than satire...and you know it.

[Amythyst Amaryllis]

Oh by the way I want to make music like Steve Taylor's and have a song ready that is likely going to annoy people when it basically says you vote against abortion but you ignore other Christian values. I want to do this because everyone has forgotten many tenets that aren't about pro-life and the sanctity of the family that matter as well.

[Amythyst Amaryllis]

Hello, this is satire--can, you say satire--very good! As he said on his album "Now the Truth can be Told" he is basically making fun of people who think killing people get a message across about abortion is ridiculous. To put his way I believe he called them nutcases...