Hear “Mommy Was A Commie”
“MOMMY WAS A COMMIE” is a song that Scott and Micah’s band Strife (fka Fist Music) play at the Sound of Music in Chapter Five of NEVER DIVIDED. It’s a tongue-in-cheek song that also serves as a tribute to Scott’s family’s proud history of political dissent, as well as to those many of Scott’s friends who are Red Diaper Babies—i.e. children of card carrying members of the American Communist Party. All in all, it’s a reminder of a time before the Cold War when being a communist was just one of a a number of legitimate political choices open to American citizens and not a cause for condemnation or persecution.
Mommy was a commie And now I'm a commie too. And if you knew my mom She'd make a commie out of you. She taught me not to sell myself For blood or for gold. And never underestimate The value that I holdMommy was a commie And on this I cannot like. She became the target of The local F.B.I. They broke into our house one night When we were not at home. They tore up all our books And they tapped our telephone.
The way they treated mommy You would think it was a crime. To question authority And value your own time. She taught me that a commie Was a noble thing to be. And to never compromise My honor and integrity.
Copyright 1983 Fist Music Publishing