Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2002


FM Doll

Buy FM Doll now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




"'FM Doll'", originally entitled "'Fuck-Me Doll'", is a song by English alternative rock band Queenadreena, originally released in 2002 on Rough Trade records, three years prior to its inclusion on the 2005 album, 'The Butcher and the Butterfly'. The single was later released in 2005 on One Little Indian, after the band had switched record labels.

The track is inspired by the 1996 murder of American child pageant competitor JonBent Ramsey. The painting featured on the original 2002 single is by artist Simon Henwood.'FM Doll' liner notes. Rough Trade Records (2002)

Composition



According to vocalist KatieJane Garside, the song was inspired by JonBent Ramsey. In a 2002 interview, she stated: "I know because of the lyrical content it wont get on [the radio]. Its about child murder. Do you remember the JonBent case in America? The child beauty queen who was supposedly murdered by her mother and father? Its about that and the endemic infection in the female psyche."

The lyrics of the song mention JonBent Ramsey by name,"FM Doll." One Little Indian, 2002. and also include allusions to stripping and sexual abuse.

Reception



Nick March of 'Drowned in Sound' gave the single a positive review, writing: "When the 'FM Doll' charges out of the stereo speakers, it greets your eardrums with a "we-didn't-come-to-fuck-around" urgency. This puppy's a re-recorded version of an earlier release that's been beefed up a bit, so it's worth adjusting your aural settings accordingly. You should either listen to it at bloody-murder volume or turn it off."

'Contactmusic.com' echoed a similar sentiment in their review, noting: "This three-minute train wreck from ultra-fierce psycho-punks Queen Adreena is a ride from Satans own backyard amusement park. That is to say; if itll scare the Dark One, itll scare anyone."

Track listing



'2002 UK CD single (RTRADESCD071)'

#"FM Doll" (KatieJane Garside, Crispin Gray, Pete Howard) 3:11

#"Kissing My Disgrace" (Garside, Gray, Orson Wajih) 3:18

'2005 UK CD and 7" singles (465TP7CD, 465TP7)'

#"FM Doll" (Garside, Gray, Howard) 3:08

#"Kissing My Disgrace" (Garside, Gray, Wajih) 3:13

Personnel



;Queenadreena

*KatieJane Garside vocals

*Crispin Gray guitar

*Melanie Garside bass guitar

*Pete Howard drums

;Art direction

*Simon Henwood painting (front cover)

;Technical personnel

*Clive Goddard production

*Jason Harris engineering

*Ken Thomas mixing, production

Chart positions



References



Category:2002 singles

Category:2005 singles

Category:Killing of JonBent Ramsey

Category:Songs about crime

Category:Songs based on actual events

Category:Songs inspired by deaths

Category:Songs with feminist themes

Category:2002 songs

Buy FM Doll now from Amazon

<-- Return to songs from 2002



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1096461766.