Synopsis

Primus' "My Name Is Mud" follows the grotesque exploits of Les Claypool's character, Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, as he sings directly to the camera while disposing of a body. The macabre performance is intercut with the band playing in silhouette and surreal spa footage centered on mud treatments, oversized patrons, and an appearance by Bob Cock. The video's cartoonish violence, exaggerated characters, and uneasy humor mirror the song's tale of a petty argument that ends in murder.

Factoids & Trivia

• Les Claypool described the song as the story of two drug users who get into a stupid fight, with one killing the other. He compared its atmosphere to the 1986 film "River's Edge."

• The video combines three separate visual ideas: the band performing in silhouette, Claypool's Mud character burying a body, and a spa sequence built around the notion that large bodies represent beauty.

• The outdoor footage was shot near Palo Alto and Interstate 280, while the mud-bath scenes were filmed in Calistoga, California.

• The outdoor shoot was disrupted by freezing rain, and the production reportedly lost time when diesel fuel was put into a gasoline generator.

• Bob Cock appears in the spa sequence. He drinks from a glass containing the pig imagery associated with the "Pork Soda" album cover.

• Claypool identified Sam Raimi's films as an influence on the video's exaggerated, darkly comic style.

• The song became Primus' highest-charting track on the US Alternative Airplay chart, reaching No. 9 in 1993.