Great Anti-Drug Songs?
LaserWolf
Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
For no reason I was thinking of this. Two great ones popped into my mind. Needle and the Damage Done - Neil YoungPoverty Train - Laura Nyro
Some other good ones I have thought of:Freddie's Dead - Curtis The Pusher - SteppenwolfHome Is Where The Hatred Is - Gil Scott-HeronPusher Man - CurtisSome other obvious ones, but not as good:Kicks - Paul Revere and the RaidersAnd I'm drawing a blank now, but I had a few more. These are all obvious well known songs. More obvious ones would be nice, but I am sure you all know some even greater rare 45s. Post them up.
Some other good ones I have thought of:Freddie's Dead - Curtis The Pusher - SteppenwolfHome Is Where The Hatred Is - Gil Scott-HeronPusher Man - CurtisSome other obvious ones, but not as good:Kicks - Paul Revere and the RaidersAnd I'm drawing a blank now, but I had a few more. These are all obvious well known songs. More obvious ones would be nice, but I am sure you all know some even greater rare 45s. Post them up.
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[color:#666666] I still express, yo, I don't smoke weed or sess
Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage
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stevie wonder - don't drive drunk
Not as good? STRONG disagreement, bro...to me that one is just as good as "Freddie's Dead." Paul Revere & the Raiders were an asskicking band in their time, and it's got a snarling fuzz guitar you don't really argue with.
some less obvious antidrug records:
ALSO: Joey Dee's "It's Got You," from 1966 - really good, although it's got some really clumsy "psychedelic" noises to indicate that the person Joey's singing to is strung out...
Kool and the Gang - Country Junky
Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle
Worst - EPMD "You had to much to drink." So bad it's just bad.
HOLLA!
That's Sam's brother? Please to share release info.
That Hannibal track was great also.
J Lennon - Cold Turkey
Del Jones - all over the Positive Vibes LP
VU - Heroin, The Black Angel's Death Song
angel dust
needle's eye
Oh no, this is a black R&B singer from Louisiana who had a hit in 1959 with "Sea Of Love." By the time he recorded "The Evil Dope," that was released on the Lanor label sometime in the early seventies. There is an article on him in the new (recent?) issue of Juke Blues (a UK blues magazine), but even though they printed a label shot of the single, they're rather vague about the release date.
Del told me that when he performed "Cold Turkey" he would act out going through withdrawal on stage as part of his act...years later people would stop him and ask if he ever kicked his heroin addiction>
The Wizards from Kansas do a great version of Codine too.
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I always thought White Horse and the VU songs were more pro-drug.
I thought White Horse was saying ride the white horse.
Are they actually saying DON'T ride the white horse?
Yeah I just read the lyrics to Heroin.
Pro.
I used to play guitar with a junkie and this was his theme song.
Yup... also on the rare funk 45 tip...
Dynamic Corvettes - Keep off the Grass/It's a Trap
4th Kingdom - Call it Dope
I guess it depends on what you want from drugs, but this just doesn't make me want to join the party
I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I wish that I'd sail the darkened seas
On a great big clipper ship
Going from this land here to that
In a sailor's suit and cap
Away from the big city
Where a man can not be free
Of all of the evils of this town
And of himself, and those around
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know
Heroin, be the death of me
Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life
Because a mainer to my vein
Leads to a center in my head
And then I'm better off and dead
Because when the smack begins to flow
I really don't care anymore
About all the Jim-Jim's in this town
And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds
And everybody puttin' everybody else down
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds
'Cause when the smack begins to flow
Then I really don't care anymore
Ah, when the heroin is in my blood
And that blood is in my head
Then thank God that I'm as good as dead
Then thank your God that I'm not aware
And thank God that I just don't care
And I guess I just don't know
And I guess I just don't know
Smart.
But for someone there it speaks to just what they are feeling.
Which is what makes the song so good.
Seriously. How the F*ck did this ever happen, nevermind get released as a single? Has anyone ever gone on record with the story behind this one?
There are so many good drug burnout songs out there, although I don't know if they are anti-drug, per se.
Here's a good one: