Songs About Drugs

[The Golden Boy]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zoidberg

Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb is not about drugs. Waters says that one night while touring and playing a gig in Pennsylvania, his doctor gave him a sedative to help the pain (Waters unknowingly had Hepaitis but was diagnosed as a stomach disorder). At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "Comfortably" Numb

Huh?

Sedatives are... drugs.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Yes, but most people think it's a battle against drugs and Pink when it isn't.

[Mark Latimour]

Puff The Magic Dragon

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by CQBASS

Didn't Peter Rowan or Hot Rise have the popular version of Panama Red?

The New Riders Of The Purple Sage had probably the most popular version. Witness the album title: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...80712?v=glance

Rowan did write it, and recorded is with Old And In The Way at about the same time as the New Riders' album was released. OAITW was pretty popular with the Deadheads at the time too, but the New Riders version was really big on FM radio at the time, at least where I lived.

[Chris J]

Originally Posted by Boozy

I like that song, been listenin to it a bit lately, good groove

"Drugs are good. They make you do things that you know you not should."

It's called 'drugs are good' NOFX has a tonne of songs about drugs. Three on Speed. Eric Melvin vs. PCP. Whoops I OD'd. The list goes on and on.

[Syeknom]

Nobody mentioned The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work yet?

[Floating teetH]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zoidberg

Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb is not about drugs. Waters says that one night while touring and playing a gig in Pennsylvania, his doctor gave him a sedative to help the pain (Waters unknowingly had Hepaitis but was diagnosed as a stomach disorder). At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "Comfortably" Numb

sedatives are drugs.

i dig teh mayfield

lots of other good classics mentioned.