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Thread #6535   Message #1114185
Posted By: pxp
11-Feb-04 - 01:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Codeine / Cod'ine (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
Subject: RE: codeine by Buffy Sainte Marie
Codine 2:25 The Charlatans 1966 Nuggets, Vol. 4 - Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era

Here's what one website says about it: "The group cut a nine-track album for Kama Sutra which included the Buffy St. Marie song Codine (later recorded by many other 'Frisco bands), ... The Charlatans had wanted Codine backed by 32-20 released as a single, but the record company got cold feet because of the mention of 'drugs' in Codine and cut off all contact with the band. This was disasterous for The Charlatans and ironic when one considers that the song was condemning drugs rather than advocating their use."