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24 Aug 06 - 04:01 AM (#1817664) Subject: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: stevethesqueeze Hi folks Myself and a couple of friends are providing a musical interlude at a conference on drug and alcohol abuse here in Cardiff. Just a simple line up, guitar, vocals, fiddle, mandolin and melodeon. We want to provide a mixture of songs and dance tunes that reflect societies ambivalent attitude to drugs and alcohol. So for example we will be singing "Away with Rum the song of the salvation army", "The ballad of sam stone" by John Prine, "cocaine" eric clapton, "carolans farewell to whiskey" etc. Has anyone any suggestions? I would really apreciate knowing where I can find the music or lyrics in case I am not familar with your suggestion. best wishes stevethesqueeze |
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24 Aug 06 - 04:17 AM (#1817671) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: sian, west wales Definitely "Cigareets 'n' Whiskey 'n' Wild Wild Women". "Look at all My Trials and Tribulations" from Jesus Christ Superstar? "La Cucaracha"? Maybe "Miss Bailey's Ghost"? sian |
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24 Aug 06 - 04:52 AM (#1817684) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Paul Burke Johnny My Man Juice of the Barley Glorious Ale Wor Nanny's a Mazer Or the mediaeval Latin (you'll have to write your own tune): Mihi est propositum in taberna mori; Vinum sit appositum morientis ori; ut dicant, cum venerint Angelorum chori: "Deus sit propitius huic potatori!" My translation: It's my whole intention To die in a pub, Surrounded by liquor And lashin's of grub. You'll hear all the angels, "St Peter", they'll shout, "Come and open the gate For this drunken old lout!" |
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24 Aug 06 - 05:19 AM (#1817692) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,JulieF There are two wonderful albums by Robin Laing devoted to Whisky - One is 'The Angel's Share' and the name of the other one defeats me. You might find some useful stuff. J |
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24 Aug 06 - 05:33 AM (#1817694) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,DG 'On a Monday Morning' That's a great alcohol-related tune. |
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24 Aug 06 - 05:57 AM (#1817697) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Jack Campin It wasn't Carolan who wrote a "Farewell to Whiskey", it was Niel Gow. He also wrote "Welcome Whiskey Back Again". |
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24 Aug 06 - 06:25 AM (#1817702) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Leadfingers Bert Jansch's 'Needle of Death' comes to mind , or in a slightly more light hearted vein Tom Paxton's 'Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues' . |
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24 Aug 06 - 06:35 AM (#1817709) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: The Borchester Echo Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk Needle Of Death |
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24 Aug 06 - 06:43 AM (#1817714) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: The Borchester Echo Ha! You beat me to it LF. I was looking for lyrics to another Bert Jansch song When The Circus Comes To Town which is very obliquely about crack cocaine dealing, I'll substitute Candy Man which I thought was by Mississippi John Hurt but the DT seems to thinks Rev Gary Davis wrote it. |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:01 AM (#1817725) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Paul Burke Velevet Underground's "Heroin" Tunes: Naftule Brandwein's "Wie bist die gewesen vor Prohibition" (Where were you before Prohibition) Drops of Brandy Humours of Whiskey Cold Turkey in the Straw... |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:11 AM (#1817729) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: foggers My OH has a very quirky collection of CDs, and amongst them is one called "Reefer Madness", a collection of drug themed songs from the mid 20th century. I know it has obvious ones like Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher" but I shall go have a look and report back..... |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:15 AM (#1817734) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: bobad Neil Young's "The Needle And The Damage Done" Dylan's "Everybody Must Get Stoned" |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:26 AM (#1817739) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Leadfingers Just had a couple of thoughts - Willie The Weeper ( Opium) and Shel Silversein's 'I Got Stoned and I Missed it' |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:42 AM (#1817744) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Paul Burke And don't forget Tom Lehrer's "The Old Dope Pedlar". |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:19 AM (#1817753) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Russ Buffy St. Marie's "Codine" |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:19 AM (#1817754) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: The Sandman THE MIGHTY QUINN,recorded by manfred mann,down where the drunkards roll,all through the grog, |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:43 AM (#1817767) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: bfdk Wrecked Again by Ian McCalman, about the hardships of hangovers ;-) The Macs also sing "Leave Us Our Glens" which lists numerous whisky labels, don't know if that fits your bill? Best wishes, Bente |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:56 AM (#1817777) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,number 6 "Demon Alcohol" by Ray Davies Here is a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition, It turned him to the booze, And he got mixed up with a floosie And she led him to a life of indecision. The floosie made him spend his dole She left him lying on skid row A drunken lag in some salvation army mission. It's such a shame. Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would say, Damn it all and blow it all, Oh demon alcohol, Memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol. Barley wine pink gin, He'll drink anything, Port, pernod or tequila, Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks, As long as all his troubles disappeared. But he messed up his life and he beat up his wife, And the floosie's gone and found another sucker She's gonna turn him on to drink She's gonna lead him to the brink And when his money's gone, She'll leave him in the gutter, It's such a shame. Oh demon alcohol, Sad memories I cannot recall, Who thought I would fall, A slave to demon alcohol. sIx |
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24 Aug 06 - 10:50 AM (#1817869) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Greg B The Clancys' 'Whisky Your the Devil' Come to think of it, this could probably be the longest set-list in history... |
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24 Aug 06 - 11:15 AM (#1817898) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: number 6 Gillian Welch's 'My Morphine" sIx |
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24 Aug 06 - 11:21 AM (#1817905) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: BuckMulligan Cocaine Blues (Tom Rush's version is great). MJH's "Candy Man" isn't really about drugs, and Prine's song is just "Sam Stone" not "the ballad of..." |
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24 Aug 06 - 12:39 PM (#1817980) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Desert Dancer (Melodeonboy -- spotted your post on the wrong thread.) |
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24 Aug 06 - 12:41 PM (#1817981) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Scoville Oh, man, where to begin . . . Also by Gillian Welch: "Tear My Stillhouse Down" On Red Clay Ramblers & Fiddlin' Al McCandless: "Wagon Yard" (novelty song, circa 1928) "Tell It To Me" (variant of "Cocaine Blues", sort of) Wayne Hancock "Miller, Jack, & Mad Dog" (anti-drunk driving) Other songs & tunes "Down on the Old Plank Road" (Uncle Dave Macon, copied by the High Woods String Band) "John Barleycorn" (morose Dm fiddle tune. Mine's on a Wayne Erbsen tape) "Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" (Carter Sisters) "The Fiddler's Drunk and the Fun's All Over" (aka "Billy in the Low Ground", C-major fiddle tune) |
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24 Aug 06 - 12:58 PM (#1817991) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: JennyO Micca's THE HASH MY FATHER SCORED |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:28 PM (#1818050) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: The Borchester Echo "Candy Man" isn't really about drugs It's not? What does it mean then? |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:31 PM (#1818054) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: mcpiper Try Snow Blind Friend, by Axel Hoyt I think,but also done by Steppenwolfe. |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:31 PM (#1818055) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Scoville "Candy Man" isn't really about drugs It's all about drugs, unless it's about sex. It's definitely not about candy, I can tell you that. |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:45 PM (#1818067) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: BuckMulligan judge for yourselves - here's a pretty close transcription of MJH's Candy Man. I don't see how you can miss what it's about. Well all you ladies gather 'round That good sweet candy man's in town It's the candy man It's the candy man He likes a stick of candy just nine inch long1 He sells as fast a hog can chew his corn It's the candy man... All heard what sister Johnson said She always takes a candy stick to bed Don't stand close to the candy man He'll leave a big candy stick in your hand He sold some candy to sister Bad The very next day she took all he had If you try his candy, good friend of mine, you sure will want it for a long long time His stick candy don't melt away It just gets better, so the ladies say |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:47 PM (#1818069) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Dave4Guild Candyman is really about sex!!! Many sung versions have been bowdlerised to make them acceptable to mixed audiences to the point of making the version almost unintelligible, |
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24 Aug 06 - 02:54 PM (#1818072) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: fat B****rd "Take a whiff on me" Loads of verses to choose from especially the telling "Cocaine's for horses not for men, they say it's gonna kill me but they don't say when" |
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24 Aug 06 - 03:08 PM (#1818081) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Willa Keith marsden's 'Doing the Manch' |
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24 Aug 06 - 03:12 PM (#1818085) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,AMC Tell It To Me is a great song, about the corn liquor and the cocaine. Super free band demo download available here: http://www.johnnypossum.com/ |
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24 Aug 06 - 03:44 PM (#1818103) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Anne This is a powerful song about the downward spiral of alcohol (among other issues). Simple tune but needs some punch in the singing of it. Encapsulates the humanity of the man, social issues/prejudice and the power of the grip of alcohol on him. Done by The Fureys I think. Danny Farrell Pete St. John (D)I knew Danny Farrell when his football was a can In his hand me downs and wellies and his sand (A7)wiches of bran But (D)now that pavement peasant is a (G)full grown bitter (D)man With all his (D)trials and troubles of his (A7)travelling people (D)clan He's a (D)loser - a boozer - a me and you user A (A7)raider - a trader - a people police hater So (D)lonely and only - what you'd call a gurrier (A7)Still now Danny Farrell - he's a (D)man (D)I knew Danny Farrell when we joined the National School He was lousy at the Gaelic - they called him (A7)Amadhan - a fool But he was(D) brilliant in the toss school or trading (G)objects at the (D)pawn By the (D)time he was an adult all his (A7)charming ways were (D)gone And (D)I knew Danny Farrell when we cued up for the dole And we tried to hide the loss of pride that eats (A7)away the soul (D)Mending pots and kettles was a (G)trade lost to the (D)past There's no (D)handout here for tinkers was the (A7)answer when he (D)asked I (D)still know Danny Farrell - saw him just there yesterday Drinking methylated spirits with some (A7)wino's down the quay Sure he's (D)forty going on eighty with his (G)eyes of hope (D)bereft And he (D)told me this for certain there's not (A7)many of us (D)left From earlier Mudcat thread about the song, from Martin Ryan: "gurrier" is Dublin slang for a worthless person or ruffian. Usually used of children. "travelling people" is a term for for what, in Ireland, have been variouisly called gypsies, tinkers, itinerants and travellers. "He was lousy at the Gaelic" - referring to the compulsory teaching of the Irish language in schools. "He was brilliant in the toss school" refers to a gambling game involving tossing coins towards a wall! "amadaun" is anglicised from an Irish word for "fool" |
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24 Aug 06 - 03:48 PM (#1818104) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Richard Bridge The song of Ale Poison Beer Speed Kills Turpentine Moan Waitin' for the Man Johnny Jump Up Red Red Wine Nancy Whisky Whisky Man Whisky Johnny Nick Teen & Al K. Hol The Hash My Father Scored Whisky in a Jar And that rather nice forebitter the name of which eludes me with the chorus "Oh lord above send down a dove With beaks as sharp as razors To cut the throats of them there blokes Wot sells bad beer to sailors" |
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24 Aug 06 - 03:55 PM (#1818108) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Scoville Lucinda Williams' "Drunken Angel" is about suicide but there's alcohol in the mix. |
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24 Aug 06 - 04:11 PM (#1818116) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Desert Dancer Richard Bridge: that's Tom Lewis's "Sailor's Prayer". ~ Becky in Tucson |
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24 Aug 06 - 05:15 PM (#1818157) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Richard Bridge Thanks Becky. I heard it from one of the (now splitting) Shanty Crew here in England. |
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24 Aug 06 - 06:59 PM (#1818222) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Jack Campin La Cucuracha (marijuana) That rembetika song by Roza Eshkenazy about "preza" which seems to mean any intoxicant that takes the form of a white powder. To make it a bit more difficult: what songs are there about psilocybe mushrooms, nitrous oxide, valium, glue or ketamine? |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:39 PM (#1818257) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Richard Bridge White Rabbit Everybody must get stoned |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:47 PM (#1818269) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion Here are the lyrics to Codine, which Russ mentioned above: Cod'ine Buffy Sainte-Marie My belly is a-cravin', I got a shakin' in my head, I feel like I'm dying, and I wish I was dead. If I live 'til tomorrow, that'll be a long time, But I'll reel and I'll fall, and I'll rise on cod'ine, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. Well, when I was a young girl, I learned not to care For whiskey, and from it I often did swear. My mother and father said, "Whiskey's a curse." But the fate of their baby was many times worse, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. Stay away from the cities; stay away from the town, Stay away from the man pushin' codeine around, Stay away from the stores where the remedy is fine, For better your pain than be caught on cod'ine, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. You'll forget you're a woman, you'll forget about men, Try it just once, and you'll try it again. You'll forget about life, you'll forget about time, And you'll live off your days as a slave to cod'ine, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. But, if I die tomorrow, still one thing I've done, I've heeded the warning that I got when I was young. My one satisfaction, it comes when I think That I'm livin' my life without bendin' to drink, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. And my belly is a-cravin'; I got a shakin' in my head, I feel like I'm dying, and I wish I was dead. If I live 'til tomorrow, that'll be a long time, But I'll reel and I'll fall and I'll die on cod'ine, And it's reel, and it's reel, one more time. |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:49 PM (#1818270) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: bobad Psilocybe mushrooms - "White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane Nitrous oxide - "Laugh, Laugh" The Beau Brummels Valium - "Mellow Yellow" Donovan Glue - "Stuck On You" Lionel Ritchie Ketamine - "Going Out Of My Head" Bacharach-David |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:51 PM (#1818272) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion Here's one about morphine from Michelle Shocked (on the album Arkansas Traveller). Shaking Hands Shaking hands and fingers that do tremble Soldier's Joy has been a bitter pill Though in battle, a brave man I resemble Alone I am a coward without will Pierce McGee from the great State of Missouri To the Show-Me-State militia I belong And to judge from the pride on the Confederate side I'd say five hundred thousand rebels can't be wrong A rebel stand is no place for a traitor A loveless Union cannot bend us to her will Cannot command the soldiers who now hate her Nor demand the fealty of her generals I took a rifle ball in my shoulder But my entire body filled with pain I pleaded with them all at the field hospital "Oh, God, another shot of morphine!" Soldier's Joy, oh what's the point in pleasure When it's only meant to kill the pain Lay down my arms and take the coffin's measure Or take up arms and send me out to fight again Shaking hands...was I a coward, was I brave? With shaking hands... I took the bitter pill Tell the story on my grave, my soul they could not save What the bullet would not kill, the needle will |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:53 PM (#1818273) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: LilyFestre What about Soldier's Joy Lyrics: Grasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vine Grasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vine Grasshopper sitting on a sweet potate vine Along comes a chicken and says you're mine I'm a gonna get a drink don't you want to go ? I'm a gonna get a drink don't you want to go ? I'm a gonna get a drink don't you want to go ? All for soldier's joy Well it's twenty-five cents for the morphine Fifteen cents for the beer Twenty-five cnets for the morphine Gonna take me away from here I am my momma's darling boy I am my momma's darling boy I am my momma's darling boy Singing 'bout soldier's joy Michelle |
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24 Aug 06 - 07:56 PM (#1818275) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion If you want to include some humour, here's one I wrote about catnip addiction, with some reference to the Cocaine Blues. If you're interested, I could teach you the melody over the phone, or send a tape if you're in no rush. Catnip Blues Lyrics and music © 2003 Marion Parsons Woke up this evening, mood for a trip, All I want for supper is a roll in the nip Oh catnip, take my last life away. Oh catnip's a devil, and catnip's a cheat Fall from that high, you don't land on your feet Oh catnip, take my last life away. Cocaine is for horses, and whiskey's for men But 'nip is a poor old kitty's worst friend Oh catnip, take my last life away. My claws have gone dull, at night I can't see The sofa tried to scratch me and the mice they play with me Oh catnip, take my last life away. Oh Fluffy and Mittens ain't got what I need Don't want a tom, just wanna roll in the weed Oh catnip, take my last life away. I don't need no saucer, and no kitty treat For just one more leaf you know I'd give up meat Oh catnip, take my last life away |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:02 PM (#1818280) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion More about morphine: "Miner's Lullaby" by Utah Philips. Click here for lyrics, dots/chords, and introduction. Apparently miners used to carry a dose of morphine with them in order to die peacefully in case of a cave-in. Marion |
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24 Aug 06 - 08:06 PM (#1818284) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" might fit into your set somewhere... In the liner notes for his "Great Days" anthology, John Prine claims that this song isn't about marijuana: Illegal Smile When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem like total silence was the only friend I had Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won And it was twelve o'clock before I realized That I was havin' .. no fun Chorus: But fortunately I have the key to escape reality And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun Last time I checked my bankroll, It was gettin' thin Sometimes it seems like the bottom Is the only place I've been I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen Repeat Chorus: Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls Tryin' to get away From all the ears inside my walls I dreamed the police heard Everything I thought... what then? Well I went to court And the judge's name was Hoffman Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun |
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24 Aug 06 - 10:34 PM (#1818361) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Scoville Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" Townes Van Zandt's "Waiting Around to Die" (he probably has a lot of them, actually, but that's the one that comes to mind first) |
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24 Aug 06 - 10:58 PM (#1818372) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: number 6 Scoville ... I was trying to remember that Townes song all day. Bob Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" Jim White's "God was Drunk When he made me" sIx |
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25 Aug 06 - 12:56 AM (#1818415) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Seamus Kennedy The Wild Rover is a temperance song. Seamus |
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25 Aug 06 - 03:14 AM (#1818443) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: stevethesqueeze Well well! This is marvellous. many, many thanks indeed. We definitely have a set now. stevethesqueeze |
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25 Aug 06 - 03:25 AM (#1818448) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Jack Campin The Wild Rover is from late 17th century England, 150 years before there was a temperance movement. There are some pretty good temperance songs though. "Johnny My Man" is one one of the best. |
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25 Aug 06 - 03:26 AM (#1818449) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Menno Delirium Tremens by Mr Christy Moore? |
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25 Aug 06 - 03:33 AM (#1818457) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: emjay Marion's Catnip Blues is a gem -- definitely worth learning and including. Then there is Wreck on the Highway, I don't know who wrote it, but I remember Roy Acuff singing it, only one line comes to mind right now, There was whiskey and blood on the highway, But I didn't hear nobody pray. |
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25 Aug 06 - 01:08 PM (#1818802) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Marion Thanks Emjay! Mudcatter Pat Cooksey wrote one called Mary Anne; though the lyrics aren't on his website, I'm sure you could request them by email. It's a "prodigal son" type story about a girl who goes to the big city, goes astray, and dies - I'm pretty sure there was a reference to injectable drugs in there. |
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25 Aug 06 - 02:11 PM (#1818827) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Ebbie 'You're Doing Me Wrong, Jim Beam', recorded by Suzanne Thomas |
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25 Aug 06 - 04:34 PM (#1818920) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,KB The Stones "Sister Morphine" from Sticky Fingers. |
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25 Aug 06 - 04:41 PM (#1818926) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Fiona John Martyns 'The Dealer' and 'Over The Hill' Dylans 'Mr Tambourine Man' fx |
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25 Aug 06 - 06:42 PM (#1818995) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: foggers Fats Waller "The Reefer song" Leadbelly "Take whiff on me" |
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25 Aug 06 - 07:36 PM (#1819021) Subject: ADD: Soldier's Joy (Guy Clark/Shawn Camp) From: GUEST,AnneMC Soldier's Joy (Guy Clark & Shawn Camp) First I thought a snake had got me, it happened dreadful quick T'was a bullet bit my leg, right off I got sick I came to in a wagonload of ten more wounded men Five was dead by the time we reached that bloody tent Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy, you know what I mean I don't want to hurt no more my leg is turnin' green The doctor came and looked at me and this what he said Your dancin' days are done, son, it's a wonder you ain't dead Then he went to work with a carvin' knife sweat fell from his brow 'bout killed me tryin' to save my life when he cut that lead ball out Give me some of that Soldier's Joy, ain't you got no more Hand me down my walkin' cane I ain't cut out for war Red blood run right through my veins, run all over the floor Run right down his apron strings like a river out the door He handed me a bottle said, son drink deep as you can He turned away then he turned right back with a hacksaw in his hand Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy you know what I like Bear down on that fiddle boys just like Saturday night Gimme some of that Soldier's Joy you know what I crave I'll be hittin that Soldier's Joy til I'm in my grave |
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25 Aug 06 - 07:40 PM (#1819025) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Barry Finn "Fill Up The Barrel" Barry |
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25 Aug 06 - 09:15 PM (#1819088) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Deskjet Say Goodbye To Annie. 1. Say goodbye to Annie, The pain is finally past, She lives no more beyond the edge, Her soul is free at last. Free to rise above the streets Where strangers go if they dare, And people talk of days to come, If God the time can spare; You live your life on a highwire, Play a deadly game, When you're born to be, A child of city streets, Where all the junkies look the same. 2. What chance had Annie, When even before she was born, She had a taste for alcohol, Her innocence was gone. And on and on she stumbled on, Between the night and the day, She never learned to live her life In the usual kind of way. See the lives around you, Trickle down the drain, When you're born to be, A child of city streets, Where all the junkies look the same. 3. She kept her distance She played with her charm She hung around with a man who died With a needle in his arm. Down she spiraled Down like a leaf from a tree Calling out to the ones she loved To keep her company. You take your chances And you take the strain When you're born to be A child of city streets Where all the junkies look the same 4. Say goodbye to Annie The pain is finally past She lives no more beyond the edge Her soul is free at last. http://cdbaby.com/cd/bdevereux |
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26 Aug 06 - 07:29 PM (#1819714) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Pandowo How about "The Pusher" by Hoyt Axton? I think the first verse goes: I've smoked a lot of grass And I've popped a lot of pills But I've never done nothing That my spirit couldn't kill There's a lot of people walking around With tombstones in their eyes But the pusher he don't care If you live or if you die. God damn the pusher... |
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26 Aug 06 - 07:43 PM (#1819725) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: 282RA Some of my favorite drug & booze songs are: I Got Loaded -- Peppermint Harris The Man from Harlem -- Cab Calloway Save the Roach for Me -- Buck Washington Let Me Go Home, Whiskey -- Amos Milburn (written by Shifty Henry) Light Up -- Buster Bailey (contains the immortal line "You'll find what I'm talkin' 'bout in any ol' field") Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine? -- Harry "the Hipster" Gibson (a white boy, whaddaya know) |
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26 Aug 06 - 08:46 PM (#1819758) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: John on the Sunset Coast Rye Whisky The Moonshiner Mr. Bojangles - "I drinks a bit" Rum & Coca Cola Face on the Barroom Floor - more of a recitation Streets of Larado - drinking and whoring Get You a Copper Kettle Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum Hope I didn't duplicate from above |
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26 Aug 06 - 09:31 PM (#1819773) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: bobad Don't Bogart That Joint Lyrics: Lawrence Wagner Music: Elliot Ingber Played by Little Feat's Paul Barrere and Bill Payne with Phil & Friends. The original verson (on the soundtrack of "Easy Rider") was by Fraternity Of Man. It was subsequently covered by Little Feat. Chorus Don't bogart that joint my friend Pass it over to me Don't bogart that joint my friend Pass it over to me Roll another one Just like the other one You've been holding on to it And I sure will like a hit [chorus] Roll another one Just like the other one That one's burned to the end Come on and be a real friend [chorus] Recordings 1969? Easy Rider (Soundtrack) 1988 The Last Record Album (Little Feat) |
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26 Aug 06 - 09:50 PM (#1819782) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: pdq Fats Waller's "You'se A Viper" is about his dedication to pot. Dave Van Ronk did an outstanding version on his jug band record, but all good folkies already know that. |
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03 Sep 06 - 02:54 PM (#1826072) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,billr Hope it's not too late, but I haven't seen a refence to The Reverend Horton Heat. A couple are Bales of Cocaine Indigo Friends |
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03 Sep 06 - 03:00 PM (#1826082) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: melodeonboy Thank you, Desert Dancer. It must have been the booze or the drugs that did it! To repeat: "In heaven there is no beer" gives you two for one: references to both booze and other drugs in one song! |
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05 Sep 06 - 10:31 AM (#1827446) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Brass Monkey I protest that one form is not acceptable to co exist with the other. I have therefore found a place where the reference possibly could become split: The desert An infinite number of dust particles collected together by the revelation of barren seabed and the drying out of certain parts for an indefinite and prolonged period of time. And we're long past "Stalks and seeds again" In other words, beer and drugs are mostly interdependent. You could of course try Afganistan, in which case I disagree with the lyrics of the song and I think the guest must hail from such a place. Of course he could be Texan. Disclaimer: Whatever you do don't drink beer with opiates, especially not heroin. In fact don't even go there. Final deduction - The lyrics should be changed to "In Heaven there ain't no beer" |
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05 Sep 06 - 10:37 AM (#1827457) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: GUEST,Mrrzy Da Second Week Of Deer Camp Spoken: Hey there goes one (BANG!) Hey you shot my cow! It's the second week of deer camp I got a swollen head I'm lying with the dustballs Underneath the bed An icy breeze is blowing Into the tongue and groove My pants are frozen to the floor And I'm too sick to move I didn't drink so many Just thirty cans of beer It musta been that last shot That put me under here CHORUS It's the second week of deer camp And all the guys are here We drink, play cards and shoot the bull But never shoot no deer The only time we leave the camp Is when we go for beer The second week of deer camp Is the greatest time of year I remember playing poker That weasel Musty won He's wearing my new swampers And sleeping with my gun He's snoring like a chainsaw The camp smells like a dump Someone's dirty underwear Is hanging on the pump Mickey's in the woodbox Weener's on the stove His flannel shirt is smoking (sniff) I wonder if he knows (YEOW!) CHORUS Beadle's crawling through the door I think he got frostbite He passed out in the outhouse And he's been there since last night Goofus stumbled through the door He says he got a buck He was coming from the wayside And hit it with his truck Musty cracked a beer and said It's time to celebrate Goofus got the first buck Since 1968 CHORUS |
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05 Sep 06 - 10:59 AM (#1827480) Subject: RE: songs/tunes linked to drugs or alcohol From: Charley Noble I was pleased to see "Needle of Death" posted several times. Probably "Dead Flowers" is another classic for nomination. And I take full credit for reviving the 1807 drinking song titled "The Mariner's Compass Is Grog." Cheerily, Charley Noble |