# What is the best drug song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633 "2005-02-24T02:46:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/81 "2005-02-25T00:05:19Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > _Go Ask Alice_ Jefferson Airplane Pssst…it’s White Rabbit /Ms Cyros ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/82 "2005-02-25T00:09:24Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > Pssst…it’s White Rabbit > > /Ms Cyros I knew that. Wait a minute. No, I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/83 "2005-02-25T00:12:53Z")
My favorites have mostyly all been mentioned, but let me ask a question… So, I was watching “Cold Case” the other night for the first time. It was about a Vietnam era murder around 1969-- junior high school time for me. One of the songs they played was “Crimson and Clover”, and I got to thinking that I’ve always assumed it was a drug song, but is it? Was it just capitalizing on psychodelic imagery, and I’m making too much of: _Ah… My mind’s such a sweet thing I wanna do everything_ It’s not like Tommy James and the Shondells were Jefferson Airplane or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/84 "2005-02-25T00:20:44Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > _Ah… > My mind’s such a sweet thing > I wanna do everything_ I always thought it was “My, my, such a sweet thing,” referring to the girl. “Crystal Blue Persuasion” is supposedly about amphetamines, although I could never figure out exactly how. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/85 "2005-02-25T00:27:48Z")
Although I do like “Smoke Two Joints” by Sublime (first song I ever heard by them) and " Not if You were The Last Junkie on Earth" by the Dandy Warhols (also 1st song. hmmm) too, I like “High” by Feeder, “Heroin Girl” by Everclear and “High” by Jimmy’s Chicken Shack better. A recent one I like a lot as well is “Feel Good Hit Of The Summer” by Queens Of The Stone Age. ---
**Author:** ![IUchem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@IUchem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IUchem)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/86 "2005-02-25T00:35:52Z")
BOC: The Last Days of May 'nuff said ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/87 "2005-02-25T00:38:06Z")
\*I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all, So tell me why should it be true That I get a kick out of you? Some get a kick from cocaine. I’m sure that if I took even one sniff That would bore me terrific’ly too, Yet I get a kick out of you.\* ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/88 "2005-02-25T00:52:38Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > I always thought it was “My, my, such a sweet thing,” referring to the girl. I’ve seen it both ways, but the “mind” lyric makes it more like a druggie song, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![IUchem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@IUchem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IUchem)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/89 "2005-02-25T00:53:32Z")
> [@IUchem](#): > > BOC: The Last Days of May > > 'nuff said Parched land no desert sand, sun was just a dot And a little bit of water goes a long way, 'cause it’s hot Three good buddies were laughing and smoking in the back Of a rented ford They couldn’t know they weren’t going far Each one with the money in his pocket Could go out and buy himself a brand new car But they all had the money they had Money they hoped would take them very far The sky was bright, a traffic light, now and then a truck And they hadn’t seen a cop around all day \<\\> They brought everything they needed bags and scales to weigh the stuff The driver said the border’s just over the bluff It wasn’t until the car suddenly stopped In the middle of a cold and barren place And the other guy turned and spilled Three boys blood, did they know a trap had been lain? They’re ok the last days of may, I’ll be breathing dry air I’m leaving soon, the others are already there You wouldn’t be interested in coming along, instead of staying here They say the west is nice this time of year ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/90 "2005-02-25T02:10:54Z")
Oh, and Steve Earle’s _CCKMP_ is a terrific drug song. It stands for “cocaine cannot kill my pain,” and ends with a verse about how heroin is the only thing that brings him any relief, after having rejected cocaine, whiskey, and even sex in the other verses. Harrowing (harrowin’?) song. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/91 "2005-02-25T03:22:52Z")
One from **Toby Keith** and **Willie Nelson** for instance… _ **I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again.** _ \*\*\*I always heard that his herb was top shelf I just could not wait to find out for myself Don’t knock it til’ you tried it, Well I tried it my friend And I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again I learned a hard lesson in a small Texas town He fired up a fat boy and passed him around The last words that I spoke before they tucked me in Was I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again.\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/92 "2005-02-25T04:29:51Z")
How about a song by, **The Grateful Dead**? I choose Casey Jones. ---
**Author:** ![tadc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@tadc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tadc)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/93 "2005-02-25T05:15:13Z")
Burn One Down - Ben Harper ---
**Author:** ![tadc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@tadc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tadc)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/94 "2005-02-25T05:21:27Z")
Methinks I feel a compilation CD coming on… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/95 "2005-02-25T07:06:19Z")
**Truckin’** - The Grateful Dead **Everybody must get stoned** - Bob Dylan 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![START](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/96 "2005-02-25T07:11:56Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > For fun entertainment I can still sit through a spin of **Afroman** ’s _Because I Got High_. I can’t believe it took 52 responses for someone to mention Afroman, that was the first thing that came to my mind. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/97 "2005-02-25T12:08:21Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > I think Donovan’s version kicks Sainte-Marie’s ass. 🙂 You should hear The Charlatans (not UK) version on the _Nuggets_ compilation. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/98 "2005-02-25T12:18:37Z")
**(he’ll never be an) ol’ man river** by Aussie band T.I.S.M. I’m on the drug, I’m on the drug, I’m on the drug that killed River Phoenix. I saw his body thrashing round. I saw his pulse rate going down. I saw him in convulsive throes. I said “I’ll have one of those.” ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/99 "2005-02-25T13:24:55Z")
> [@meek](#): > > **Truckin’** - The Grateful Dead > 🆒 Despite the often-quoted line about Sweet Jane, the song’s about life on the road, not drugs in particular. “Ain’t it a shame?” ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633/100 "2005-02-25T14:21:38Z")
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