Tonight’s theme is pretty self explanatory. There are a lot of us out there that have used a drug at least once or know people that have which makes some songs only relatable if you have. A good drug song is always fun. Some of them bring back memories, good or bad, of when we were young and stupid and did things that our mother would be better off not knowing about! Some are depressing and may actually make you feel the need to lock yourself in the bathroom and shoot up. I certainly hope not, because we here at Random Acts of Music DO NOT condone drug usage!! LOL!! We also don’t feel sorry for the sorry saps that would be stupid enough to do something like that! Either way, whatever happens after listening and reading is NOT OUR FAULT!! But please try to enjoy responsibly!
Placebo- Meds
An ode to prescription drugs! I have felt this way far too often, although I don’t think it’s ever been to the point where the video goes! That is a little Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and that is just too much. I have had people ask me if I’ve forgotten to take my meds plenty of times though! It’s not only about medication, it’s about messed up relationships and sex and all the complications in life that require some of us to have to take this “medicine”. Personally, I’d rather roll up a fattie, but the government says that it’s “bad” to do so, and stick us all with these addicting and mind altering drugs instead. The pharmaceutical companies are either assholes or geniuses. Probably a good mixture of both. This song makes me remember just why I started taking it all in the first place!
Mudvayne – Pharmaecopia
Seriously, if you can understand what Chad Grey is singing in this song, and you KNOW what all of it is… Lay off a bit, friend. The entire verses of this song are comprised of names of drugs, prescription, NOT prescription, and some shit even I haven’t heard of. Either way, tell me the chorus dosen’t sound pretty bad ass… Headless prison? Cannibals chew to consume you? Man… Take a break from the drugs, Chad… Wait a second, you mean to tell me that the Mudvayne songs they’re playing on the radio are ACTUALLY Mudvayne and not some sick joke? GET BACK ON THE DRUGS CHAD! PLEEEEASE!!!!
Regardless of Mudvaynes inherant suckiness now days, sit back and indulge in your favorite drug (cause frankly I can’t stop you anyway) and look at the pretty colors. Just before the DEMON OF METAL busts through your speakers and steals your musical soul!
D12 ft. Eminem- Purple Pills
Another song that boasts about the greatness of pills! Of course, if you know the kind of pills they are talking about then you’re messing around with the illegal kind! So many drug references that makes you realize that if you actually know what he is talking about then you have either used or been around people that have! Mushroom mountain definitely isn’t a vacation location! Even though the way he talks about it, it seems like it could be an awesome place to visit! Just not very often! I can feel my brain cells actually dying listening to this song. It’s so silly, but all so true at the same time!
Third Eye – TOOL
Good lord… From the beginning of the track with the MASTERFULL Bill Hicks explaining the good things drugs have done for the world (music being the main asset) into the insane atmospherics and then right into the loud-to-near dead silent song itself. This is serious fuckin business man… And a LONG track at that. So long in fact that YES It’s two whole freakin videos. Still, just sit back and listen to this shit… It’s amazing and one of the PRIMARY examples I point out when someone asks why I love TOOL. Yeah, that’s right, I’m a huge fan… And NOT just because it looks cool to scribble the Penis-Wrench all over my notebooks when I was in highschool (although, to be honest, it really was). Sit back and enjoy this one people, it’s not very often you catcha great prog metal EPIC such as this one… Not to mention one that is solid PROOF that if you understand what it means, you should lay off WHATEVER mind altering substances you’re rockin’ now days.
Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life
This is one of those songs that sound so happy that you tend to not really pay attention to the lyrics. An excellent song all about the ups and downs of crystal meth, but you have to really listen closely to catch it all! You may just get too lost in the upbeat melody and irresistable “do do do’s” going on. He blantantly declares that he’s doing crystal meth in the song though! Maybe you’ve had to have used the drug to be that in tune with the world, but I doubt it. My radar just happened to go off when I heard those words! Doesn’t mean I was sitting in a corner thinking bugs were crawling all over me in some dirty ass hotel room! Pay attention to what Stephen Jenkins is talking about, and this happy tune might actually turn depressing.
I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
Sitting on a cornflake…….. Waiting for the van to come…..
I am the egg man…… I am the egg man….. I am the walrus… Goo goo ga joob… Yellow matter custard…. Dripping from a dead dog’s eye……………. Fuck it, I’m not even writing anymore, son. That’s it.
This Place Is a Prison- The Postal Service
This is yet another song that makes you pay attention to catch the drug references, but they are undeniable! “Inhaling thrills through twenty dollar bills” can’t be about much else, or maybe that is just a misunderstanding on my part! I doubt it, I’m rarely wrong! Ask Diddle, and I guarantee he’ll agree. Maybe that is because he values his junk, but he will agree regardless! Anyways, this is a great song by a great band that doesn’t get half the attention they deserve. One of my top five favorite bands! A drug referenced song that will depress you like the good ones should, but will make you fall in love with the song at the same time!
Peephole – System of a Down
I do vaule my junk, that’s for sure.
Anyway, on to the song, lol. Gimme a break, if you can’t tell that this song is about drug use then you’re retarded. Period. No offense to those who are slow or anything, but for the love of God! He even says “when you’re high” in the song! It’s getting harder and harder to write about these songs cause they’re just so blatantly obvious in some cases!
Just heed the warning from Serj Tankian here… For the love of God don’t you ever get stuck in the sky when you’re high… That would be a shame… But hell, while you’re up there, sit back and chill and listen to this freaky circus music sounding jam from Serj and Darron and the crew from their first album… The go out and just pick up the album. It’s fantastic.
The Doors- The End
This one might not necessarily be about drugs, but it is pretty damn apparent that Jim Morrison had to have been on some kind of hallucinogen to write some of the lyrics to this! Anyone talking about wanting to fuck their mother and kill their family members is hopefully taking some kind of drug and not just incredibly insane! Jim did seem to be a little of both though. Not to mention the fact that you almost have to be on drugs to finish the whole song because it is so damn long and makes you feel high without touching anything! A great classic that people still can’t stop talking about!
Cocaine – Eric Clapton
Shit, son… The damn song title is “Cocaine”… It’s all about… Take a guess…….. WHAT?! PUPPIES?!? ARE YOU INSANE??? No, it’s about COCAINE! I know, novel idea, eh? Shit I woulda never guessed. Look, this is obvious why it’s about drugs, so instead of writing about the song and explaining in detail why it’s about drugs and insulting your intellegence… I’m going to write a bit about the ring-tailed lemur..
The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is a large Strepsirhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of four lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known locally as Hira (Malagasy) or Maki (French and Malagasy), it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island. It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of lemurs. The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours.
There, NOW you’re learned something… Unless you study Lemurs for a living… In which case, just skip this whole damn post.
Well, my friends… That’s it for this list. Remember these lists aren’t all inclusive. If theres anything you’d like to add just leave a comment, or you can find me in my inbox at Immortalsanchez@gmail.com
Stay tuned, there WILL be more soon, including maybe a special weekend post comming up later today…
IF you’re lucky, that is.
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