This list includes songs about drugs and songs closely associated with drugs or drug use. This includes terminology associated with the use or acquisition of drugs such as, "crashing," "copping," and "dealer."
Sometimes a singer or composer may say that a song that has been associated with drugs or drug culture is not actually about drugs. "Puff, the Magic Dragon" is an example of this situation. These songs are included, and the controversy surrounding them is noted on the list.
This list is sorted by the type of drug each song considers; therefore, a song about heroin such as "The Needle and the Damage Done", by Neil Young will be found in the Heroin section.
Songs that do not specify what drug they reference are to be found in the Other drugs section. There are also songs about less commonly-referenced drugs under that heading.
All songs are listed alphabetically.
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- “Caina” — Ruben Blades
- “Can't You Hear Me Knocking?” — Rolling Stones
- “Casey Jones” — the Grateful Dead
- “Champagne Days, Cocaine Nights” — Abe Duque
- “Charlie Freak” — Steely Dan
- “China Girl” — David Bowie/Iggy Pop
- “Cigarettes & Alcohol” — Oasis
- “Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk” — Rufus Wainwright
- “Close To The Edge” — Yes
- “Cocaine” — J.J. Cale, later recorded — Eric Clapton
- “Cocaine” — Pop Star Who Kills
- “Cocaine” — Jackson Browne
- “Cocaine” — Yakooza
- “Cocaine and Camcorders” — UNKLE with South
- “Cocaine Cowgirl” — Matt Mays
- “Cocaine & Gin” — Death In Vegas
- “Cocaine & Toupees” — Mindless Self Indulgence
- “Cocaine Blues” written by TJ Arnall originally recorded by Roy Hogshead and later by Johnny Cash and Hank Williams III
- “Cocaine Blues” — Luke Jordan, covered later by David Bromberg
- “Cocaine Blues”, a traditional song recorded by the Reverend Gary Davis, Bob Dylan, Dave van Ronk,Nick Drake and Johnny Cash among others
- “Cocaine Blues” — The Warlocks, as distinct from other songs with same title...
- “Cocaine Business” — Noreaga
- “Cocaine Decisions” — Frank Zappa
- “Cocaine Girl” — Stage Fright, often mistaken as a Nirvana song.
- “Cocaine Habit Blues” — Memphis Jug Band, also by The Grateful Dead
- “Cocaine in my Brain” — Dillinger
- “Cocaine Rodeo” — Mondo Generator
- “Cocaine Sex” — Renegade Soundwave
- “Cocaine Socialism” — Pulp
- “Cokane” — Warp Brothers
- “Coke N' “ — Izzy Stradlin
- “Cold Blooded” — Rick James, later covered by Ol' Dirty Bastard
- “Cool The Engines” — Boston
- “Cowgirl” — Underworld
- "Crack Cocaine" — Pork Dukes
- “Crack Rock Steady” — Choking Victim
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- "Early Bird" — Juvenile
- "Educated Guess" — One by One
- "End Of The Line" — Eric West
- "Exiliado en el lavabo" — Estopa
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- The song talks about a death from overdose.
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- "Your Own Backyard" — Dion
- "You Were On My Mind" — We Five
Dissociative Anesthetics (Ketamine, DXM, PCP)
Marijuana
This is a list of songs that are about, or appear to be about, marijuana (or hashish).
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- Prine explains that the phrase illegal smile not only describes the bemused look on a stoned face, but also the knowing smile that you get when you understand a joke or reference that nobody else notices. *
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- The are many references to getting high in the song, most likely about marijuana.
- The artists claim this song has nothing to do with drugs *. Despite this, this song is strongly associated with marijuana use in the public eye, despite the fact that "chasing the dragon" refers to heroin smoking.
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- The song is often given the misnomer Everybody Must Get Stoned from the chorus.
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- The title refers to the custom of taking two consecutive hits off a blunt and then passing it in the rotation.
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Psychedelics
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songs that are about or seem to be about
psychedelic drugs such as
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- The band claim the song is about planet earth, and that an acid shared the name.
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- The title is suposedly a reference to LSD: Lucy, Sky, Diamonds. The name is asserted to have come from a drawing of a classmate, Lucy, by John Lennon's son, Julian. Paul McCartney, however, recently acknowledged that the song is about drugs.
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3769511.stm]
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- "Octopus Ride" — Syd Barrett (Also titled "Octopus" and "Clowns and Jugglers")
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songs that appear to be about other drugs or drugs-in-general, listed as
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- "Tahan Sind (If You Don't Love Me I'll Kill Myself)" — Smilers (Alcohol, pills)
- "Temptation's Wings" — Down (Drugs in general, possibly heroin)
- "Tennessee Jed" — Grateful Dead (Jack Daniels whiskey)
- "That Girl Suicide" — Brian Jonestown Massacre (non-specific)
- "The Trees Get Wheeled Away" — Bright Eyes (Alcohol, tobacco, prescription pills)
- "Then and Now" — Duff McKagan {Alcohol, cocaine, heroin)
- "These Drugs" — D12 (Marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and others)
- "This Dying Soul" — Dream Theater (Alcoholism)
- "This is the New Shit" — Marilyn Manson (Designer drugs)
- "Tightrope" — Stevie Ray Vaughan (Recovery)
- "Totally Wired" — The Fall (Amphetamine)
- "Trip At The Brain" — Suicidal Tendencies (non specific)
- "Tripping" — The Pretty Things (Amphetamine, LSD)
- "Tubthumping" — Chumbawamba (Alcohol)
- "TV Party" — Black Flag (Alcohol)
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- There is no drug referenced, however, the lyrics state, "...another urchin snaps and left dead on his own...", which leads one to believe that the "urchin" is a juvenile doing drugs.
- This song is a traditional Irish song which was covered by many artists.
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- The song mentions nitrous oxide, but it is more about Modern European society.
See also
Lists of songs about a topic | Drug-related lists
Liste de chansons ayant trait aux psychotropes