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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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  • "Early Bird" — Juvenile
  • "Educated Guess" — One by One
  • "End Of The Line" — Eric West
  • "Exiliado en el lavabo" — Estopa

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Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)


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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.
  • "Pushin'" — UGK

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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


This is a list of songs that are about or seem to be about psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psylocybin, or mescaline.

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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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This is a list of songs that appear to be about other drugs or drugs-in-general, listed as non-specific.

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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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  • "Zoo Station" — U2
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

 

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