For this particular mix tape theme we dipped into the archives and dug up a reader-submitted theme suggestion from one of our very first mix tapes back in late May. This mix tape theme comes to us from everyone’s favorite Villain belmont yo, who thought it would be a great idea to put together a mix tape for Songs About Drugs. I’m interested in seeing what we can come up with.
There are definitely a treasure trove of recorded songs to chose from going back as far as the jazz and blues songs from the likes of Cab Calloway (”Reefer Man”), Fats Waller (”A Viper’s Drag”), and Lead Belly (”Take a Whiff on Me”). We’ll call these the gateway songs if you will (there are many, many more). From there on until the present day, the rest is all up to you. (And kids, if you’re reading this. Drugs are bad.) Our Drinking the Kool-Aid (Songs About Drugs) mix tape begins after the break.
As always I give you my gentle reminder to include a video URL with your song submission so that we can post the video chain after the break as we move forward.
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I’ll kick things off with a cautionary tale written by Neil Young in the early 1970’s.
cvilleMUSE Mix Tape XI: Drinking the Kool-Aid
01. The Needle and the Damage Done (Shaun)
The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young
02. White Light/White Heat (mc)
White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
03. Druganaut (skreet)
Druganaut by Black Mountain
04. Handshake Drugs (megajon)
Handshake Drugs by Wilco
05. Tell It To Me aka Cocaine Habit (sunbow)
Tell It To Me by Old Crow Medicine Show
06. Coffee and Cigarettes (belmont yo)
Coffee and Cigarettes by Michelle Featherstone
07. Heroin Is So Passe (squidtank)
Heroin Is So Passe by The Dandy Warhols
08. Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll (ancym)
Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
09. Cocaine Decisions (Brian)
Cocaine Decisions by Frank Zappa
10. My Drug Buddy (shaun)
My Drug Buddy by The Lemonheads
11. Love is A Drug (ancym)
Love Is A Drug by Roxy Music
12. Funny Cigarette (shaun)
Funny Cigarette by The Asylum Street Spankers
13. Willin’ (Dan from Eppie’s)
Willin’ by Little Feat
14. Pusherman (ceg)
Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield
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White Light/White Heat by the Velvet Underground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mn71fQpXNY
mc…i can always count on you for the goods…Velvet U. it is.
i just watched this for the first time in a couple of years. when i started watching it i was completely sober, but now i feel kinda weird.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RjXTjvjCA
skreet. I hadn’t heard that one. fantastic! and welcome to the MUSE. Black Mountain has been added.
I love lamp… Shaun love the theme thanks to belmont yo…here are a couple to choose from…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkepNqFp0s0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lfmCgxdAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ROalKnVZfU
another theme I could go on for awhile, but I’ll stop now
How about Cocaine Habit by Old Crow Medicine Show?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR30SN0u7wk
@5 how can I not go with Wilco decked out in Nudie suits live at Lollapalooza? Handshake Drugs goes on the board and I have to agree…this is one that I could go on and on and on about
@6 another fun choice…this one has a bunch of different titles…”Take a Whiff on Me”, “Cocaine Habit” and “Tell it to Me” (as recorded by the OCMS). There’s a great video of the song recorded live at the Station Inn in Nashville, TN featuring David Rawlings on guitar! Check out the second link provided by megajon (he has a strange power which allows him to predict the songs that others will chose. Check out our 80’s mix for proof.) Thanks Sunbow…OCMS it is.
Marijuana: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKwS30Prow&feature=related
Alcohol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LgrGHWSy6k
Cocaine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-2eD5hixEQ
Psylocibin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziEjW7WNP98
Coffee & cigarettes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8VfdaY8xNs
Mescaline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcqlU7EskrM&feature=related
Ketamine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ifK2iVInRk
LSD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5TJApnJ8X8&feature=related (ha ha)
DMT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1jPeG1LlaQ
Ecstacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8w2Ct59LQ
Heroin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4-WdohdaHw
Meth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scni2b-RyRs
Pharmies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIkZh07e0eM&feature=related (funny!)
(you dont need to add any of these, Im just putting my 12 cents in)
in case you were wondering why he’s everyone’s favorite villain…may I present to you belmont yo. nice work sir.
Pick a drug any drug folks. I think I’m going to add the Coffee and Cigarettes selection to the mix partly because I’m a fan of the film and because they are not the first drugs that sometimes come to mind (even as I drink coffee and smoke a cigarette)
Heroin is so passe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXMVNOIEyBs
What about the synthemesc, drencrom, and vellocet my brothers? Warm feelings all throughout me guttywuts - real horrorshow like.
belmont yo is a hard act to follow, still how about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLeVcP_JQg&feature=related
and not to forget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_KFebLWpY0&feature=related
@squidtank - thx for the Dandy Warhols
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_WgCGOWae4
finally getting around to updating…sorry for the delay everybody. squid and ancym…i’ve added your selections (ancym i’ll add your roxy music selection shortly). Who’s got the next song for our mind altering mix?
here’s the beginning of round 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyGyaHKkSk
don’t know how I missed your post Brian…but I’m updating in a matter of moments. Zappa huh? I never would have guessed.
my old standby, for sure. plus, there has to be a Zappa song for every occasion!
I’ve added a couple more videos to the mix…ancym’s Roxy Music submission as well as a classic from The Asylum Street Spankers featuring the one and only Pops Bayless on lead vocal. The video is taken from a special reunion show which brought all the Spankers (past and present) together. The show was recorded and released on DVD as “Re-Assembly”. The album version of “Funny Cigarette” appears on Spanks for the Memories from 1996 and if you’re going to dive into the whacky world of the Spankers, that’s where I’d suggest you begin. In recent years the band has added a more contemporary element to their records and performances but back in the 90’s these guys were playing it without any amplification whatsoever and their focus was on music that was made before there were records. It’s classic stuff.
If you give me, weed, whites, and wine…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCMlSWlDX8
Better quality vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCMlSWlDX8&fmt=18
Pusher Man - Curtis Mayfield
The Pusher - blind melon
alright I’m updating shortly…sorry for the extended delay but I’ve been camping all weekend so I’m trying to get caught up on what’s been going on in the world (locally and beyond).
@19 Willin’ is one of my all-time favorite Little Feat numbers…excellent choice
@20 I was hoping someone would bring up Mayfield. I’ll see if I can find a video URL for one or both.