The first 100 “Tox Tunes”

On January 3, 2010, TPR launched “Tox Tunes,” a series of clips of songs about drug, toxins, and poisons starting with Keith Richards’ version of Reverent Gary Davis’s “Cocaine Blues.” Last week, we featured our one-hundredth tune, Amy Winehouse’s classic — and tragically ironic — song “Rehab.” To celebrate the 100-tunes milestone, we are listing all the selections with links to the original  posts. Enjoy! #1: Cocaine Blues (Keith Richards) #2: Sister Morphine (Marianne Faithfull) #3: Reefer Man (Cab Calloway) #4: Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin) #5: Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine (Harry “The Hipster” Gibson) #6: Doctor Robert (The Beatles) #7: Gin Bottle Blues (Lightnin’ Hopkins) #8: Weed Smoker’s Dream (Harlem Hamfats) #9: Texas Tea Party (Benny Goodman & Orchestra) #10: I Get A Kick Out of You (Frank Sinatra) #11: Mickey’s Garden (Walt Disney, 1935) #12: Canned Heat Blues (Tommy Johnson) #13: Amphetamine Annie (Canned Heat) #14: Sweet Marijuana (1934) #15: The Pusher (Steppenwolf) #16: Eight Miles High (Leo Kottke) #17: When I Get Low I Get High (Ella Fitzgerald) #18: Day Tripper (The Beatles) #19: Torn And Frayed (The Rolling Stones) #20: Cocaine Habit Blues (Memphis Jug Band) #21: The Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young) #22: Old Rub Alcohol Blues (Dock Boggs) #23: Tonight’s the Night (Neil Young) #24: Strychnine (The Sonics) #25: Cocaine Blues (Luk...
Source: The Poison Review - Category: Toxicology Authors: Tags: Medical first hundred tox tunes Source Type: news