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: Leon Tags: Medical first hundred tox tunes Source Type: news
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