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Aug 5, 2015 · When Dylan offered to get them buzzed, he was surprised to learn the Beatles members hadn’t smoked pot yet, as he thought they were singing “I get high” in the chorus of “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Lennon explained to him that the misheard lyric was actually, “I can’t hide.”
- The Beatles, “Got to Get You Into My Life” (1966) This sunny, soulful track from 1966’s Revolver LP is generally thought of as one of the Fab Four’s many upbeat love songs – but according to Paul McCartney, the love object in this particular instance is a weed, not a woman.
- Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” (1966) “I never have and never will write a drug song,” Bob Dylan famously announced during his legendary performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May 1966, but that hasn’t stopped several generations of dope smokers from adopting the lead track from Blonde on Blonde (which also hit Number Two on the Billboard singles chart in the spring of ’66) as an anthem.
- Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke Over the Line” (1970) L.A.- based folkies Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley scored a surprise Top 10 hit in the spring of 1971 with this catchy little ditty – often introduced in concert as “our cannabis spiritual” – about waiting for a train while being more than slightly baked.
- Black Sabbath, “Sweet Leaf” (1971) Let’s be honest: At one time or another, we’ve all been Tony Iommi at the beginning of “Sweet Leaf,” hacking away in agonized bliss after a particularly large hit.
Aug 28, 2014 · August 28, 2014. Total. 0. Shares. Fifty years ago today, the band that would turn the world on to marijuana got turned on to marijuana. Perhaps the mostly influential sesh in history happened on...
Aug 28, 2015 · The mid-to-late '60s saw the Beatles morphing from mop-topped pop stars into Nehru jacket-wearing mystics – a transformation that may have started on Aug. 28, 1964, when Bob Dylan introduced the...
My guess would be he smoked (weed) regularly in the early to mid 60s. Late 60s through 70s who knows. Probably smoked during the RTR period occasionally. Stopped during the born again period then smoked occasionally with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Smoked his brains out with the Dead.
- Toby Keith – Weed with Willie
- Ray Charles – Let’s Go Get Stoned
- Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen – Seeds and Stems Again
- Jefferson Airplane – Mexico
- Cab Calloway – Reefer Man
- Tone Loc – Cheeba Cheeba
- Steppenwolf – Don’T Step on The Grass, Sam
- Paul Mccartney and Wings – Hi, Hi, Hi
- Cheech & Chong – Up in Smoke
- Little Feat – Don’T Bogart That Joint
After Toby Keith and songwriter Scotty Emerick first hung out with country legend (and professional toker) Willie Nelson, they were inspired to write this 2003 song. The tune celebrates (and bemoans) Nelson’s notoriously strong herb – and the effects that it has on even the most seasoned smokers. As Keith recalls in the tune, “I’ll never smoke weed...
Written by the best-selling songwriting team of Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Joshie “Jo” Armstead, “Let’s Go Get Stoned” was first recorded by vocal group the Coasters in 1965, followed by country star Ronnie Milsap. But it was Ray Charles who made it a national hit, despite the subject matter. Released in 1966, the song went to No.1 on t...
Life can’t get much worse for the subject of this 1971 song by country rockers Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. The man in question bemoans being broke and alone after his girlfriend leaves him for another man andhis dog dies. To make matters worse, his weed stash is down to just useless seeds and stems – so he can’t even get stoned. – So...
Released as a single in 1970, “Mexico” was Jefferson Airplane’s lyrical protest against President Nixon and his efforts to curtail the entry of marijuana at the southern border (Operation Intercept). Despite being banned by many radio stations across the country, the song still managed to find success on the Billboard charts. – Sophie Smith
Songs about weed certainly aren’t a modern phenomenon. This 1932 jazz tune, first recorded by legendary bandleader Cab Calloway, was released a mere five years before the US made marijuana illegal. Formally titled, “Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man,” this J. Russel Robinson/Andy Razaf song was later recorded by punk band Murphys Law and swin...
While Tone Loc’s chart-topping 1989 debut, Lōc-ed After Dark, was best known for hits like “Funky Cold Medina” and “Wild Thing,” this West Coast hip-hop classic also includes gems like “Cheeba Cheeba.” Backed by a hypnotic beat, Tone Loc confidently delivers a laid-back ode to the herb. – Sophie Smith
1968’s “Don’t Step on the Grass, Sam,” a track off Steppenwolf’s aptly-titled sophomore album, The Second, found the psych rock band delivering pointed commentary on the US government’s stance on marijuana (specifically, making it illegal and cracking down heavily on those who disobeyed those laws). – Sophie Smith
Released in 1972 as a double A-side (paired with “C-Moon”), “Hi, Hi, Hi” brought the vibes of a chilled-out vacation, the urgency of a new romance, and the hazy fog of a quality joint. It’s no surprise that Paul and Linda McCartney were inspired to write the song while in sunny Spain…it’s also not a shock that the single was banned in the UK for it...
Comedy duo Cheech & Chong (Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong) rose to fame in the 70s through a series of best-selling albums, with much of their material centering around their love of Mary Jane. But it was their 1978 debut feature film, Up in Smoke, that was Cheech & Chong’s pièce de résistance and established the genre of the stoner film. The title t...
In 1968, blues rockers Fraternity of Man wrote “Don’t Bogart Me” (known more famously as “Don’t Bogart That Joint”). While the song gained initial fame from its appearance in the 1969 Easy Rider soundtrack, it became even more popular a decade later when Little Feat (featuring Fraternity of Man drummer Richie Hayward) covered it on their best-selli...
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Theme Time Radio Hour, with your host Bob Dylan — Smoking. nightly moth. 17.2K subscribers. 232. 7.1K views 3 months ago Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour. It's night time in the big city...
