Drugs and music have been long intwined, possibly for thousands of years. Unsurprisingly musicians have written a huge number of songs about the highs and the lows of indulging in substances. Our hosts each pick 5 songs to unpack the topic.
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link to episode playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JVxsCWTjIv9ehGGRIudxY?si=6e1b13ea2b0e49df
Links to tracks discussed on the show:
Dave 1: Queens of the Stone Age "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" live at Reading Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWpNckK9ExA
Mark 1: Hideous Sun Demon "Can't Live Like That"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxIA1aMQs6g
Dave 2: George Jones "Just One More"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr4CHFXXM-Q
Mark 2: Spiritualized "I Think I'm In Love" live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQDtaVgtSy0
Dave 3: Felice Brothers "Rockefeller Drug Law Blues" Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFjrF3zOBE
Mark 3: Silver Jews "Horseleg Swastikas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Fkpzb6hFE
Dave 4: Margot Price "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)" Live on SNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3J2iOs7AxA
Mark 4: The Fall "What About Us?" Live at Øyafestivalen (Oslo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_godSE6RJy0
Dave 5: Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)" Live Radio 1's Big Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqeM9glofUk
Mark 5: Pulp "Sorted for E's and Wizz" Live at Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PymWkGvl5Xs
Links to other interesting stuff discussed:
Margo Price - Autobiography
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60402664
Jarvis Cocker - Good Pop Bad Pop
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59578046-good-pop-bad-pop
Mark made a Fall playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hNIlztOe1SVSTAd1hfUow?si=73fbf974359b4ea0
Ecstasy, the battle of rave BBC Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ecstasy-the-battle-of-rave/id1530948202?i=1000490868957
Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen
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