Some are about fighting it, or dealing with it, or dealing with a person struggling with their additions. It should be noted that many songs have drug references in them, but may not actually be about drugs....
I want to note as well that many songs about drugs, are actually anti drug.
- White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane.
- Jane Says - Janes' Additicion
- Bad - U2
- The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
- Running to Stand Still - U2
- Heroin - The Velvet Underground
- Space Oddity - David Bowie
- Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
- You Were on My Mind - The We Five
- White Wedding - Billy Idol
- Are you Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
- Mothers Little Helper - Rolling Stones
- Knock me Down - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Legalize It - Peter Tosh
- Mr. Brownstone - Guns N Roses
- Cocaine - Eric Clapton
- Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Golden Brown - The Stranglers
- Waiting for my Man - Velvet Underground
- Last Dance for Mary Jane - Tom Petty
The Doors. I am not even going to list songs, but the name, "The Doors" is a reference to a book by Aldous Huxley named "The Doors of Perception" about his experiences with LSD-25.
Songs Often Mistakenly Referred to as "Drug" Songs
All too often perfectly innocent songs are said to be about drugs, sometimes drugs are not even referenced in the song. Here are some songs commonly misinterpreted as drug songs.
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles. People said the initials spell out LSD but in fact John says it was about a picture his son drew and had nothing to do with Drugs.
- Drugs Don't Work - The Verve. Thought to be an anti-drug song, it was written about the songwriters father who had cancer.
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel. Was a song Paul Simon wrote for his wife when she was sad about getting older. It is also about friendship but was mistaken as a heroin song.
- Horse with no Name - America. It is said that because the word "Horse" is slang for Heroin, it is a drug song, but this is probably a mistake, its about losing your identity.
- Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin. About a cult and mystical things.
- Hotel California - The Eagles. It may have some references to drugs but the band has not been completely clear about the true meaning of this song but it may not be about drugs. The explanations are possibly more confusing than the song itself.
- Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones. Despite the fact that many people think it is a drug song, it probably really is about Mick Jaggers passion for black women.
- Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul, and Mary. It REALLY is a children's song and is NOT a song about Marijuana.
- Instant Karma - John Lennon. I think this song is what it says its about, if you do something bad, something bad will happen in return. Why people think this song is about drugs is beyond me.
- Mellow Yellow - Donovan. This song is apparently about smoking banana peels, which are not actually drugs, so this song is not a drug song.
