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  2. Cocaine Blues - Wikipedia

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    Davis' version of "Cocaine Blues" was subsequently recorded by a number of artists in the folk revival/singer-songwriter tradition, including Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1958 on Jack Takes the Floor and 1995 on South Coast), Richard Fariña and Eric Von Schmidt (1963), Hoyt Axton (1963, on Thunder 'n Lightnin), Davey Graham (1964, on Folk, Blues and ...

  3. Cocaine (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Cocaine" is a song written and recorded in 1976 by singer-songwriter J. J. Cale. The song was popularized by Eric Clapton after his version was released on the 1977 album Slowhand. J. J. Cale's version of "Cocaine" was a number-one hit in New Zealand for a single week and became the seventh-best-selling single of 1977. Personnel

  4. Cod'ine - Wikipedia

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    "Cod'ine" is a solo performance by Sainte-Marie, with her vocal accompanied by a twelve-string acoustic guitar. The lyrics are a personalized portrayal of addiction; the spelling reflects her pronunciation of the word, which rhymes with "rise" and "time" in the song's verses. As one of her best-known songs, it is included on several compilations.

  5. Snowblind (Styx song) - Wikipedia

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    "Snowblind" is a song by Styx that appears on the Paradise Theatre album released in 1981. The song is about the helplessness of cocaine addiction, [1] alternating between slow, brooding verses (sung by James Young) and a faster, harder-edged chorus (sung by Tommy Shaw), representing the addict's cycle of highs and lows.

  6. The Girl You Lost to Cocaine - Wikipedia

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    "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" (sometimes titled "The Girl You Lost") is a song by Australian singer Sia. It was released on 27 March 2008 as the second single from her studio album Some People Have Real Problems .

  7. Tired Eyes (Neil Young song) - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics of "Tired Eyes" describe a cocaine deal that went bad, resulting in the death of four men. [2] [7] It is based on a true story that occurred in Topanga Canyon in 1972. [7] [5] [3] According to Young, "That actually happened to a friend of mine. My friend was the one who shot the other guys. It was just one of those deals that went bad."

  8. Spoonful - Wikipedia

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    Earlier related songs include "All I Want Is a Spoonful" by Papa Charlie Jackson (1925) and "Cocaine Blues" by Luke Jordan (1927). The lyrics relate men's sometimes violent search to satisfy their cravings, with "a spoonful" used mostly as a metaphor for pleasures, which have been interpreted as sex, love, and drugs: [ 4 ]

  9. Heroin (The Velvet Underground song) - Wikipedia

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    "Heroin" begins slowly with Reed's quiet, melodic guitar, Sterling Morrison's rhythm guitar, and drum patterns by Maureen Tucker, soon joined by John Cale's droning electric viola. The tempo increases gradually, until a crescendo, punctuated by bow scratching and feedback from Cale's viola and louder, more regular strumming by Reed and Morrison ...