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Drugs are a frequent topic for musicians and for that reason this is a small sample of possible tunes on the subject. These songs are all from the 20th century:

Marijuana Songs:

• Stuff Smith  If You’se a Viper  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKFH_zh4gY
• Cab Calloway  Reefer Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s5MxvlGoEI
• Muddy Waters  Champagne and Reefer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liX7zPV095Q
• Black Sabbath Sweet Leaf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcZVD74UnOo
• Rick James  Mary Jane  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U55iSMxGJ1Y
• Tori Amos    Mary Jane     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY1dAGQaNYA

Cocaine Songs:

• Memphis Jug Band Cocaine Habit Blues  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ou0qHIHTQ
• Laid Back Cocaine Cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r95ub7GSm5k
• Grandmaster Flash White Lines(Don’t Do It) http://www.amazon.com/White-Lines-Dont-Long-version/dp/B002G6J4L2
• Top 10 Cocaine Songs   http://listverse.com/2008/07/03/top-10-cocaine-songs-of-all-time/

Heroin/Opiate Songs:

• Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpzxf_flm8M
• Guns N Roses Mr. Brownstone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwqhOxrDXJk
• Alice In Chains Down In a Hole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hT3oDDf6c
• Operation Ivy Junkies Running Dry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2t-ijaAdAA
• Brian Jonestown Massacre Prozac vs. Heroin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI4UcFttw38&playnext=1&list=PL9A371F9032F949CF&feature=results_main
• Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwlogyj7nFE

Hallucinogen Songs:

• Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4913gaj0_4w
• Jimi Hendrix The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JxZOX-VAmg

Drug Reference Title:

• Miles Davis Paraphernalia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOmP9gRqVE0
• Miles Davis Stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jGSsNOhuUo