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Amphetamine
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"Punk and reggae are essentially the same kind of music. The only difference was the drugs that the musicians took. The punks were on speed and the rastas on weed"
I love music that is about, or inspired by, drugs. It's much easier for me to treasure a song that I can relate to in a special way. If you also appreciate the joy of recognition - and if you like speed - then you'll find a bundle of great songs listed here. All these songs are (probably) about or inspired by speed. In the cases where it is not obvious I've been made aware of this fact by an article or interview. I have placed links to soundclips so you can listen to some of my favorite ones. I am going to put links to all the songs on this page when I find the time to do so. And hey, do not try a drug just because a song (or a musician) says it's cool ... or vice versa :o)
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My collection of amphetamine songs
Catherine wheel - Crank - (Lyrics) Daycare swindlers - Crystal meth - (Lyrics) <- No other song more accurately describes the feeling I get from speed Eve 6 - Amphetamines - (Lyrics) (The) Fall - Totally wired - (Lyrics) Holy modal rounders - If you'll want to be a bird <- Written by the singers wife while she was speeding Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy - (Lyrics + guitar tab ) <- Evan Dando (the singer) used lots of drugs while he was in the Lemonheads. He finally got caught up in alcohol abuse (30-40 drinks a day). These days though, he claims he only smokes pot. Good for him. Mark Foggo - Speeding my life away - (Lyrics) -- (I haven't found a link to the song yet) Mark Lanegan band - Methamphetamine blues - (Lyrics) Mink Deville - Let me dream if I want to (amphetamine blues) Rocket From the Tombs - Amphetamine Sisters of mercy - Amphetamine logic - (Lyrics + guitar tab) <- This song has somewhat managed to capture the dark feeling of a comedown. Andrew Eldritch, the singer, once claimed that the he and the other members of the band probably held some world records in amphetamine abuse back in the early eighties. Small faces - Here comes the nice - (Lyrics + guitar tab) <- The song strangely managed to escape an airplay ban in the UK when it was released. The tile is a wordplay on the American comedian Lord Buckley's "Here come the Nazz". Third eye blind - Semi charmed kind of life Toys that Kill - Amphetamine street --- (I haven't found link yet) Vibrators - Amphetamine blue - (Lyrics) <- My all time favorite speed song. |
My collection of amphetamine songs A3 - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness |
* Band names & slang for speed* For those of you who are interested, here are some band names that relate to speed: Amphetamine blue
Surely there are hundreds of other band names or songs that would qualify for this page. Check out this list of slang names for amphetamine and maybe you will come to think of some: Spoof, speed, crystal, glass, crank, tweak, yaba, dex, ice, batu, chalk, go-fast, shabu, zip, croak, chard, dope, creep, bomb, crypto, fire, white cross, tweek / tweak, uppers, shabu shabu, amp ... and some legal amphetmaine-like products: desoxyn, dexedrin, ritalin, phentermine, fenfluramine, ephedrine ... |
Do you know of more songs or bands that deserve to be listed here? Then please e-mail me.
If you find any errors on this page (linguistical, factual, technical...) please send me an e-mail at robbie (a] schar.info.
Copyright © Rob J . 2004-2005
