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Smokin’ tunes

Spencer Patterson

Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)

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Nice butt.

Hefty cigarette-tax increase got you down? Kick back, light up and enjoy a few songs on the topic.

• “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” (Mötley Crüe, 1985) Everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school, but it’s a safe bet 62 cents more per pack ain’t gonna stop it from happening.

• “Cigarettes & Alcohol” (Oasis, 1994) Something tells us Noel Gallagher would hate the rate hike—maybe the fact that the guy named his cats Benson and Hedges.

• “Smoke Rings” (Sam Cooke, 1963) Listening to the soul master wax poetic about those “silky little rings” is almost enough to make a non-smoker start up, tax or no.

• “I Save Cigarette Butts” (Daniel Johnston, 1980) It probably won’t result in extra cash, but Daniel’s always done things differently.

• “Don’t Smoke” (The Microphones, 2007) If the tax doesn’t help you quit, maybe these lyrics will: “Is it because this little part of you wants to be dead?/Or is it because your life feels empty without some ritual?/Or is it because the rebellion against the adults hasn’t ended yet?” Ouch.

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Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Motley Crue, 1985)

WRONG!!!

The Crue covered this song in 1985. The original was by Brownsville Station in 1973.

Thank you for playing, please drive through.

Posted by: CinCity30 on 4/2/09 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ha, yeah, I'm well aware Motley's version is a cover - I just prefer it (it has so much more personality), which is why I picked it.

Same goes for "Smoke Rings" - Sam Cooke wasn't the first to record it. Just the best.

Thanks for commenting.

Posted by: SpencerPatterson on 4/3/09 at 7:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

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