This past weekend was a holiday for some; on 4/20, the hordes of herbal supporters and users celebrate in the best way they know how—lightin’ up. Ever the muse, Mary Jane has charmed many a song out of artists. In commemoration of the holiday, we’ve compiled a list of top hits written about taking hits.
The Steve Miller Band—“The Joker”
“I’m a joker, I’m a smoker/I’m a midnight toker/I get my lovin’ on the run”
KC & the Sunshine Band—“I Get Lifted”
“Bring out the lovin’, lovin’ desire, baby/You got the match, oh that lights the fire/I get lifted up hi-high, hi-high”
Cab Calloway—“Reefer Man”
“Oh, have you ever met that funny reefer man? Reefer man”
Amy Winehouse—“Addicted”
“When you smoke all my weed, man/You gotta call the green man/So I can get mine and you get yours”
Black Sabbath—“Sweet Leaf”
“My life is free now, my life is clear/I love you sweet leaf, though you can’t hear.”
Bob Dylan—“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”
“They’ll stone ya when you’re tryin’ to go home/Then they’ll stone ya when you’re there all alone/But I would not feel so alone/Everybody must get stoned.”
Bob Marley—“Kaya”
“I’ve got to have kaya now/Got to have kaya now/I’ve got to have kaya now/For the rain is fallin’!”
Ray Charles—“Let’s Go Get Stoned”
“I’m gonna call my buddy on the telephone/And say let’s go get stoned”
Neil Young—“Roll Another Number (For the Road)”
“Think I’ll roll another for the road/I feel able to get under any load/Though my feet aren’t on the ground/I been standin’ on the sound/Of some open-hearted people goin’ down”
Tom Petty—“You Don’t Know How it Feels”
“Let me get to the point/Let’s roll another joint/And turn the radio loud/I’m too alone to be proud/You don’t know how it feels/You don’t know how it feels to be me”
Peter, Paul and Mary—“Puff the Magic Dragon”
“Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea/And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee/Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff/And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff”
The Beatles—“With a Little Help From My Friends”
“I get by with a little help from my friends/Gonna try with a little help from my friends”
John Mayer—“Who Says”
“Who says I can’t get stoned?/Turn off the lights and the telephone/Me in my house, alone/Who says I can’t get stoned?”
Brewer & Shipley—“One Toke Over the Line”
“Sittin’ downtown in a railway station/One toke over the line”
Weezer—“Hash Pipe”
“You’ve got your big G’s;/I’ve got my hash pipe”
Fraternity of Men—“Don’t Bogart that Joint, My Friend”
“Roll another one/Just like the other one/That one’s burned to the end/Come on a be a real friend”
Ben Harper—“Burn One Down”
“Let us burn one/From end to end/And pass it over/To me my friend/Burn it long, we’ll burn it slow/To light me up before I go”
Fountains of Wayne—“Planet of Weed”
“Set your mind at ease/Set your spirit free/What a wonderful life we could lead/On the Planet of Weed”
Stuff Smith—“If You’se a Viper”
“Dreamed about a reefer five feet long/Mighty Mezz, but not too strong/You’ll be high, but not for long/If you’re a viper”
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