I Don’t Need No Bad Drugs

Bill Cosby “Dope Pusher” – This is from Bill Cosby Talks To Kids About Drugs, a record which was originally released back in 1971. The album was mostly Cosby doing just what the title suggests – chatting with kids and warning them about the dangers of drug abuse. That stuff is fine, but the real draw is when Cosby breaks into song. “Dope Pusher” is a surprisingly potent bit of hard psychedelic funk with Cosby shouting maniacally about the evils of “bad drugs.” Key lyric: “GOODBYE, DOPE PUSHER! GOODBYE, WITH YOUR BAG OF DEATH! AND AGONY! AND PAIN!” Last week, someone mentioned in the comments section that it was amazing that this record has not been widely sampled, and I’ve got to agree – in the first few seconds of this MP3 alone, you hear Bill say “how…do we get drugs?,” which is absolutely priceless.

Linda Lamb “King Meadowlands” – There is a quality to this song that I wish that I could adequately describe. It evokes some peculiar mixture of resignation, resentment, and eerie calmness. It’s somehow quite soothing even though it also makes me feel a bit anxious. This is taken from DJ Hell’s International DeeJay Gigolos #7 compilation from last year on Germany’s Gigolo Records.