Surely you've heard this phrase, haven't you? Well, in the 1970s and 1980s this phrase was very glamorized. It meant a life of freedom, parties, travel, joy and.... promiscuity. But did you know that Sex and Drugs and Rock & Roll is a song by Ian Dury, an English musician who transitioned from punk to new wave, which was released in August 1977?
Sex, drugs and rock and roll
It's everything my body and brain need
Sex, drugs and rock and roll
They're too good
But, long after the party ended, the last guests left - apart from those who remained lying in some corner of the room, a bitter taste was left in the mouth. The Rock&Roll Lifestyleand drugs have always gone hand in hand. And the bill came. Millionaire. If we try to make a list of musicians who have suffered from alcohol and drugs, it will be very long and there will certainly be several missing. There's that group from the 27 Club - musicians who died at the age of 27, as a direct or indirect consequence of the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs: Robert Johnson , Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. There were dozens of other musicians who had known problems with alcohol and drugs: David Bowie, Fred Mercury, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Ringo Star, John Lennon, Nick Cave, Sid Vicious, Eminem, Keith Richards, Ozzy Osborne, Elton John, Demi Lovatto, Charlie"Bird"Parker, Ray Charles, Fergie, Chet Baker, Adele, Anthony Kiedis, Milley Cyrus, Ron Wood, Pete Townsend, Bob Marley, Pete Tosh, Eric Clapton. Renato Russo, Vinícius de Morais, Paulo Ricardo (RPM), Nando Reis, Dinho Ouro Preto, Chorão, Tim Maia, Sérgio Sampaio, Nélson Gonçalves. And the list can go on and on. Well, not so much.
Keep your stupid ways or throw them out the window
The wisdom of your ways, I've been there and I know
Several other ways, this show is cute but bad
If all you do is business you don't like
Fortunately, some of these musicians managed to recover and stopped using drugs. Some with greater difficulties, needing several hospitalizations until they can overcome their dependence, and others under psychiatric care, sometimes at home, sometimes assisted by therapeutic companions. Eric Clapton opened his anonymity and is a member of AA, as stated in his autobiography. Renato Russo tried the Twelve Steps, during a hospital stay in Vila Serena, in Rio de Janeiro - he wrote his memories in the book Just for Today and Forever, already reviewed here on the site.
Here's a little advice, you're welcome, it's free
Don't do anything cheap, you know what it will do to you
They will try your treacherous device, trapping you with the common thing
What I can say is that these people were part of my life, they were my icons, my idols. "My heroes died of overdoses, and my enemies are in Power. Ideology, I want one to live by." Can I blame someone else for my addiction? Because of my dependence? For the hell I've been through, for the pain, the suffering, the guilt, the shame, the losses? I listened and listened and listened to these people, their music, their interviews, their music videos. They were part of the cultural melting pot where very beautiful things were created. But there it was also hatched The serpent's egg /a> :my addiction. It's obvious that no one is to blame. Addiction is a disease in which there is a genetic vulnerability, but which only manifests itself if there is frequent, prolonged consumption and significant doses of alcohol and drugs. And rarely is anyone forced to take drugs. And if listening to Rock&Roll turned someone into an addict, it would be impossible to walk the streets. So, listen to what feels good to you. Love someone and have sex. But drugs, we've already seen that it doesn't work, right?
The song, whose fragments were translated in the highlights is
"Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll" by Ian Dury
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Is all my brain and body needs
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Are very good indeed
Keep your silly ways or throw them out the window
The wisdom of your ways, I've been there and I know
Lots of other ways, what a jolly bad show
If all you ever do is business you don't like
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Is very good indeed
Every bit of clothing ought to make you pretty
You can cut the clothing, gray is such a pity
I should wear the clothing of Mr. Walter Mitty
See my tailor, he's called Simon, I know it's going to fit
Here's a little piece of advice, you're quite welcome, it is free
Don't do nothing that is cut price, you know what that'll make you be
They will try their tricky device, trap you with the ordinary
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
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