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* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAAK9GLZ1g Cheap Whiskey]]" by Martina [=McBride=].
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* [[http://youtu.be/7yv6_16IxGY "Sold Some Attitude"]] by [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] [[WordSaladLyrics doesn't seem to make sense at all]] until viewed from the perspective of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines amphetamine]] [[https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#newwindow=1&q=amphetamine%20psychosis&safe=off psychosis]]. It then becomes ThroughTheEyesOfMadness and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ''very'' much]] HarsherInHindsight.

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* [[http://youtu.be/7yv6_16IxGY "Sold Some Attitude"]] by [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] [[WordSaladLyrics doesn't seem to make sense at all]] until viewed from the perspective of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines amphetamine]] [[https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#newwindow=1&q=amphetamine%20psychosis&safe=off psychosis]]. It then becomes ThroughTheEyesOfMadness and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ''very'' much]] ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure very much]]'' HarsherInHindsight.
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* [[http://youtu.be/7yv6_16IxGY "Sold Some Attitude"]] by [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] [[WordSaladLyrics doesn't seem to make sense at all]] until viewed from the perspective of [[amphetamine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines ]] [[psychosis https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#newwindow=1&q=amphetamine%20psychosis&safe=off ]]. It then becomes ThroughTheEyesOfMadness and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ''very'' much]] HarsherInHindsight.

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* [[http://youtu.be/7yv6_16IxGY "Sold Some Attitude"]] by [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] [[WordSaladLyrics doesn't seem to make sense at all]] until viewed from the perspective of [[amphetamine http://en.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines ]] [[psychosis https://www.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines amphetamine]] [[https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#newwindow=1&q=amphetamine%20psychosis&safe=off ]].psychosis]]. It then becomes ThroughTheEyesOfMadness and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ''very'' much]] HarsherInHindsight.
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* [[http://youtu.be/7yv6_16IxGY "Sold Some Attitude"]] by [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] [[WordSaladLyrics doesn't seem to make sense at all]] until viewed from the perspective of [[amphetamine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant_psychosis#Substituted_amphetamines ]] [[psychosis https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#newwindow=1&q=amphetamine%20psychosis&safe=off ]]. It then becomes ThroughTheEyesOfMadness and [[AuthorExistenceFailure ''very'' much]] HarsherInHindsight.
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* "Lightning Man" by Nitzer Ebb, is about alcoholism, and the title is a reference to alcohol.

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* The Beautiful South's "Liars' Bar" which serves "rum by the kettledrum, whisky by the jar" and has the sort of clientele which encourage sobriety - even if you don't take them as a horrible warning, then certainly so you don't have to hang out with them.
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* EricClapton's cover of JJ Cale's song ''Cocaine''.

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* [[http://youtu.be/aAuWETNkVkA "Impact is Imminent"]] and [[http://youtu.be/9PneWfe0jy4 "Dethamphetamine"]] by Exodus.

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* [[http://youtu.be/aAuWETNkVkA "Impact is Imminent"]] and [[http://youtu.be/9PneWfe0jy4 be/M6NeDXTvbls "Dethamphetamine"]] by Exodus.
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** Speaking of Nikki Sixx, just about every song in the album Heroin Diaries from his side project SIXX: AM is this. To be expected, however, because it is all about his heroine addiction and recovery during the 80's.

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** Speaking of Nikki Sixx, just about every song in the album Heroin Diaries from his side project SIXX: AM SixxAM is this. To be expected, however, because it is all about his heroine addiction and recovery during the 80's.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI "Master of Puppets"]] by {{Metallica}} is more subtle than some, but the line, "Chop your breakfast on a mirror" is a clear reference to cocaine use.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtwT492YDvg "White Lines"]] by GrandmasterFlash ([[CoverVersion and also by]] DuranDuran.)
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TWLxCIgwE "Too Drunk to Fuck"]] by DeadKennedys is a slightly more comical example.
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The Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication OdeToSobriety would be an OdeToIntoxication except the song is about the singer's (or writer's) near-death from an OD, an addiction he or she actually wants to escape or has gone into treatment for, about someone's suicide from alcohol and/or drugs, or about anything else that is about the less fun side of intoxication.

The DrugsAreBad OdeToSobriety is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it (a common instance with non StraightEdge artists is generally focused on a specific substance). As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of the Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication, it is simply DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users, and/or of alcohol or drug use in general.

The Glad To Be Sober OdeToSobriety results from an artist successfully overcoming an addiction or quitting an abusive pattern of alcohol or drug use -- and writing a song about how good being sober and free of said addiction is. It differs from the bitter Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication in that it's a LighterAndSofter topic (e.g. happiness about a drug-free life) as opposed to a GrimDark one (e.g. about almost dying from an OD) and from the DrugsAreBad song in that it's not a rant about how bad drugs are.

Given human nature, many an OdeToSobriety is sung as a DrunkenSong. (The Irish folk song "The Wild Rover"--about a man giving up his wild drinking ways--is very popular in pubs.)

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The Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication OdeToSobriety "Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication" Ode To Sobriety would be an OdeToIntoxication except the song is about the singer's (or writer's) near-death from an OD, an addiction he or she actually wants to escape or has gone into treatment for, about someone's suicide from alcohol and/or drugs, or about anything else that is about the less fun side of intoxication.

The DrugsAreBad OdeToSobriety "DrugsAreBad" Ode To Sobriety is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it (a common instance with non StraightEdge artists is generally focused on a specific substance). As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of the Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication, it is simply DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users, and/or of alcohol or drug use in general.

The Glad "Glad To Be Sober OdeToSobriety Sober" Ode To Sobriety results from an artist successfully overcoming an addiction or quitting an abusive pattern of alcohol or drug use -- and writing a song about how good being sober and free of said addiction is. It differs from the bitter Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication in that it's a LighterAndSofter topic (e.g. happiness about a drug-free life) as opposed to a GrimDark one (e.g. about almost dying from an OD) and from the DrugsAreBad song in that it's not a rant about how bad drugs are.

Given human nature, many an OdeToSobriety Ode To Sobriety is sung as a DrunkenSong. (The Irish folk song "The Wild Rover"--about a man giving up his wild drinking ways--is very popular in pubs.)
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A song that averts OdeToIntoxication, sometimes softly, sometimes far more harshly. These usually come in one of three forms:

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A song that averts inverts OdeToIntoxication, sometimes softly, sometimes far more harshly. These usually come in one of three forms:
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Naturally, many an Ode To Sobriety is sung while drinking

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Given human nature, many an OdeToSobriety is sung as a DrunkenSong. (The Irish folk song "The Wild Rover"--about a man giving up his wild drinking ways--is very popular in pubs.)
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-Kry3DDw0 "Say I Love You"]] by [[ToshimitsuDeyama ToshI]] was written for an anti-methamphetamine campaign. It is also possibly referencing the now-known drug problems of at least two [[HidetoMatsumoto late]] [[TaijiSawada bandmates]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-Kry3DDw0 "Say I Love You"]] by [[ToshimitsuDeyama [[Music/ToshimitsuDeyama ToshI]] was written for an anti-methamphetamine campaign. It is also possibly referencing the now-known drug problems of at least two [[HidetoMatsumoto [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto late]] [[TaijiSawada [[Music/TaijiSawada bandmates]].
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* Fellow Canadians Spirit Of The West, after drinking themselves through a tour of England, and now want to go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJD3qcIL7s "Home For A Rest"]]

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* Fellow Canadians Spirit Of The West, after drinking themselves through a tour of England, and now want to go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJD3qcIL7s "Home For A Rest"]]
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* Fellow Canadians Spirit Of The West, after drinking themselves through a tour of England, and now want to go [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJD3qcIL7s "Home For A Rest"]]
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* "It's Only Alcohol" by HardcorePunk group The Freeze, though there's a little bit of "Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication" in there too: The lyrics chronicle a friend's descent into alcoholism, but the vocals are a spoken-word imitation of a drunk, complete with stammering and slurring that makes some lyrics completely unintelligible.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Rover The Wild Rover]] by pretty much every Irish folk band ever. Ironically it's also often used as a DrunkenSong, but [[LyricalDissonance the lyrics are actually about]] the singer resolving to give up his wild drinking ways.


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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Rover The "The Wild Rover]] Rover"]] by pretty much every Irish folk band ever. Ironically it's also often used as a DrunkenSong, but [[LyricalDissonance the lyrics are actually about]] the singer resolving to give up his wild drinking ways.

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Rover The Wild Rover]] by pretty much every Irish folk band ever. Ironically it's also often used as a DrunkenSong, but [[LyricalDissonance the lyrics are actually about]] the singer resolving to give up his wild drinking ways.

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The DrugsAreBad OdeToSobriety is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it. As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of the Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication, it is simply DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users.

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The DrugsAreBad OdeToSobriety is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it.it (a common instance with non StraightEdge artists is generally focused on a specific substance). As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of the Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication, it is simply DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users.
users, and/or of alcohol or drug use in general.
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A song that averts OdeToIntoxication, sometimes softly, sometimes far more harshly. These usually come in one of three types:

Type 1 would be an OdeToIntoxication except the song is about the singer's (or writer's) near-death from an OD, an addiction he or she actually wants to escape or has gone into treatment for, about someone's suicide from alcohol and/or drugs, or about anything else that is about the less fun side of intoxication.

Type 2 is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it. As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of type 1, type 2 is DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users.

Type 3 results from an artist successfully overcoming an addiction or quitting an abusive pattern of alcohol or drug use -- and writing a song about how good being sober and free of said addiction is. It differs from Type 1 in that it's a LighterAndSofter topic (e.g. happiness about a drug-free life) as opposed to a GrimDark one (e.g. about almost dying from an OD) and from Type 2 in that it's not a rant about how bad drugs are.

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A song that averts OdeToIntoxication, sometimes softly, sometimes far more harshly. These usually come in one of three types:

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The Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication OdeToSobriety
would be an OdeToIntoxication except the song is about the singer's (or writer's) near-death from an OD, an addiction he or she actually wants to escape or has gone into treatment for, about someone's suicide from alcohol and/or drugs, or about anything else that is about the less fun side of intoxication.

Type 2 The DrugsAreBad OdeToSobriety is usually engaged in by StraightEdge bands or artists, though others can occasionally do it. As opposed to the ambivalent, bitter reflections of type 1, type 2 the Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication, it is simply DrugsAreBad as a song. It's a condemnation/callout of a specific substance and/or its users.

Type 3 The Glad To Be Sober OdeToSobriety results from an artist successfully overcoming an addiction or quitting an abusive pattern of alcohol or drug use -- and writing a song about how good being sober and free of said addiction is. It differs from Type 1 the bitter Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication in that it's a LighterAndSofter topic (e.g. happiness about a drug-free life) as opposed to a GrimDark one (e.g. about almost dying from an OD) and from Type 2 the DrugsAreBad song in that it's not a rant about how bad drugs are.



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* [[http://youtu.be/ohf52vAPszM "I Want To Be Straight"]] by Ian Dury And The Blockheads -- could be type 1, could be parody.

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* [[http://youtu.be/ohf52vAPszM "I Want To Be Straight"]] by Ian Dury And The Blockheads -- could be type 1, this, could be parody.



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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0 "Cold Turkey"]] by JohnLennon (could fit Type 1, but it's better here as he's [[GoingColdTurkey suffering through the song]]).

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0 "Cold Turkey"]] by JohnLennon (could fit Type 1, Deconstructed OdeToIntoxication variant, but it's better here as he's [[GoingColdTurkey suffering through the song]]).



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[[AC: Type 3]]Glad To Be Sober OdeToSobriety]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kAJOSCyTB0 "Alcohol"]] by BarenakedLadies. It similarly starts sounding like an OdeToIntoxication, until the POV character's intense self-loathing takes the forefront.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-Kry3DDw0 "Say I Love You"]] by [[ToshimitsuDeyama ToshI]]. Possibly referencing the now-known drug problems of at least two [[HidetoMatsumoto late]] [[TaijiSawada bandmates]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-Kry3DDw0 "Say I Love You"]] by [[ToshimitsuDeyama ToshI]]. Possibly ToshI]] was written for an anti-methamphetamine campaign. It is also possibly referencing the now-known drug problems of at least two [[HidetoMatsumoto late]] [[TaijiSawada bandmates]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0 "Cold Turkey"]] by JohnLennon (could fit Type 1, but it's better here as he's [[GoingColdTurkey suffering through the song]]).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn7549lL90M "Straight Edge"]] by MinorThreat. Inspired the entire straight edge movement - though Ian MacKaye didn't intend to.



* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-Kry3DDw0 "Say I Love You"]] by [[ToshimitsuDeyama ToshI]]. Possibly referencing the now-known drug problems of at least two [[HidetoMatsumoto late]] [[TaijiSawada bandmates]].



* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0 "Cold Turkey"]] by JohnLennon (could fit Type 1, but it's better here as he's [[GoingColdTurkey suffering through the song]]).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn7549lL90M "Straight Edge"]] by MinorThreat. Inspired the entire straight edge movement - though Ian MacKaye didn't intend to.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0 "Cold Turkey"]] by JohnLennon (could fit Type 1, but it's better here as he's [[GoingColdTurkey suffering through the song]]).
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn7549lL90M "Straight Edge"]] by MinorThreat. Inspired the entire straight edge movement - though Ian MacKaye didn't intend to.
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* [[http://youtu.be/ejV8eGY_emA "For The Love Of A daughter"]] by Demi Lovato, about her biological fathers alcoholism pleading with him to "put the bottle down, for the love of a daughter"

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* [[http://youtu.be/ejV8eGY_emA "For The Love Of A daughter"]] by Demi Lovato, about her biological fathers alcoholism pleading with him to "put the bottle down, for the love of a daughter"
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*"Drinking Song" by Moxy Früvous. It actually starts out seeming like [[OdeToIntoxication the exact opposite]], describing fond memories of hanging around the house and getting drunk with a close friend. Then the tone of the lyrics gradually starts getting darker, and it turns out the friend in question drank himself to death one day, which caused the narrator to quit.
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** Speaking of Nikki Sixx, just about every song in the album Heroin Diaries from his side project SIXX: AM is this. To be expected, however, because it is all about his heroine addiction and recovery during the 80's.
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* [[http://youtu.be/ejV8eGY_emA "For The Love Of A daughter"]] by Demi Lovato, about her biological fathers alcoholism pleading with him to "put the bottle down, for the love of a daughter"

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