Well, it's Friday, and you know what that means.
Yes, my Oriental Disease of the Month carrier FAH LO SUEE and I will be heading to Mount Sinai Hospital for an organ removal of some sort or another. Perhaps that pesky appendix thingie I should have had extracted years ago.
In any case, while we're gone, here's a fun little project for the rest of you all:
BEST OR WORST POP/ROCK/SOUL SONGS/BAND NAMES/ALBUM TITLES REFERENCING EITHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS!!!
No arbitrary rules whatsoever, and obviously this was inspired by our current health crisis.
And my totally top of my head Top Five are:
5. Emerson Lake and Palmer -- Brain Salad Surgery
In the immortal words of Mel Brooks (as The 2000 Year Old Brewmaster) -- "Hey, THIS is bad."
4. Dr. Feelgood and the Interns -- Doctor Feel-Good
Obviously, we could have just as easily posted something by the Brit Dr. Feelgood featuring the amazing Wilko Johnson, but for some reason I felt like a historical purist today.
3. The Young Rascals -- Good Lovin'
Uh, doctor? Doctor? Mr. MD?
2. The Rolling Stones -- Dear Doctor
You knew this one was gonna be in here, right? Of course you did.
And the number one prescription medicine song in rock history, it isn't even a contest, quite definitely is...
1. The Beatles -- Doctor Robert
I should add that I can't even imagine how the Fabs got away with this without a lawsuit from the actual doctor Robert, who apparently was a genuine celebrity in hep circles in NYC at the time.
Alrighty then -- what would YOUR favorites be?
Have a great weekend, everybody!!!
By proxy, everything ever recorded by Dr. John.
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ReplyDeleteGood luck with the procedure.
ReplyDeleteBand - Neurosis
ReplyDeleteSong - Doctor Wu
Album - Ben Sidran's "The Doctor is In"
Doctor, Doctor....The Who.
ReplyDeleteLady Doctor.....Graham Parker.
Blame it on The National Health! Ray Davies!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzrBGPBvZZU
Doctor, Doctor - UFO (apologies to John K)
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Graham Parker: You Can't Be Too Strong
ReplyDeleteand why not : Coathangers
Oh, and while I'm here, Weird AL : Like A Surgeon
rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu _ johnny rivers
ReplyDeletesuze (the cough song) _ bob dylan
tb blues _ jimmie rodgers
peter sellers & sophia loren _ goodess gracious me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nTBNHwar5o)
obviously, the last one is the best. they don't make songs like that anymore!
Doctor, Doctor - Robert Palmer
ReplyDeleteDoctor Wu -Steely Dan
Mother’s Little Helper -Stones
"Pills" by Bo Diddley and later by the New York Dolls.
ReplyDeleteRock and Roll Doctor by Little Feat
ReplyDeleteVan's TB Sheets
ReplyDeletePlastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
Doctor and the Medics
Comfortably Numb
Paul
"Transfusion" - Nervous Norvus
ReplyDeleteAll else pales in comparison.
But these are good:
"Case Of The Shakes" - Dr. Feelgood
"Down At The Doctor's" - Dr. Feelgood, from the album "Private Practice"
"Malpractice" - Dr. Feelgood album title
"Drug Train" - The Cramps
"I Want The Drugs" - Supersuckers
"OD'd In Denver" - Hank Williams Jr.
"Plastic Rose" - Dave Alvin
"Hasil Adkins - "No More Hot Dogs"
...the lyrics say " I'm gonna cut your head off And you can eat no more hot dogs", but I don't think he's talking about a surgical procedure...
Get well soon!
Warren Zevon has this topic covered: some selections:
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Don’t Let Us Get Sick
Charlie’s Medicine
Detox Mansion (David Lindley’s lap steel on this is magnificent)
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (“take this medicine as prescribed”)
Carmelita (“the county won’t give me no more methadone”)
Others:
The Real Me - the Who
Go To The Mirror - the Who
Medicated Goo - Traffic
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson (mentions “hospital”)
Freeway - Aimee Mann
Medicine Wheel -Aimee Mann
old crow medicine show
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Surprised no one has mentioned Aretha's "Doctor Feelgood," a work of genius.
ReplyDeleteDoctor My Eyes from Jackson Browne's sublime first album
ReplyDeleteHay Fever by the kinks
ReplyDeleteRockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
ReplyDeleteThe Saw Doctors - Ireland's most under-rated band!
ReplyDeleteThe End of Medicine - The New Pronograhers
ReplyDeleteDyin' Flu - Albert Collins
ReplyDeleteCold Sweat - James Browm
ReplyDeleteThe Nurse - The White Stripes
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