Friday, March 20, 2020

Weekend Listomania: Special "All Children From Now On Should be Named After Prescription Drugs You See Advertised on TV" Edition

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!!!








25 comments:

  1. By proxy, everything ever recorded by Dr. John.

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  2. I Don't Need No Doctor

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  3. Good luck with the procedure.

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  4. Band - Neurosis
    Song - Doctor Wu
    Album - Ben Sidran's "The Doctor is In"

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  5. Doctor, Doctor....The Who.
    Lady Doctor.....Graham Parker.

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  6. Blame it on The National Health! Ray Davies!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzrBGPBvZZU

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  7. Doctor, Doctor - UFO (apologies to John K)

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  8. Speaking of Graham Parker: You Can't Be Too Strong
    and why not : Coathangers


    Oh, and while I'm here, Weird AL : Like A Surgeon

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  9. rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu _ johnny rivers

    suze (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!

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  10. Doctor, Doctor - Robert Palmer
    Doctor Wu -Steely Dan
    Mother’s Little Helper -Stones

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  11. "Pills" by Bo Diddley and later by the New York Dolls.

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  12. Rock and Roll Doctor by Little Feat

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  13. Van's TB Sheets
    Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
    Doctor and the Medics
    Comfortably Numb

    Paul

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  14. "Transfusion" - Nervous Norvus

    All 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!

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  15. Warren Zevon has this topic covered: some selections:
    My Shit’s Fucked Up
    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

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  16. old crow medicine show
    lola ( sex change )

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  17. Surprised no one has mentioned Aretha's "Doctor Feelgood," a work of genius.

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  18. Doctor My Eyes from Jackson Browne's sublime first album

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  19. Hay Fever by the kinks

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  20. Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers

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  21. The Saw Doctors - Ireland's most under-rated band!

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  22. The End of Medicine - The New Pronograhers

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  23. Dyin' Flu - Albert Collins

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  24. Cold Sweat - James Browm

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  25. The Nurse - The White Stripes

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