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Big Mama Thornton - Lets Go Get Stoned (Original Post)
OAITW r.2.0
Apr 23
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Was this written in 1965? In my crowd getting stoned in 1965 meant only one thing. Weed.
spike jones
Apr 23
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johnnyfins
(2,012 posts)1. Love this
When getting "stoned" meant getting drunk.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,121 posts)3. Stoned meant a lot of things back then.
Basically, escaping your sober, normal reality.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,121 posts)4. Or this.
https://music.&si=7sRBPC1EQ0x5Dsm6
Or, maybe Jackson Brown learned this version from the Rev. Gary Davis-
https://music.&si=9HmJFFsfUEdcF-oJ
Or, maybe Jackson Brown learned this version from the Rev. Gary Davis-
https://music.&si=9HmJFFsfUEdcF-oJ
spike jones
(1,859 posts)5. Was this written in 1965? In my crowd getting stoned in 1965 meant only one thing. Weed.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,121 posts)6. Coke was a known back in the 30's. They wrote songs about it.
There wasn't a DEA to control drugs back then.
LoisB
(10,266 posts)2. I actually got to see her perform at a blues club once. She was no longer "big" except for
that voice. "Hound Dog" brought the house down.
LiberalLoner
(10,999 posts)7. Love Big Mama Thornton! Thanks for posting this!