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The 20 best songs about LSD

Taking you on a trip through the greatest tracks inspired by acid

• Mixmag crew
• 10 August 2022

Since the good ol' days of Woodstock and the Summer of Love , Lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD ) has provided inspiration for many curious artists wanting to explore the hidden depths of their own minds.

Despite only having been synthesised in 1943 , the substance swiftly became a symbol of world counter-culture, from The Beatles' psychedelia through to acid house and the heyday of the 90s rave to Harry Styles' blissed-out mainstream pop. Whole subgenres—psychedelic rock, psytrance, acid house— are inspired by drugs that alter consciousness and LSD can improve music perception and trigger synaesthetic reactions — which cause people to see sounds as colours, patterns, or objects. LSD has infiltrated our culture's musical awareness and brought with it a great wealth of trippy bangers to serve as the soundtrack to your exploration into uncharted terrain.

So whether you're just out to trip balls, or you've come here for “The Message,” — let us take you on a bewildering journey through some of the best music about LSD.

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Ecstasy Club ‘Jesus Loves The Acid’

A classic of its time, this belter released in 1988 is quite simply not one to listen to while tripping on acid, despite what the title suggests. With screeching synths, wobbly 303s, and a sample of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 speech in Ireland kicking things off, this acid house number could send anyone into overdrive on the dancefloor, and the "ACID!" chants toward the end really help to top it off. Jesus most definitely loves the acid.

Aphex Twin 'Lisbon Acid’

From his 2005-released record ‘ Analord 07 ’, Aphex Twin ’s glitchy acid techno-inspired track ‘ Lisbon Acid ’ might not make direct remarks about the drug, but the producer certainly has a history with his hallucinogens. Starting out on the free party scene as acid house first emerged in the UK, Aphex Twin signed his first track while tripping on the drug: “[Mighty Force Records] made me sign the contract when I was off my face. I was tripping and they're waving this money and a pen at me,” he recounted. “I think if he had not done that trip that night there may have never been any Aphex Twin,” his friend said.

2 Boasters, A Digestive & A Jammy Dodger 'We Are About To Take LSD’

“WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE LSD!” announces the opening vocals of this chaotic and slightly alarming track by 2 Boasters, A Digestive & A Jammy Dodger . Released in 1991 as part of a three-track EP alongside the comically named ‘Oh Crumbs’, this hardcore breakbeat number certainly doesn’t leave any hints on its backstory. The vocal sample runs on repeat throughout the entire five-minute tune, only pausing to drop into even heavier breaks.

Jockstrap ‘Acid’

UK experimental outfit Jockstrap have a more contemporary take on their hallucinogen preferences, this time documenting an unusual acid trip-turned-breakup. “Smash a pretty vase of acid” starts lead singer Georgia Ellery before crashing into unusual synths and orchestral moments lined with more hard-hitting lyrics. The distorted production throws this track askew, fitting for such a drug, but never quite feels too surreal.

Luke Vibert 'I Love Acid’

Complete with Daft Punk -esque robot voices, plainly titled ‘ I Love Acid ’, is likely to stick in your head for a couple of days after first listen. Released by Warp Records in 2003, British producer Luke Vibert declares his undying love for LSD alongside a trippy animation: “I love acid for the way it makes me move - I love acid it’s the sound you can’t improve - I love acid it insights a nasty groove,” repeat the robotic vocals piecing together this curiously French house style track. Vibert’s love for the hallucinogen was no secret, later releasing his 12-track album ‘ Lover’s Acid ’ in 2005 and creating more tunes in the same vein with titles such as ‘ Acid 2000 ’ and ‘ Funky Acid Stuff ’.

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1200 micrograms ‘LSD’

A real interdimensional journey, this psytrance track from 1200 micrograms will have you contemplating your steady trip through life. With the line “mind-altering psychedelic trip” playing throughout, this seven-minute song is fast-tempo, high energy and has a mechanical, robotic and space-like quality synonymous with the extra-terrestrial experience of an acid trip. “LSD, possibly the most powerful and important psychedelic drug on the planet” is whispered as the track ends.

D-Mob ‘We call it acieed’

“Acid, the musical phenomenon. Only for the headstrong” — a sample declares over the acid house beat. This is the debut single by British musician D-Mob and in 1989 it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart and No. 25 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. Listeners are blessed with blaring synths, funky keys, a groovy bassline and the word “acid” ringing through their ears.

Time Tripping ‘Time Tripping’

With double drops of a deep bassline and a rolling drum pattern — this track will go down in drum 'n' bass history. But the repeated lines of “are we time tripping” is highly resemblant to that all-consuming feeling of not knowing where you are or what era you’re in when five hours into your trip. It’s a simple track but it is versatile and has been a favourite for drum 'n' bass club mixes for almost a decade... a great option for when you're two tabs in.

The Beatles ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’

Potentially the most famous track about acid there is. Despite the capitals in the track spelling out "LSD" John Lennon insisted that the titling choice was a mere coincidence . However, The Beatles did admit two weeks after the release of the seminal album in which this song is featured, ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ that the quartet did take acid when writing the album - implying that many of the songs and the colourful imagery which is described in them would have also been inspired under psychedelic influence.

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A$AP Rocky ‘LSD’

We mean, it’s in the title. 'LSD' is a shaky, slightly ghoulish track about the drug and the love you can — or can't — make while using it. This track depicts Rocky rapping about being high on LSD and the experiences that he has had on it. When asked about the "Baby I'm just rappin' to this LSD" lyric by Billboard magazine, A$AP Rocky replied : "It helps me cope with life. I've been doing this stuff since I got into the industry. People are scared to talk about it."

The song is wistful and has smooth cadence, rhythm and flow, which allows listeners to join Rocky on a trip. It is a soft ballad that allows listeners to see a different side to the famed New York rapper, and gives us a chance to understand how the drug brings out a different side to him. Rocky refers to LSD as “love, sex, dreams” multiple times in the song, reminding listeners of the romantic and pleasurable effects of the lucid drug.

Rejjie Snow ‘ACID TRIP’

Even without the literal references to acid used on this track by applying effects to the piano and Rejjie’s vocals a floating feeling is undeniable. When listening to ‘ACID TRIP’ it’s airy echoing sounds and electronic synths transport you to a utopia. Lyrics include, "Took a little bit of acid, mum, I'm sorry", and the chorus "I feel like we on acid when we kiss" repeats so much it could be hypnotising you into a world of LSD.

Brockhampton ‘TRIP’

All seems well when you first start listening to ‘ TRIP ’ however as soon as the lyric, “this is our fantasy,” is rapped it’s as if the tab has finally hit your tongue. The lyric “flying on my rocket ship, I’m on an acid trip” isn’t as subtle of a hint.

Jefferson Airplane ‘White Rabbit’

This is a pretty self-explanatory choice if you’ve heard this classic but if you haven’t here you go. You’d think that the use of the ‘white’ in the title is referring to cocaine however, instead the name is referencing the white rabbit character within Lewis Carrol’s psychedelic tale of Alice in Wonderland . It’s release in 1967 at the height of LSD saw Jefferson Airplane become a pioneering psychedelic rock band. It’s said that Paul Kantner, singer, guitarist from Jefferson Airplane wrote the song after taking LSD and listening to Miles Davis’ album ‘ Sketches Of Spain ’ for 24 hours. The song is now commonly associated with mind-altering film The Matrix as well as its feature in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .

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David Bowie ‘Space Oddity’

An obvious one but also a classic, ‘Space Oddity’ is the ultimate LSD-themed track. Released in 1969 this was Bowie’s first introduction to the astronaut persona Major Tom who later features on other tracks including ‘Ashes to Ashes’ where he is referred to as a “junkie”. A gentle track of Bowie’s soft vocals and acoustic vocals, the layering of instruments adds a bewitching atmosphere. Lyrics follow Major Tom’s departure and trip into space getting higher and higher until he spins around stuck in space. "Here am I floating 'round my tin can, far above the moon. Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do."

The Prodigy ‘Out Of Space’

A banger to say the least, this song really does take “your brain to another dimension”. Built for tripping, 'Out Of Space' features acid house breaks and a sample of the 1976 song ‘ Chase the Devil ’. Not only is the track hallucinatory but the music video is extremely vibrant and colourful and features them raving in industrial wear — oh, and lots of ostriches.

The Beatles ‘I am the Walrus’

This song is notoriously known for being heavily inspired by tripping, with Lennon penning the majority of the song while under the influence of LSD. During one trip, he heard the two-note pattern of a passing police siren. The sound became the first few notes of 'I Am The Walrus'. They're even echoed in the verse's two-note pattern. The line “See how they run like pigs from a gun”, emerged during another narcotics-fuelled music session.

Lyra Pramuk & Eris Drew 'Everything is Beautiful & Alive'

As part of the 'Delta' remix compilation of Pramuk's 2020 album ' Fountain ', 'Everything is Beautiful & Alive' isn't your traditional rework. Eris Drew instead of choosing "a track" to remix instead took vocal samples from the entire album and weaved them into a singular narrative — a deeply personal collaboration that referenced the two artists' friendship across time and space during the pandemic, with Lyra living in Berlin and Eris in New Hampshire. Eris is never shy to share her love of hallucinogenics within her music — regularly using acid and magic mushrooms in her creative process, and the track's reference to psychedelics comes via a vocal sample . "Everything is beautiful and alive" a soft female voice declares over the trippy beat, taken from an old news report of a young woman on acid, explaining how wonderful she feels to a suited-up male square.

Jhené Aiko 'LSD'

Jhené Aiko's ' LSD ' is the first track from her 2017 concept album ' Trip '. The whole record is in reference to the US R&B starlet's journey into psychedelics and healing following the death of her brother to cancer in 2012 — telling the story of journeys into the self through a dreamy, trippy lens. 'LSD' tells the story of her first acid trip during a car drive to the rugged Big Sur coastal stretch in California. Perhaps the most prolific description of her experience in the track comes from the last three lines: "Took a tiny piece of paper and put it under my tongue. This white guy said it'd be fun, and it was, but. What I saw, Oh my God, Oh my God."

Hallucinogen 'L.S.D' (Paul Oakenfold remix)

It doesn't get much more psychedelic and transcendental than Hallucinogen's 1995 track 'L.S.D'. Grinding drums, squelching chimes and trippy acid basslines make up this classic Goa trance banger. The track contains a vocal sample taken from the 1986 BBC documentary The Rise and Fall of LSD , which controversially showed British viewers footage of participants in an LSD study describing their experiences. Wanna kick the trip up a notch? The master of trance himself Paul Oakenfold remixed the track back in 2011 adding in even more big bass and synth siren calls.

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Chance the Rapper 'Acid Rain'

Though much of Chance's 2013 mixtape ' Acid Rap ' references his use of LSD, telling MTV MTV around the time of release: "[There] was a lot of acid involved in 'Acid Rap'. I mean, it wasn't too much — I'd say it was about 30 to 40% acid... more so 30% acid." The only track which gives a narrative of an acid trip is 'Acid Rain', which tells the story of Chance, real name Chancellor Bennet, going outside in New York while on a particularly intense dose of the drug. Throughout the song he comes to realisations about his life: whether it's about getting picked for sports in high school, his relationship with fellow rappers or his belief in god. His central point can be seen in the line "damn that acid burn when it clean ya" — alluding to an acid trip needed to be painful and challenging to reward him with the clarity he was looking for.

LCD Soundsystem 'American Dream'

Perhaps one of the more morose descriptions of an acid trip on this list. The title track from LCD Soundsystem's 2017 record ' American Dream ' describes the story of the morning after a regrettable bender. Remembering not a moment of clarity or self-discovery, instead, the lyrics pertain to feelings of fear and discomfort: "You took acid and looked in the mirror. Watched the beard crawl around on your face." The track itself maintains a dream-like psychedelic quality while remaining eerie and unsettling. Sometimes you have a bad trip, you know?

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10 Best Songs for Tripping on Acid of All Time, Ranked

By: Author Alex Kelly

Posted on Last updated: July 8, 2023

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Psychedelics have slowly become more and more intertwined with our recreational societies since its boom in the 60s. Despite their consistent controversy, psychedelics continue to influence and become intertwined with art, film, and music.

Some psychonauts like to pair their trips with dedicated, carefully curated playlists that guide them on a journey of their crafting, with each track delicately balanced towards the overall trip.

Here are some excellent songs that cater to the realm of psychedelia. Sit back, relax, and let the warmth of these tracks run through.!

1. Parabol/Parabola – Tool

Album: Lateralus Released: 2001

Tool’s impressive musical complexity has been noted as a prime choice for psychonauts, and some tracks stand out more than others in this regard. The hypnotic introduction of “Parabol” sets an alluring, warm tone that’s enough to transport anyone to another realm irrespective of the influence. 

When the powerful, riff-infested “Parabola” kicks in, it’s all systems go for a trippy ride full of enticing solos, insightful lyrics, and an overall mesmerizing atmosphere.

2. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain

Album: Maggot Brain Released: 1971

At a whopping 52 years of age, Maggot Brain’s immovable track “Maggot Brain” remains one of the most impressive and shockingly atmospheric tracks I have ever heard. Its introduction sends shivers, and as it gradually builds in fuzz and punch, it still offers moments of calming respite for the listener.

I think this is an ideal song to listen to in the evening, as the sun goes down, towards the end of the journey. Despite its impressive nature, I feel this is still a criminally underrated song. 

3. Unspoken – Four Tet

Album: Rounds Released: 2003

Sometimes, there’s no need for lyrics. Simply a comforting, repetitive tune that alternates between warm and expansive and detailed and curious. That’s just what Four Tet does impeccably, especially so in “Unspoken”. 

The drums in particular in “Unspoken” carry comfort to them that pairs beautifully with the thoughtful piano passages and basslines. It’s my personal favorite from the English electronic musician and would be a welcome addition for anyone wanting a soothing listening experience as they traverse the universe.

4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd

Album: Wish You Were Here Released: 1975

When it comes to atmospherics in classic rock, few hit the nail on the head like the British outfit Pink Floyd. Their music is still influential to this day and will continue to be timeless for many years to come; fitting all moods, times, and moments in our lives.

“Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, however, is perhaps their magnum opus in my eyes. Its impressive 13-minute length still somehow feels short, most likely due to the immense level of immersion the track offers. 

Curiously, the song is dedicated to Pink Floyd’s original founding member, Syd Barrett, who left the band in 1968 due to declining mental health. 

5. Space Oddity – David Bowie

Album: David Bowie Released: 1969

When it comes to exploring and pondering on the wonders of the cosmos, few did it better than David Bowie. The legendary British musician became known for his eclectic stage presence, musical personality, and frequent genre-hopping within his music. 

“Space Oddity” would go on to become one of his most popular songs, especially for those who delve into psychedelia. The warm strings that follow Bowie’s acoustic guitar work and alluring story make it an enveloping track that can’t help but entice comfort.

6. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space – Spiritualized

Album: Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Released: 1997

Now we’re getting into more ‘trippy’ areas. Spiritualized’s “Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” could easily be mistaken for an interlude on a Gorillaz album, but it’s become their most popular song and arguably their defining album despite their 33-year history. 

The bellowing radiance that emanates from this track’s gradual build-up is like a musical hug; perfect for an altered journey and a great wind-down to any evening.

7. Siberian Breaks – MGMT

Album: Congratulations Released: 2010

If you dive through their discography, MGMT is so much more than the one trick pony they initially seem to be from their hit single “Kids”. Despite this heavily radio-oriented first-hand appearance, I was happily surprised when I first heard the impressive, trippy, and downright progressive “Siberian Breaks”.

Fluctuating from sound to sound and alternating genres, this is an ideal song for a curious evening that is approved by many who have experimented with the song. 

8. Alberto Balsam – Aphex Twin

Album: …I Care Because You Do Released: 1995

Sometimes, simple repetition is all that’s needed and Aphex Twin have that in abundance throughout moments in their discography. “Alberto Balsam”, to me, is the ultimate calm; its inviting piano work and synths create an enveloping atmosphere that seems to take the rest of the world away.

I think “Alberto Balsam” would be a welcome addition to a psychedelic playlist or any relaxation playlist for that matter.

9. Dayvan Cowboy – Boards Of Canada

Album: The Campfire Headphase Released: 2005

Boards Of Canada are one of the bastions of the electronic world. Fluctuating their sounds between ambient, drone, liquid, downtempo, and even trip-hop, they have become a master of every mood and emotion. Their extensive discography makes it difficult to pick out the ultimate track for an evening diving into the universe, but “Dayvan Cowboy” would be the best option.

Its ‘Portishead meets London Grammar’ atmosphere makes it introspective yet comforting; powerful yet charming and gentle. All without uttering a word. For that, I think it’s one of the best songs of all time. 

10. Gooey – Glass Animals

Album: Zaba Released: 2014

Finally, we have a perfect song for a brain-melting experience. Glass Animals burst onto the scene fairly quickly in the early 2010s, with their alluring, rich sound that escalated from a seductive lounge chill to bouncy bop. 

Offering the former for this article, “Gooey” is a luxurious tickle of the senses that is only amplified by mastermind Dave Bayley and a perfect addition to your evening. 

Alex is a man of many talents. He’s been playing music since he was young, and has been the main content writer at Tone Start for the past few years. Alex loves to play around with different styles of music and enjoys listening to anything from country to classical.

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Top 20 LSD Songs

Hallucinogenic drugs have been around for centuries, but the mid-'60s brought a new wave of experimentation as counterculture movements spread across the world.

In San Francisco, the Grateful Dead enlightened audiences as they joined forces with Ken Kesey and his famous Acid Tests. "The first time I dropped acid was on Jerry [Garcia] 's birthday in 1965," Dead guitarist Bob Weir later told Jas Obrecht . "Even then, the inner quest was what it was about for us."

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the Beatles were exploring their own limits of reality with acid. "There's something disturbing about it," Paul McCartney said in Many Years From Now . "You ask yourself, 'How do you come back from it? How do you then lead a normal life after that?' And the answer is, you don't."

These otherworldly experiences often got the creative juices flowing. We're taking a look at the Top 20 LSD songs below. Turn on, tune in and drop out.

20. Tom Petty , "Girl on LSD" From: B-Side Single (1994)

Tom Petty's "Girl on LSD" was a jaunty tongue-in-cheek tune that ran the gamut of drugs — some legal, some not — from marijuana to meth, cocaine to caffeinated coffee. There's a whole verse for acid, too. " I was in love with a girl on LSD / She'd see things I'd never see ," Petty sang. " She broadened her perspective / Then I got more selective / I was in love with a girl on LSD ." (Allison Rapp)

19. The Grateful Dead , "Alice. D. Millionaire" From: The Grateful Dead expanded reissue (2001)

There is no band more closely associated with LSD than the Grateful Dead. When the group first got involved with Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, they weren't concerned about landing a record deal or becoming international stars. "We didn't really care whether we went somewhere specifically," Jerry Garcia said in 1988 . "We mostly wanted to have fun, and when we fell in with the acid tests we started having the most fun we'd ever had ever." It was around this time that the band penned "Alice D. Millionaire," a song based on the headline of a San Francisco Chronicle article that announced the bust of casual LSD chemist and Dead sound engineer Owsley Stanley: "LSD Millionaire Arrested." (Rapp)

18. The Beatles , "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" From: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

With its trippy sounds, colorful imagery and experimental recording techniques, you could easily argue every song from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album deserves a spot on this list. The title track gets specific attention because of its backstory. Paul McCartney had continually turned down John Lennon and George Harrison ’s attempts to get him to try LSD. When he finally relented, McCartney’s mind opened to broader possibilities of what the Beatles could be. The mindset later helped him concoct the idea of an alter-ego for the group. (Corey Irwin)

17. Talking Heads , "And She Was" From: Little Creatures (1985)

The Little Creatures album was a milestone moment, with David Byrne bringing in song demos of his ideas for the first time. The origins of “And She Was” were just as warped as the sonic framework of the Talking Heads track itself, which sounded altered. As Byrne later detailed in liner notes for the Once in a Lifetime box set, “And She Was” was inspired by a girl he knew in Baltimore. “She once told me that she used to do acid and lay down on the field by the Yoo-hoo chocolate soda factory,” he wrote. Flying out of her body, he mused, “seemed like such a tacky kind of transcendence – but it was real!” (Matt Wardlaw)

16. The Beach Boys , "California Girls" From: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)

Anyone surprised to see this wholesome summer classic on our list is probably unfamiliar with the creation of “California Girls.” Music for the Beach Boys’ hit was written by Brian Wilson after his first LSD trip. The experience didn’t go well for Wilson, who reportedly saw images of his parents and was stricken by fear. But when he walked over to his piano, something else came to mind. “I was thinking about the music from cowboy movies,” he told the Los Angeles Times , “and I sat down and started playing it, bum-buhdeeda, bum-buhdeeda . I did that for about an hour. I got these chords going. Then I got this melody, it came pretty fast after that.” (Irwin)

15. The Beatles, "I Want to Tell You" From: Revolver (1966)

George Harrison was never shy about his LSD use. He once described the first time he took the drug as “like gaining hundreds of years of experience in 12 hours,” and later credited LSD for bringing him to a “whole other consciousness.” “I Want to Tell You” was inspired by the psychedelic’s ability to open someone’s mind. In his autobiography, Harrison noted that the lyrics were the result of “the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit” while taking the drug. (Irwin)

14. The Guess Who , "Undun" From: Canned Wheat (1969)

“Undun” sheds light on the dark side of the psychedelic drug boom in sublime detail. Inspired by a lyric in Bob Dylan ’s “Ballad in Plain D” (“ She was easily undone ”), Randy Bachman supposedly wrote the song after seeing a woman fall into a coma after dropping acid at a party. Burton Cummings ’ vocals drip with anguish as he warns against searching for truth in all the wrong places, and his nimble flute solo is the icing on the cake of Bachman’s breezy, melancholy masterpiece. (Bryan Rolli)

13. The Beatles, "It's All Too Much" From: Yellow Submarine (1969)

George Harrison penned “It’s All Too Much” during the Summer of Love, fusing his experiences on LSD with Indian musical influences. “‘It’s All Too Much’ was written in a childlike manner from realizations that appeared during and after some LSD experiences and which were later confirmed in meditation,” he later explained . “I just wanted to write a rock ‘n’ roll song about the whole psychedelic thing of the time – because you’d trip out, you see, on all this stuff and then whoops! You’d just be back having your evening cup of tea!” “It’s All Too Much” was recorded after the Beatles completed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and instead appeared on the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine . (Irwin)

12. The Beatles, "I Am the Walrus" From: Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

After learning that literature classes at his former high school were dedicated to high-level analysis of his lyrics, John Lennon decided to thwart their scholarly pursuits by combining three unrelated lyrical fragments into a deliberately incomprehensible stew. Two LSD trips helped him further muddy the waters. "The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend. The second line was written on the next acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko [Ono ]," Lennon told Playboy in 1980. His former Quarrymen bandmate Pete Shotten helped by recalling the "yellow matter custard / dead dog's eye" sections from a nursery rhyme the pair used to sing at the playground. Beatles biographer Hunter Davies was present for this joint songwriting session, and recalled Lennon's satisfaction with the results in the 1968 book The Beatles: "Let the fuckers work that one out, Pete!" (Matthew Wilkening)

11. The Rolling Stones , "Jumping Jack Flash" From: 1968 Single

Unlike a number of songs on this list, the Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is actually about trying to distance oneself from LSD. They'd just released Their Satanic Majesties Request , an acid-infused album often compared to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . "I think we were just taking too much acid," Mick Jagger told Rolling Stone in 1995. "We were just getting carried away, just thinking anything you did was fun and everyone should listen to it." "Jumpin' Jack Flash" was an attempt to get back to grittier rock 'n' roll. "It's about having a hard time and getting out," Jagger added. "Just a metaphor for getting out of all the acid things." (Rapp)

10. The 13th Floor Elevators , "Roller Coaster" From: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)

If there was a group that was profoundly driven by LSD, it was the 13th Floor Elevators. Producer Bill Bentley and future ZZ Top mastermind Billy Gibbons went to see the Austin, Texas, band frequently as teens. Bentley said their songs went “ beyond music ,” mostly “because they were on LSD almost every time they played.” Meanwhile, the 13th Floor Elevators inspired Gibbons to form his group, the Moving Sidewalks . “Elevators go up, sidewalks move forward, so it was a match made in heaven,” he later told ABC Audio . “Roller Coaster” demonstrates the intriguing nature of the 13th Floor Elevators’s approach to song structure, with staccato instrumental patterns rising and falling throughout the tune, just like your favorite carnival ride. (Wilkening)

9. Strawberry Alarm Clock, "Incense and Peppermints" From: Incense and Peppermints (1967)

The members of Strawberry Alarm Clock disliked the lyrics to "Incense and Peppermints" so much that they had a friend sing it instead. The song went to No. 1 and became a central part of 1967's Summer of Love scene. The California band – which included future Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King – had been around only a short time when 16-year-old Greg Munford stepped behind the mic for their only Top 10 hit. Over the years, "Incense and Peppermints" has turned into a musical shorthand for all things trippy and druggy from the era (see: Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery ). (Michael Gallucci)

8. The Who , "The Acid Queen" From: Tommy (1969)

Pete Townshend has previously explained that "The Acid Queen" is less about the physical drug itself, and more about how society tends to force indulgence and excess onto ordinary people, even when they aren't interested in it. " Gather your wits and hold them fast ," Townshend sings, " your mind must learn to roam ." "The Acid Queen" arrives at the point in Tommy when the main character is prodded to partake in the drug, with the hope that it will cure his ailments. It's followed by "Underture," a 10-minute long instrumental that illustrates Tommy's visions and hallucinations. (Rapp)

7. Funkadelic , "Maggot Brain" From: Maggot Brain (1971)

Guitarist Eddie Hazel’s work on “Maggot Brain” plays out like he was in the midst of the saddest day of his life when he was recording it. The mournful tone of his solo was no accident. George Clinton told Hazel “to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel.” As Clinton recalled in his memoir, they were both tripping on acid and his coaching – though extreme – worked like a charm. Hazel’s solo anchored the finished song, which became the title track to Funkadelic’s third album. But more than that, it provided an important moment in Clinton’s view: “It was maybe the first time our emotional ability as artists matched our technical ability as players.” (Wardlaw)

6. Pink Floyd , "Astronomy Domine" From: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

When you get right down to it, Pink Floyd's 1967 debut is basically a 42-minute-long acid trip. Its opening track sets the tone: spaced-out sounds woven between Syd Barrett and Richard Wright 's intertwined vocals with pulsating beeps somewhere between a heartbeat and extraterrestrial contact: " Lime and limpid green, a second scene now fights between the blue you once knew ." It's the birth of space rock, even if that space is mostly in your head. "Astronomy Domine" would gain even more heft onstage over the years, as the song doubled in size when Pink Floyd took it on more expansive trips. (Gallucci)

5. The Doors , "The End" From: The Doors (1967)

The Doors had already been performing "The End," an epic song complete with an Oedipal poem in the middle of it, at live shows before they went to record it. To help summon the necessary energy, Jim Morrison dropped acid and the band only did two takes of the track. The recording session might have ended there, but Morrison's trip was only just beginning. "The rest of us left," guitarist Robby Krieger told Rolling Stone , "but he snuck back into the studio and got pissed off that there was no one else around, so he sprayed the place down with a foaming fire extinguisher." (Rapp)

4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Purple Haze" From: 1967 Single

Jimi Hendrix cited Philip Jose Farmer’s 1966 science-fiction novel Night of Light (in which a faraway planet is engulfed in a reality-altering “purplish haze” every seven years) as the inspiration for this song, claiming he had a dream where he was enveloped in a similar plume and escaped through his faith in Jesus. (An early draft including the phrase “Purple Haze – Jesus Saves” was nixed.) Yet even if the single has nothing to do with LSD, it became a defining song of the psychedelic era thanks to its brain-scrambling lyrics and incendiary six-string racket. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better aural equivalent of a bad trip than the dissonant, tritonal interval used in the legendary opening riff from “Purple Haze.” (Rolli)

3. The Beatles, "She Said She Said" From: Revolver (1966)

Actor Peter Fonda got himself ejected from an acid-tripping party with the Beatles and the Byrds for committing the cardinal sin of being uncool. George Harrison was convinced he was dying, and Fonda thought it appropriate to comfort him by recounting the story of his self-inflicted childhood gunshot wound, repeatedly telling Harrison, “I know what it’s like to be dead.” John Lennon finally demanded he cut it out, asking Fonda, “Who put all that shit in your head?” He later claimed the actor was “making me feel like I've never been born.” If the incident was traumatic, it at least birthed one of the Beatles’ most inventive songs to date, full of scalding guitar riffs and rapidly shifting time signatures that evoke the creative chaos of that fateful party. (Rolli)

2. Jefferson Airplane , "White Rabbit" From: Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

Grace Slick wrote a wonderfully warped version of a classic children's story after spending 24 straight hours listening to Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain while on LSD. "White Rabbit" was meant to be a rebuke to parents who read their offspring thinly-veiled stories about drug trips, then get surprised when those children grew up and experimented with psychedelics. "In all those stories, you take some kind of chemical and have a great adventure,” she explained. “ Alice In Wonderland is blatant. Eat me! She gets literally high, too big for the room.” Slick later told the Wall Street Journal that the song wasn't strictly about drugs: "It's about following your curiosity." Still, she admitted some regret about Jefferson Airplane's role in popularizing psychedelics. "LSD was new then. It opened up our heads and gave us new insight into the fact that reality isn't just one thing. That excited us. But it's also terrifying if your head isn't in the right place. So in hindsight, our advocating for LSD was kind of dangerous." (Wilkening)

1. The Beatles, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" From: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

John Lennon had repeatedly denied that "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" has anything to do with LSD, even though most of the words in the song's title spell it out right there. The song was supposedly inspired by a painting of a classmate done by his young son Julian Lennon . Either way, it's the trippiest track found on  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , an album that arrived at the start of the Summer of Love and a cornerstone record of acid-popping hippies. Lennon waved away the fanciful imagery (" tangerine trees and marmalade skies ") as an influence of Alice in Wonderland , an obsession at the time. Maybe he was telling the truth, but that hasn't stopped fans from bending it elsewhere. (Gallucci)

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HIGH NOTES: 7 Songs That Were Inspired by Acid Trips

For decades, musicians have been known to experiment with LSD to stimulate their creative process. Because of the drug’s effects on the serotonergic system, people tripping on it not only experience warped sounds and images that might inspire music and lyrics but also become more open to experimenting with different styles. The result of these effects was no less than a musical revolution in the ’60s and ’70s and innovations in music that have continued up to the present day.

Many of the songs you’ve listened to have probably been inspired by acid trips, whether you realize it or not. Here are some songs that probably wouldn’t have existed as we know them without the help of lysergic acid diethylamide.

“Acid Rain” by Chance the Rapper

Hip hop may not be the genre you typically associate with LSD, but Chance the Rapper told MTV in 2013 that the drug inspired his album  Acid Rap . This is perhaps most obvious on the track “Acid Rain,” where he raps, “Kicked off my shoes, tripped acid in the rain.” The song, like several on the album, is a tribute to his late friend Rodney Kyles Jr.: “My big homie died young; just turned older than him / I seen it happen, I seen it happen, I see it always / He still be screaming, I see his demons in empty hallways / I trip to make the fall shorter.” Presumably, his use of the word “trip” indicates that his psychedelic experiences helped him through the loss of his friend.

“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” by The Flaming Lips

Though The Flaming Lips haven’t come out and said that this nonsensical story of a karate black belt’s battle with humanity-destroying robots was inspired by LSD, there are a few clues, the first being the weirdness of the whole story. The second clue is the album cover, which features the number 25 on a wall behind the robot, as James Stafford at  Diffuser  has observed . We also know that lead singer Wayne Coyne is a fan of LSD; he once said that the psychedelic “ SuperFreak ” video with Miley Cyrus was “originally intended to be for a song that has a reference to the drug LSD.”

“White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane

This list would not be complete without “White Rabbit,” possibly the trippiest song known to humankind. “It became the signature for the people who were doing the things it had reference to,” the band’s bassist Jack Casady told  Louder Sound . The song is based on Lewis Carroll’s  Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland,  which in turn is based on — you guessed it — acid. “One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small… logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead,” Grace Slick sang, evoking the visual distortions of psychedelic trips.

“I Am the Walrus” by The Beatles

The only song to rival “White Rabbit” as the world’s most obviously LSD-inspired song is “I Am the Walrus.” “I am he as you are he as you are me,” the opening line philosophizes before segueing into descriptions of “egg men,” “yellow matter custard dripping from a dog’s eye,” and a “pornographic priestess.” In case that doesn’t convince you that the song was written on acid, here’s a quote from John Lennon : “The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend, the second line on another acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko.” (I would’ve included “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” but Lennon has said this name actually came from the title of a drawing by his son. Still, it’s very possible that it was written on acid, too.)

“Lysergic Bliss” by of Montreal

With their wacky lyrics and colorful, over-the-top shows, of Montreal has a reputation for embracing the weird. This song leaves no mystery regarding its meaning, with a title referencing LSD’s full laboratory name, lysergic acid diethylamide. The song, however, appears to be not just about LSD but also about falling in love (perhaps falling in love on LSD?), with lyrics like “If we were a pair of jigsaw puzzle pieces / We would connect so perfectly.” But other lines like “Wearing an olive drab but feeling somehow inside opalescent” sound more like they’re about the drug itself.

“Acid Tongue” by Jenny Lewis

“Acid Tongue,” the eponymous song off Jenny Lewis’s first self-titled album, references Lewis’s first acid trip as a young teen in the line, “I’ve been down to Dixie And dropped acid on my tongue / Tripped upon the land ’til enough was enough.” She described the trip to  Rolling Stone : “It culminated in a scene not unlike something from  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas —the scene where Hunter S. Thompson has to lock the lawyer in the bathroom. I sort of assumed the Hunter S. Thompson character and my friend – she had taken far too much – decided to pull a butcher knife out of the kitchen drawer and chase me around the house. … At the end of that experience, my mom was out of town on a trip of her own and she returned to find me about 5 lbs lighter and I had—I was so desperate to get back to normal I decided to drink an entire gallon of orange juice. I saw that it was in the fridge and decided that this would sort of flush the LSD out of my system, but I didn’t realize that it did exactly the opposite.”

“Black Peter” by The Grateful Dead

Robert Hunter, a songwriter who frequently worked with The Grateful Dead, consumed apple juice containing about a gram of crystal LSD worth around $50,000 in 1969, after which he experienced firsthand the deaths of JFK, Lincoln, and other assassinated public figures. This scary and expensive trip paid off, though, because it inspired him to write “Black Peter,” which recounts this experience of dying in lyrics like “All of my friends come to see me last night / I was laying in my bed and dying / Annie Beauneu from Saint Angel / Say ‘the weather down here so fine.'”

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LSD Songs – The Beatles Psychedelia and Other Songs Inspired by Acid Trips

LSD is a popular hallucinogenic drug that had a major influence on the music and pop culture of the 1960s. Here are some of the best LSD songs – not only by Fab Four. Read on!

LSD and Acid Trips

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) used to be the drug of the counterculture, the psychedelic substance that set the stage for the revolution in music, art, and lifestyle of the 1960s. Taking LSD became a spiritual quest or inner journey that enabled people to explore their deepest thoughts and feelings.

The first acid trip was the result of the accidental ingestion of the drug by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann in 1943. He tested the effects on himself, and the world was never the same again.

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Lucy in the sky with diamonds – inspired by lsd.

The Beatles were well known for their experimentation with the drug, beginning with the single “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Both of these works are considered psychedelic masterpieces and are some of the most iconic LSD songs ever created. Other Beatles songs like “A Day in the Life,” “I am the Walrus,” and the entire 1967 album Magical Mystery Tour are also thought to be influenced by the drug.

While “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” is considered to be heavily influenced by the acid trip, it’s without a literal reference to the drug. The first letters of the title spell out the acronym LSD, however, Lennon never confirmed the connection between the song and the drug. Either way, it’s still considered as one of the best and most influential LSD songs ever recorded.

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The band’s influence on the world of music is universally acknowledged, and the band’s experimentation with the drug LSD was a major part of their legacy. The lyrics of the band’s songs changed drastically when they began dabbling in the psychedelic realm – the whimsical, dreamy imagery of the LSD songs seemed to come from another world. 

Other LSD Songs Inspired by Acid Trips

The Beatles were not the only ones to explore the psychedelic sound of the 1960s. Many other LSD songs from the era are connected with the drug, including the Grateful Dead’s “Black Peter” and Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 classic “White Rabbit.” The white rabbit in the song was inspired by the fantasy imagery in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” written by Lewis Carroll. The song, written by Grace Slick, is about following one’s own curiosity, just like Alice did, on her own. Now it’s considered one of the best LSD songs ever written.

Pink Floyd’s iconic “Comfortably Numb” and the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” are also believed to be LSD songs inspired by this hallucinogen. Other “trippy” songs include:

• Montreal – “Lysergic Bliss”;
• The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”;
• Jenny Lewis – “Acid Tongue”;
• David Bowie – “Space Oddity”;
• The Moody Blues – “Legend of a Mind”;
• Jimi Hendrix – “Purple Haze”;
• The Doors – “Strange Days”;
• Steppenwolf – “Magic Carpet Ride”;
• CCR – “Lookin’ Out My Backdoor”.

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These are just a few of the many LSD songs that were inspired by the drug, and the influence of the ’60s psychedelic movement is still felt today. From the Beatles to the Grateful Dead, from Pink Floyd to David Bowie – the acid trip has left an indelible mark on music history. The dreamy soundscapes created by these musicians paved the way for generations of psychedelic explorers.

Did You Know… In the 1970s, research into the effects of LSD was very popular. Studies found that when people listened to music while under the influence of LSD, their experience of the drug was different than it was without the music. In particular, certain types of music seemed to amplify the effects of the drug, leading to a more intense experience. This could mean a more intense feeling of euphoria or a more profound sense of introspection. ☮️

Musical Genres: Acid Rock, Acid Rap and Psychedelic Rock

The music created in the wake of LSD’s influence spawned many sub-genres, including acid rock, acid rap and psychedelic rock. Each style is unique in its own way – some LSD songs focus on instrumental explorations, while others feature intricate lyrical imagery. 

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Psychedelic rock emerged as a blend of traditional ’60s rock with elements of jazz and Indian music. This genre featured unconventional time signatures, abstract sounds and lyrical themes that often centered around the exploration of inner consciousness. Acid rock, on the other hand, was a heavier form of psychedelic rock, with more focus on driving rhythms and distorted guitar solos. Some of the best LSD songs of that genre include “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream or “Light My Fire” by the Doors.

Acid rap is a newer style of hip-hop music that draws heavily from the psychedelic influences of the 1960s. This type of rap often features surreal lyrics and samples from classic acid rock songs, and has been popularized by artists such as A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar.

The 1960s was an era of LSD songs, experimentation, and exploration – both musically and chemically. The influence of LSD can be heard in many of the songs from this period, and its impact is still felt today in the many musical genres it has spawned. From classic rock to modern hip-hop – the acid trip continues to inspire artists of all kinds. Looking for more LSD inspirations? Check LSD quotes .

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Editor’s Note I know that research has found that music can be used as a tool to help you explore your inner selves, and that it can help you process difficult emotions… and yes, I know that LSD, in combination with music, can be used as a tool for healing and self-exploration. But guys, remember, it is important to note that if you’re unacquainted with the subject, this should only be done under the supervision of a qualified professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

What bands took acid.

Apparently A$AP Rocky, Ray Charles, Kacey Musgrave, The Beatles, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Eruc Clapton, Jim Morrison did acid in their lives.

What’s the Best Music for Tripping?

perhaps the 60s and 70s? But in general, everything that tickles your fancy. Some strong suggestions include: “Wings of Love” (Nirvana); “The Rain Song” (Led Zeppelin), Bach’s classical music, “Regulate” (Warren G), all tracks of Ólafur Arnalds and Hania Rani… or our favorite “Good Vibrations” Beach Boys.

What Drugs Do Rock Stars Use?

Marijuana, cocaine, benzodiazepines, alcohol… snorting and smoking, all of it… It just gives them the excitement and makes their concerts superb…but destroys their lives at the same time. Take a look at Drinking, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll.

Is Led Zeppelin Acid Rock?

Hmm, tricky one! We cannot classify Led Zeppelin as a psychedelic rock band, however there are hints of psychedelia in some of their songs.

Can Songs Get You High?

Listening to music can have the same effect on your brain’s serotonin and dopamine levels as taking certain drugs. We recommend you do an acid simulation with such music (LSD frequency):

Why Is Music Good When High?

Music can be rewarding when experienced while high as it can heighten certain sensory experiences and elevate emotions, making the experience more intense. Furthermore, the sonic changes and rhythms present in music can have a calming effect on the listener, aiding in relaxation and providing distraction from everyday life. Music has also been found to boost dopamine levels, which is associated with pleasure and euphoria.

Thanks for reading Trippie Hippies! ✌️

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‘Slow Burn’: Watch Kacey Musgraves Turn Country Music Psychedelic

An acid trip sparked a song that set the tone for her genre-bending album “Golden Hour.” Using FaceTime interviews, demos and doodles, we show you how the track came together.

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How Kacey Musgraves Turned Country Music Psychedelic

Kacey musgraves took an lsd trip and returned with the concept for “slow burn,” a song that set the tone for her genre-bending country album. using facetime interviews, demos and doodles, we show you how the track came together..

“Hello.” “Hey.” “My hair — I crimped it, and it feels like a [expletive] poodle. It’s, like, really fluffy.” Singing: “I’m all right with a slow burn. Taking my time, let the world turn.” “The song is definitely one of my most personal, for sure.” Singing: “I’m gonna do it my way. It’ll be all right. If we burn it down and it takes all night.” “Country songs, historically, have always been about real life, they’ve been story songs. That’s what I love the most about the roots of the genre. I came up with the chorus on a spiritual journey, so to speak.” “O.K.” “Yeah. And I think anything that, like, puts me or any human outside of their, like, egotistical state of living is a really healthy thing every now and then — in moderation, obviously.” “Do you mind if I ask if it was mushrooms or LSD?” “It was LSD. Yeah. And I was just sitting on my front porch thinking: And I was just like, man, I love a slow burn. And I was like, that can apply to so many areas in my life. That can apply to, like, relationships, you know, a good drink. You sip on a glass of wine for a long time. You savor it. You really enjoy, like, the journey. You don’t rush to the finish line. It did open my mind a little bit and make me kind of take a step back and, like, really think about where I am, and what I want, and just kind of the world around us and the crazy time that we live in.” “That’s a very acid thought.” “Yeah. Yeah, it kind of is.” “She had said that she wanted to do something called ‘Slow Burn.’ I like writing title first because it can be that kind of keystone.” “What mood were you thinking when you heard the title ‘Slow Burn?’” “I guess I kind of imagined immediately kind of being out West, or somewhere out near some mountains, where you could get a vast sense of landscape.” “Ian and I started to mess with a little bit of a backdrop that you might be able to paint that kind of idea across.” “Testing.” “What was her initial reaction?” “It wasn’t, ‘Oh, my God, you guys, this is so amazing.’ It was like: ‘Yeah, that’ll work. Let’s see what we can do with that.’” “I felt like, I don’t know. It made sense. It gave me this feeling of, like, all the old Neil Young songs that I grew up listening to. They were kind of roaming around the room, strumming, while I was trying — in my head — the little verses that I had come up with.” “She likes to doodle a lot. So, she will hand-write the lyrics with a lot of people who are just on their phones.” Singing: “Born in a hurry, always late. Haven’t been early since ’88.” “That’s me poking fun at myself, because I was born a month early. I came on the day of my mom’s baby shower. I mean, I always have loved to party.” Singing: “Good in a glass, good on green. Good when you’re puttin’ your hands all over me.” “That’s talking about a good drink, or like a good joint, whatever — that’s in reference to green.” Singing: “I’m all right with a slow burn. Taking my time, let the world turn.” “I had a pretty complex idea of an arrangement, just kind of some interweaving, slightly Eastern-sounding feelings.” “I was playing the bass, and I was just playing some sort of spaceship kind of licks. And then, later, we added some strings, where there’s a bit of, like, almost an Indian motif. I like anything that sounds Asian. I like that.” “I just wanted to feel like it opened up into canyon-scape images.” “I do remember thinking, ‘Well, I think that’s pretty good.’ But you don’t know how other people are going to react.” “I was like, it just feels like it’s trying too hard. Let’s, like, delete, like, literally half of them. I like going, O.K., erase, erase, erase. I didn’t want people to listen to this record and be like, O.K., where is she? Like, she just got weird for the hell of it, you know.” “She would let us put a lot on the table, and then she would remove as it felt necessary.” “That has earned the nickname the Ax Man in studio. They’d be, like, playing a part, and they’d be like, ‘Doesn’t matter anyway, she’s just going to come in and delete it.’’” “You know, I’ll be honest, there were some things I was hoping would make it but didn’t.” “Like, sorry. I have to: It’s a [expletive] slow burn!” Singing: “It’s a slow burn. You know the bar down the street don’t close for an hour. We should take a walk and look at all the flowers.” “My husband just pointed out the other day, ‘You say the sun’s going down. And then in the next line, you say the bar down the street don’t close for an hour.’ He’s like, ‘Wouldn’t it be like way later if they were closing in an hour?’ I was like, ‘It ain’t supposed to be literal.’”

Sometimes all it takes is a title. And some LSD.

For Kacey Musgraves , one of country music’s most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters, the germ of the idea for the song “Slow Burn” arrived during a “spiritual journey” — a summertime acid trip, she said — that would help set the tone for her third major-label album, “Golden Hour.”

While gazing off her front porch in Nashville one night during the writing process, those two simple words — slow burn — seemed to speak to so many areas of her life: her appreciation for a good joint or a nice glass of wine; her preferred mode of romance; and her career, which may not include runaway radio hits, but has simmered long enough to earn her Grammy nominations, an opening spot touring arenas with Harry Styles and intense admirers whose devotion grows with every release.

Musgraves, 30, wrote down the concept in her phone — along with the idea for another song, “Mother,” inspired by a mid-trip text from her mom — and the next day, she shared it with her collaborators, Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. From there, it was all quite old-fashioned, as Musgraves explains in the latest Diary of a Song episode: A Neil Young-esque chord progression captured the mood, and she began creating the vivid, autobiographical slices of life that would make the song’s lyrics some of her most personal to date.

“Daniel started strumming that melody,” Musgraves said, “and it wrote itself really fast.” (The song was later recorded alongside horses in a barn-slash-studio owned by Sheryl Crow.)

“Slow Burn” would go on to become the opening number on “Golden Hour” — “If you hear that song and you don’t like it, you’re not going to like the rest of this record, so stop listening, basically,” Musgraves said — and a prime example of her musical strengths. At once a traditional country songwriter, favoring tight rhymes and wordplay, and a progressively minded pop fan, Musgraves stretched a straightforward acoustic ballad into a subtle mission statement that still told a story.

See how the song came together in the video above.

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When people think of psychedelic music, they often think of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s. However, artists have been using music to blur the lines of reality for far longer: The 1894 symphonic poem, “ Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn ,” by Impressionist Claude Debussy, is considered a turning point in modern music. The genre-bending Italian futurists in the early 20th century, whose electronic innovations helped build the sonic soundscapes used in modern psychedelia , there’s no shortage of songs that can inspire introspection, evoke emotion, and change how you perceive the world around you. 

There are many types of psychedelic music—and it would be educational for our playlist to include every psychedelic song ever recorded in chronological order. This list is slightly different: It’s intended as an informative, seamless, blissed-out auditory roadmap for your trip. And don’t worry: throughout the highs and lows of our journey, you’ll still hear some familiar classics alongside some rare gems and newer tracks worth experiencing. Follow along as we take you on an auditory tour of some of our favorite music for tripping with our best acid trip playlist. 

Many factors influence successful and rewarding psychedelic experiences. Take extra care and pay attention to the set and setting during your trip: Try experiencing psychedelics outdoors , where nature and sunlight can help you remain calm and grounded. Another thing to consider is the company you keep during these experiences. If you prefer not to trip alone, surround yourself with people you trust to avoid any unwanted situations or stress. 

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Pet sounds, the beach boys.

Inspired by the innovative music of The Beatles and Phil Spector’s “wall of sound’ production style, singer Brian Wilson set out to create “The greatest rock album ever made.” The title track from his one-man opus features riffs teeming with the surf-rock heritage fans expect from a Beach Boys album, along with layers of lush instrumentation often from the least likely places (like using coke cans for percussion).

The album’s lukewarm initial reception has been shadowed by its now cult-like status among music aficionados. Pet Sounds is now regarded as one of the most influential albums ever made.

Maria También, Khruangbin

Formed in 2010 in Houston, Texas, Khruangbin’s psychedelic blend of soul, ’70s funk, and Middle Eastern influences will envelop listeners in a warm blanket of nostalgia. The trio stays true to the song’s title, skillfully blending Latin rhythms into a genre-bending track that begs to be played again. 

Time of The Season, The Zombies

The Zombies silently went their separate ways after their debut album, “Odessey and Oracle,” didn’t hit the charts. Nearly two years later, their US label chose to launch “Time of the Season” in the States, and the song soared to No. 3 on the Billboard chart, catapulting the Zombies back into the spotlight. 

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With the original members having moved on to various jobs, a production company quickly assembled a group they dubbed the Original “Zombies,” around a then unknown Dusty Hill and Frank Beard (Who would later form ZZ Top), and toured the US, fooling concert goers everywhere because the internet had not yet been invented. Originally recorded at Abbey Road Studios, “Time of The Season” remains synonymous with ’60s psychedelia and reminds us that it’s always the season for loving.

Remember Me, Tame Impala

No stranger to modern  psychedelia , Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has headlined festivals and theaters worldwide. The band’s transcendent live performances—and penchant for layering multiple instruments to create a fresh sound rooted in the past—are why it’s included in this mix. 

He was initially recorded in 1997 by British DJ Alexis’ Lex’ Blackmore under his pseudonym Blue Boy. The mushroom jazz-infused track sampled blues singer Marlena Shaw, while Tame Impala’s version opts for Parker’s warbled vocals paired with a raucous rhythm section that keeps the energy and vibes pumping into our next track.

Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan

Written while Scottish singer Donovan Leitch was studying transcendental meditation in India alongside The Beatles, it is rumored that “Hurdy Gurdy Man” was initially intended for Jimi Hendrix. Although there are still some arguments over who was present at the recording time, the album credits guitarist Jimmy Page and drummer John Bonham, who helped usher in the Celtic rock sound they would use to form Led Zeppelin later. 

The song’s influential legacy, strange vocal delivery, and lyrics about being visited by an ‘enlightened stranger’ are why this song continues to inspire artists—and why it had to be included on our list. 

“It’s the most psychedelic experience I ever had, going to see Hendrix play. When he started to play, something changed: colors changed, everything changed.” -Pete Townshend

Burning Of The Midnight Lamp, Jim Hendrix

Initially released in the summer of ’67, this B-side to “All Around The Watchtower” marks Hendrix’s first use of the wah-wah effects that would become synonymous with his trademark  sound . During the four-minute opus, Hendrix talks of the “circus” moving on, leaving him alone in the desert. Despite this, he continues to burn the midnight lamp like a beacon, leading us further into our mix.

Xtal, Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, is a producer, composer, and DJ whose records span over three decades. Featuring the eerie vocal samplings of Donald Greig’s “Evil At Play,” Xtal muddles the distinction between ambient electronic, psychedelic grooves, and genuine pop sensibilities. Full of atmospheric textures created with dated electronics and recorded on a damaged cassette tape, the hauntingly melodic melancholia of this song will stay with you long after it’s over.

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California Owls, Death and Vanilla

Formed in Malmö, Sweden, by Marleen Nilsson and Anders Hansson, Death and Vanilla utilizes vintage musical equipment to emulate the sounds of ’60s/70s psych. This track’s warmth shines through the speakers like a hot summer’s day—it’s filled to the brim with sunshine and dreamy synth-layered echoes. At just over five minutes, California Owls is the organic sound that will help keep you safe and grounded during this journey–like a  trip sitter  for your ears.

Bat Macumba, Os Mutantes

Born out of São Paulo’s vibrant music scene at a time when Brazil was undergoing significant political and cultural changes. Os Mutantes were a seminal psychedelic band that emerged in the mid-1960s. Their music played a pivotal role in developing the Tropicália movement, which sought to revolutionize traditional Brazilian music and aesthetics by incorporating elements from abroad.

The song’s wildly inventive structure and energy marks our playlist’s departure from electronic music, venturing further into the birth of psychedelia.

Soul Sacrifice, Santana 

First introduced as the closing track to Carlos Santana’s infamous  Woodstock  performance in 1969, this six-minute instrumental answers the question,  can drums be psychedelic?  It’s a resounding yes. Known for experimenting with substances, Santana stated, “By the time we got to ‘Soul Sacrifice,’ I had come back from a pretty intense journey. Ultimately, I felt we had plugged into a whole lot of hearts at Woodstock”. The performance would skyrocket Santana into superstardom, becoming a global celebrity almost overnight and cementing his place in the Psychedelia Hall of Fame. 

Gbomei Adesai, The Psychedelic Aliens

While there’s no shortage of acid trip playlists full of bands from the American and British psychedelic scenes of the late sixties, our next track comes from an unlikely place–Ghana. Active for only three years, The Psychedelic Aliens fused funk, psych, and garage rock with African rhythms to produce an entirely new sound.

Kalinga, Free The Robots

The brainchild of Chris Alfaro, a Filipino American musician/producer from Santa Ana, California, Free The Robots makes music almost impossible to put into any singular category. Kalinga includes samples sourced from native Filipino albums and field recordings that give the track a perfect balance between the past and present. Alfaro says he was inspired to record Kalinga after a powerful psychedelic experience.

“I watched as my body vaporized into another dimension. Like a cannonball, my consciousness shot through my bloodline and I found myself amongst an indigenous tribe in a rice field/jungle where I was able to spend time communicating with strangers who may or may not have been my actual ancestors. Without words, what I took from the experience, I can’t explain.”  -Free The Robots

Expensive Shit, Fela Kuti

Nicknamed “ The Black President ,” Nigerian artist Fela Kuti may very well be the most beloved artist to grace this mix. Born into the upper class, Kuti would abandon his family’s traditional plans for his future, opting to study music in London instead. After a brief stint as a jazz player in San Francisco, Fela returned to Nigeria, where he renounced Western music and began incorporating African sounds into his work’s soul. 

Kuti became a vocal opponent and relentless critic of several Nigerian administrations, which he labeled as corrupt, undemocratic, and oppressive. His outspoken and politically charged music frequently made him a target of state violence, culminating in an illegal raid on his compound and landing Kuti in jail on trumped-up possession charges. After eating the cannabis-filled joint the police had planted on him, Kuti was kept under 24-hour surveillance until authorities could, ahem,  recover  the evidence—an expensive shit  indeed . 

Political turmoil has always pushed forth new music, and Kuti’s improvisational, percussion-driven anthems are no exception. By the time the dust has settled from the track’s three-minute opening jam session, Kuti arrives with a bang, delivering howling verses full of political criticisms and humor at the expense of his jailors.

Maggot Brain – Funkadelic 

As we come to the end of our mix, who better to represent the culmination of the genre than the collective known as Funkadelic? What began as a Doo-wop group in the mid-50s, Funkadelic transformed into a powerhouse act, fueled by the ideas of Black Power, free love, and their noted use of hallucinogens throughout the band’s lifetime. “Maggot Brain” has become a part of psychedelia infamy, as the song was reportedly captured in a single session when singer George Clinton, influenced by LSD, instructed his guitarist to perform as though they had just learned of their mother’s passing. 

The track’s raw emotion, spooky tones, and echoing saturation bring our mix to a close with arguably the most epic guitar solo ever recorded. 

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As research continues to prove LSD’s (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) therapeutic viability , studies continue to pour in exploring the effects of certain stimuli and how they can affect the psychedelic experience.

Mendel Kaelen, a graduate student of neuroscience at Imperial College, has been focusing on how music in particular interacts with the brain on LSD. In his effort to stay true to the scientific method while incorporating music into psychedelic therapy, Kaelen has stumbled upon the formula for the perfect LSD soundtrack.

In a pilot study published last year, Kaelen and his peers returned to a classic theme of the ’50s and ’60s, “Do psychedelics enhance the emotional response to music?”

“If music is too familiar, it can reduce the ability to have a new experience, because you already had an experience with that song before in your life.”

In the study, five instrumental tracks were played to ten volunteers on two different occasions, one of which they were administered a placebo, and the other, LSD.

Ambient and neo-classical tracks proved to be the most effective at eliciting emotional response, namely by artists Greg Haines , Brian McBride , Ólafur Arnalds , Arve Henriksen .

Essentially, due to the challenging environment of an MRI scanner, especially for someone on an acid trip, Kaelen leaned towards more uplifting and positive sounds like that of Robert Rich .

As for the structure of the playlist, it’s not a constant. People are naturally nervous before the drug takes effect, so calming and reassuring sounds are at the onset. Approaching the peak, music turns more rhythmic, and during the peak, music straddles different emotional intensities according to Kaelen’s “pendulum effect.” Additionally, Kaelen produces his own experimental electronic music, so he has the ability to mix and adapt the spacing and volume of the playlist to suit the design of the study’s experience.

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“People started to realize that it’s not the drug itself that provides a therapeutic effect; it’s the experience that the drug is able to produce in interaction with the therapist, with the environment, that has that potential.”

It’s seriously worth it to check out Motherboard’s original article. If you’ve made it this far, I guarantee you’ll find it fascinating.

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Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: John Lennon’s Accidental ‘Getting Better’ Acid Trip

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The Beatles ‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band , which Rolling Stone named as the best album of all time , turns 50 on June 1st. In honor of the anniversary, and coinciding with a new deluxe reissue of Sgt. Pepper , we present a series of in-depth pieces – one for each of the album’s tracks, excluding the brief “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” reprise on Side Two – that explore the background of this revolutionary and beloved record. Today’s installment looks back on the night John Lennon accidentally dosed himself with acid before a recording session for “Getting Better.”

It could be argued that “Getting Better” is the most perfect of all latter-day John Lennon and Paul McCartney collaborations. Sure, “A Day in the Life” gets the prestige, but the fourth track on  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band beautifully illustrates their very different characters. While the song was being recorded that spring, an odd incident would further fuse their souls on a psychedelic level.

McCartney devised the title while walking his sheepdog Martha through London’s Regent’s Park in early 1967. He was joined by journalist Hunter Davies, then shadowing the Beatles while working on their official biography. “It was the first spring-like morning of that year, and as we got to the top of the hill, the sun came up,” Davies relayed to Steve Turner in his book, A Hard Day’s Write . “[Paul] turned to me and said, ‘It’s getting better,’ meaning that spring was here. Then, he started laughing and I asked him what he was laughing about.” McCartney recounted a story about Jimmie Nichol, a drummer who played with the band for 10 concert dates on their 1964 world tour while Ringo Starr recovered from tonsillitis and pharyngitis. When asked how he was adapting to the insanity of Beatlemania, the good-natured Nichol would reply, “It’s getting better!” The phrase, and all its earnestness, became something of an in-joke among the band.

When McCartney suggested they write a song around the optimistic line, Lennon’s contributions brought the hopeful lyrics crashing back to Earth. “I was sitting there doing, ‘Getting better all the time,’ and John just said in his laconic way, ‘It couldn’t get no worse,'” McCartney told friend Barry Miles in the biography, Many Years From Now . “I thought, ‘Oh, brilliant! This is exactly why I love writing with John.” Lennon also took the opportunity to add a disturbing confessional to the final verse. “All that, ‘I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved,’ was me,” he told Playboy in 1980. “I used to be cruel to my woman, and psychically, any woman. I was a hitter! I couldn’t express myself and I hit. I fought men and hit women.”

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The Beatles worked out the song’s instrumental track during two sessions at EMI’s Abbey Road studios before arriving – sans Ringo Starr – on the evening of March 21st, 1967, to record the backing harmonies. To prepare himself for yet another marathon all-night session, Lennon reached into his silver art-nouveau pillbox and pulled out what he thought was an amphetamine. Unfortunately, he accidentally picked the wrong tablet, dosing himself with LSD. “It’ll certainly keep him awake for a while!” Harrison wryly noted on a 1992 episode of ITV’s The South Bank Show .

“I thought I was taking some uppers and I was not in the state of handling it,” Lennon told Rolling Stone in 1970. “I said, ‘What is it, I feel ill?’ I thought I felt ill and I thought I was going cracked … then it dawned on me that I must have taken some acid.” He informed producer George Martin that he was unwell. Never guessing that Lennon’s troubles were pharmaceutical in origin, the older gentleman responded with old-fashioned common sense. “‘Come on, John,’ I said, ‘What you need is a good breath of fresh air!'”

With unnatural intensity, Lennon began to climb the staircase from the studio floor to meet Martin in the control room above. “It seemed to take John a long time to get up the stairs; he was moving as if he were in slow motion,” recalled engineer Geoff Emerick in his book, Here There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles . “When he finally walked through the doorway into the control room, I noticed that he had a strange, glazed look on his face. He appeared to be searching for something, but didn’t seem to know what it was. Suddenly he threw his head back and began staring intently at the ceiling, awestruck. With some degree of difficulty, he finally got a few not especially profound words out: ‘Wow, look at that.’ Our necks cranked upward, but all we saw was … a ceiling.”

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Martin led his befuddled charge up through a series of passageways to the platform on top of EMI’s studios for what would become the second-most famous rooftop incident in the Beatles saga. Martin, naïve to the world of drugs, was still unclear what was the matter, though he did notice Lennon “swaying gently against my arm and resonating like a human tuning fork” – a condition that isn’t usually cured by fresh air. “If I’d known it was LSD, the roof would have been the last place I would have taken him!” he laughed in the  Beatles Anthology documentary. “But of course I couldn’t take him out the front because there were 500 screaming kids who’d have torn him apart. So the only place I could take him to get fresh air was the roof. It was a wonderful starry night, and John went to the edge, which was a parapet about eighteen inches high, and looked up at the stars and said, ‘Aren’t they fantastic?’ Of course to him I suppose they would have been especially fantastic. At the time they just looked like ordinary stars to me.”

Several minutes later Martin returned to the studio to continue work, leaving Lennon to his own devices on the roof. McCartney and Harrison, well aware of what their bandmate had done, carried on for a short time before they grasped the full impact of the situation: Lennon was tripping alone on an unguarded roof! Instantly they sprinted up the stairs to rescue him. “They knew all too well that the rooftop had only a narrow parapet and that, in his lysergically altered state, John could easily step over the edge and plummet thirty feet to the pavement below,” Emerick writes. Thankfully, Lennon was found intact, quietly contemplating the universe on his own.

Safely back in the studio, Lennon realized he was in no state to record. “I said, ‘Well, I can’t go on. You’ll have to do it and I’ll just stay and watch,'” he later told Rolling Stone . “I got very nervous just watching them all, and I kept saying, ‘Is this all right?’ They had all been very kind and they said, ‘Yes, it’s all right.'” The session recommenced briefly, but soon it was deemed useless without a capable Lennon and the group decided to break early for the night.

But there was a problem. Lennon’s driver wasn’t due to return to Abbey Road for several hours, and his wife Cynthia was fast asleep. To keep watch over his vulnerable friend, McCartney decided to take him back to his own home on Cavendish Avenue, a short walk from the studio. “Paul’s thoughtfulness in going home with John was typical of one of the best sides of his character,” Martin reflected in his memoir, All You Need Is Ears .

“I thought, maybe this is the moment where I should take a trip with him.” –Paul McCartney

The good deed caused something of a dilemma for McCartney, who was perhaps the least enthusiastic acid taker of the band. “I was really frightened of that kind of stuff,” he said in The Beatles Anthology . “It’s what you’re taught when you’re young: Watch out for those devil drugs. When acid came around, we’d heard you’re never the same. It alters your life and you’re never the same again. I think John was rather excited by that prospect, [but] I was rather frightened by that prospect. Like, ‘Just what I need, some funny little thing where I can never get back home again.’ Might not be the greatest move. So I was seen to stall a little bit within the group.”

McCartney’s abstinence caused a rift, and for a time the previously impenetrable foursome found themselves on vastly different wavelengths. “Within a band, it’s more than peer pressure, it’s fear pressure,” he related to Miles. “More than just your mates it’s, ‘Hey, man, this whole band’s had acid, why are you holding out? What’s the reason, what is it about you?'” He eventually experimented with the drug with his friend, Guinness heir and socialite Tara Browne, in December 1965 (some sources say 1966), and his reaction was mixed. Though allowing that it was “amazing” and “a deeply emotional experience,” in the same breath he admits he was “never that in love” with the substance. “For a guy who wasn’t that keen on getting that weird, there was a disturbing element to it.”

As he and Lennon made the quick trip to his Regency townhouse in the early hours of March 22nd, McCartney made a snap decision. “I thought, maybe this is the moment where I should take a trip with him,” he recalled. “It’s been coming for a long time. It’s often the best way, without thinking about it too much, just slip into it. John’s on it already, so I’ll sort of catch up. It was my first trip with John, or any of the guys. We stayed up all night, sat around and hallucinated a lot. Me and John, we’d known each other for a long time. Along with George and Ringo, we were best mates. And we looked into each other’s eyes, the eye contact thing we used to do, which is fairly mind-boggling. You dissolve into each other. … And it was amazing. You’re looking into each other’s eyes and you would want to look away but you wouldn’t, and you could see yourself in the other person. It was a very freaky experience and I was totally blown away. John had been sitting around very enigmatically and I had a big vision of him as king, the absolutely Emperor of Eternity. It was a good trip.”

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I. Latest Songs About Acid

Ii. rap songs about acid, iii. pop songs about acid, iv. country songs about acid, v. r&b songs about acid, vi. rock songs about acid, vii. christian songs about acid, 1. acid eyes by paolo nutini.

The song is about a young man who is in love with a girl who is addicted to drugs. He is trying to help her get clean, but she is resistant to change. The young man is hopeful that she will eventually come around and they can be together.

2. Acid (Official Audio) by Niheem

The song is about a person’s experience with acid. They talk about how the trip made them feel and how it changed their perspective.

3. ACID TRIP by Rejjie Snow

The song is about a person’s experience while on acid. The person describes the colors and patterns they see while on the drug, as well as the feelings of euphoria and paranoia they experience.

4. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala

The song is about a relationship that is not going well. The singer feels like they are going backwards instead of forwards.

5. LSD by The Beatles

The song is about the effects of the drug LSD. The lyrics describe the feeling of being on the drug, and the different colors and images that are seen. The song also mentions how the drug can make people feel like they are in a different world.

6. How High by Method Man, Redman, Styles P

The song is about getting high on marijuana. The three artists talk about how they enjoy smoking weed and how it relaxes them. They also talk about how it helps them escape from the stresses of life.

7. Trip 22 by Heavy Mellow

The song is about a person’s struggles with addiction and how it affects their life. The song talks about how addiction can take over someone’s life and how it can ruin relationships.

1. Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None) by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt

The song is about how much fun the speakers are having, and how they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. They are surrounded by their friends and they are all partying together. They are doing everything that they enjoy and they wouldn’t want it any other way.

2. Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes

The song is about Busta Rhymes being better than everyone else at rapping, and telling everyone to step their game up if they want to compete with him. He brags about his skills and how he’s been able to stay relevant for so long. The song is high energy and fast paced, with Busta’s signature rapid fire flow.

3. Gin and Juice by Snoop Dogg

The song is about a party where people are drinking gin and juice. Snoop Dogg is at the party and he is enjoying himself. He is surrounded by beautiful women and he is having a good time.

4. How High by Method Man, Redman, Styles P

5. i get around by tupac shakur.

“I Get Around” is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, All Eyez on Me (1996). The song features a guest appearance from fellow rapper Roger Troutman and was produced by Johnny “J” Jackson. The song is a tribute to the West Coast hip hop lifestyle. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

6. Kill You by Eminem

The song is about Eminem’s struggles with addiction and how it has affected his life. He also talks about how he wants to kill himself, but can’t because he knows his daughter would be better off without him.

7. Let Me Ride by Dr. Dre

The song is about how Dre is the best at what he does and how he will never let anyone take his place.

8. Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None) by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt

9. how high by method man, redman, styles p, 10. i get around by tupac shakur, 1. red rain by peter gabriel.

The song is about a person who is caught in a storm and is trying to find their way home. They are lost and scared, but they keep moving forward.

2. Riders on the Storm by The Doors

The song is about a group of riders who are caught in a storm. They are trying to find shelter, but the storm is too strong. They are forced to keep riding, and eventually they are all killed by the storm.

3. Here Comes the Rain Again by Eurythmics

The song is about a relationship that is falling apart and the singer is trying to hold onto it. The rain symbolizes the tears that she is shedding.

4. Rainy Days and Mondays by Carpenters

The song is about a person who is feeling down because it is a rainy day and Monday. The person tries to find comfort in things like their favorite TV show or a warm cup of coffee, but nothing seems to make them feel better.

5. Rain on Me by Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande

The song is about the struggles of addiction and mental health, and how Gaga and Grande have found strength in each other to get through tough times.

1. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The song is about a person who is wondering if the rain will ever stop. The person is asking if anyone has ever seen the rain stop before.

2. Your Cheatin’ Heart by Hank Williams

The song is about a man who is cheated on by his woman and is left heartbroken. He warns other men that their women will cheat on them too and tells them to beware of “your cheatin’ heart.”

3. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall by Bob Dylan

The song is about the inevitability of an apocalyptic event, and the narrator’s preparations for it. The song is also about the hope that comes with knowing that the world will eventually be destroyed and rebuilt.

4. Who’ll Stop the Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revisited

The song is about a person who is struggling to find hope and meaning in their life. They question why the rain keeps falling, and if anyone will ever stop it. The song is a reminder that even when things seem hopeless, there is always someone who cares and can help.

1. I Can’t Stand the Rain by Ann Peebles

The song is about a woman who is fed up with her lover’s infidelity and she can’t stand the rain because it reminds her of him.

2. I Am the Walrus by The Beatles

The song is about a walrus who is also a musician and is singing about his life and how he is the walrus.

3. Let’s Stay Together by Al Green

The song is about a couple who are in love and want to stay together forever. The man is telling the woman that he will always love her and wants to be with her forever.

4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles

The song is about a girl named Lucy who is on a trip and sees a field of diamonds. She then has a dream about flying through the sky with the diamonds.

5. Love and Happiness by Al Green

The song is about the joys and happiness that love brings. It talks about how love is the key to happiness and how it can make all the difference in the world.

6. Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton

The song is about a man who is down on his luck and is thinking about a woman he used to know. He is reminiscing about a rainy night they spent together and how happy they were. He is hoping that she is doing well and that she remembers him fondly.

7. Tired of Being Alone by Al Green

The song is about a man who is tired of being alone and wants to find someone to spend his life with. He sings about how he is lonely and how he wants to find someone to love.

8. What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye

The song is about peace and love and the problems that come with them. Gaye is asking what’s going on with the world and why there is so much hate. He wonders why we can’t all just get along and live in peace.

9. Purple Rain by Prince

There are many songs about acid, but they all generally fall into one of two categories: either they are about the positive effects of acid, or the negative effects.

Some songs about the positive effects of acid include:

“I Can’t Explain” by The Who “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix

Some songs about the negative effects of acid include:

“Don’t Drink the Water” by The Grateful Dead “Bummer in the Summer” by Love “Bad Trip” by Fear

10. You Are My Sunshine by Ray Charles

“You Are My Sunshine” is a song by Ray Charles that was released in 1964. The song is about a man who is in love with a woman who is his sunshine. The man is telling the woman that she is the only one who can make him happy.

11. We Call It Acieed by D Mob

The song is about a club drug called “Acieed”, which was popular in the late 1980s. The song talks about the effects of the drug, and how it makes people feel.

12. Trip 22 by Heavy Mellow

13. acid rnb 5 by melanie faye.

The song is about a relationship that’s falling apart. The narrator is trying to hold on, but they know it’s not going to work. They’re trying to figure out what went wrong, and they’re wondering if they’ll ever find someone else who understands them like this person did.

14. L$D by A$AP Rocky

The song is about the rapper’s experiences with the drug LSD. He talks about how the drug makes him feel, how it affects his senses, and how it makes him see the world differently. He also talks about how it can be a dangerous drug and how it can lead to addiction.

15. Trip 5 by Heavy Mellow

The song ‘Trip 5’ by Heavy Mellow is a song about a person’s journey through life. The song talks about the ups and downs that a person faces, and how they eventually find their way.

16. Trip 2 by Heavy Mellow

The song is about a person going on a trip, and enjoying the scenery and the company.

17. Acid Queen by Tina Turner

The song is about a woman who is addicted to drugs and is trying to get her fix. She is looking for someone to help her get her fix, and she is willing to do anything to get it. She is desperate and will do anything to get her hands on some drugs.

18. Acid Rain by Chance the Rapper

The song is about the struggles of growing up in Chicago and the violence that plagues the city. Chance raps about how he has seen friends die and how he has been affected by the city’s crime. He also speaks about how he is working to make a change and how he wants to help the city’s youth.

1. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

The song is about a person who is high on drugs and is experiencing a hallucination. The person is seeing purple haze and is not sure if it is real or not.

2. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane

White Rabbit is a song written by Grace Slick and recorded by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. The song was released as a single in 1967 and became one of the band’s signature songs. It was later included on their second album, Surrealistic Pillow.

The song is about Alice in Wonderland and the effects of psychedelic drugs. The lyrics have been interpreted as a commentary on the Vietnam War and the counterculture of the 1960s. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Marilyn Manson and Elton John.

3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles

The song is about a girl named Lucy who is on a trip with her friends. She is flying high above the clouds and sees the most beautiful sight. She then descends down to earth and is reunited with her friends.

4. Eight Miles High by The Byrds

The song is about flying high in an airplane. The lyrics talk about the feeling of being up in the air, and how it can be both exhilarating and scary. The song also mentions how flying can be a lonely experience, and how it can be hard to come back down to earth.

5. Sunshine of Your Love by Cream

The song is about a man who is in love with a woman who is in love with someone else. The man is trying to get the woman to see that he is the one who loves her the most.

6. Crossroads by Cream

In the song, the narrator is at a crossroads in his life and is unsure which path to take. He is torn between two different paths, but eventually decides to take the path less traveled.

7. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles

The song is about a person who is reminiscing about a time in their life when they were happy and carefree. They are longing for those days to come back, and they hope that by going to Strawberry Fields, they will be able to find that feeling again.

8. She’s a Rainbow by The Rolling Stones

The song is about a woman who is beautiful and colorful like a rainbow. The singer is in awe of her beauty and compares her to different colors of the rainbow.

9. Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones

The song is about the singer’s depression and despair, and how he wants everything to be “painted black”.

10. Light My Fire by The Doors

“Light My Fire” is a song by The Doors. It was released as a single in 1967 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger and was inspired by a classical piece called “Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor.” The song features a distinctive organ part played by Ray Manzarek.

11. Let It Rain by Eric Clapton

The song is about a person who is going through a rough patch in their life and is hoping for some relief. The lyrics talk about how the person feels like they are stuck in a storm and just want it to end.

12. That’s It for the Other One: I. Cryptical Envelopment; II. Quadlibet for Tender Feet; III. The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get; IV. We Leave the Castle by Grateful Dead

The song is a suite made up of four parts. The first part, “Cryptical Envelopment”, is a short, atmospheric piece that leads into the second part, “Quadlibet for Tender Feet”. This part is a playful, jazzy section that features some wordless vocals. The third part, “The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get”, is a more uptempo, rock-oriented section. The final part, “We Leave the Castle”, is a brief, ethereal coda.

13. My White Bicycle by Tomorrow

The song is about a young man’s experience with a white bicycle that he found. He falls in love with the bike and rode it everywhere, but one day it is stolen from him. He is heartbroken and searches for the bike, but he never finds it.

14. Truckin’ by Grateful Dead

The song is about a group of truckers who are on the road and having a good time. They are singing about how they are truckin’ and how they are enjoying the ride.

15. White Room by Cream

The song is about a person who is in a relationship with someone who is not good for them. They are trying to convince themselves that they are happy, but they know that they are not. The person is in a white room, which represents their purity and innocence. They are trying to hold on to their sanity, but they know that they are losing it.

16. Purple Haze by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The song is about a person who is under the influence of drugs, specifically purple haze. The lyrics describe the person’s experience while under the influence, including hallucinations and paranoia.

17. Goin’ Down by Grateful Dead

The song is about a man who is struggling with his life and feeling like he is going down. He is trying to hold on to his sanity, but he is losing his grip. The song is about his struggles and how he is trying to keep going.

18. Rain by The Beatles

The song is about the beauty of rain, and how it can make the world seem new again. It also talks about how rain can bring people together.

19. Interstellar Overdrive by Pink Floyd

The song is about a journey through space. It is an instrumental song with no lyrics. The song is very psychedelic and has a lot of sound effects that make it sound like you are in space.

1. Sadder Still by Velvet Acid Christ

The song is about a relationship that is falling apart. The singer is trying to hold on, but knows that it is time to let go.

2. The Last Goodbye by Subconcious Landscapes

The song is about a relationship that is coming to an end. The person singing is saying goodbye to their loved one, and they are hoping that this will be the last time they have to say goodbye.

3. Pretty Toy by Hex Angel (Utopia/Dystopia)

Hex Angel is a song about a pretty toy that is left behind in a utopia/dystopia. The toy is forgotten and left to rot in the dystopian world that is left behind.

4. Fun With Drugs by Velvet Acid Christ

The song is about the dangers of drug use and how it can lead to addiction. It also talks about how drugs can ruin your life and how they can make you feel.

5. Slut by Fun With Knives

This song is about a woman who is tired of being called a slut. She is tired of being judged for her sexual choices and is fed up with being told what to do with her body. She is done with being treated like a piece of meat and is ready to take back her power.

6. Acid Song by Live at the Office

The song is about a person’s struggles with addiction and mental health. The song is dark and heavy, with a feeling of despair and hopelessness. The lyrics are very personal and honest, and the song seems to be written from the perspective of someone who is struggling with these issues. The song is ultimately about trying to find hope and strength to keep going, despite the challenges.

7. Ghost in the Circuit by Velvet Acid Christ

The song is about a relationship with someone who is always busy and never has time for the speaker. The speaker feels like they are always the one waiting around and they are starting to feel like a ghost in the relationship.

8. Drop Acid And Watch The Christian Channel by RU36

The song is about a person who is struggling with their mental health and turns to drugs to cope. They start to see things that aren’t really there, like the Christian channel playing in their head. The song is a plea for help, and ultimately for someone to just drop acid and watch the Christian channel with them.

9. Nintendo (Christian Scott Acid Dub) by KEENE, Robosonic

The song is a remix of the classic video game theme song, “Nintendo,” by Christian Scott. The remix features a heavy dubstep beat and bassline, making it a great song to dance to.

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