top 10 songs about heroin (maybe) number 8
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under The Bridge Scoring heroin is always a messy business and when Anthony Kiedis from the Chili Peppers was at his first height of fame he would go on long solo drives...
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10. Neil Young – The Needle and the Damage Done A powerful warning about the life wrecking power of heroin, this track from the classic 1972 Harvest album details the death and decline of close...
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View ArticleThe Hillsborough Disaster: Extract From If the Kids are United by Tony Hill
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View ArticleLouder Than War Video Premiere: The New Tusk – lofi punk band channeling the...
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