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Song «The Pusher» von Steppenwolf.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1968 01 (Album), 1970 03 (Single UK)
Label: Dunhill DS 50029, Stateside SS 8038
Songwriter Hoyt Axton
Produktion: Peter Abram & Gabriel Mekler
Genre: Rock - Bluesrock
Annotationen
Ein ewig-gutes Gitarrenriff. Riffs sind dazu da, dass sie sich ins Gedächtnis einbrennen. Das gelingt diesem Song mit Leichtigkeit. The Pusher ist zudem einer der grossen Antidrogen-Songs: Der Refrain heisst: «Goddamn The Pusherman» («Verflucht sei der Drogendealer»). Der Text benutzte eine starke Kampf-Rhetorik: «You know I'd declare total war on the pusher man. I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he run, And I'd kill him with my bible, and my razor and my gun....» («Totaler Krieg dem Dealer», «Ich schlitz ihn auf, wo er stehen bleibt, ich erschiesse ihn, wo er fflüchtet» ...
Personen und Querverweise
Steppenwolf
Hoyt Axton
Peter Abram
Gabriel Mekler
Lyrics
You know I smoked a lot of grass. Oh Lord! I popped a lot of pills. But I've never touched nothin' That my spirit couldn't kill. You know I've seen a lot of people walking 'round With tombstones in their eyes. But the pusher don't care If you live -- or if you die. God Damn! The pusher. God Damn! The pusher. I said God Damn! God damn the pusher man. You know the dealer, the dealer is a man With a lump of grass in his hand. But the pusher is a monster Not a natural man. The dealer for a nickel Goin to sell you lots of sweet dreams. Ah...but the pusher will ruin your body; Lord he'll leave your mind to scream. God Damn! The pusher. God Damn! God damn the pusher. I said God Damn! God damn the pusher man. Well now if I were the president of this land You know I'd declare total war on the pusher man. I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he run, And I'd kill him with my bible, and my razor and my gun.... GOD DAMN! The pusher God damn the pusher. I said God damn! God damn the pusher man!