Drinking Songs

Rock Music has always been soaked in stale beer and cider as groups start off their gigging in dive bars and pubs. Here is a list of ten songs and artists who celebrate the hop and a drop of the harder stuff.

1) "Waxie's Dargle" - The Pogues

The obvious place to start a drinking chart lies with the Pogues. "Waxie's Dargle" is the ultimate song about getting served yet more drinks. Like a junky scoping his next fix.

2) "Whiskey In The Jar" - Thin Lizzy

For Gary Moore RIP

3) "Milk And Alcohol" - Dr Feelgood

4) "Gin 'N' Juice" - Snoop Dogg

5) "Brass Monkey" - Beastie Boys

Rum, vodka & orange juice mixed over ice (apparently)

6) "Alcohol" - The Kinks

7) "Alabama Song" - The Doors

Have you noticed how most of these songs one way and another are cover versions? Probably too pi**ed to come up with new material.

8) "Jesus And Tequila" - The Minutemen

By one of my favourite bands and yes another dead pop star, but D.Boon died in a car accident, not alcohol related...

9) "Pass The Courvoisier" - Busta Rhymes and Friends

There was a trend in rap to measure success as much by name checking spirit brands as the weight of bling. If I get famous as an author & go on telly, I'm going to name check smoothie brands to get me free crates sent.

10) "Hangover" - Serious Drinking

11) (one for the road) "Streams Of Whiskey" - The Pogues

We end where we began, with The Pogues, a paean to whiskey, but strangely enough not a cover version.