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“No smoking” in music lyrics? Sorry, count me out

  • Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

Ian Dury’s 1977 anthem Sex and drugs and rock n’ roll put it most simply:

Sex and drugs and rock and roll

Is all my brain and body need

Sex and drugs and rock and roll

Are very good indeed

Blues, rock and pop music have always been neck-deep in references that outraged each generation’s parents. Fact is, they told us, it will all lead...

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  14. Five common myths about the ageing brain and body
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  18. Medicine for older people is the same for anyone else: treat the person, not just the body
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