“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...
