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(30,041 posts) Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:29 PM 9 hrs ago

Big Mama Thornton - Lets Go Get Stoned

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Big Mama Thornton - Lets Go Get Stoned (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago OP

Love this johnnyfins 9 hrs ago #1

Stoned meant a lot of things back then. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #3

Or this. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #4

Was this written in 1965? In my crowd getting stoned in 1965 meant only one thing. Weed. spike jones 8 hrs ago #5

Coke was a known back in the 30's. They wrote songs about it. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #6

I actually got to see her perform at a blues club once. She was no longer "big" except for LoisB 9 hrs ago #2

Love Big Mama Thornton! Thanks for posting this! LiberalLoner 8 hrs ago #7

johnnyfins

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1. Love this

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:39 PM

9 hrs ago

When getting "stoned" meant getting drunk.

OAITW r.2.0

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3. Stoned meant a lot of things back then.

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:48 PM

9 hrs ago

Basically, escaping your sober, normal reality.

OAITW r.2.0

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4. Or this.

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:56 PM

9 hrs ago

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Or, maybe Jackson Brown learned this version from the Rev. Gary Davis-

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spike jones

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5. Was this written in 1965? In my crowd getting stoned in 1965 meant only one thing. Weed.

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:33 PM

8 hrs ago

OAITW r.2.0

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6. Coke was a known back in the 30's. They wrote songs about it.

Reply to spike jones (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:39 PM

8 hrs ago

There wasn't a DEA to control drugs back then.

LoisB

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2. I actually got to see her perform at a blues club once. She was no longer "big" except for

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:44 PM

9 hrs ago

that voice. "Hound Dog" brought the house down.

LiberalLoner

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7. Love Big Mama Thornton! Thanks for posting this!

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:41 PM

8 hrs ago

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