The Pusher
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The Pusher is a song that was written by Hoyt Axton. The song is mainly about "The Pusher", who gives people drugs in order to harm the user. Throughout the song the Pusher is cursed ("God damn the Pusher") and contrasted to the dealer, who sells drugs for cheap and the user is treated to a good experience ("The dealer for a nickel Lord, will sell you lots of sweet dreams.").
[edit] Cover versions
The song was made popular when rock 'n' roll band Steppenwolf released a cover version of the song on their 1968 album Steppenwolf.
The band Blind Melon also did a more religiously charged version of "The Pusher" in which the chorus lyrics were changed from "God damn that pusher man" to "God damn that bible-pushing man". It can be found as the first track on their last album Nico.
