The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie
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| "The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie" | ||
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| Single by TISM | ||
| from the album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance | ||
| B-side(s) | (I Think I've Got) Mick Jagger Worked Out | |
| Released | 1987 | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Writer(s) | TISM | |
| TISM singles chronology | ||
| 40 Years - Then Death (1987) |
The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie (1987) |
I'm Interested In Apathy (1988) |
The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie is the name of a single released by TISM in 1987. It was the first single to be officially released off Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance (1988).
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[edit] Song
The song deals with the assistant to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, whose job it is to source out and procure cocaine for the musician. Throughout the song he continually compares his life to that of an ordinary person whose life is racked with misery and spousal unfaithfulness while he, himself has the only worry of acquiring cocaine.
[edit] Tracklist
[edit] Side A
- The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie
[edit] Side B
- (I Think I've Got) Mick Jagger Worked Out
