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Puff the Magic Dragon – Marijuana References in the Song Lyrics

Sunday, 21 May 2000 by Paul O'Brien

First published in 1998-ish in a collection of music oriented articles I wrote for my first website, The Octopus’s Garden. Republished here for the sake of an archive of that article. Rumors abound that the Peter, Paul, and Mary children’s hit Puff the Magic Dragon is all about drugs, particularly marijuana yet The band claims

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Interpreting the lyrics to The Eagles hit Hotel California

Sunday, 21 May 2000 by Paul O'Brien

First published in 1998-ish in a collection of music oriented articles I wrote for my first website, The Octopus’s Garden. Republished here for the sake of an archive of that article. The Eagles’ Hotel California is, surprisingly, about greed and the temptations of humanity. The glory of American marketing inundates us with messages to shop,

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