10 Classic Rock Songs That Were Written About Drugs

10. Mother's Little Helper - Rolling Stones

When The British Invasion started to come to fruition, the Rolling Stones couldn't exactly be called choir boys or anything. Being crafted as the nastier version of what the Beatles were supposed to be, the songs of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had a lot more menace in their delivery, whether that be about sexual frustration on Satisfaction or the dark outlook on life in Paint it Black. There are countless drug songs in their arsenal, but Mother's Little Helper is actually more of a cautionary tale.

Written right when Mick and Keith were starting to leave the blues covers behind, this song tells the story of a mother needing a bit of help keeping everything together each day, resorting to taking uppers and giving her the energy to keep going throughout the day. The whole thing seems almost like an advertisement, but things start taking a turn halfway through the song when you see her getting hooked on them, leading to the final verse where she gets an overdose and passes away with them still in her hand.

There's definitely a bit of a snide attitude towards the lyrics half the time, but it's also a bit of self commentary as well, with the Stones themselves about to go on their own self destructive streak right after they finished these sessions. It might be a drag getting old, but there's a price that comes when you find yourself drawn to that little yellow pill over and over again.