Smack Up

I figured I might as well post the A-side of the record as well. The photo is just a reminder that "Smack Up", though more well known as an Art Pepper recording, was written and first recorded by Harold Land.

Thinking about it, it seems interesting that these drug-related songs are so darned cheerful. We've been conditioned, I think, to expect any song about heroin to be really heavy ("God Damn the pusher man...", "Men die for that spoonful..." and so on). But "Smack Up" is a really happy tune. The songs from "The Connection" are also downright cheery.

This one is from my "House Advantage (Fake) Book" also.

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