What Beatles songs have drug references?
While it is undeniable that the Beatles took varieties of drugs during their career, starting with “prellys” (uppers) in Hamburg, marijuana during “Help”, LSD and other hallucinogenics after 1965, there is not a shred of evidence that any of their songs *promote* drug-taking or drug use. Nevertheless, many first-generation Beatles fans recall being inspired by what they found in the music and lifestyle of the Fabs to try drugs themselves, almost as if the Beatles were giving them permission to do so. The question is whether actual advocacy was an element of the Beatles’ musical message. As with most of their creative expression, the Boys’ use of drugs seems to have become an undeniable thread in the fabric of their songs. In print and interviews, the Beatles were always careful to say that drug usage was their personal decision, and that they weren’t suggesting the public at large imitate them (see Paul’s LSD confession of 1967.) As a result, many songs were inspired by drug experience
