Dissociated Thoughts

2/26/22 - Up in Smoke

2/26/22

I heard a song earlier today on the radio that reminded me of the happenings of a night out with the hubby and friends. Last year I was on a rare night out with my husband. We had decided to go and hear our friends' band play at the local VFW. The night was going great until the singer announced that there would be a "guest singer" for the next song because they did not know the Spanish part of the song they were about to play. That would not have been a big deal had they not announced that I would be the one singing. It was the first time I have ever sang in front of a crowd of people and it will also be my last. But you'd think that a band would know all the words to the songs they play. I think they had it planned. I've sang it when we were just having jam sessions and chilling, but in public? That's the ingredient that spells disaster. I don't do well in crowds, especially when they are focusing on me. I sang it though, my inhibitions probably lowered by the Crown & Coke I'd been drinking.

The song they wanted me to sing is "Up in Smoke" by Cheech and Chong.

"Up in Smoke" was written and performed by Tommy Chong and Richard "Cheech" Marin. It was the title song on the soundtrack for the 1978 movie "Up in Smoke," the soundtrack album was released in 1979. It is a fun song about what the singer does to relax, or pretty much for any reason. The second verse is a hybrid mixture of both English and Spanish languages and adds a unique touch to the song.

So what if it's about pot. Eventually the stuff will be legal all over the U.S. and songs like this will lose some of their shock factor.

Lyrics ▼

Up in Smoke
performed by Cheech & Chong
written by Tommy Chong (Chong) and Richard Marin (Cheech)

Up in smoke
Thats where my money goes
In my lungs
And sometimes up my nose
When troubled times
Begin to bother me
I take a toke
And all my cares
Go up in smoke

Up in smoke
Donde todo es me rey
There are no signs
Que dice no fume
So I roll un "bomber"
Y me doy, un buen toque
Y despues I choke
Y todos mis cares
Go up in smoke

Come on everybody let's get high

Up in smoke
That's where I wanna be
'Cause when I'm high
The world below
Don't bother me
When life begins
To be one long
And dangerous road
I take a toke
And all my cares
Go up in smoke

Yeah, I take a toke
and all my cares
go up in smoke

Have a good night, folks.