Five songs about pharma

Love is the drug: Roxy Music

I’m not suggesting that Cupid might have a role to play replacing conventional medicine with affairs of the heart but this is perhaps one of the most well-known ‘drug’ songs ever. Depending on your age you’ll remember the Roxy Music version in 1975 or the Grace Jones one in 1980.

The Drugs Don’t Work: The Verve

Not the sort of thing a pharmaceutical manufacturer wants to hear really. . . The Verve 1997.

The Bitterest Pill: Jam

Little did Paul Weller know that when the Jam released this track in 1982, it would turn up on a pharma song list over 30 years later.

Scientist: Dandy Warhols

Containing the line ‘I live on science alone’ this track by the Dandy Warhols is a sure-fire winner for the playlist of many a pharmacist seeking a promotion

Chemical World: Blur

I’m not going to hazard a guess as to what this one’s about but I’m fairly sure it hasn’t got anything to do with a double chemistry lesson on a Wednesday afternoon.