A clip from the movie Easy Rider (directed by Dennis Hopper, and written by Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Terry Southern. The ACLU lawyer and town drunk, George Hanson (played by Jack Nicholson) lays out the "facts" about UFOs, and the alien takeover of earth.
Easy Rider (1969) is the first movie I saw where Rock and Roll was an integral part of the movie. Yeah, there were some others...five years earlier, A Hard Day's Night was an unbelievable music movie. But this was something else. It was an actual movie, with real actors...including Jack Nicholson's over the top cameo. The songs were edgy, and on the cutting edge, including this great tune by Steppenwolf...the highest fidelity version I could locate is this one, with a "psychedelic" fan video. The Pusher blew our young minds when we heard it. It was written by the late great Hoyt Axton...
The Pusher by Hoyt Axton
You know I've smoked a lot of grass O' Lord, I've popped a lot of pills But I never touched nothin' That my spirit could kill You know, I've seen a lot of people walkin' 'round With tombstones in their eyes But the pusher don't care Ah, if you live or if you die
God damn, The Pusher God damn, I say The Pusher I said God damn, God damn The Pusher man
You know the dealer, the dealer is a man With the love grass in his hand Oh but the pusher is a monster Good God, he's not a natural man The dealer for a nickel Lord, will sell you lots of sweet dreams Ah, but the pusher ruin your body Lord, he'll leave your, he'll leave your mind to scream
God damn, The Pusher God damn, God damn the Pusher I said God damn, God, God damn The Pusher man
Well, now if I were the president of this land You know, I'd declare total war on The Pusher man I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he'd run Yes I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun
God damn The Pusher Gad damn The Pusher I said God damn, God damn The Pusher man ---o0o---
