The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie

"The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie"
Single by TISM
from the album Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance
B-side	(I Think I've Got) Mick Jagger Worked Out
Released	May 1988
Format	7", digital download
Recorded	May 1987-March 1988, Platinum Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:37
Label	Elvis/Musicland
Writer(s)	TISM
TISM singles chronology
40 Years - Then Death (1987) The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie (1987) I'm Interested In Apathy (1988)

The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie is a single released by TISM in 1987. It was the first single to be officially released off Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance (1988).

Song

The song deals with the assistant to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, whose job it is to source out and procure cocaine for the musician. Throughout the song he continually compares his life to that of an ordinary person whose life is racked with misery and spousal unfaithfulness, contrasted with that of the roadie, whose only concern is the acquisition of cocaine.

Track listing

Side A

1. The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie

Side B

1. (I Think I've Got) Mick Jagger Worked Out

External links

• The Ballad of John Bonham's Coke Roadie Lyrics