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It was known to be played by [[Death Row]] guards in [[Nebraska]] shortly before an inmate was due to be executed by [[lethal injection]], prompting cries of sadism. {{fact}} |
It was known to be played by [[Death Row]] guards in [[Nebraska]] shortly before an inmate was due to be executed by [[lethal injection]], prompting cries of sadism. {{fact}} |
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Bands that covered this song on studio albums include [[Our Lady Peace]], [[Green River_%28band%29|Green River]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Lior]], and [[The Pretenders]]; The Pretenders lost members to drug-related deaths. Punk rock band [[The Bronx]] recorded a cover which can be found as a b-side on the False Alarm single. |
Bands that covered this song on studio albums include [[Our Lady Peace]], [[Green River_%28band%29|Green River]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Lior]], and [[The Pretenders]]; The Pretenders lost members to drug-related deaths. Punk rock band [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]] recorded a cover which can be found as a b-side on the False Alarm single. |
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[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]] has covered it while on tour in Japan. Alternative metal band [[Seether]] covered it during a performance on [[Last Call with Carson Daly]]. |
[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]] has covered it while on tour in Japan. Alternative metal band [[Seether]] covered it during a performance on [[Last Call with Carson Daly]]. |
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"The Needle and the Damage Done" is a song by Neil Young that chronicles his Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whitten's descent into, and eventual death from, heroin addiction. It first appeared on the Harvest album in 1972. The song was recorded live rather than in the studio. It appears on the compilation albums Decade and Greatest Hits. On the handwritten liner notes included in Decade, Young had this to say about the song: "I am not a preacher, but drugs killed a lot of great men".
It was known to be played by Death Row guards in Nebraska shortly before an inmate was due to be executed by lethal injection, prompting cries of sadism. [citation needed]
Bands that covered this song on studio albums include Our Lady Peace, Green River, Duran Duran, Lior, and The Pretenders; The Pretenders lost members to drug-related deaths. Punk rock band The Bronx recorded a cover which can be found as a b-side on the False Alarm single.
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has covered it while on tour in Japan. Alternative metal band Seether covered it during a performance on Last Call with Carson Daly.
References in Popular Culture
A reference to its title can be found in the song "Understanding in a Car Crash" by Thursday.
The title was also used as the album title for the second installment of the Nirvana:Outcesticide bootleg series.
Furthermore, it was the inspiration for The Sisters of Mercy's first 7" single, The Damage Done.
See also