''Linda Sue Dixon'' is a song by

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. In April 1968 it charted worldwide with some success. The song is basically a thinly veiled

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to the illegal hallucinogenic drug

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, a mind-altering substance which at the time had acquired an iconic status amongst the youth and counterculture movement. The

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of the single was a song called ''Tally Ho''. Both tracks are notable for their explicit references, in ''Linda Sue Dixon'' to the naming of the drug LSD, and in ''Tally Ho'' to explicit sexual references and the use of the word "fuck" - rarely heard in music of the era due to the prevailing obscenity laws, and particularly restrictions on broadcasts. In 1998, a version of ''Linda Sue Dixon'' was released by the Australian band

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. It has also been recorded by

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artist

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. In 2007, the original version along with the "Tally Ho" B-side was re-released on the ''Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968'' CD on the ''Hip-o Select'' label.

References

The Ryder Stipulates
''Metro Times'' September 15, 2004. *Carson, David A. (2006):''Grit, Noise and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll'' - University of Michigan Press,
Extract

External links

of the Eddie Floyd version on emusic.com.
Sample
of the original version by The Detroit Wheels on Amazon.com (this link also has a sample of the ''Tally Ho'' B-side). Songs about drugs 1968 songs {{1960s-song-stub