For Florida Georgia Line<\/a>, there\u2019s such thing as a perfect day, and for them that means wearing flip flops and shades, drinking Jack and Coke, and getting stoned.<\/p>\n The artists\u2019 tune \u201cSun Daze\u201d is a summer anthem dedicated to that state of mind, and smoking pot seems to be an integral part of the itinerary. In the music video, the band takes full advantage of the summer to do all of those things and more, hanging out by the pool, doing a slip-n-slide and drinking with friends.<\/p>\n The tune is off the band\u2019s Anything Goes<\/em> album and was released as its second single in September 2014, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard<\/em> Country Airplay chart and No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Johnny Cash<\/small><\/header>\n Written by Kris Kristoffersen, \u201cSunday Mornin\u2019 Comin\u2019 Down\u201d is a somber tune about the morning after a long night of intoxication, but also about a greater sense of emptiness.<\/p>\n Johnny Cash<\/a>\u2019s version, released in 1970, certainly captures the depressing sight of a man who notes he wished he were stoned so he wouldn\u2019t have to face seeing all the other happy people enjoying life or sleeping peacefully in their homes while he was in such pain.<\/p>\n The song\u00a0is not necessarily just about marijuana, but it does feature prominently throughout the song. Cash’s \u201cSunday Mornin\u2019 Comin\u2019 Down\u201d reached No. 1 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot Country Singles chart the year of its release.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Hank Williams, Jr.<\/small><\/header>\n Hank Williams, Jr.<\/a> wrote this lament about a lost love for his 1990 album Lone Wolf<\/em>, and its desperation still shines through the lyrics and Williams\u2019 voice today. The narrator of \u201cStoned at the Jukebox” is left devastated by a girl who left, but manages to get by during the day.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the night eventually comes and he turns to vices to get him through, leaving him \u201cstoned at the jukebox\u201d listening to sad songs and wallowing in his pain. It doesn\u2019t reveal whether marijuana helped him out at all, but it does imply it played a role in his recovery, for better or for worse.<\/p>\n The song was not a single for Williams, but it\u2019s got his trademark style and a focus on lighting up that earns it a slot in our Top 10.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Jamey Johnson<\/small><\/header>\n Jamey Johnson<\/a>\u2019s \u201cHigh Cost of Living\u201d is more of a cautionary tale about marijuana and other drugs than a celebratory one, telling a personal story about his struggle with addiction and eventually overcoming it.<\/p>\n The song describes his life in a haze, with no real grasp on reality or what he was giving up by staying high all the time. \u201cMy life was just an old routine, every day the same damn thing, I couldn\u2019t even tell I was alive,\u201d<\/em> Johnson sings of this time in his life. \u201cThe high cost of living ain\u2019t nothing like the cost of living high,\u201d<\/em> he concludes.<\/p>\n The song was Johnson\u2019s second single off his third studio record released in 2008, titled The Lonesome Song<\/em>. It was rated No. 38 on Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s list of the top 100 songs from that year, and peaked at No. 34 on the country charts.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Blake Shelton<\/small><\/header>\n \u201cReady to Roll,\u201d from Blake Shelton<\/a>\u2019s 2011 Red River Blue<\/em> album, is a laid-back weekend tune with a Motown-style bass line and a dash of Jimmy Buffett flair. While it\u2019s a bit more subtle than some of the other songs on our list, it\u2019s clear Shelton has a specific experience in mind when he says, \u201clet\u2019s kick back and take a trip.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The song title\u2019s double meaning is not lost in context as Shelton suggests how to unwind after a long week. The tune was co-written by Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton and three-time CMA winner Chris Stapleton<\/a>, and though it wasn\u2019t released as a single, it\u2019s one of Shelton\u2019s more memorable tunes.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Ashley Monroe<\/small><\/header>\n An unapologetic ditching of typical romantic tropes, Ashley Monroe<\/a>\u2019s \u201cWeed Instead of Roses\u201d is an irreverent note to a long-time partner, hoping to spice up the relationship a bit. The artist takes a bold approach to a common real-life situation \u2014 getting stuck in a rut with your spouse or long-term significant other \u2014 and suggests trying some less conventional tactics.<\/p>\n \u201cBring me weed instead of roses, whiskey instead of wine,\u201d<\/em> she sings. \u201cI don\u2019t need a card from Hallmark, box of chocolates, Heaven knows, bring me weed instead of roses, and let\u2019s see where it goes.\u201d<\/em> The lighthearted, flirty tune has a traditional country spin, as does the video, which looks like it was filmed in the early ’80s.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s go call your no-good brother, we both know what he\u2019s been growin\u2019,\u201d<\/em> Monroe continues, unashamedly propositioning some Mary Jane to change up the routine. The song, co-written by Monroe, was released as the third single from her record Like a Rose<\/em> in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Toby Keith<\/small><\/header>\n Though it wasn\u2019t always the case, Willie Nelson has become the official champion of marijuana usage in country music, and Toby Keith<\/a> reinforced this sentiment with his tune \u201cWeed with Willie.\u201d<\/p>\n Inspired by Keith and co-writer Scotty Emerick\u2019s experiences at Farm Aid with Nelson, it tells of a backstage hang out with the icon, who offered the new guys a \u201cfat boy and he passed it around.\u201d<\/em> Apparently it was too strong for the songwriters, who vowed to “never smoke weed with Willie again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The song ends, however, with them giving in, saying they lay in the fetal position, drooling, because they \u201cbroke down and smoked weed with Willie again.\u201d<\/em> The tune appeared on Keith\u2019s album Shock\u2019n Y\u2019all<\/em> as one of two special live tracks with Emerick.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Eric Church<\/small><\/header>\n Eric Church<\/a>\u2019s “Smoke a Little Smoke” is a blatant tribute to the feeling that comes with smoking weed from the first note, starting out longing to \u201cturn the quiet up, turn the noise down, let this old world spin around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The song appropriately has a bit of an outlaw sound, unashamedly noting in the bridge the desire to \u201cdig down deep, find my stash, light it up, memory crash.\u201d<\/em> Church co-wrote \u201cSmoke a Little Smoke,\u201d the third single from his 2010 album Carolina<\/em>, with Jeff Hyde and Driver Williams.<\/p>\n Something about the tune must have resonated with country fans, because it reached No. 16 on the Billboard<\/em> U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. It\u2019s hard to deny this song is one of the most popular odes to lighting up.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Brandy Clark<\/small><\/header>\n Perhaps one of the more upfront songs on our list, accomplished singer\/songwriter Brandy Clark<\/a>\u2019s \u201cGet High\u201d doesn\u2019t use any euphemisms or hint at what she\u2019s trying to say. The artist tells the story of a woman who works hard to take care of her family and the everyday to-dos, but sometimes gets overwhelmed by life\u2019s problems or bored by the monotony.<\/p>\n The way she copes? \u201cRolls herself a fat one,\u201d<\/em> Clark sings in the upbeat, quirky tune. The singer continues the story of the woman, carrying on with the day-to-day, interjected with a chorus declaring that “sometimes the only way to get by is to get high.”<\/em> The woman\u2019s story ends asking God to teach her how to accept the things she can\u2019t change. \u201cBut until then,\u201d<\/em> she adds, \u201cthanks for the Mary Jane.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard<\/small><\/header>\n A newer tune for both the iconic artists, this song was released on the duet record Django and Jimmie<\/em> earlier in 2015, appropriately on April 20. Written by Buddy Cannon, Larry Shell and Jamey Johnson, it was the first single from the collaboration and advocates for the use of marijuana, clearly noted in the music video, which features the artists passing a joint back and forth during the recording process.<\/p>\n It almost prophesies that the rest of the world is moving in a direction that will eventually advocate for it as well, even over more well-accepted vices like whiskey. Nelson has his own line of marijuana coming out soon, so this song reflects his personal beliefs. The upbeat, tongue-in-cheek song features a cameo by Johnson and reintroduced the world to the infamous country duo of Nelson\u00a0and Merle Haggard<\/a>, not to mention highlight their support of Mary Jane.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n“Sunday Morning Coming Down”<\/h2>\n
“Stoned at the Jukebox”<\/h2>\n
“High Cost of Living”<\/h2>\n
“Ready to Roll”<\/h2>\n
“Weed Instead of Roses”<\/h2>\n
“Weed With Willie”<\/h2>\n
“Smoke a Little Smoke”<\/h2>\n
“Get High”<\/h2>\n
“It’s All Going to Pot”<\/h2>\n