"Kicks," Paul Revere and the Raiders (1966)

Perhaps the coolest anti-drug song in all of rock and roll.

Peak: #4 on the Hot 100
Streams: 4.2 million

Paul Revere’s name really was Paul Revere, so when he formed a band called Paul Revere and the Raiders, he came by it honestly. Nobody made the band dress in Revolutionary War costumes, of course, but if your name has already gotten you halfway to a gimmick, then you might as well finish the job.

The costumes c…