KIM MITCHELL, “Go For Soda,” 1984

By Karen Bliss 6/1/14 | www.samaritanmag.com

Kim Mitchell and then writing partner Pye Dubois didn’t write “Go For Soda” about drinking and driving, but that’s what the song — released on 1984’s Akimo Alogo — has come to symbolize these past 30 years. “Might as well go for a soda / Nobody hurts and nobody cries / Nobody drowns and nobody dies,” the Canadian rocker sings. The single became a big hit in America for and Mother Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) licensed it for their anti DUI campaigns. To this day, Mitchell lets it be used for that purpose, most recently for The Safe and Sober Awareness Committee of Midland. Buy it here — K.B.