In the Good, Old Coked Out Days
August 25th, 2006 by Andre Soares
Rock Hudson (Giant) and Beatrice Arthur (The Golden Girls TV series) do a pleasant little number about the popularity of mind-altering substances, "Everybody Today Is Turning On" in a 1979 CBS variety show, The Beatrice Arthur Special. The song — music by Cy Coleman; lyrics and book by Michael Stewart — is from the Broadway musical I Love My Wife (1977-79), directed by Arthur’s then-husband Gene Saks (Cactus Flower).
The brief video clip can be found at ebaumsworld.com.
More details on The Beatrice Arthur Special in Ken Mandelbaum’s article "Obscure Videos: ’70s Specials."
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Are they really singing about coke?