Bottle and Mary Jane - Jelly Roll - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Drowning one's sorrows in alcohol or drugs has always been an ever-recurring theme in the collective imagination of contemporary country artists. From Willie Nelson's intense cannabis activism to Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" or even John Prine's "Sam Stone," the American country music canon is ridden with references to drug usage as a way to escape life's hardships. It is a theme that is still prevalent to this day. One fine example of such a song is country rapper Jelly Roll's "Bottle and Mary Jane," the fourth track off of his 2020 fourth studio album, A Beautiful Disaster. Written by Jelly Roll with Matthew Wallace and Stuart Stapleton, "Bottle and Mary Jane" is a story about a man and his struggles to overcome his multiple addictions. The song was produced by Still Matthews and perfectly showcases Jelly Roll's versatility as he effortlessly transitions from country crooning to a rapid-fire rap delivery.