The whole point of being a safety professional is to prevent worker injuries. This week, EHS Daily Advisor wrote about how the government tracks worker injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Keeping that in mind, the Song of the Week is a slow-burn scorcher from Boston alt-rock act Morphine called “Cure for Pain.”
The title track of the band’s 1993 album, the song features Morphine’s unorthodox instrumental lineup: Dana Colley on baritone saxophone, Mark Sandman on two-string bass and Billy Conway on drums. On the song, Sandman sings about giving up vices and finding a “cure for pain.”
Formed in 1989 in Cambridge, Mass., Morphine’s moody, low-key sound was very different from the guitar-heavy Seattle bands that were getting popular in the early ’90s. The band’s 1992 debut Good started getting regular play on college radio and Cure for Pain was boosted by constant touring and songs being featured in TV shows and movies.
Morphine later signed with major label Dreamworks Records and released the album Like Swimming in 1997. The band had just finished another album in 1999 when Sandman had a heart attack on stage at a festival in Italy and died. Morphine split up afterwards but released The Night posthumously in 2000.