This era really accelerated when sixties Psychedelic music hit the airwaves. “Hot Smoke and Sassafras” and “Incense and Peppermints” are a couple of examples. Sounded profound at the time, but the lyrics of course were meaningless.
Those in turn led to harder substances like parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Oh eeh ooh ah ah ting tang walla bing bang.
Those Were the Days My Friend.
Then you had things like this...
I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.