http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/f8/4b/joan,jett,ramones,sunglasses,t,shirt,b,w,music-f84bce9491f3348d73aa7059e4bfd592_h.jpg
Well it's good to be back in England and it's good to see all you again. Take it, dude!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 12:05 (ten years ago)
Thanks to honorary Ramone Joan Jett for starting us off. (I think "Bad Reputation" is the best Ramones song that's not a Ramones song.)
We'll run through the side polls today, pick up with the tracks tomorrow.
First up: Favorite Ramones heroine.
This was an OPO vote, and I'm happy to report that the runaway winner, by a margin I didn't even bother to count, was P.J. Soles a.k.a. Riff Randall. There were a few votes for Sheena and Judy, but Riff is the embodiment of the Ramones ideal: naive, ingratiating, smarter than you think, prone to taking a chainsaw to her permanent record.
http://criticalmassesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rocknroll2.jpg
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 12:08 (ten years ago)
Oops, I mean RIFF RANDELL.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 12:09 (ten years ago)
I actually have a personal story about P.J. Soles and the Ramones. I never met her, but when I was in elementary school, one of my best friends was her nephew. My friend's uncle was a session musician who recorded with Bob Dylan and T-Bone Burnett and other people, and he was married for a time to an aspiring actress -- whose big break was starring in a Roger Corman movie with the Ramones. So my friend and his older sister got to be big Ramones fans while P.J. was making "Rock n Roll High School."
I first heard the Ramones at their house, and I bought my first Ramones record ("Leave Home") on a record store trip in 8th grade with the same friend. The second rock concert I ever went to was with him to see the Ramones on their Subterranean Jungle tour. A few months later, when we were both in 9th grade, my friend was in a terrible car accident that left him in a coma for months and permanently, massively brain damaged ever after. He never recovered the ability to walk, talk or feed himself. For years afterward, I had dreams where he'd appear completely normal like he'd just returned from wherever he was, and we'd talk about what had happened in the world since his accident (including any new Ramones records). After about 10 years I stopped having those dreams, but for me the Ramones will always be bound up with my memory of him.
So anyway. Rock n roll, Riff.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 12:15 (ten years ago)
I have to go do stuff for a while, so I'll let the board wake up and report back in a bit with the covers side poll.
In the meantime, here's this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTdGmnR-pRU
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 12:30 (ten years ago)
Onward! In the other sub-polls, which allowed five votes each, I went with a 5-4-3-2-1 scoring system for simplicity's sake. We'll start with Covers, which received only a handful of votes. Top 5 finishers:
5. "Substitute" (Acid Eaters, 1993)7 points, 2 votes
A natural, given the Who-isms scattered through the Ramones catalog.
http://youtu.be/wIWpfS_MFHw
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:00 (ten years ago)
HEY! HO! Where'd the Ramones voters go?
Maybe this little Phil Spector gem will bring them out. No doubt recorded at gunpoint.
4. " Baby I Love You" (End of the Century, 1980)10 points, 2 votes
http://youtu.be/l4H9yZBjgSI
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:23 (ten years ago)
sorry for the non-participation, I didn't vote in the subpolls. I can't freaking stand the Who, but it's easy to see how they influenced the Ramones. The one song that I've always thought was very Who-ish was "Don't Come Close", which sounds remarkably like "Let My Love Open the Door" to me. But I just checked and LMLOTD came out two years after Don't Come Close, so I guess the influence went the other way around as well?
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:30 (ten years ago)
Also, that Rock and Roll High School Clip is great! Dee-Dee looks so happy there in the shower.
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:32 (ten years ago)
Dee Dee totally seems like a guy you might find happily playing bass in your shower.
This song is such a natural that it's hard to believe Tom Waits didn't have them in mind.
3. "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" (Adios Amigos!, 1995)12 points, 4 votes
http://youtu.be/kU2SRNU955c
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:41 (ten years ago)
Better than Dee Dee's girlfriend crying in a shower stall.
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:42 (ten years ago)
"Baby I Love You" *sounds* like it was recorded at gunpoint. Never got the appeal of that cover, honestly.
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:48 (ten years ago)
Better than Dee Dee's girlfriend crying shooting up in a shower stall.
Fixed
― I Don't Wanna Ice Bucket With You (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:50 (ten years ago)
Was this the first song where Johnny actually played notes?
2. "California Sun" (Leave Home, 1977)17 points, 6 votes
http://youtu.be/1Z9iUdiS3hI
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:50 (ten years ago)
They have so many great covers, I could have easily voted for 10 of them.
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:13 (ten years ago)
And here's the greatest of them all, according to our panel of Ramonesologists....
D'ya D'ya D'YA??
1. "Do You Wanna Dance" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)26 points, 6 votes
http://youtu.be/Y9KfHpm4s4w
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:15 (ten years ago)
the way the guitars kick in on the California Sun chorus is a thing of wonder
― sleeve, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:15 (ten years ago)
also search: Needles & Pins, Palisades Park.
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:17 (ten years ago)
yes! Thanks for adding the covers subpoll.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:19 (ten years ago)
"Surfin' Bird" wuz robbed. (I didn't do a covers ballot).
― I Don't Wanna Ice Bucket With You (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:31 (ten years ago)
I'm not sure I noticed the covers subpoll, but I probably wd've forgotten that "Rockaway Beach" isn't a cover.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:36 (ten years ago)
I like "Time Has Come Today" -- partly because it's such an unlikely song for them. Love Joey's singing on it. And it has a goofy video. (For a band with basically zero hits, they made a lot of videos.)
http://youtu.be/wanoXM90yHE
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:37 (ten years ago)
probably wd've forgotten that "Rockaway Beach" isn't a cover
Pretty amazing that it took til '77 for someone to write that.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:38 (ten years ago)
OK, now it's time for our next category:
The Band
All you kids out there know them and love them and they're all Ramones -- but which one is the RAMONESEST? We asked our readers, and here's what they said!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:43 (ten years ago)
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Marky+Ramone+2012+CBGB+Festival+Film+Premieres+QB9nEuKsImul.jpg
5. MARKY "The Alive One"11 points, 8 votes
That's right, Cub Scouts 'n' cretins, if you're looking for a member of at least one of the classic line-ups who is still actually breathing air and walking the earth -- Marky is your boy!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:46 (ten years ago)
Is he still doing his satellite radio show? It was pretty good the few times I heard it.
I saw a Marky Ramone & The Invaders (?) show once, it was not that memorable. He's great on Richard Hell's Blank Generation though!
― sleeve, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:49 (ten years ago)
lol "The Alive One"
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:51 (ten years ago)
xpost
Yep. He's a good, powerful drummer. I understand why a lot of people prefer Tommy's spartan aesthetic, but Marky definitely gave them a fuller sound.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:51 (ten years ago)
I have an (the?) album by Marky's brother's band, the Rattlers. I played it, too.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:53 (ten years ago)
http://images.nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/ramones120326_1_560b.jpg
4. JOHNNY "The Tuff One"25 points, 10 votes
What's behind that bowl cut? Wouldn't you like to know!
LIKES: Ronald Reagan, horror movies, Joey's girlfriendDISLIKES: Liberals, disco, other Ramones
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:55 (ten years ago)
I understand the sentiment for Tommy given the timing of the poll, and probably some people knocked him down a notch for his politics, but imo 4th place for Johnny is not really fair.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:57 (ten years ago)
My favorite Ramone is Marky solely because of Dust. Guy was/is a great drummer.
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:58 (ten years ago)
life isn't fair; i think Ronald Reagan said that.
I think it was seeing the Vincent Gallo quote on Johnny's grave statue that sunk him to fifth for me.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:04 (ten years ago)
(xxpost) Same thought, even though I didn't vote in this part of the poll. In terms of important-to-the-band, Joey/Johnny/Dee Dee seem inseparable to me, Tommy slightly less so, simply by virtue of having been absent for so long. But I realize the category was favourite Ramone.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:05 (ten years ago)
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02972/ramone_2972734b.jpg
3. TOMMY "The Hungarian One"
That's right, girls -- Tommy was born in Budapest!
LIKES: 8th notes, bluegrass, not being a RamoneDISLIKES: touring touring touring
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:21 (ten years ago)
Oops, left off his votes:
27 points, 10 votes
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:22 (ten years ago)
Ok, since we're down to the last two, I think that although Dee Dee is my favorite songwriter of the Ramones, I could see him flourishing in other bands, had the Ramones never existed, whereas Joey Ramone wouldn't have made sense in any other context but the Ramones and is the "Ramonesiest".
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:27 (ten years ago)
I don't know, wasn't Joey in some glam band before the Ramones? But yeah, one thing the documentary really showed was that they were mostly very dysfunctional people, sort of amazing they formed such a solid unit and held it together for so long.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:33 (ten years ago)
god damn what was that band? Actor?
(checks wikipedia)
Sniper!
― sleeve, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:41 (ten years ago)
gah, can't believe i missed this, mostly cuz it robs me of the ability to complain about the results. o wait, no it doesn't. "needles & pins" wuz robbed.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:26 (ten years ago)
"Chinese Rock" counts as a cover, right?
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:38 (ten years ago)
yeah hell yeah, has to. and is arguably the best single ramones song, cover or no.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:49 (ten years ago)
speaking as someone who has nothing to do w/ this poll i mean
Tipsy-should there be a sub-poll for favorite Ramones cover? Just thought of that when you were mentioning their later work-I adore Acid Eaters.― campreverb, Sunday, 3 August 2014 14:42 (3 weeks ago) PermalinkSure -- you can vote for 5 favorite covers. (NB: "Chinese Rock" does not count as a cover.)― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 August 2014 14:53 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
― campreverb, Sunday, 3 August 2014 14:42 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Sure -- you can vote for 5 favorite covers. (NB: "Chinese Rock" does not count as a cover.)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 August 2014 14:53 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
― fit and working again, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:50 (ten years ago)
it's not a cover if you wrote it
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:50 (ten years ago)
you = the performer in question, obviously
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:51 (ten years ago)
fair enuf
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 18:58 (ten years ago)
co-sign on "The Time Has Come Today" and its video -- my brother getting the Ramones Mania VHS was really the moment when we started to love The Ramones
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 20:01 (ten years ago)
I watched that tape so much.
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 20:04 (ten years ago)
Is there such a thing as a left-wing financial advisor man/woman?
George Soros? idk
― Οὖτις, Friday, 29 August 2014 18:25 (ten years ago)
can't find any web sources, but am quite sure Joey said in contemporaneous interviews that he'd voted for Reagan in 1980. so he may have been liberal just when it came to apartheid, pot, and Nazis.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 August 2014 18:38 (ten years ago)
Gonna do this one, then I'll be back this evening with the big 3. (Which of course everyone knows, but in what order?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/4636fd6f-1abb-4085-a94b-29b3e303de17_zps7716128f.jpg
4. "Judy Is a Punk" (Ramones, 1976)
(477 points, 18 votes, 3 first-place votes)
http://youtu.be/K6GAGdBiJF0
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Friday, 29 August 2014 20:25 (ten years ago)
Perhaps they'll die.
― Mark G, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:30 (ten years ago)
Which of course everyone knows, but in what order?
Two I know--and I'd bet money on the #1--but I'm blanking out on the third. My #1 hasn't been listed yet, so I guess it could be that, but I always thought it was more of a subjective favourite. (I'll keep everything nice and vague.)
― clemenza, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:30 (ten years ago)
blitzkrieg, sheena and sedated obviously. no Swallow My Pride after all.
― g simmel, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:37 (ten years ago)
ah shit. sedated already placed. my bad!
"I Wanna Be Sedated" has already shown up. First two, of course--it's the third one I'm not sure about.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:38 (ten years ago)
It's their biggest-charting single, surely
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 29 August 2014 20:44 (ten years ago)
Gobsmacked that "Swallow My Pride" isn't gonna place
― bunny slopes, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:45 (ten years ago)
Myonga's right.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:46 (ten years ago)
Odd that Locket Love didn't place ( unless I missed it)
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:50 (ten years ago)
Judy is my number one, largely for Tenenbaums reasons
― voodoo chili, Friday, 29 August 2014 22:28 (ten years ago)
From the Mark Prindle website comment section by user Nikus80 (similar things possibly posted to ILX as well):
"The Ramones usually used three chords. Okay, maybe four" - paraphrased from a lot of people.Bullshit. Look: Blitzkrieg Bop : A,D,E,B (ok, the B was used very little, but it was there)Beat On The Brat: B, A, F#, EJudy Is A Punk: Eb, Ab, Bb (ok, Judy has just 3)I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend: E, A, B, C#mChainsaw: A, E, B, F#Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue: A,G,F,EI Don't Wanna Go Down To the Basement: E,B,D,A,C,G,F (SEVEN CHORDS!)Loudmouth: A,E,B,G,D,C (SIX)Havana Affair: B,G,A,F#,EListen To My Heart:D,A,E,G,C#m,B53 & 3rd: E,D,A,G,B (which has some kind of key change (not EXACTLY, But the verse is played again 2 half-steps up))Let's Dance: G,B,D,F,CI Don't wanna walk around with you: E,G,A,DToday your love, tomorrow the world: C,G,E,D,A*Note:I got the chords from some webpage (I didn't bother to figure them out)*So, for the debut only:ONE song with three chordsSix Songs with four chordsFour Songs with five chordsTwo songs with six chordsOne song with seven chordsSo, in the debut, they used 4.7 ((3 + 6 * 4 + 4 * 5 + 2 * 6 + 7)/ 14 = 4.7) chords for each song, round it up, and they used FIVE CHORDS per song.That said, I think writing a good song with just three chords is hard as hell. With four, well, is not as hard, but it ain't easy.
*Note:I got the chords from some webpage (I didn't bother to figure them out)*
So, for the debut only:ONE song with three chordsSix Songs with four chordsFour Songs with five chordsTwo songs with six chordsOne song with seven chords
So, in the debut, they used 4.7 ((3 + 6 * 4 + 4 * 5 + 2 * 6 + 7)/ 14 = 4.7) chords for each song, round it up, and they used FIVE CHORDS per song.
That said, I think writing a good song with just three chords is hard as hell. With four, well, is not as hard, but it ain't easy.
― voodoo chili, Friday, 29 August 2014 22:30 (ten years ago)
That will be useful if I ever have to figure out again what songs are within my capability; just eliminate all the ones with a #.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 August 2014 22:37 (ten years ago)
that doesn't make any sense
― Οὖτις, Friday, 29 August 2014 22:54 (ten years ago)
haha that is totally what I remember!
― sleeve, Friday, 29 August 2014 22:57 (ten years ago)
Rockaway Beach is the third?
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Friday, 29 August 2014 23:05 (ten years ago)
Any of you dudes been to an ice capade?
― how's life, Friday, 29 August 2014 23:36 (ten years ago)
very cool top 3. rooting for "Rockaway."
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Friday, 29 August 2014 23:49 (ten years ago)
buy a capo!
― fact checking cuz, Saturday, 30 August 2014 00:49 (ten years ago)
Hey, I'm Clemenza--I am a Capo.
― clemenza, Saturday, 30 August 2014 00:54 (ten years ago)
touché!
― fact checking cuz, Saturday, 30 August 2014 00:55 (ten years ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/9dfe1669-25d0-4292-a080-940b91d894a2_zpsd0b87f5e.jpg
3. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones, 1976)
(517 points, 20 votes, 2 first-place votes)
http://youtu.be/BbDekaqw3lQ <---- greatest version of this song
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:04 (ten years ago)
And the top 2 (which were actually my top 2, tho in reverse order)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/318a4a0e-6410-466b-9752-3e561258753b_zps88679177.jpg
2. "Rockaway Beach" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)
(522 points, 19 votes, 3 1st-place votes)
http://youtu.be/6siGKxcKol0
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:08 (ten years ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/dfe3bc1d-0b3a-479a-ab6c-7fd27462d31f_zps06490533.jpg
1. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)
(541 points, 19 votes, 3 first-place votes)
http://youtu.be/-nlX7P0nhaI
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:13 (ten years ago)
Glad it's not "Rockaway Beach"--never cared for it. "Sheena" I love.
― clemenza, Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:15 (ten years ago)
I love 'em both. "Chewin' out a rhythm on my bubblegum."
But even though I had it at #2, I agree on Sheena as a Ramones OPO.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:18 (ten years ago)
Here's the full list of tracks receiving votes. Asterisks indicate first-place votes.
1. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker ***
2. Rockaway Beach ***
3. Blitzkrieg Bop **
4. Judy Is a Punk ***
5. I Wanna Be Sedated *
(439 points, 18 votes, 1 1st-place vote)
6. Beat on the Brat
(346 points, 15 votes)
7. 53rd & 3rd **
(333 points, 13 votes, 3 first-place votes)
8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
(329 points, 16 votes)
9. Rock n Roll High School
(327 points, 19 votes)
10. Teenage Lobotomy *
(324 points, 14 votes, 1 first-place vote)
11. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg *
(280 points, 13 votes, 1 first-place vote)
12. Cretin Hop
(276 points, 14 votes)
13. Oh Oh I Love Her So *
(272 points, 11 votes, 1 first-place vote)
14. The KKK Took My Baby Away *
(264 points, 14 votes, 1 first-place vote)
15. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World
(255 points, 11 votes)
16. We're a Happy Family
(236 points, 13 votes)
17. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue *
(212 points, 12 votes, 1 first-place vote)
18. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
(205 points, 12 votes)
19. Pinhead
(203 points, 11 votes)
20. Loudmouth
(196 points, 9 votes)
21. Glad to See You Go
(189 points, 9 votes)
22. Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?
(183 points, 7 votes)
23. I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement
(171 points, 8 votes)
24. Outsider
(161 points, 9 votes)
25. Danny Says
(160 points, 7 votes)
26. (TIE) Pet Sematary
(156 points, 9 votes)
26. (TIE) Don't Come Close
(156 points, 7 votes)
28. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
(149 points, 8 votes)
29. I Just Wanna Have Something to Do
(146 points, 8 votes)
30. Chinese Rock
(132 points, 7 votes)
31. Howling at the Moon (Sha La La)
(132 points, 6 votes)
32. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
(130 points, 8 votes)
33. Havana Affair
(129 points, 7 votes)
34. She's the One
(128 points, 8 votes)
35. I Don't Care
(126 points, 6 votes)
36. I Want You Around
(121 points, 6 votes)
37. (TIE) Chainsaw
(117 points, 6 votes)
37. (TIE) Commando
(117 points, 8 votes)
39. I Remember You
(113 points, 7 votes)
40. California Sun
(105 points, 6 votes)
41. Suzy Is a Headbanger
(102 points, 6 votes)
42. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
(93 points, 5 votes)
43. Questioningly *
(91 points, 4 votes, 1 first-place vote)
44. Carbona Not Glue
(89 points, 6 votes)
45. Swallow My Pride
(85 points, 5 votes)
46. Slug *
(84 points, 4 votes, 1 first-place vote)
47. Do You Wanna Dance?
(81 points, 6 votes)
48. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
(80 points, 4 votes)
49. Wart Hog
(76 points, 3 votes)
50. She's a Sensation *
(69 points, 3 votes, 1 first-place vote)
51. (TIE) Something to Believe In
(66 points, 4 votes)
51. (TIE) I Can't Give You Anything
(66 points, 3 votes)
53. I Wanna Live
(64 points, 4 votes)
54. Poison Heart *
(63 points, 2 votes, 1 first-place vote)
55. Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy *
(62 points, 2 votes, 1 first-place vote)
56. I Believe in Miracles
(61 points, 2 votes)
57. Let's Dance
(59 points, 3 votes)
58. Psycho Therapy
(56 points, 3 votes)
59. You Sound Like You're Sick
(54 points, 3 votes)
60. I Wanna Be Well
(50 points, 3 votes)
61. Baby I Love You
(44 points, 2 votes)
62. Needles & Pins
(40 points, 2 votes)
63. I Can't Make It on Time
(39 points, 3 votes)
64. She Talks to Rainbows
(38 points, 2 votes)
65. Surfin' Bird
(37 points, 2 votes)
66. Mental Hell
(36 points, 2 votes)
67. 7-11
(34 points, 3 votes)
68. Maria Bartiromo
(33 points, 1 vote)
69. Too Tough to Die
(32 points, 2 votes)
70. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
(30 points, 3 votes)
71. Listen to My Heart
(29 points, 2 votes)
72. (TIE) I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed
(28 points, 2 votes)
72. (TIE) I'm Against It
72. (TIE) We Want the Airwaves
75. (TIE) Eat That Rat
(25 points, 1 vote)
75. (TIE) Locket Love
77. Love Kills
(24 points, 1 vote)
78. I Wanted Everything
(24 points, 2 votes)
79. The Return of Jackie and Judy
80. (TIE) Babysitter
(23 points, 2 votes)
80. (TIE) You Should Never Have Opened That Door
82. Ramona
(22 points, 2 votes)
83. Cretin Family
(21 points, 1 vote)
84. My My Kind of Girl
(20 points, 1 vote)
85. What's Your Game
(19 points, 1 vote)
86. (TIE) Don't Bust My Chops
(18 points, 1 vote)
86. (TIE) This Ain't Havana
88. (TIE) Mama's Boy
(17 points, 1 vote)
88. (TIE) Somebody Put Something in My Drink
90. (TIE) Every Time I Eat Vegetables, It Makes Me Think of You
(15 points, 1 vote)
90. (TIE) I Don't Want You
(15 points, 1 votes)
92. (TIE) All's Quiet on the Eastern Front
(14 points, 1 vote)
92. (TIE) Animal Boy
92. (TIE) Bad Brain
92. (TIE) Don't Go
92. (TIE) R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
97. (TIE) All the Way
(13 points, 1 vote)
97. (TIE) Apeman Hop
97. (TIE) I'm Affected
97. (TIE) Why Is It Always This Way
101. (TIE) Indian Giver
(12 points, 1 vote)
101. (TIE) Let's Go
101. (TIE) She Belongs to Me
101. (TIE) Sitting In My Room
105. (TIE) Born to Die in Berlin
(10 points, 1 vote)
105. (TIE) Bye Bye Baby
105. (TIE) Cabbies on Crack
105. (TIE) Danger Zone
105. (TIE) It's a Long Way Back
105. (TIE) Scattergun
105. (TIE) You're Gonna Kill That Girl
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:30 (ten years ago)
My #1, "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy," was the lowest #1--only one other vote. I hear so much in that song...it's one of my templates for power-pop; the melodic sadness of "Now I wanna run away from home/Now I wanna be on my own."
Great job, great images.
1. “Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy”2. “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg”3. “Maria Bartiromo” (Joey Ramone)4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”5. “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker”6. “Pet Semetary”7. “Carbona Not Glue”8. “Outsider”9. “I Just Want to Have Something to Do”10. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World”11. “Loudmouth”12. “Judy Is a Punk”13. “You Sound Like You’re Sick”14. “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement”15. “Something to Believe In”16. “I Want You Around”17. “Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You”18. “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.”19. “Danny Says”20. “It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)”21. “I Wanna Be Sedated”22. “Do You Wanna Dance?”23. “She’s a Sensation”24. “Babysitter”25. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around with You”
1. Leave Home2. Ramones3. Pleasant Dreams4. Road to Ruin5. Rocket to Russia
― clemenza, Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:36 (ten years ago)
My ballot. Bolded the tracks that didn't place in the rollout. My albums list was challopsy in excluding the first album, but I figured I had most of it covered with It's Alive and I wanted to give votes to other things.
Rockaway BeachSheena Is a Punk RockerDanny SaysI Wanna Be SedatedBlitzkrieg BopBonzo Goes to BitburgHowling at the Moon (Sha La La)The KKK Took My Baby AwayDo You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?Teenage LobotomyDon't Come CloseOutsiderPinheadWe Want the AirwavesSomebody Put Something in My DrinkWe're a Happy FamilyIt's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)Judy Is a PunkSomething to Believe In7-11Psycho TherapyRock n Roll High SchoolGimme Gimme Shock TreatmentBye Bye BabyGlad to See You Go
Albums
1. It's Alive2. Rocket to Russia3. Leave Home4. Pleasant Dreams5. Road to Ruin
Ramones
1. Joey2. Dee Dee3. Johnny4. Tommy5. Marky
Heroine
P.J. Soles
Covers
Baby I Love YouDo You Wanna Dance?Time Has Come TodayMy Back PagesCalifornia Sun
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 01:47 (ten years ago)
1. Rockaway Beach2. Judy Is a Punk3. Danny Says4. 53rd & 3rd5. Beat On the Brat6. The KKK Took My Baby Away7. Blitzkrieg Bop8. Chinese Rock9. Swallow My Pride10. Oh Oh I Love Her So11. Outsider12. Baby, I Love You13. Havana Affair14. I Want You Around15. Cretin Hop16. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker17. Rock 'N' Roll High School18. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue19. Don't Come Close20. We're a Happy Family21. Slug22. Questioningly23. Pet Semetary24. 7-1125. Glad to See You Go
Honorable mentions to Babysitter/Rock n Roll Radio/Commando and Bonzo which I must have just totally spaced on
Albums1. Ramones2. Rocket to Russia3. It's Alive4. Pleasant Dreams5. Leave Home
Band Members1. Dee Dee2. Joey3. Tommy4. Johnny5. Marky
Covers1. Baby, I Love You2. Do You Wanna Dance3. Let's Dance4. Needles and Pins5. California Sun
Great poll! Thanks tipsy mothra
― bunny slopes, Saturday, 30 August 2014 04:04 (ten years ago)
Sheena Is A Punk RockerDanny SaysBlitzkrieg BopI Wanna Be SedatedToday Your Love Tomorrow The WorldI Wanna Be Your BoyfriendRockaway BeachI Wanna Be WellYou Sound Like You’re SickNow I Wanna Be A Good BoyI Don’t Wanna Walk Around With YouThe KKK Took My Baby AwayHere Today Gone TomorrowIt’s Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)Gimmie Gimmie Shock TreatmentI Remember You California SunAlls Quiet On The Eastern FrontYou Should Never Have Opened That DoorSitting In My RoomI Can’t Make It On TimeDo You Wanna DanceI Wanted EverythingI Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement Cretin Hop
Rocket To RussiaLeave HomePleasant DreamsRamonesEnd Of The Century
― cajunsunday, Saturday, 30 August 2014 06:27 (ten years ago)
1. Poison Heart - I just want to walk right out of a world where Poison Heart didn't even place in a Ramones poll.2. Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)3. Pet Semetary4. I Wanna Live 5. I Believe In Miracles 6. Something To Believe In 7. Eat That Rat 8. Love Kills 9. I Just Wanna Have Something to Do10. Chinese Rock11. 53rd & 3rd12. Mental Hell 13. Loudmouth14. Don’t Bust My Chops 15. Mama’s Boy16. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)17. Havana Affair18. Judy Is a Punk19. Apeman Hop 20. She Belongs to Me 21. We Want the Airwaves 22. Danny Says23. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) 24. We’re a Happy Family25. Rockaway Beach
― how's life, Saturday, 30 August 2014 09:44 (ten years ago)
Top 25 songs:The KKK Took My Baby AwayRockaway BeachSheena Is A Punk RockerJudy Is A PunkI Don’t Wanna Walk Around With YouBeat On The Brat53rd & 3rdGimmie Gimmie Shock TreatmentDo You Remember Rock And Roll RadioCretin HopCretin FamilyWe’re A Happy FamilyChinese RockNow I Wanna Sniff Some GlueIt’s Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)I Wanna Be Your BoyfriendI Just Wanna Have Something To DoI Wanna Be SedatedRock’n’Roll High SchoolPet SemataryToday Your Love, Tomorrow The WorldBlitzkrieg BopBorn To Die In BerlinI Want You AroundSlug
Top 5 albums:Rocket To RussiaPleasant DreamsThe RamonesAdios Amigos!Leave Home Top 5 covers:Do You Wanna Dance?SubstituteR.A.M.O.N.E.S.Any Way You Want ItI Don’t Wanna Grow Up
Top 5 Ramones:JoeyDee DeeTommyJohnnyCJ Favorite Ramones heroine:Sheena
apologies to "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" and "We Want The Airwaves," which i meant to vote for.
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Saturday, 30 August 2014 10:48 (ten years ago)
My ballot. Many thanks to Mr. Mothra for running it. It shall forever live in the 53rd and 3rd of my heart.
1Rockaway BeachSheena Is a Punk RockerI Don't Wanna Go Down To The BasementBeat On The BratMy Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) Loco Live versionShe's The OneLocket LoveJudy Is A PunkI Can't Give You Anything Don't Come CloseHere Today, Gone TomorrowI Don't CareI Wanna Be Your BoyfriendBlitzkrieg BopI Wanna Be SedatedSuzy Is A HeadbangerI Don't Want YouI Wanted EverythingI Remember YouHowling At The Moon (Sha La La)I'm Against ItCarbona Not GlueRock and Roll High SchoolLoudmouthDanger Zone25
Favorite albums:Rocket To RussiaRamonesRoad To RuinLeave HomeToo Tough To Die
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 30 August 2014 15:50 (ten years ago)
Here's my ballot. I had a lot of fun doing this, and thanks for the charming rollout!I guess All The Way is a deep cut that only I love; Psycho Therapy not placing was a genuine surprise.
AlbumsEnd of theCenturyLeave HomeRamonesToo Tough To DieRocket To Russia CoversCalifornia SunDo You Wanna Dance?SubstituteHave You Ever Seen the RainNeedles & Pins
Sheena Is a Punk RockerHowling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)I Wanna Be SedatedDo You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?Blitzrieg BopPinheadKKK Took My Baby AwayOutsiderRock 'N' Roll High SchoolGimme Gimme Shock Treatment58 Psycho TherapyTeenage LobotomyMy Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)I Remember YouI Just Want to Have Something to Do66 Mental HellOh Oh I Love Her SoI Wanna Be Your Boyfriend97 All The Way53 I Wanna Live
― campreverb, Saturday, 30 August 2014 15:51 (ten years ago)
ugh
― campreverb, Saturday, 30 August 2014 16:00 (ten years ago)
a fellow "Mental Hell" voter!
― how's life, Saturday, 30 August 2014 16:43 (ten years ago)
Mental Hell is one of my favorites of their 80s work. I tried to have one off of every album, but Halfway To Sanity was as far as I could get in their later work (I Wanna Live)-though I think Acid Eaters is great.
I had Howling At The Moon #2 as well how's life.
― campreverb, Saturday, 30 August 2014 17:30 (ten years ago)
Yeah I hit every album thru Sanity. Could've gone for Pet Srmatary too. For a band with such an obvious early peak, they kept things interesting for a long time.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 August 2014 19:42 (ten years ago)
Oxfam record hunting yesterday, managed to find a great copy of "Its Alive" 2lp, and "Leave Home" a US pressing with "Carbona"
Alice, however, decided she wanted a copy of "Muddy Waters live at Newport"..
Kids, eh?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 10:01 (ten years ago)
does anyone believe Scorsese will really direct this?
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229437/reunited-ramones-estates-plan-big-comeback-including-martin-scorsese-film
Adam Driver as Joey despite the muscles, I'd say.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 14:31 (ten years ago)
It's tragic that Michael Shannon is at least a decade too old to play Dee Dee.
― JRN, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 14:39 (ten years ago)
yes! maybe he can be Seymour Stein.
anyway, mine:
TRACKSI Wanna Be SedatedSheena Is a Punk RockerBlitzkrieg BopRockaway BeachDon't Come CloseBeat on the BratQuestioninglyRock 'n' Roll High SchoolTeenage LobotomyI Don't Wanna Go Down to the BasementMy Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)Danny SaysWe're a Happy FamilyGimme Gimme Shock TreatmentNow I Wanna Sniff Some GlueShe's the One53rd & 3rdPet SemataryHowling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)Oh Oh, I Love Her SoI Don't Wanna Walk Around with YouCalifornia SunPinheadI Wanna Be Your BoyfriendCretin Hop ALBUMSRamonesRocket to RussiaRoad to Ruin Leave HomeToo Tough to Die RAMONESJoeyDee DeeMarkyTommyJohnny
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 14:42 (ten years ago)
Great poll, tipsy!
Second time my #1 has been the consensus #1 (Elton/"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was the other).
TRACKS
1. Sheena is a Punk Rocker2. I Don't Want to Grow Up3. Rock n Roll High School4. I Wanna Be Sedated5. Glad to See You Go6. We're a Happy Family7. Judy is a Punk8. California Sun9. Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?10. Rockaway Beach11. Blitzkrieg Bop12. 53rd & 3rd13. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)14. Pinhead15. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend16. I Just Want To Have Something To Do17. Suzy is a Headbanger18. Teenage Lobotomy19. Commando20. The KKK Took My Baby Away21. She's the One22. Carbona Not Glue23. Cabbies on Crack24. Scattergun25. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
ALBUMS
1. Leave Home2. Rocket to Russia3. Ramones4. Road to Ruin5. Pleasant Dreams
HEROINE
PJ Soles
1. I Don't Want To Grow Up2. California Sun3. Little Bit O' Soul4. Surfin' Bird5. Happy Birthday (from The Simpsons
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 15:22 (ten years ago)
Here's my ballot:
Judy is a PunkCretin HopSheena Is a Punk RockerRockaway BeachTeenage LobotomyOh Oh I Love Her SoPinheadLoudmouthBlitzkrieg BopDo You Wanna DanceHere Today, Gone TomorrowI Wanna Be Your BoyfriendWhat’s Your GameBeat on the BratHavana AffairI Wanna Be WellBonzo Goes to BitburgNow I Wanna Sniff Some GlueWhy Is It Always This WayRamonaRock ‘N Roll High SchoolI Wanna Be SedatedI Remember YouGlad to See You GoSuzy Is a Headbanger
Ramones Covers:Do You Wanna DanceI Don't Wanna Grow UpSpider ManSurfin' BirdCalifornia Sun
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 20:34 (ten years ago)
Woman who's got no cerebellum, what's on your iPod?
http://io9.com/doctors-discover-a-woman-with-no-cerebellum-1633439918
― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Friday, 12 September 2014 10:23 (ten years ago)
I'm going to leave this up for a couple of days and then delete it--19 seconds of me leading my grade 3 class on "Blitzkrieg Bop" for a school assembly. Luckily the music teacher caught some of it; I stupidly forgot to arrange for the whole thing to be filmed. Definitely on the shortlist of my teaching highlights.
http://youtu.be/U4IUeWwM0a0
― clemenza, Friday, 30 June 2017 22:29 (seven years ago)
The video for I Believe In Miracles had text scrolling along the top and bottom of the screen while the Ramones performed in the center. I had the idea to do this up as a poll, but midway through copying everything down, I realized it would be way too many options and I didn't want to do multiple polls. So I just decided to post it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-TGTUcBPg
TOP SCROLLHey Ho Let’s Go! Feed The PoorHouse the HomelessPunk LivesIt’s the Devil’s MusicLess Is MoreA-BombXKELet Freedom RingThe Shot Heard ‘Round the WorldMusic TelevisionPop ArtLovePeaceCarsGirlsBeerSt. Marks PlaceEd SullivanI Believe In MiraclesRock Is DeadAmerican BandstandDee Dee OutC Jay InGeneric PrimalExtra TextureFree South AfricaFree AmericaRadio Free EuropeBlue Suede ShoesTune In Turn On Drop OutThe Yin and YangDisco Is DeadWall of SoundManic PanicRock = Satanism?Silence = DeathWe Shall OvercomeThe War to End All WarsTiananmen SquareLithuaniaHungaryPolandCzechoslovakiaRomaniaGermany RussiaArmeniaAfghanistanYou Only Live OnceThe Walls Come Tumbling DownJohn Sinclair 10 Years for 2Here Comes TroubleS.D.I.Rock and Roll High SchoolX X X Girls Girls GirlsChannel JThe Yankee ClipperThe BambinoViva Las VegasGTOI Feel Like the Luckiest Man on Earth…Blow UpFree Neil CohenBBCI Was a Teenage ZombieForest HillsWe Hold These Truths to Be Self-EvidentBubble GumDay GloBlack LightWhat’s Your Sign?Nelson Mandela Is FreeWhere Do We Go From HereDo You Remember rock and Roll Radio?It’s Your ThingH-BombCreationismEvolutionBlack LeatherBig BangWorld MarketIs This The End?Where When and Why?Farm AidHardcorePeace on EarthSave the Rain ForestsRecycleBan StyrofoamRecycleLimit Personal Use of PlasticsRecycleVivisection Should Be a CrimeKnow Your Elected OfficialsKeep Church and State SeparateStand By The First AmendmentOurs Is Not To Reason Why Ours Is But To Do Or DieWe Are the WorldSave the ChildrenSave the EnvironmentSave Us AllGabba Gabba Hey!
BOTTOM SCROLLRobert JohnsonLouis JordanBill Haley and the CometsAlan FreedElvis PresleyLittle RichardCarl PerkinsChuck BerryBuddy Holly Bo DiddleyJerry Lee LewisRoy OrbisonDuane EddyMean Gene VincentEddie CochranThe Beach BoysDion and the BelmontsMurray the KThe BeatlesThe Rolling StonesThe KinksThe YardbirdsThe WhoDel ShannonThe Four SeasonsPhil SpectorThe StandellsCreamThe MarvelettesThemThe RonettesThe Dave Clark FiveThe AnimalsThe Box TopsThe Shangri-LasThe Whiskey Au Go GoThe MC5Jimi HendrixAndy WarholThe Velvet UndergroundThe SeedsEdieThe DoorsYoung RascalsMountainIggy and the StoogesLed ZeppelinThe RainbowT-RexSladeGary GlitterAlice CooperMott the HoopleDavid BowieThe Jeff Beck GroupThe New York DollsThe Modern LoversMotorheadThe RamonesSex PistolsAllan ArkushGary BrendanAndrea OverlandThe DamnedHilly KristalC.B.G.B.’sThe ClashPatti SmithThe BuzzcocksTommy ErdelyiThe Dead BoysBlondieArturo VegaDictatorsPunk MagazineThe HeartbreakersCrampsJohn HolmstromTalking HeadsEd StasiumRodney BingenheimerKevin PatrickThe DickiesRichard HellOedipusSeymour SteinShirley DiversHowie KleinMontePlasmaticsGeorge DuboseHolly and the ItaliansVin ScelsaXKurt LoderAC/DCLisa RobinsonThe RitzThe RoundhouseThe PalladiumThe RoxyMetallicaJohn GiddingsSonic YouthBad BrainsThe Dead KennedysBlack FlagAnthraxAgnostic FrontDennis McnamaraDonna DonnaD.O.A.Murphy’s LawDanny FieldsGeorgia SatellitesHoward SternIra HerzogPaul Conroy Guns & RosesLiving Colour
― how's life, Thursday, 19 July 2018 14:41 (six years ago)