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Ramones

Music Quotes:

We could blow this place up if we wanted to.
We would set it all up!
- Dee Dee Ramone

Submitted by: LucidLupin
I once told this writer a story about how I met the guys in an elevator and found out we all had the same last name, so we decided to form a band.
- Joey Ramone

Band Name Origins:

  • The probable source for Dee Dee Ramone to learn of Paul McCartney's (May 1960) pseudonym "Paul Ramon" was undoubtedly The Hunter Davies official Beatles biography published in Sept. 1968. Earlier fan books did not contain this esoteric 1960 information. The Davies book quotes McCartney's rationale for this obscure name. Submitted by: Richard Kolkman
  • Yes, Paul McCartney went by PauL Ramon in the early days of The Beatles. John went by Long John and George by Carl Harrison after Carl Perkins. Submitted by: Avram Fawcett

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Censorshit"Tipper what's that sticker doing on my CD?
Is that some kind of warning to protect me?
Freedom of choice needs a stronger stronger voice
... Ah Tipper come on, don't you think you're getting on?
Ask Ozzy, Zappa or me
We'll show you what it's like to be free... Hey hey all you senators' wives
You need to take a good look at your own lives
Before you come preaching to me
Your definition of obscenity... Neither the words "censorship" or "censorshit" are used but the lyrics clearly indicate what the subject is and what the Ramones feel about that issue. - Rock Out Censorship

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"The KKK is GAY GAY GAY!!!""The KKK Took My Baby Away"Nahpsee Flopsy
"Nahpsee Goes To Hell""Bonzo Goes To Bitburg"Nahpsee Flopsy
"KKK took my chicken away""KKK took my baby away"BJ
"CIA Shot My Baby Today""KKK Took My Baby Away"punk
"The al-Qaeda Took My Freedom Away""The KKK Took My Baby Away"Becca

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"The Job That Ate My Brain,"No job can eat brains. In fact, nothing can.Becca
"My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down,"Becca
"My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down,"OuchBecca

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"What About Love""I'm Aganist It," RamonesThat's too bad :( - The Skuz
"Tell Me What You Want""I Wanna Be Sedated," RamonesPeter
"Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment""I Wanna Be Sedated," The RamonesThe Ramones answer themselves! - Peter
"You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison?""Psycho Therapy," The RamonesJoel Martinez
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Bet On The Brat" originally "Beat On The Brat"
Bob
"You Sound Like You're Ick" originally "You Sound Like You're Sick"
A new way to endure yourself to someone?
Taylor Swift Kick In The Pants
"Road To Run" originally "Road To Ruin"
Quark
"Rockaway Bach" originally "Rockaway Beach"
as in the composer
Joe
"Sheena Is A Pun Rocker" originally "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"
She likes to visit amiright.com!
Calop

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Stake The Pain Away" originally "Take The Pain Away"
Joe Cocker Spaniel
"Take The Palin Away" originally "Take The Pain Away"
What John McCain said after his defeat?
Joe Cocker Spaniel
"Born To Diet In Berlin" originally "Born To Die In Berlin"
Joe Cocker Spaniel
"Born To Dive In Berlin" originally "Born To Die In Berlin"
Joe Cocker Spaniel
"Born To Dine In Berlin" originally "Born To Die In Berlin"
Joe Cocker Spaniel

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Swallow My Prime" originally "Swallow My Pride"
Johhny
"Take The Rain Away" originally "Take The Pain Away"
We're starting to drown!
Joe Cocker Spaniel
"Don't Bust My Chips" originally "Don't Bust My Chops"
Amy Grunt
"Don't Rust My Chops" originally "Don't Bust My Chops"
Amy Grunt
"Born To Dye In Berlin" originally "Born To Die In Berlin"
Joe Cocker Spaniel

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Blitzrieg Bop""The Bunny Hop"JMasta
"Rock and Roll High School""Wokin' some Thai Food"McKludge
"Blitzkrieg Bop""That's NRL"No 56279
"Chinese Rock""Chinese Wok"Matthias
"Poison Heart""Paintball Park"Below Average Dave
"She's the One""It's a Pun"Rex Ungericht
"Havana Affair""A Vanna Affair"Invisible Boy
"Psychotherapy""Michaels Scaring Me"Agrimorfee
"Rock 'n' Roll High School""Slobbin' It Old School"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Rock And Roll High School""Got To Know Night School"Malcolm Higgins

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
I Wanna Be SedatedDrug Abuse HotlineJoey Ramone
Blitzkrieg BopWWII EducationMack the Knife
PinheadBowling AlleyMack the Knife
I Wanna Be SedatedSleeping aidsTim Kelby

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
I Wanna Be SedatedClinicnightrain express
My Brain Is Hanging Upside DownBrain SurgeonAnonymous Bob
The KKK Took My Baby AwayMissing Children HotlineFifi Trixibelle
Teenage LobotomyHospitalthe happy grouch
Somebody Put Something In My DrinkParanoid/ Schizophrenia HelplineCharles
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Ballroom Blitz
   Sweet
Blitzkrieg Bop
   The Ramones
Ballroom Blitzkrieg Bop
Martha Hankins
I Want A New Drug
   Huey Lewis and the News
I Wanna Be Sedated
   The Ramones
I Want A New Drug To Be Sedated
The old ones don't work anymore!
Martha Hankins
Jesus of Suburbia
   Green Day
Pinhead
   The Ramones
Pinhead of Suburbia
Douglas Henry Nutz
We've Only Just Begun
   The Carpenters
Beat On The Brat
   The Ramones
We've Only Just Begun To Beat On The Brat
Yipes! That's good.
Douglas Henry Nutz
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Panteramones
Pantera combined with The Ramones
Sounds like new body chemicals.
Submitted By: Rocky

Misheard Lyrics:

"I Believe In Miracles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh I will leave you marigolds.
Original Lyrics:
Oh I believe in miracles.
"Beat On The Brat"
Misheard Lyrics:
Retard the Rat, with a baseball bat
OR
We taught the rat with a baseball bat
Original Lyrics:
Beat up the brat with a baseball bat
"I Believe In Miracles"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm no longer a sanitary man
Original Lyrics:
I'm no longer a solitary man
"Blitzkreig Bop"
Misheard Lyrics:
I, O, Petco!
Original Lyrics:
Hey! Ho! Let's Go!
There are additional Ramones misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna piece of this.
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be sedated.

Story about this misheard lyric by: []F>

I was corrected by a co-worker when I was singing to it in my car, when he gaspes, and then started singing along LOUDER with the right words. An embarassing moment.

There are additional Ramones misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"I Wanna Be Sedated"
The Funny Lyrics:
I can't control my fingers
I can't control my brain
Why They're Funny:
Just silly. ^^ Actually the whole song is fun, but I just picked these lines because that's where I was in the song when I started typing. Go get Ramones Mania and listen to it, people!
Submitted by: Pipkin R.
 

Repetitive Lyrics:

"I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Hey Daddio, I don't wanna go down to the basement. There's something down there. I don't wanna go... Hey, Romeo, there's somthing down there. I don't wanna go down to the basement.
Why They're Repetitive:
Is there any Ramones song that isn't repetetive anyway?
Submitted by: wadded beef
"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Now I wanna sniff some glue. Now I wanna have something to do.
All the kids wanna sniff some glue. All the kids want something to do.
Why They're Repetitive:
Those are the only words in the song.
Submitted by: wadded beef
There are additional repetitive lyrics available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"I Don't Want To Grow Up"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
When I look in the medicine chest,
I don't want to grow up.
Why They're Nonsensical:
How is it that looking in the medicine chest makes you not want to grow up?
Submitted by: Celeste
"Blitzkrieg Bop"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Hey ho let's go...
They're generation steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop
Why They're Nonsensical:
??? What does that mean? And is The Blitzkrieg Bop Gearman?
Submitted by: Nick
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Insincere Lyrics:

"Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy"
The Insincere Lyrics:
Now I wanna be a good boy
I don't wanna be bad
Why They're Insincere:
Like hell you do. You're a punk band!
Submitted by: Flash1087
 

Dated Lyrics:

"Do You Remember Rock 'n Roll Radio?"
The Dated Lyrics:
It's the end, the end of the Seventies
It's the end, the end of the century
Why They're Dated:
Both the end of the '70s and the end of the century are now past. Actually the end of the '70s had passed by when the album End of the Century came out in 1980, though I guess you could sort of argue that the beginning of the '80s was the end of the '70s (s--t--r--e--t---c----h).
Submitted by: fudu
"Rock 'n' Roll High School"
The Dated Lyrics:
I don't care about history
Why They're Dated:
This was fine at the time, but the Ramones are now part of music history, which is why a lot of their current fans began listening to them in the first place.
Submitted by: No 56279

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Do You Remember Rock 'n Roll Radio?"
The Lyrics:
Do you remember Hullabaloo, Upbeat, Shindig and Ed Sullivan too? . Do you remember rock 'n roll radio? Do you remember rock' n roll radio? Do you remember Murray the K, Alan Freed, and high energy? Its the end, the end of the 70s. Its the end, the end of the century. Do you remember lying in bed
With your covers pulled up over your head?
Radio playin so one can see.
We need change, we need it fast,
Before rock's just part of the past.
Cause lately it all sounds the same to me. Oh-oh. will you remember Jerry Lee,
John Lennon, T. Rex and ol Moulty? Its the end, the end of the 70s. Its the end, the end of the century.
Who They Mention:
Hullabaloo, Upbeat and Shindig were pop music showcase t.v. shows in the 1960s. Ed Sullivan was the host of The Ed Sullivan Show, a multi-genre t.v. variety show that ran 1948-1971, hosted, unsurprisingly, by Ed Sullivan. Because of the breadth of genres it presented, it was important in bringing rock 'n roll into wide public awareness. Murray the K. was a radio dj in New York City in the 1960s who promoted rock 'n roll & pioneered FM rock 'n roll radio. Alan Freed was a radio dj in 1950s credited with inventing the term "rock and roll" to describe a genre of music & with promoting the genre & black musicians across racial lines, first in Cleveland then in New York. Jerry Lee refers to Jerry Lee Lewis, early rock 'n roller ("Great Balls of Fire"), John Lennon was a member of the Beatles, T. Rex was a British band with great success in the early 1970s later seen by some as a precursor to punk & New Wave, Moulty was the one-armed drummer of the band The Barbarians, whose most famous song was called -- wait for it, --- ----- "Moulty." Moulty may be an indirect reference to music producer and Patti Smith bassist / collaborator Lenny Kaye, whose 1972 compilation album "Nuggets," recovering early psychedelic rock 'n roll "garage band" music, often distributed regionally more than nationally, was an influence on the punk rock rebellion against "progressive rock" and over-produced California music; "Moulty" was on "Nuggets." Kaye was active in the scene around CBGB in New York that launched the Ramones.
Submitted by: fudu
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Beat On The Brat"
Opening Lines:
Beat on the brat, beat on the brat, beat on the brat with a baseball bat, oh yeah
Comments:
I kind of wonder if this is the same baseball bat that made it into "Peanut Butter Jelly Time."
Submitted by: dwasifar
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Moans There Submitted by: Don Corleona Lewis
Ether Moans Submitted by: Allison O'Silla
How can ether moan?
There Moans Submitted by: George Straitjacket
There moans what?
The Moaners Submitted by: Condoleeza Rice Pilaf

Songs That Are Banned:

"Carbona Not Glue"
You can sing about sniffing glue. No one will have a problem with that. Just don't try mentioning a registered trademark, or your song will get banned.
Submitted by: No 56279

Super Short Pop Songs:

"Judy Is a Punk" Length: 1:32
Maybe not a proper single, but certainly a very well known punk classic.
Submitted by: ChuckyG

Hidden Tracks:

"Carbona Not Glue"
On the 1992 "Loco Live" album right after "Pet Sematary" there is an unlisted track. The only way you will get to hear it will be to keep the disc playing. Better yet just play the whole CD in one setting. "Carbona" comes right after "Pet". You can't set the player to play "Carbona" alone. It's "Pet Sematary" then "Carbona Not Glue" consecutively. That's the only way to get it.
Submitted by: I Saw the Ramones Live 4 Times!

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