r4m0n3s Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 can anyone please provide any info (besides the ones on this website) on any of these songs and what its lyrics mean? i wanna be sedated beat on the brat blitzkrieg bop teenage lobotomy just a brief info any of these songs and if possible, more info on some of its lines in their lyrics, thanks a bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costellogirl75 Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I've looked up the song reviews on AMG and I think they are bunk. Basically the thing to remember about the Ramones is they wanted to play loud, fast rock n roll at a time when Disco (and cocaine and quaaludes) were numbing minds everywhere. They wanted to pay hommage to 50's and 60's rock (listen to "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?") I've always thought "Bleitzkreig Bop" was a diatribe against conformity using the metaphor of Nazism ("They're forming in a straight line/They're going through a tight wind/They kids are losing their minds".) "Beat On The Brat" probably is an expression of boredom, ie, there is nothing better to do than beat up some one with a baseball bat. "Teenage Lobotomy" mentions DDT, a now outlawed pesticide that did much damage to the environment. "I Wanna be Sedated" is just like all other Ramone's songs: Wry, witty and catchy as heck. If you are new to The Ramones, I suggest the CD Ramones Mania, which is a collection of their most well known songs and should get you indoctrinated pretty quickly. I am pretty new to the Ramones too, but the more I hear them, the more I love them, and I plan on reading books about them and learning as much as I can about these arbiters of American punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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