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"Teenage Lobotomy" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on their 1977 album Rocket to Russia, and became one of their most popular songs. The song's lyrics are about a teenager who had a lobotomy because of the brain damage caused by overexposure to DDT. The lyrics also outline how this procedure can cause serious ...
The lyrics outline how this procedure can cause serious consequences to the brain, with the line "Gonna get my Ph.D, I'm a teenage lobotomy." [ 23 ] The composition features more complex melodies than that of other songs from the album, with Stasium proclaiming it to be a "mini-Ramones Symphony". [ 12 ]
"Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones, 1976) – Rob Zombie. The song later appeared on Rob Zombie's greatest hits album Past, Present & Future. "I Believe in Miracles" (Brain Drain, 1989) – Eddie Vedder & Zeke "53rd & 3rd" (Ramones, 1976) – Metallica. Five more Ramones covers from the same sessions were released on different editions of the "St. Anger ...
All songs written by Ramones. "Rockaway Beach" "Teenage Lobotomy" "Suzy Is a Headbanger" "Blitzkrieg Bop" "Oh Oh I Love Her So" "Judy Is a Punk" "I Want You Around" "Cretin Hop" "Slug" "She's the One" "Beat on the Brat" "You're Gonna Kill That Girl" "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" "The KKK Took My Baby Away" "Rock 'N' Roll High School"
Green Day played "Teenage Lobotomy", "Rockaway Beach", and "Blitzkrieg Bop" as a tribute, demonstrating the Ramones' continuing influence on later rock musicians. The ceremony was one of Dee Dee's last public appearances, as he was found dead on June 5, 2002, from a heroin overdose .
The Chrysalis Years is a three-disc compilation that includes all five of the Ramones albums on Chrysalis Records (or also the band's final five releases): Brain Drain, Mondo Bizarro, Acid Eaters, ¡Adios Amigos! and Loco Live (some versions include "Animal Boy" from Loco Live). It was released in 2002.
Recognition of the band's importance grew over the years. [14] The Ramones ranked number 26 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" [15] and number 17 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". [16] In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin, trailing only The Beatles. [17]
It's Alive is the first live album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, titled after the 1974 horror film of the same name. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on December 31, 1977, and released in April 1979 as a 2-LP set.