01.08.2024: My Life 144 | Flashback 1990 | Allerhand Durcheinand 103

[August Ramone]

13. Ramones – Chinese Rock

Album “End Of Zhe Century” US 1979/80



Inner Sleeve




Text
Somebody calls me on the phone
Say "hey-hey, is Artie home?
You want to take a walk
You want to go cop
You want to go get some Chinese Rock?"

I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop

The plaster fallin' of the wall
My girlfriend cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch
I should've been rich
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese ditch

I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop

The plaster fallin' of the wall
My girlfriend cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch
I should've been rich
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese ditch

I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop

I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock





Aus Discogs

On the Ramones' original recording of the song on their 1980 album End of the Century, the song is credited to "D.D.Ramone/R.Hell". It appears on later editions of End of the Century (vinyl repressings and CD releases) credited to the Ramones as a whole, with no mention of Hell.

The Ramones' version is called "Chinese Rock", with no s on the end. There is another slight lyrical difference between the versions: The Heartbreakers' lyrics begin, "Somebody called me on the phone/They said hey, is Dee Dee home", while the Ramones change "Dee Dee" to "Arty", an apparent reference to Arturo Vega, in whose loft the song is set. Vega was a long-time friend of the band and the designer of the Ramones' "presidential seal" logo. However, after Dee Dee left the band, Joey Ramone sometimes sang "Dee Dee" instead of "Arty" (as on the Ramones' 1991 live CD Loco Live).

Dee Dee Ramone stated in interviews that he felt proud of the song, it being one of his best-known tracks, but that the song became a "pain in the ass" for him as he repeatedly tried to get clean and was mistakenly regarded by many fans as a "heroin guru" promoting drug usage rather than just documenting it.[6]

[August Ramone]

Die Reminiszenzen an Syd Barrett fand ich im Konzert auch ganz wunderbar.

Oh ja. Wunderbar.

[Herr Rossi]

Feine Musik, feine Touren - danke, August!

[August Ramone]

Vielen Dank euch da draußen fürs Zuhören und kommentieren. Machte wieder mal Spaß hier. Thx.

Playlist My Life Vol. 144

1. Undertones – Here Comes The Summer

2. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Interstellar Overdrive

3. Buzzcocks – Even Fallen In Love

4. Buzzcocks – Time's Up

5. Buzzcocks – Love You More

6. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – Nobody Does It Better

7. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Mandy

8. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – Rocket Man

9. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Fearless

10. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Green Is The Colour

11. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – One Of These Days

12. Pink Floyd – See Emily Play

13. Ramones – Chinese Rock

[yaiza]

vielen Dank August & viel Spaß in Haldern!

[Pheebee]

Die Reminiszenzen an Syd Barrett fand ich im Konzert auch ganz wunderbar.

Oh ja. Wunderbar.

Ja, das war auch wirklich toll gemacht.

[Joliet Jake]

Cooler Mix, toller Saison-Opener, vielen Dank dafür, August!
Playlist ist online.

[Pheebee]

Vielen Dank euch da draußen fürs Zuhören und kommentieren. Machte wieder mal Spaß hier. Thx.

So wie hier auch.
Vielen Dank, August!

[Sunny]

1. Queensrÿche - Jet City Woman / A: Empire (4. Album aus 1990)

[Sunny]

Vielen Dank euch da draußen fürs Zuhören und kommentieren. Machte wieder mal Spaß hier. Thx.

So wie hier auch.
Vielen Dank, August!

Ja, war ein interessanter Mix. Ich mag es ja, wenn Du uns mit "auf Tour" nimmst.