All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", though none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played a farewell concert and disbanded. By a little more than eight years after the breakup, the band's three founding members—lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone—had died. Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member, died in 2014.
Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania. However, recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now cited in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone list of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The Beatles. On March 18, 2002, the Ramones—including the three founders and drummers Marky and Tommy Ramone—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2011, the group was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Formation: 1974–1975
Forest Hills High School, attended by the four original members of the Ramones
The original members of the band met in and around the middle-class neighborhood of Forest Hills in the New York City borough of Queens. John Cummings and Tamás Erdélyi had both been in a high-school garage band from 1966 to 1967 known as the Tangerine Puppets. They became friends with Douglas Colvin, who had recently moved to the area from Germany, and Jeffry Hyman, who was the initial lead singer of the glam rock band Sniper, founded in 1972.
The Ramones began taking shape in early 1974, when Cummings and Colvin invited Hyman to join them in a band. The initial lineup featured Colvin on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Cummings on lead guitar, and Hyman on drums. Colvin, who soon switched from rhythm guitar to bass, was the first to adopt the name "Ramone", calling himself Dee Dee Ramone. He was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days. Dee Dee convinced the other members to take on the name and came up with the idea of calling the band the Ramones. Hyman and Cummings became Joey Ramone and Johnny Ramone, respectively.
A friend of the band, Monte A. Melnick (later their tour manager), helped to arrange rehearsal time for them at Manhattan's Performance Studios, where he worked. Johnny's former bandmate Erdélyi was set to become their manager. Soon after the band was formed, Dee Dee realized that he could not sing and play his bass guitar simultaneously; with Erdélyi's encouragement, Joey became the band's new lead singer.
Dee Dee would continue, however, to count off each song's tempo with his signature rapid-fire shout of "1-2-3-4!" Joey soon similarly realized that he could not sing and play drums simultaneously and left the position of drummer. While auditioning prospective replacements, Erdélyi would often take to the drums and demonstrate how to play the songs. It became apparent that he was able to perform the group's music better than anyone else, and he joined the band as Tommy Ramone.
The Ramones played before an audience for the first time on March 30, 1974, at Performance Studios. The songs they played were very fast and very short; most clocked in at under two minutes. Around this time, a new music scene was emerging in New York centered around two clubs in downtown Manhattan—Max's Kansas City and, more famously, CBGB (usually referred to as CBGB's). The Ramones made their CBGB debut on August 16. Legs McNeil, who cofounded Punk magazine the following year, later described the impact of that performance: "They were all wearing these black leather jackets. And they counted off this song...and it was just this wall of noise.... They looked so striking. These guys were not hippies. This was something completely new."
The band swiftly became regulars at the club, playing there seventy-four times by the end of the year. After garnering considerable attention for their performances—which averaged about seventeen minutes from beginning to end—the group was signed to a recording contract in late 1975 by Seymour Stein of Sire Records. Stein's wife, Linda Stein, had seen the band play at CBGB; she would later co-manage them along with Danny Fields. By this time, the Ramones were recognized as leaders of the new scene that was increasingly being referred to as "punk". The group's unusual frontman had a lot to do with their impact. As Dee Dee explained, "All the other singers [in New York] were copying David Johansen [of The New York Dolls], who was copying Mick Jagger.... But Joey was unique, totally unique."
I Want To Be Sedated
Ramones Lyrics
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I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
I wanna be sedated
Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, I wanna be sedated
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, I wanna be sedated
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, I wanna be sedated
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, I wanna be sedated
The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" is a song about feeling overwhelmed and wanting to escape from the stresses of daily life. The opening lyrics, "Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go, I wanna be sedated," sets the tone for the song which chronicles the singer's desire to be numb and not have to worry about anything for a while. The lyrics, "Nothing to do, nowhere to go," suggests the singer's boredom and frustration with his current circumstance, while also highlighting the desire for a change of pace.
The second verse of the song continues with the singer's quest for escape, "Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane, hurry, hurry, hurry before I go insane," suggesting his desperation for relief. The lyrics, "I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain," further emphasizes the singer's feeling of being out of control and yearning for a break from reality. The chorus repeats the first verse, emphasizing the singer's burning desire to continue the cycle of sedation.
The third verse suggests that the singer wants to escape by attending a concert, but even that plan brings anxiety and lack of control. "I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes," indicating an overwhelming need to check out mentally and emotionally.
Overall, the song speaks to the desire for temporary reprieve from the endless cycle of daily life and responsibilities. It's relatable and universally understood as a call for a break from reality, which might explain why it remains popular music even today.
Line by Line Meaning
Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go
The singer has a limited amount of time before something happens that they do not want to deal with.
I wanna be sedated
The singer wants to be in a state of calm or numbness and not fully present or aware of what is happening around them.
Nothing to do, nowhere to go
The singer is bored and does not have any purpose or direction.
Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
The artist wants to escape their current situation and go somewhere else.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
The artist is anxious and wants to leave as soon as possible.
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
The singer is so overwhelmed that they feel like they cannot control their own body or thoughts.
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
The singer is willing to be physically helpless if it means they can escape their current situation faster.
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
The artist wants to perform but is so overwhelmed that they need help getting to the venue.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
The artist is afraid of losing their mind or sanity.
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
The artist is so overwhelmed that they feel like they cannot control their own body or movements.
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, I wanna be sedated
The singer is repeating their desire for sedation and escape from their current situation.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Douglas Colvin, Jeff Hyman, John Cummings
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Lyrics:
Twenty, twenty, twenty, four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
I wanna be sedated
Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Oh, no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Twenty, twenty, twenty, four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair and get me on a plane
Hurry, hurry, hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Oh, no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Twenty, twenty, twenty, four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
Hurry, hurry, hurry before I go loco
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Twenty, twenty, twenty, four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
Hurry, hurry, hurry before I go loco
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh, no, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ba-ba-baba, baba-ba-baba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-baba, baba-ba-baba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-baba, baba-ba-baba I wanna be sedated
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@allysson4644
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Let's Go!!!!
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No buddy, Sarah Connor.
@Dantekaratos
Guitar Hero 1 (PS2) used this song first, you uncultured 20s born kid.
@beyondsight1891
Carpool?
@Jonathanest90s
Allysson hell yeah!
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Yeah boi
@LeoBoykov
“I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.”
- Joey Ramone
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❤
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Open to good acdc
@drunkensquirrel7545
WISDOM.