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."
Now I Wanna Be Sniff Some Glue
Ramones Lyrics
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Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
1-2-3-4 Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want somethin' to do
One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
The Ramones' song "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" is a song that has been interpreted in various ways. However, it is generally understood as a song about boredom and a cry for excitement. The lyrics reflect the desire to escape a mundane life and engage in something out of the ordinary, albeit dangerous. The act of sniffing glue is symbolic of this, as it is seen as taboo and reckless. The repetition of the phrase "now I want to" emphasizes the urgency of the feeling.
The choice of the term "all the kids" in the chorus also suggests a sense of camaraderie and a shared desire for adventure among young people. It is notable that the song was written in 1976, during a time when punk rock was gaining popularity and rebelling against the status quo of mainstream society. The Ramones themselves were instrumental in shaping the punk rock movement in the United States.
Interestingly, the song has also been interpreted as a comment on drug addiction and the nihilistic tendencies of punk rock culture. However, the members of The Ramones have stated that the song was not intended to promote substance abuse.
Overall, "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" is a song that captures the restless energy and rebellious spirit of punk rock, as well as the desire to break away from conformity and experience something new.
Line by Line Meaning
Now I want to sniff some glue
I am feeling bored and want to engage in a dangerous and harmful activity of sniffing glue to give me a temporary thrill.
Now I want to have somethin' to do
I am feeling restless and want to find something to occupy my time or else I might engage in destructive behavior.
All the kids want to sniff some glue
I am not alone in my desire to sniff glue, as many of my peers are also seeking a way to escape boredom and feel something intense.
All the kids want somethin' to do
My generation is lacking a sense of purpose or direction, and many of us are resorting to dangerous or unhealthy behaviors to cope with this lack of fulfillment.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Douglas Colvin, Jeff Hyman, John Cummings, Thomas Erdelyi
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@blackmetalpotiguar1614
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
1-2-3-4 Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
Now I want to sniff some glue
Now I want to have somethin' to do
All the kids want to sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do
@jpfitness2242
All the kids wanna snisagloo
@benji_on_yt5359
K
@carolynrogers5762
all the kids want suh'un ta do ?
@jpfitness2242
@@carolynrogers5762 precisely.
@pressureflipin1992
Two words. New York
@waltergilman3998
Thanks, now I can't unhear it 😄
@LeoBoykov
“I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.”
- Joey Ramone
@blueschewy2558
I miss these guys.
@xibalbalon8668
Now they're all dead, rip
@brucegame1458
greatest song ever recorded !