Ramones were a punk rock band that formed in Queens, New York, United State… Read Full Bio ↴Ramones were a punk rock band that formed in Queens, New York, United States, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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."
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."
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Ramones Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly' by these artists:
101 Strings Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Bad & Ugly Good 残りあと三分半だった もう二度と会えない気がしたんだ 数秒間を永遠に思うくらい バッグを揺らしたまま走っていた 一言目な…
Billy Strange His Guitar And Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Blues Traveler A musical opus by C. Kinchla & Blues Traveler (Instrument…
Brian Dee Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Consequence & Kanye West Ayyo, good morning, America, good morning to Erica Who gave …
E\åÇacy of Gold 有时 别问事情愚或对 沿途若是遇着你伴随 禁地 漠视闸门爬进去 深宵三点在创举 即兴 机车之旅寻乐趣 前路未定但没有顾虑…
Frankie Laine & Wiener Philharmoniker When I was just a little girl I asked my mother…
Geoff Love & Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Hall & Oates When I lost my job I began to drink When I…
Hugo Montenegro Here is the tale of the boy standing in front…
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Jin About they never talked about the guns or the drugs 'Til…
Kanye West (Feat. Consequence) Ayyo, good morning, America, good morning to Erica Who gave …
Karel Fialka Things are starting one way And end up in another You know…
M.S. Art 有时 别问事情愚或对 沿途若是遇着你伴随 禁地 漠视闸门爬进去 深宵三点在创举 即兴 机车之旅寻乐趣 前路未定但没有顾虑…
merzbow & cock e.s.p Baby, I been thinking Sometimes it doesn't make sense to me …
Merzbow & Cock E.S.P. I can feel your heartbeat Running Running through my head Th…
Simon & Garfunkel Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Skeeter Davis We get up before sunup to get the work done…
T.S.O. Looking back I remember the times we've had.And what they…
Terry Baxter & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
The Lion King 1.5 The Good The Bad The Ugly If I could close my…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain So true funny how it seems Always in time, but never…
Twisted Insane Yeah, don't affect my fans though They went with me through…
U.A. [Verse 1] Read between the lines My self respect has died Yo…
will.i.am She ain’t nothing Like you ever seen before Face of an angel…
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-06- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue Now I want to sniff some glue Now I want to…
0 It landed in a field in Idaho Where it came from,…
01- Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated Twenty, twenty, twenty-four hours to go I wanna be sedated N…
04. In The Park All dressed up an' the sun sets low When the big…
04. Psycho Therapy Psycho therapy, psycho therapy, psycho therapy That's what t…
04_-_we_want_the_airwaves Nine to five, and five to nine Ain't gonna take it,…
06_-_now_i_wanna_sniff_some_glue Now I wanna sniff some glue Now I wanna have somethin…
12-Here Today Gone Tomorrow Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh,I love ya X2 I do,I do, Oh…
13. Somebody put something in my drink Somebody, somebody put something in my drink, somebody Anot…
15. I Don't Want to Live This Life Now that you're gone, I feel the pain My heart trembles,…
16 Cretin Hop There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin' You gotta keep …
1969 Well, it's 1969, okay, all across the USA It's another year…
23. Surfin Bird Well, everybody's heard about the bird Baby, bird, bird, bir…
53rd If you think you can, well come on man I was…
7 And 7 Is When I was a boy I thought about the times…
7-11 I met her at the 7-11 Now I'm in seventh heaven Tell…
A Real Cool Time When I saw you at the Cat Club You looked really…
All Quiet On The Eastern Front Watch the watch the way I walk Can't you think my…
All Screwed Up Without you baby's like suicide I need you baby, that I…
All the Away Feedback blasting out my ears Makes me so high I love all…
All the Way Feedback blasting out my ears Makes me so high I love all…
All's Quiet at the Eastern Front Watch the watch the way I walk Can't you think my…
All's Quiet on the Eastern Front Watch the watch the way I walk Can't you think my…
Animal Boy Gonna kill and destroy I'm not an animal boy Why don't they…
Anxiety Anxiety, anxiety keeps me happy. Anxiety, anxiety keeps me h…
Any Way You Want It Any way you want it, you can call me any…
Apeman Hop He's go so many problems You can count them one by…
Baby Have I ever told you How good it feels to hold…
Baby I Love You. Have I ever told you how good it feels to…
Babysitter She says she's babysitting tonight She says come over, it's…
Bad Brain I used to be an A student I never used to…
Beat on the Brat Beat on the brat Beat on the brat Beat on the brat…
Beat On the Brat (Remastered Version) Beat on the brat Beat on the brat Beat on the brat With…
Believe in Miracles I used to be on an endless run. Believe in miracles…
Blank Generation I was sayin' let me outta here before I was…
Blitzkreig Bop Hey ho, let's go Hey ho, let's go Hey ho, let's go Hey…
Blitzkrieg Bop Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's…
Blitzkrieg Bop (Remastered Version) Hey ho, let's go Hey ho, let's go Hey ho, let's go Hey…
Blitzkrieg bop. Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's…
Bonzo Goes To Bitberg You've got to pick up the pieces Come on, sort your…
Boomerang The time that I was drunk, needed a place to…
Bop Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's…
Bop 'Til You Drop Bop till you drop Bop till you drop Bop till you drop Bop…
Born To Die In Berlin Intoxicated by the orchids abandoned in the garden Demanding…
Born to Die in Berlin / Spider Intoxicated by the orchids abandoned in the garden Demandin…
Bye Bye Baby Woke up thinking bout you today Why does it have to…
Cabbies On Crack Got into a cab, Broadway, Fifty Ninth Took off like…
California Sun Well I'm going out west where I belong Where the days…
Can't Get You Outta My Mind I can't get you outta my mind, oh no no…
Can't Say Anything Nice I'm walking away from you Don't want to be abused…
Can't Seem To Make You Mine I can't seem to make you mine I can't seem to…
Can\xE2\x80\x99t Get You Outta My Mind I can't get you outta my mind, oh no no…
Carbona Not Glue Wondering what I'm doing tonight I've been in the closet…
Censorshit Tipper, what's that sticker sticking on my CD? Is that some…
Chain Saw Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Sitting here with nothin'…
Chasing the Night Standing here in front of the mirror Its gonna be all…
Chinese Rock Somebody calls me on the phone Say "hey-hey, is Artie home? …
Chop Suey I know a place Where the kids all dance I know a…
Come Back Baby Well life's a drag without you I found out a little…
Come On Now Come on now Come on now We got no wheels to race Come…
Commando They do their best, they do what they can They get…
Cretin Family I am not so upset about my horrible self But why…
Cretin Hop There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin' You gotta keep …
Crummy Stuff I had enough, I had it tough I had enough of…
Crusher Now I want to wrestle in the garden I'm on my…
Danger Zone New York city is a real cool town Society really brings…
Danny Says Danny says we gotta go Gotta go to Idaho But we can't…
Daytime Dilemma She came from a happy home A very happy home A very…
Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love) She came from a happy home A very happy home a…
Death of Me We've got to stop this crazy carrying on It's gonna be…
Do Ya Wanna Dance Do you want to dance and hold my hand? Tell me…
Do You Remember Rock (This is Rock 'n' roll radio, come on, let's rock…
Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? [Repeat: x3] Rock N' Rock N' Roll Radio Let's go Do yo…
Do You Remember Rock ' N' Roll Radio (This is Rock 'n' roll radio, come on, let's rock…
Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio%3F This is rock 'n' roll radio. Come on, let's rock…
Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio? (This is Rock 'n' roll radio, come on, let's rock…
Do You Wanna Dance Do you want to dance and hold my hand? Tell me…
Don't Be So Strange You really are revolting You've grown up kinda strange You…
Don't Bust My Chops I'm sick and tired of you calling me names I'm sick…
Don't Come Close You know it's generally known You got everything at home Kis…
Don't Go Hey, daddy-o I don't want to go down to the basement There's…
Dont Bust My Chops I'm sick and tired of you calling me names I'm sick…
Dont come close You know it's generally known You got everything at home Kis…
Dont Go Hey, daddy-o I don't want to go down to the basement There's…
Don’t Come Close You know it's generally known You got everything at home Kis…
Eat That Rat One-two-three-four You don't want to share with anyone else…
Endless Vacation I kill myself kill the pain A suicide death a suicide…
Endless Vacation (Demo I kill myself kill the pain A suicide death a suicide…
Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You She was a really good friend A really good friend to…
Fight Tonight Merry Christmas, I don't want to fight tonight with Merry C…
Freak of Nature I need psychiatric therapy I could use a lobotomy Guess I'll…
Garden of Serenity Come on take my hand Come on little stranger The spirits are…
Gimme Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment I was feeling sick, losing my mind Heard about these treatme…
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment - Live I was feeling sick I was loosing my mind I…
Gimme shock treatment I was feeling sick, losing my mind Heard about these treatme…
Gimmie Gimmie Shock Treatment I was feeling sick I was loosing my mind I heard…
Glad All Over When you move in right up close to me That's when…
Glad to see ya go Gonna take a chance on her one bullet in the…
Go Home Ann Go home Ann Go home Ann Go home Ann Ann go home I had…
Go Lil Camaro Go Go lil' Camaro go oohh! Go lil Camaro go oohh! Come…
Go Lil' Camaro Go Go lil' Camaro go oohh! Go lil Camaro go oohh! Come…
Go Mental I've gone mental I've gone mental Out of the hospital Out a…
Gonna Kill That Girl I saw her walking down the street he jumped down He…
Got a Lot to Say I got a lot to say I got a lot…
Hair of the Dog When I woke up this morning from the night before My…
Happy Birthday Smithers: "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Ramones!" Mr. Burns: "A…
Havana Affair PT boat on the way to Havana I used to make…
Have A Nice Day I heard it from the gangster I heard it from the…
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Someone told me long ago there's a calm before the…
Haye You Ever Seen The Rain Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the…
Heidi Is A Headcase Headcase baby She's a cool kind of crazy Wild and she's…
Here Today Oh oh oh Oh oh oh, I love ya Oh oh oh,…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, i love you Oh oh oh, Oh…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Remastered Version Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh, i love ya x2 I do,…
Hey Ho Let's Go Hey Ho, Lets Go Hey Ho, Lets Go Hey Ho, Lets Go Hey…
High Risk Insurance High risk insurance The time is right High risk insurance Th…
Highest Trails Above Sinking into the stars Diving in for a swim Soaring like a…
Howling at the Moon Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-…
Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La) Sha-la-la-la sha-la-la-la-la-la repeat ships are docking pl…
human kind Humankind, it's not fair, why should we all live in…
I Am Seeing UFO's It was the last thing I expected to happen There was…
I Believe In Miracles I used to be on an endless run Believed in miracles…
I Believe In Miracles LIVE I used to be on an endless run; Believed in miracles…
I Can I can't be ooh what you want from me. I can't…
I Can't Be I can't be ooh what you want from me. I can't…
I Can't Be Demo I can't be, do what you want with me I can't…
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Gaz Man
Best opening of any band ever. I loved seeing them and they might be gone, but their music lives on forever
Robert Ranneberger
In 1978 I'd been to a bunch of rock shows, some really great bands. then I saw the Ramones, at the crescendo of this intro they burst on the stage and total insanity broke out! I've never recovered 1,2,3,4...
Gabriel Leonardo
La banda más grande de todos los tiempos.
Nina Vanoverschelde
That is exactly how I remember Ramones...
seen them 17 times and their last cocert at Bissegem was top.
I miss them
Nicolás García
Después de estas 2 canciones yo ya no existía más jaja!
B Ramone
cool start to every Ramones concert...
Julio Martini
Parabéns
Claudio Ibarra
NOTABLE........
Poemia
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Juan FLORES LORENTE
I love this part 1.43..😜