I WANNA BE POLLED: The Ramones Memorial Poll Results Thread (We Accept You, We Accept You)

I bet that less than 1/3 of my ballot made it.

I promise there will eventually be some songs not from Leave Home ...

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37. (TIE) "Commando" (Leave Home, 1977)

(117 points, 8 votes)

Link: http://youtu.be/1zQtd_e_VH0

great pic!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/31d33606-dd35-425f-8b20-6ef15ffcba8f_zps7a9a462e.jpg

37. (TIE) "Chain Saw" (Ramones, 1976)

(117 points, 6 votes)

http://youtu.be/cYI1-Dy0wmI

Didn't vote in this poll (not enough Ramones knowledge), but I'm excited to see the results. I'm really curious to see how much of their post-Road to Ruin work makes it.

also I can't believe there are four ppl who think End of the Century is one of their five best LPs! Johnny will give you a talking-to in the afterlife.

Guilty as charged. I love it, but then, I'm impartial to spectacular ambitious failures.

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36. "I Want You Around" (Rock 'n' Roll High School OST, 1979)

(121 points, 6 votes)

http://youtu.be/vmNerf4kea4

my sentiments exactly xp

whoever was talking up "I Want You Around" in the voting thread, it made it onto my ballot thanks to you

Love Dee Dee's call-and-response on this.

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35. "I Don't Care" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)

(126 points, 6 votes)

http://youtu.be/QveJv7V4OZI

HE DON'T CARE

"Commando" was in my top five! This doesn't bode well for some of my other choices.

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34. "She's the One" (Road to Ruin, 1978)

(128 points, 8 votes)

http://youtu.be/E5Ql6tOPM90

36. "I Want You Around" (Rock 'n' Roll High School OST, 1979)

often thought of buying this sdtk just for this one song which iirc is not available anywhere else (there's a demo version incl as a bonus track on one of the other album reissues, but it doesn't have the acoustic guitar)

It's on the End of the Century reissue. The demo is on Road to Ruin.

The demo is also on the Hey! Ho! Set.

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33. "Havana Affair" (Ramones, 1976)

(129 points, 7 votes)

http://youtu.be/XrqclyRXWg8

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32. "It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)" (Pleasant Dreams, 1981)

(130 points, 8 votes)

http://youtu.be/Y2bD-fgUaw0

^^^

A personal fave.

Oooh, Havana Affair! That's the first one off my ballot. That was my favorite from the s/t for a long time. "Now I'm a guy for the C.I.A." Such a perfectly dumb lyric. The riff is so great and dark too.

"It's Not My Place" barely missed my ballot. My second favorite from Pleasant Dreams after We Want the Airwaves. I don't feel like it's my place in the 9 to 5 world now.

Yay @ "It's Not My Place." The find of the poll for me (had never listened to Pleasant Dreams before).

I'd like to apologize right now for only including two post-EOTC tracks, those albums deserved better but I did not have the time to do serious listening

I reviewed Pleasant Dreams, but a copy is at best sitting in the morgue of a defunct student paper.

Speaking of post-EOTC...

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31. "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)" (Too Tough to Die, 1984)

(132 points, 6 votes)

http://youtu.be/UmHoXqzy8GU

Too low!

Keep it glowing, glowing,glowing
I'm not hurting anyone
Keep it glowing, smoking, glowing
I'm howling at the moon

(My #2)

I see that I only voted for "Howling at the Moon" and "California Sun" so far. "She's the One" and "It's Not My Place" were probably near misses.

She's The One is so great.

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30. "Chinese Rock" (End of the Century, 1980)

(132 points, 7 votes)

http://youtu.be/57nPAqBPGPE

Ha, I just now realized those two are actually tied -- so they should both be 30. Oops.

I think you've done it right: more votes breaks ties.

Howling at the Moon my #2 as well.

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29. "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" (Road to Ruin, 1978)

(146 points, 8 votes)

(Rare use of "Want to" over "Wanna" in a Ramones song title)

And the link: http://youtu.be/eRwek-qyyeM

"Howling" was one of my two!

love that joan jett photo atop this thread.

including that and the photos accompanying the favorite-ramone subpoll, my favorite ramone photos are:

1. johnny
2. joey
3. joan
4. dee dee
5. tommy

http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/a_martin_scorsese_film_about_the_ramones_is_in_the_works

Can You Say "DiCaprio IS Dee Dee"

One more, then a break, then I'll probably finish through 21 later this evening.

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28. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (Ramones, 1976)

(149 points, 8 votes)

http://youtu.be/0MG1QMoZdj8

wiyawannawalkarounwitme

Orange stick-person = Ramones; green and black stick-people = rest of world.

i voted for that one. also: california sun, i remember you and its not my place.

might've voted for howling at the moon and i want you around if i heard them.

havana affair was the last to drop from my list i think.

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26. (TIE) "Don't Come Close" (Road to Ruin, 1978)

(156 points, 7 votes)

http://youtu.be/Mj6WrA3veA4

Wikipedia: ""Don't Come Close" uses elements which can also be heard in country music, such as twang.[8]"

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26. (TIE) "Pet Sematary" (Brain Drain, 1989)

(156 points, 9 votes)

http://youtu.be/F3J0iwwsq-w

there are few songs that are more fun to sing in an exaggerated Joey voice than "Pet Sematary" imo

My #3. TOO LOW.

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25. "Danny Says" (End of the Century, 1980)

(160 points, 7 votes)

http://youtu.be/5Aerah72IEI