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

I figured we wouldn't split votes acc to the two versions, so I didn't specify. (I assume Spector re-recorded them rather than remixed it?)

I think so, because wasn't this one of the ones where he made Johnny play his part like 100 times?

Didn't make my ballot (Rockaway Beach ousted it from my corny 60s throwback tunes slot). Dee Dee is fucking hilarious in this video.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/6dee75f9-2c18-4d43-afec-d514b9355988_zps799c73eb.jpg

8. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (Ramones, 1976)

(329 points, 16 votes)

http://youtu.be/iS8oYNK73Ek

cuet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0VOiNxC2Ao

Didn't make my ballot, but this is obviously such a great song. Could totally hear it with an "Everyday"-style arrangement with glockenspeil or something.

So important to the first album, too -- signaled their pop chops from the get-go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/430e8407-98c5-4b40-9ba1-8340d85bd4b1_zpsb13f57c1.jpg

7. 53rd & 3rd (Ramones, 1976)

(333 points, 13 votes, 3 first-place votes)

http://youtu.be/3qcMjKxt-dE

My understanding is that the only lefty among the (first five) Ramones was Marky
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, August 29, 2014 8:39 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think Joey was a liberal type of dude. Whether he counted as a "lefty" is I suppose a matter of interpretation.

Seems like Joey was liberal in inclination but not really very political until "Bonzo" and "Sun City."

he had a totally right-wing financial advisor woman in his latter years iirc

I think Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is the one with seven (!!) chords in it

somewhere there is an ILM thread where people discuss the number of chords per song on the debut

"53rd & 3rd" such a weird, complicated song. "You're the one they never pick" vs. "Then I took out my razor blade."

I saw an interview clip with Dee Dee from the early 2000s where he is obviously really tired of answering questions about the song.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/daa4a296-8c85-4b9a-98ea-e3505e2405c8_zps61b74b9e.jpg

6. "Beat on the Brat" (Ramones, 1976)

(346 points, 15 votes)

http://youtu.be/3HUGeA2lur4

"53rd & 3rd" the closest they ever got, sound-wise, to their queens borough-mates kiss.

he had a totally right-wing financial advisor woman in his latter years iirc

― Οὖτις, Friday, August 29, 2014 12:41 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Is there such a thing as a left-wing financial advisor man/woman?

Didn't he just watch her television program?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/cda92de9-ad30-4de4-bda0-30ad8fa52b83_zpsea739e40.jpg

5. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Road to Ruin, 1978)

(439 points, 18 votes, 1 1st-place vote)

http://youtu.be/lQeo3OfuEDM

Is there such a thing as a left-wing financial advisor man/woman?

George Soros? idk

can't find any web sources, but am quite sure Joey said in contemporaneous interviews that he'd voted for Reagan in 1980. so he may have been liberal just when it came to apartheid, pot, and Nazis.

Gonna do this one, then I'll be back this evening with the big 3. (Which of course everyone knows, but in what order?)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/4636fd6f-1abb-4085-a94b-29b3e303de17_zps7716128f.jpg

4. "Judy Is a Punk" (Ramones, 1976)

(477 points, 18 votes, 3 first-place votes)

http://youtu.be/K6GAGdBiJF0

Perhaps they'll die.

Which of course everyone knows, but in what order?

Two I know--and I'd bet money on the #1--but I'm blanking out on the third. My #1 hasn't been listed yet, so I guess it could be that, but I always thought it was more of a subjective favourite. (I'll keep everything nice and vague.)

blitzkrieg, sheena and sedated obviously. no Swallow My Pride after all.

ah shit. sedated already placed. my bad!

"I Wanna Be Sedated" has already shown up. First two, of course--it's the third one I'm not sure about.

It's their biggest-charting single, surely

Gobsmacked that "Swallow My Pride" isn't gonna place

Myonga's right.

Odd that Locket Love didn't place ( unless I missed it)

Judy is my number one, largely for Tenenbaums reasons

From the Mark Prindle website comment section by user Nikus80 (similar things possibly posted to ILX as well):

"The Ramones usually used three chords. Okay, maybe four" - paraphrased from a lot of people.
Bullshit. Look:
Blitzkrieg Bop : A,D,E,B (ok, the B was used very little, but it was there)
Beat On The Brat: B, A, F#, E
Judy Is A Punk: Eb, Ab, Bb (ok, Judy has just 3)
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend: E, A, B, C#m
Chainsaw: A, E, B, F#
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue: A,G,F,E
I Don't Wanna Go Down To the Basement: E,B,D,A,C,G,F (SEVEN CHORDS!)
Loudmouth: A,E,B,G,D,C (SIX)
Havana Affair: B,G,A,F#,E
Listen To My Heart:D,A,E,G,C#m,B
53 & 3rd: E,D,A,G,B (which has some kind of key change (not EXACTLY, But the verse is played again 2 half-steps up))
Let's Dance: G,B,D,F,C
I Don't wanna walk around with you: E,G,A,D
Today your love, tomorrow the world: C,G,E,D,A

*Note:I got the chords from some webpage (I didn't bother to figure them out)*

So, for the debut only:
ONE song with three chords
Six Songs with four chords
Four Songs with five chords
Two songs with six chords
One song with seven chords

So, in the debut, they used 4.7 ((3 + 6 * 4 + 4 * 5 + 2 * 6 + 7)/ 14 = 4.7) chords for each song, round it up, and they used FIVE CHORDS per song.

That said, I think writing a good song with just three chords is hard as hell. With four, well, is not as hard, but it ain't easy.

That will be useful if I ever have to figure out again what songs are within my capability; just eliminate all the ones with a #.

that doesn't make any sense

haha that is totally what I remember!

Rockaway Beach is the third?

Any of you dudes been to an ice capade?

very cool top 3. rooting for "Rockaway."

That will be useful if I ever have to figure out again what songs are within my capability; just eliminate all the ones with a #.

buy a capo!

Hey, I'm Clemenza--I am a Capo.

touché!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/9dfe1669-25d0-4292-a080-940b91d894a2_zpsd0b87f5e.jpg

3. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones, 1976)

(517 points, 20 votes, 2 first-place votes)

http://youtu.be/BbDekaqw3lQ <---- greatest version of this song

And the top 2 (which were actually my top 2, tho in reverse order)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/318a4a0e-6410-466b-9752-3e561258753b_zps88679177.jpg

2. "Rockaway Beach" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)

(522 points, 19 votes, 3 1st-place votes)

http://youtu.be/6siGKxcKol0

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/gypsyfrocksbedlam/dfe3bc1d-0b3a-479a-ab6c-7fd27462d31f_zps06490533.jpg

1. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (Rocket to Russia, 1977)

(541 points, 19 votes, 3 first-place votes)

http://youtu.be/-nlX7P0nhaI

Glad it's not "Rockaway Beach"--never cared for it. "Sheena" I love.

I love 'em both. "Chewin' out a rhythm on my bubblegum."

But even though I had it at #2, I agree on Sheena as a Ramones OPO.

Here's the full list of tracks receiving votes. Asterisks indicate first-place votes.

1. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker ***

(541 points, 19 votes, 3 first-place votes)

2. Rockaway Beach ***

(522 points, 19 votes, 3 1st-place votes)

3. Blitzkrieg Bop **

(517 points, 20 votes, 2 first-place votes)

4. Judy Is a Punk ***

(477 points, 18 votes, 3 first-place votes)

5. I Wanna Be Sedated *

(439 points, 18 votes, 1 1st-place vote)

6. Beat on the Brat

(346 points, 15 votes)

7. 53rd & 3rd **

(333 points, 13 votes, 3 first-place votes)

8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(329 points, 16 votes)

9. Rock n Roll High School

(327 points, 19 votes)

10. Teenage Lobotomy *

(324 points, 14 votes, 1 first-place vote)

11. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg *

(280 points, 13 votes, 1 first-place vote)

12. Cretin Hop

(276 points, 14 votes)

13. Oh Oh I Love Her So *

(272 points, 11 votes, 1 first-place vote)

14. The KKK Took My Baby Away *

(264 points, 14 votes, 1 first-place vote)

15. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(255 points, 11 votes)

16. We're a Happy Family

(236 points, 13 votes)

17. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue *

(212 points, 12 votes, 1 first-place vote)

18. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

(205 points, 12 votes)

19. Pinhead

(203 points, 11 votes)

20. Loudmouth

(196 points, 9 votes)

21. Glad to See You Go

(189 points, 9 votes)

22. Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?

(183 points, 7 votes)

23. I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement

(171 points, 8 votes)

24. Outsider

(161 points, 9 votes)

25. Danny Says

(160 points, 7 votes)

26. (TIE) Pet Sematary

(156 points, 9 votes)

26. (TIE) Don't Come Close

(156 points, 7 votes)

28. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You

(149 points, 8 votes)

29. I Just Wanna Have Something to Do

(146 points, 8 votes)

30. Chinese Rock

(132 points, 7 votes)

31. Howling at the Moon (Sha La La)

(132 points, 6 votes)

32. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)

(130 points, 8 votes)

33. Havana Affair

(129 points, 7 votes)

34. She's the One

(128 points, 8 votes)

35. I Don't Care

(126 points, 6 votes)

36. I Want You Around

(121 points, 6 votes)

37. (TIE) Chainsaw

(117 points, 6 votes)

37. (TIE) Commando

(117 points, 8 votes)

39. I Remember You

(113 points, 7 votes)

40. California Sun

(105 points, 6 votes)

41. Suzy Is a Headbanger

(102 points, 6 votes)

42. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

(93 points, 5 votes)

43. Questioningly *

(91 points, 4 votes, 1 first-place vote)

44. Carbona Not Glue

(89 points, 6 votes)

45. Swallow My Pride

(85 points, 5 votes)

46. Slug *

(84 points, 4 votes, 1 first-place vote)

47. Do You Wanna Dance?

(81 points, 6 votes)

48. I Don't Wanna Grow Up

(80 points, 4 votes)

49. Wart Hog

(76 points, 3 votes)

50. She's a Sensation *

(69 points, 3 votes, 1 first-place vote)

51. (TIE) Something to Believe In

(66 points, 4 votes)

51. (TIE) I Can't Give You Anything

(66 points, 3 votes)

53. I Wanna Live

(64 points, 4 votes)

54. Poison Heart *

(63 points, 2 votes, 1 first-place vote)

55. Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy *

(62 points, 2 votes, 1 first-place vote)

56. I Believe in Miracles

(61 points, 2 votes)

57. Let's Dance

(59 points, 3 votes)

58. Psycho Therapy

(56 points, 3 votes)

59. You Sound Like You're Sick

(54 points, 3 votes)

60. I Wanna Be Well

(50 points, 3 votes)

61. Baby I Love You

(44 points, 2 votes)

62. Needles & Pins

(40 points, 2 votes)

63. I Can't Make It on Time

(39 points, 3 votes)

64. She Talks to Rainbows

(38 points, 2 votes)

65. Surfin' Bird

(37 points, 2 votes)

66. Mental Hell

(36 points, 2 votes)

67. 7-11

(34 points, 3 votes)

68. Maria Bartiromo

(33 points, 1 vote)

69. Too Tough to Die

(32 points, 2 votes)

70. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

(30 points, 3 votes)

71. Listen to My Heart

(29 points, 2 votes)

72. (TIE) I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed

(28 points, 2 votes)

72. (TIE) I'm Against It

(28 points, 2 votes)

72. (TIE) We Want the Airwaves

(28 points, 2 votes)

75. (TIE) Eat That Rat

(25 points, 1 vote)

75. (TIE) Locket Love

(25 points, 1 vote)

77. Love Kills

(24 points, 1 vote)

78. I Wanted Everything

(24 points, 2 votes)

79. The Return of Jackie and Judy

(24 points, 1 vote)

80. (TIE) Babysitter

(23 points, 2 votes)

80. (TIE) You Should Never Have Opened That Door

(23 points, 2 votes)

82. Ramona

(22 points, 2 votes)

83. Cretin Family

(21 points, 1 vote)

84. My My Kind of Girl

(20 points, 1 vote)

85. What's Your Game

(19 points, 1 vote)

86. (TIE) Don't Bust My Chops

(18 points, 1 vote)

86. (TIE) This Ain't Havana

(18 points, 1 vote)

88. (TIE) Mama's Boy

(17 points, 1 vote)

88. (TIE) Somebody Put Something in My Drink

(17 points, 1 vote)

90. (TIE) Every Time I Eat Vegetables, It Makes Me Think of You

(15 points, 1 vote)

90. (TIE) I Don't Want You

(15 points, 1 votes)

92. (TIE) All's Quiet on the Eastern Front

(14 points, 1 vote)

92. (TIE) Animal Boy

(14 points, 1 vote)

92. (TIE) Bad Brain

(14 points, 1 vote)

92. (TIE) Don't Go

(14 points, 1 vote)

92. (TIE) R.A.M.O.N.E.S.

(14 points, 1 vote)

97. (TIE) All the Way

(13 points, 1 vote)

97. (TIE) Apeman Hop

(13 points, 1 vote)

97. (TIE) I'm Affected

(13 points, 1 vote)

97. (TIE) Why Is It Always This Way

(13 points, 1 vote)

101. (TIE) Indian Giver

(12 points, 1 vote)

101. (TIE) Let's Go

(12 points, 1 vote)

101. (TIE) She Belongs to Me

(12 points, 1 vote)

101. (TIE) Sitting In My Room

(12 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) Born to Die in Berlin

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) Bye Bye Baby

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) Cabbies on Crack

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) Danger Zone

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) It's a Long Way Back

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) Scattergun

(10 points, 1 vote)

105. (TIE) You're Gonna Kill That Girl

(10 points, 1 vote)

My #1, "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy," was the lowest #1--only one other vote. I hear so much in that song...it's one of my templates for power-pop; the melodic sadness of "Now I wanna run away from home/Now I wanna be on my own."

Great job, great images.

1. “Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy”
2. “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg”
3. “Maria Bartiromo” (Joey Ramone)
4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
5. “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker”
6. “Pet Semetary”
7. “Carbona Not Glue”
8. “Outsider”
9. “I Just Want to Have Something to Do”
10. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World”
11. “Loudmouth”
12. “Judy Is a Punk”
13. “You Sound Like You’re Sick”
14. “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement”
15. “Something to Believe In”
16. “I Want You Around”
17. “Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You”
18. “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.”
19. “Danny Says”
20. “It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)”
21. “I Wanna Be Sedated”
22. “Do You Wanna Dance?”
23. “She’s a Sensation”
24. “Babysitter”
25. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around with You”

1. Leave Home
2. Ramones
3. Pleasant Dreams
4. Road to Ruin
5. Rocket to Russia

My ballot. Bolded the tracks that didn't place in the rollout. My albums list was challopsy in excluding the first album, but I figured I had most of it covered with It's Alive and I wanted to give votes to other things.

Rockaway Beach
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
Danny Says
I Wanna Be Sedated
Blitzkrieg Bop
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Howling at the Moon (Sha La La)
The KKK Took My Baby Away
Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?
Teenage Lobotomy
Don't Come Close
Outsider
Pinhead
We Want the Airwaves
Somebody Put Something in My Drink
We're a Happy Family
It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
Judy Is a Punk
Something to Believe In
7-11
Psycho Therapy
Rock n Roll High School
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
Bye Bye Baby
Glad to See You Go

Albums

1. It's Alive
2. Rocket to Russia
3. Leave Home
4. Pleasant Dreams
5. Road to Ruin

Ramones

1. Joey
2. Dee Dee
3. Johnny
4. Tommy
5. Marky

Heroine

P.J. Soles

Covers

Baby I Love You
Do You Wanna Dance?
Time Has Come Today
My Back Pages
California Sun