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This Pioneering Punk Band Had Some Surprisingly Kind Words About the World Leader They Were Protesting in a Very Political 1985 Song

VICE·Lauren Boisvert·18 days ago
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Debuting in 1976, The Ramones didn’t exactly burst onto the punk rock scene. More like, they handcrafted it from scratch to influence punk everywhere from New York City to the U.K. and back. They had a new sound and an interesting look, so it was almost impossible not to be aware of The Ramones in some way or another. Especially when they released “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg”. This protest song wasn’t initially released in the U.S., only in the U.K. But when it turned up stateside, it quickly became a hit on college radio stations. In 1986, The Ramones included it on their album Animal Boy , retitled as “My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)”. Videos by VICE How Do Ronald Reagan, Nazi War Crimes, and The Ramones All Fit Together? Dee Dee and Joey Explain ‘Bonzo Goes to Bitburg’ In what has been labeled “The Most Chaotic Ramones Interview Ever Recorded,” Joey and Dee Dee Ramone discussed the protest single in 1986.…

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