Tommy Ramone (1949-2014) Tribute List

Tommy Ramone, the drummer for the 70s punk giants The Ramones, died on July 11th 2014 at the age of 65. It's no accident that one of the Ramones' most famous songs is "Blitzkrieg Bop"- the band was all about a sonic assault. Tommy was the last remaining living Ramone, so with this list we pay tribute to the entire band. They were not known for their lyrics, but even a quick look at their lyrical output reveals a unique perspective on a turbulent time, the 70s and early 80s. Here are 15 lyrics with interesting vocabulary from the Ramones' entire career.
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  1. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
    They're forming in a straight line
    They're going through a tight wind
    The kids are losing their minds
    The Blitzkrieg Bop- "Blitzkrieg Bop"
  2. cretin
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    I'm gonna go for a whirl with my cretin girl
    My feet won't stop
    Doin' the Cretin Hop- "Cretin Hop"
  3. endure
    face and withstand with courage
    I have the strength to endure
    And all the love so pure
    I have the strength to endure
    Because... because...- "Strength to Endure"
  4. infatuation
    a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love
    Infatuation, she's a fatal attraction
    Hang around, screw up my mind
    I hope I've seen her for the very last time- "Tomorrow She Goes Away"
  5. solitary
    single and isolated from others
    After all these years I'm still alive.

    I'm out here kickin' with the band.
    I am no longer a solitary man.
    Every day my time runs out.
    Lived like a fool, that's what I was about, oh-"I Believe in Miracles"
  6. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
    Picked up the magazine, I see your face
    You're nothin' boy, a goddamn waste
    With the lamest fashions on your back
    You're never happy, a hypochondriac-"Don't Bust My Chops"
  7. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Blurred vision and dirty thoughts
    Feel (out of place), very distraught
    Feel something coming on-"Somebody Put Something in my Drink"
  8. congregate
    come together, usually for a purpose
    The heart is the place devils congregate
    When you're raised on andiet of bickering at hate
    Hair trigger temper tormented mind
    Deadly spitten cobra I am losin' kind-"Endless Vacation"
  9. imbecile
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    Couldn't keep a secret
    Got a concrete skull
    Couldn't shut up you're an imbecile
    You're an ugly dog there's
    Nothing to gain
    You couldn't shut up got a
    Bad bad brain- "Mama's Boy"
  10. lobotomy
    surgery on nerves to and from the frontal lobe of the brain
    I need psychiatric therapy
    I could use a lobotomy
    Guess I'll never learn
    Suppose I'll always be a worm-"Freak of Nature"
  11. obsolete
    no longer in use
    But you can't come back and be the first in line, on no
    You're obsolete my baby
    My poor old-fashioned baby
    I said baby, baby, baby you're out of time- "Out of Time"
  12. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
    We still believe in anarchy
    It makes me so damn angry-"Love Kills"
  13. galore
    existing in abundance
    Death destruction bombs galore
    The rich are laughing at the poor-"Planet Earth 1988"
  14. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
    Schocked how deadly we fight back
    Troublemakers who attack
    Mercenary, fight for anyone
    Fight for money, fight for fun-"Let's Go"
  15. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
    I used to be an A student
    I never used to complain
    I used to be a truant
    But I'm still the same
    Bad bad brain - "Bad Brain"
Created on Mon Jul 14 13:02:30 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 16 11:28:08 EDT 2014)

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