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Background and writing
[edit]Tommy Ramone is the primary writer of the song, originally calling it "Animal Hop".[1] Unreceptive to the song's output, Tommy Ramone reviewed the song and renamed it "Blitzkrieg Bop", and innovated a new concept.[1][2] Tommy said "I originally wrote this song called 'Animal Hope', and it was rejected. It wasn't about Nazis. It's about kids going to a show and having a good time."[1][2] Dee Dee responded to the piece saying "Let's call it 'Blitzkrieg Bop'." Tommy said that Dee Dee "was sabotaging the song." Joey Ramone added that "basically we decided to write some crazy bubblegum music."[1]
Composition
[edit]"Blitzkrieg Bop" is two minutes and fourteen seconds long.[3] It begins instrumental, which lasts twenty seconds. At second twenty, the guitar and bass cease, marking Joey's first line "Hey Ho, Let's Go!". The bass and guitar "gradually" rebuild and it is "in full–force again."[4] The piece is resolved in the same way as the seconds twenty to thirty–three.[4] Described as a "three-chord assault,"[3] it lives up to the speed, menace, humor, and mystery. The first lines are "not so much a warning as an innovation to the listener."[4]
Joey Ramone said that the song "was sort of a call to arms... for everyone to start their own bands."[4] The first three lines of the piece were said to "identify the potential destructive, unfocused, and desperate teen–energy that can be read as a punk stable.[5] Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz said that it was a "bracing opening salvo," and said that the chorus lines were a "rousing chant."[6]
Reception
[edit]Critics who mentioned "Blitzkrieg Bop" gave it positive reviews. Andy Schwartz said that the song was a "bracing opening salvo of 'Blitzkrieg Bop', with its rousing 'Hey Ho!, Let's Go!' chant.[7] Popularizing the lines "Hey Ho!, Let's Go!," it is also considered by the Icon Group International to be one of the most famous punk rock song of all time.[8] Kelso Jacks from College Music Journal considered it to be one of his favorite songs.[9] Nicholas Rombes, author of the 33⅓ book Ramones, wrote about "Blitzkrieg Bop", writing: "when I sat down to write about the album's opening song 'Blitzkrieg Bop' my first line was 'this is the best opening song on any rock album.' Then I decided that sounded too creepily fanatic and more than a little disingenuous, since I haven't heard every rock album ever made, and took it out. But then I went downstairs to the turntable and played it and midway through ran back upstairs and put the line back in even before the screensaver clicked in."[10]
It was covered by Rob Zombie on [11]
Appearances
[edit]| Appeared in | As | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Band | A Playable Track | [12] |
| Rock Revolution | [13] | |
| Battle of the Bands | [14] | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Background music | [15] |
| MLB 08: The Show | [16] | |
| NHL 2K9 | [17] | |
| "Cingular"/AT&T Go-Phone | Television advertisement | [18] |
| Cartoon Network | ||
| Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) | Film score | [19] |
| National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | [20] | |
| Detroit Rock City (1999) | [21] | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) | [22] | |
| Shattered Glass (2003) | [23] | |
| Accepted (2006) | [24] | |
| New World Disorder (Freeride Mountain Biking Movie Series) (2007). | [25] | |
| "Space: Above and Beyond" ("Space: 2063" Outside the US) [1995]. | [26] | |
| "Icky Shuffle" (The King of Queens) | [21] | |
| "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" (The Simpsons) | [27] | |
| "I Wanna Be Sedated?" (Entourage) | [21] | |
| "Hollywood Forever" (90210) | [28] | |
| Final Destination 3 | [21] | |
| "Everybody Hates the G.E.D." (Everybody Hates Chris) | ||
| Date Night | ||
| End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones |
Notable covers
[edit]- The song has been covered by various artists including studio versions by Rob Zombie (for his 2003 released album 'Past, Present and Future'), The Beautiful South, Jason Mraz, Screeching Weasel and The Hanson Brothers.
- Die Toten Hosen covered the song for the 1991 cover album Learning English, Lesson One. It features Joey Ramone as a guest musician.
- Dee Dee Ramone performed bass and backing vocals for the Youth Gone Mad version, included on the Ramones Maniacs tribute album and the posthumous Youth Gone Mad featuring Dee Dee Ramone album.
- Green Day covered this song along with "Teenage Lobotomy" at the 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the remaining member of the Ramones, and regularly play the song live, sometimes getting kids out of the audience to play the song on their instruments, though more usually the song "Knowledge". Furthermore, their track "St. Jimmy" from the album American Idiot uses the same chord progression, but in a different tempo.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Leigh 2009, p. 120
- ^ a b Leigh 2009, p. 121
- ^ a b Erlewine & — Allmusic
- ^ a b c d Rombes 2005, p. 77
- ^ Campbell 2000, p. 223
- ^ Schinder 2008, p. 544
- ^ Scott Schinder, Andy Schwartz (December 30, 2007). Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever. Vol. 2. Greenwood. p. 544. ISBN 0313338477.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help);|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever. Vol. 1. Greenwood. December 30, 2007. p. 544. ISBN 0313338469.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ CMJ New Music Report. April 12, 1999. p. 9
- ^ Rombes 2005, p. 76
- ^ (2003-08-21) "ROB ZOMBIE: 'Past, Present & Future' Track Listing Released". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2010-08-04
- ^ "Rock Band and the Lords of the Underworld". IGN. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "Gamestop.com - Buy Rock Revolution - Playstation 3". GameStop.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ Dinolfo, Filippo "Nintendo Wii - Battle of the Bands Preview - Gamer 2.0". Gamer20.com. Retrieved 2010-07-04
- ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Soundtrack Song List - IGN FAQs". Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "MLB 08: The Show Review". Psxextreme.com. Retrieved 2010-07-04
- ^ (2008- 09-12) "Soundtrack for NHL 2K9 officially revealed...three days after its release date". Destructoid.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ Bowe, Brian J. (2010). The Ramones: American Punk Rock Band. Enslow Publishers. pp. 33–42. ISBN 0766032337.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "Vacation (1983)". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ a b c d "Tommy Ramone". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-16
- ^ "'Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in Stores November 20.". Business Wire. Allbusiness.com. 2001-10-31. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "Shattered Glass (2003)". Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "SoundtrackINFO: Accepted soundtrack". Soundtrackinfo.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ New World Disorder (Freeride Mountain Biking Movie Series). Freeride Entertainment. 2007.
{{cite AV media}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND the Bitter End - Music". Retrieved 2010-07-05
- ^ "'The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror XVIII (2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-16
- ^ "90210: Hollywood Forever Episode Summary". TV.com. Retrieved 2010-07-16