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Beyond
The Ramones:
Dee Dee Ramone's Various Projects
Dee Dee Ramone has been involved
in a number of projects. His first solo project was rap influenced,
and for a short time he assumed the name Dee Dee King. His other
projects included Dee Dee Ramone and the Chinese Dragons and Dee Dee Ramone
ICLC.
Dee Dee Ramone
Greatest and Latest
Released in
January 2001 on Conspiracy Music. Produced by Chris Spedding.
This album is mostly Ramones songs, with some other cover songs as well.
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Rockaway Beach
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Fix Yourself Up
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Bad Little Go
Go Girl
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Blitzkrieg Pop
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Timebomb
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Pinhead
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Shaking All Over
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I Wanna Be Sedated
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Cretin Hop
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Teenage Lobotomy
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Gimme Gimme Shock
Treatment
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Beat On The Brat
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Sidewalk Surfing
(featuring Barbara Ramone)
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Motorbikin'
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Come On Now (featuring
Barbara Ramone)
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Cathy's Clown
(featuring Barbara Ramone)
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Sheena Is A Punk
Rocker (featuring Barbara Ramone)
"Jump In The Fire"
Dee Dee contributed this Metallica
song to the album A Punk Tribute to Metallica. Dee Dee took an extremely
liberal interpretation of the song - it sounds very little like the original.
Released in January 2001 on Cleopatra Records.
"Negative Creep"
Dee Dee contributed
this Nirvana song to the album Smells Like Bleach: A Tribute to Nirvana.
Released in October 2000 on Cleopatra Records.
"Bad Little Go-Go Girl"
This song
was made available for download on www.musicblitz.com
in March, 2000. It features Wayne Kramer of the MC5 on guitar, and
was recorded exclusively for MUSICBLITZ. "Bad Little Go-Go Girl"
was often heard on Dee Dee's 1999/2000 solo tour, although it was not released
on any album.
Hop Around
Released in January, 2000 on Corazong
Records. Produced by Chris Spedding. Featuring Dee Dee
Ramone - guitar/vocals, Barbara Ramone - bass, vocals, Billy Rogers - drums,
Chris Spedding - mellotron/acetone organ/guitar.
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I Don’t Wanna Die In The Basement
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Mental Patient
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Now I Wanna Be Sedated
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Rock ’n Roll Vacation in L.A.
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Get Out Of This House
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38th and 8th
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Nothin’
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Hop Around
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What About Me?
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I Saw A Skull Instead of My Face
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I Wanna You
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Master Plan
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Born To Lose (America) / Chinese Rocks
(Europe)
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Hurtin’ Kind
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I'm Horrible
 
U.S. version
European version
Zonked! / Ain't It
Fun!
Released October,
1997 on Other Peoples Music (UMP 2118). Produced by long-time Ramones
producer Daniel Rey, Zonked! features Dee Dee on guitar and vocals,
Barbara Ramone on bass and vocals, Daniel Rey on guitar, and Marky Ramone
on drums. Track listing is:
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I'm Zonked, Los
Hombres
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Fix Yourself Up
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I Am Seeing UFOs
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Get Off Of The
Scene
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Never Never Again
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Bad Horoscope
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It's So Bizarre
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Get Out Of My
Room
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Someone Who Don't
Fit In
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Victim Of Society
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My Chico
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Disguises
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Why Is Everybody
Always Against Germany
Joey Ramone sings
"I Am Seeing UFOs", and Lux Interior from The Cramps sings "Bad Horoscope."
The European
version is on Blackout Records and it titled Ain't It Fun. It
contains a bonus track, "Please Kill Me," and liner notes by Joey Ramone.
Dee Dee Ramone
I.C.L.C.
I Hate Freaks
Like You
Released 1994
on World Service records. Not released in the U.S. Dee Dee is credited
for vocals and guitar, and is joined by Johnny Carco (bass and vocals)
and Danny Arnold Lommen (drums and percussion).
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I'm Making Monsters
for My Friends (Later recorded by the Ramones for their
Adios Amigos
album)
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Don't Look in
My Window
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Chinese Bitch
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It's Not For Me
To Know (Also found on Ramones Adios Amigos album)
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Runaway
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All's Quiet on
the Eastern Front (originally found on the Ramones album Pleasant Dreams)
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I Hate It
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Life is Like a
Little Smart Alleck
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I Hate Freaks
Like You
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Trust Me
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Curse on Me
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I'm Seeing Strawberry's
Again
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Lass Mich in Ruhe
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I'm Making Monsters
for My Friends (slightly different version than track 1)
I.C.L.C. stands
for "Inter-Celestial Light Commune"
Chinese Bitch E.P.
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Chinese Bitch
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I Don't Wanna
Get Involved With You
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That's What Everybody
Else Does
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We're a Creepy
Family
If anyone knows
where I can purchase this record, please
let me know!!!
Dee Dee Ramone
and the Chinese Dragons
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In 1993, Dee
Dee Ramone and the Chinese Dragons released a single on American Gothic
Records with two songs:
Side A - What About Me
Side B - Chatterbox
The Chinese
dragons were:
Dee Dee Ramone-guitar and vocals
Richie Screech-guitar
Alan Valentine-bass
Scott Goldstein-drums
Dee Dee King
In 1987, Dee
Dee adopted the name "Dee Dee King" and set out on a short-lived rap career.
"Funky Man" was his first release. Dee
Dee also shot a video for this song.
"Funky Man" 12" single
(Rock Hotel Records)
Side A - "Funky Man"
Side B - "Funky Man (Dub)"
Standing in the Spotlight
Released March,
1989, on Sire Records. Dee Dee's only other release under the name Dee
Dee King. This album is very different than the music of the Ramones, and
overall is not very good, although a few songs are worth a listen.
"The Crusher" later ended up on the Ramones' Adios Amigos album.
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Mashed Potato
Time
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2 Much 2 Drink
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Baby Doll
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Poor Little Rich
Girl
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Commotion in the
Ocean
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German Kid
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Brooklyn Babe
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Emergency
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The Crusher
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I Want What I
Want When I Want It
A few songs were
recorded as demos but didn't make it onto the album. For more information,
click
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