![]() ![]() And there is no doubt that ‘Rockaway Beach,’ from the same album, was deeply influenced by the Beach Boys. “When we recorded ‘Sheena Is A Punk Rocker’ in the spring of ’77, Johnny asked specifically if I could play a guitar bit that would reflect the ‘plonky’ guitar on the Beach Boys’ ‘Little Honda.’ And when we recorded Bobby Freeman’s ‘Do You Wanna Dance?’ for the Rocket to Russia LP, the Beach Boys version of the song served as a blueprint, especially for the backing vocals. “Every one of the Ramones expressed their admiration for The Beach Boys on numerous occasions,” notes Stasium, who produced five albums for the Ramones between 19. ![]() “Mike’s only comment to me about the original was, ‘Well, that’s a lot of guitars, can you do something to make it sound more like the Beach Boys?’ So I enlarged the harmony spectrum a bit, and there was a spot where I took a cue from Brian’s production of ‘Sloop John B’ and at the end of one of the verses I had the band drop out and just let the vocals carry a bar.”Īccording to the legendary Ed Stasium, who produced the Ramones original version of “Rockaway Beach” (and added both guitar and harmony vocals to the track), the Beach Boys were never far from the Ramones’ mind. “We were working on these new tunes at soundcheck every day for quite a few weeks, so when we got into the studio we could put the charts aside and just play our hearts out and give it a good bash,” Totten says. Watch the video for Rockaway Beach from Ramoness Rocket to Russia for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The song is about Rockaway Beach, Queens, where Dee Dee liked to spend time. Tommy died 10 years later, on July 11th, 2014, making him the last original member of the Ramones to die. Johnny Ramone died in his sleep in Los Angeles on September 15th, 2004. The following year, Dee Dee died in Los Angeles on June 5th, 2002. The song was written by bassist Dee Dee Ramone in the style of the Beach Boys and early surf rock bands. In 2001, Joey Ramone passed away, a victim of Lymphoma. Totten, who joined the Beach Boys in 2001 and became musical director in 2007, has done a tight but relatively unpolished recording that reflects the energy of both ’62 and ’77. 'Rockaway Beach' is a song by the American punk rock band the Ramones from their 1977 album Rocket to Russia. “Rockaway Beach” is one of the Totten-produced tracks, and is performed by long-serving members of the Beach Boys’ touring band (Totten and Brian Eichenberger on guitars, John Cowsill on drums, Keith Hubacher on bass, Randy Leago on sax, and Tim Bonhomme on keyboards). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Ramones : Ramones Mania CD (1988) at the best online prices at eBay. Production on the album was split between long-time Beach Boys’ musical director Scott Totten and Panic! At the Disco/Fritz and the Tantrums producer Sam Hollander. The Ramones cover is the lead track off from Love’s July 19 album, 12 Sides of Summer (which also features covers of “Summertime Blues” and “California Sun,” along with re-boots of “Surfin’ Safari” and “Surfin’”). ![]()
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