oh, the horror - ramones for kids

[pcake]

from wikipedia
Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids is a 2006 Ramones cover album, featuring 'kiddified' covers of classic Ramones songs. Songs are performed by members of various punk rock bands. The album was created in order to offer adults an alternative way to introduce children to music, specifically punk rock, through kid friendly Ramones songs that adults can also enjoy.

Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids - Wikipedia

who thought this was a good idea????

 

[farace]

who thought this was a good idea????

Oh, maybe you're not aware of the 2006 collaboration between Devo and . . . Disney? . . . that resulted in Devo 2.0. I think it may be one of the more subversive things they've done. Bwa ha ha.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

This explains why there were kids in my college classes wearing Ramones t-shirts, but didn't know who any of the members of the band were
Sames goes for Misfits Ts.

 

[pcake]

Ever had one of those guys in your band that is always late or having to cancel for a multitude of reasons? Car died, tree hit his house, broke a finger, long lost sibling coming to town, hit a moose on the highway, basement flooded ....etc? Nothing ever seems to be his fault but you know there's another excuse around the corner.

Oh, maybe you're not aware of the 2006 collaboration between Devo and . . . Disney? . . . that resulted in Devo 2.0. I think it may be one of the more subversive things they've done. Bwa ha ha.

i wasn't aware of it, and since i was a big devo fan - how could this have happened?????

btw, i read that at some point there was a planned B-52s saturday morning cartoon.

This explains why there were kids in my college classes wearing Ramones t-shirts, but didn't know who any of the members of the band were
Sames goes for Misfits Ts.

i ran into guys wearing ramones shirts they bought at target. i know this because i'd day something about the ramones and they'd tell me they weren't familiar with them - they just bought the shirts at target.

 

[Spidey2112]

Probably, the same people that brought us 'South Park'...

... although the RUSH tribute was cool.

 

[two fingers]

My girls are 5 and 7. I listen to KidzBop all the time. That's album after album of tweens doing cleaned up covers of whatever the Top 40 is these days. So it doesn't surprise me that this would happen too.

Are punk fans not mating and producing offspring? Let 'em bring their kids up on what they like.

Besides, most all of the male children their ages are already punks to begin with.

Seriously, whenever we have a gathering of their peers at my house, it's all can can to to stop myself from drop kicking the little boys into next week. Seems like they're ALL little a holes. I feel like if I had been such a little jerk my father would have taken me out and tried again with one that wasn't broken.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

i ran into guys wearing ramones shirts they bought at target. i know this because i'd day something about the ramones and they'd tell me they weren't familiar with them - they just bought the shirts at target.

There was a young guy in my CAD class that had a Ramones shirt on one day & I said, "That's why I thought I'd seen you before, because you look just like Joey." (pointing at his shirt)
The dude is a dead ringer for Joey, tall, lean. Maybe I should have checked if his name is Hyman.
Anyway, he just looked at me with a puzzled look, so I pointed out the name Joey right on his shirt, it's in the freakin' logo!
Nope, not a clue, just thought it looked cool!

It's odd, I get the most comments on my Ramones shirt, except for right after Lemmy died, because everyone commented about his recent passing when I wore my Motörhead shirts.
The Ramones comments are usually from college-age young ladies.

The Misfits logo was even wider mis-used, but I think Glenn nicked that from someplace anyway.

 

[farace]

i wasn't aware of it, and since i was a big devo fan and used to know bob no. 1 (mark mothersbaugh's brother) back in the day, how could this have happened?????

btw, i read that at some point there was a planned B-52s saturday morning cartoon.

I always bring up Bob 1 when there's a discussion of underrated guitarists. And I'm serious when I do.

Speaking of cartoons, there's always this.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Oh man, Fred & Kate would have been the bomb on a B-52 cartoon. I'd be laughing just listening to their caricature voices.

 

[dtripoli]

Targeting kids with rock bands has been going on since the 1960's

 

[zontar]

Well you may as well just listen to the Ramones...

If you want something different & Ramones, this is for babies:

 

[jjmuckluckjr]

Welcome to getting older. Kids in high school now, weren't even born when 9/11 happened. To them, 1976 May as well be 1876. The Ramones are what their grandparents listened to! Just today while shopping at a supper market, the overhead Muzak played the Cars, R E M and the Cure. Granted, not Ramones level outrage, but Holy Guacamole Batman. With the collapse of the record/ 8-Track/ cassette/ CD industry, bands (or in the case of the Ramones, surviving family members) look for other revenue streams. Sold out has become as passe as punk.

 

[dtripoli]

Welcome to getting older. Kids in high school now, weren't even born when 9/11 happened. To them, 1976 May as well be 1876. The Ramones are what their grandparents listened to! Just today while shopping at a supper market, the overhead Muzak played the Cars, R E M and the Cure. Granted, not Ramones level outrage, but Holy Guacamole Batman. With the collapse of the record/ 8-Track/ cassette/ CD industry, bands (or in the case of the Ramones, surviving family members) look for other revenue streams.
Sold out has become as passe as punk.

As my son told me a number of years ago about bands going "commercial"
It's not selling out, you're buying in.
...well, alrighty then.

 

[JGbassman]

Let's not forget Kiss, whom besides having action dolls, even had a comic book out..

 

[5544]

I remember being introduced to the Ramones in the 1979 classic

 

[DirtDog]

I thought this thread was going to be about Green Day.

 

[Oddly]

As far as I'm concerned, even child-focused versions of the Ramones beat most any pop music made today.
Of course it's nowhere near the power of the original but maybe, just maybe, it'll prompt kids (or their parents) to go listen to the originals.
That's gotta be worth something.

And @zontar I love this...currently in bed with a flared-up back injury, painkilkers and anti-imflammatories taken, thiz just fits my mood perfectly!

 

[Inky13]

Let's not forget Kiss, whom besides having action dolls, even had a comic book out..

And they used their own blood in the ink!

 

[Bodeanly]

This explains why there were kids in my college classes wearing Ramones t-shirts, but didn't know who any of the members of the band were
Sames goes for Misfits Ts.

Whenever I put on a band shirt, I make sure I know some vital band stats in case someone asks me about it.

 

[rogerbmiller]

If it gets kids listening to rock then I am ok with it!