Each week, the pop culture website Pop-A-Looza shares some posts from my vast 'n' captivating Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) archives. The latest shared post is a Greatest Record Ever Made! celebration of Joey Ramone and General Johnson's "Rockaway Beach (On The Beach)."
This piece is not part of my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1). The Ramones are well represented in that book, with chapters about "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?," "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker," and "Blitzkrieg Bop." A GREM rant on behalf of the Ramones' cover of Tom Waits' "I Don't Want To Grow Up" will appear in a different book project.
For further immersion in my thoughts about the Ramones, I direct you to:
Closing Arguments: Joey Ramone
Virtual Ticket Stub Gallery: The Ramones, The Runaways, and The Flashcubes
Love At First Spin: Rocket To Russia
The Ramones: The Power Pop Hall Of Fame
The Other Side Of The Hit (B-Side Appreciation): "Babysitter"
And, of course, there's that "different book project" referenced a bit North of here. Details on that to follow. Today, we look back at the time the lead singers of the Ramones and the Chairmen of the Board teamed up for a beach music classic. Their performance of "Rockaway Beach (On The Beach)" is the subject of the latest Boppin' Pop-A-Looza.
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