Second verse, same as the first. I've heard him referred to as "The Godfather of Punk" and "King of Punk" with which I cannot argue. But I've never heard him or any of his brothers referred to as "The Grandsons of Rock 'N' Roll." After all, the Ramones took their name from The Beatles (Paul McCartney used the name Paul Ramone in The Silver Beatles) and the Beatles took their name from The Crickets. Buddy Holly's name and image appear in two Ramones videos and Johnny Ramone's first Mosrite was purchased at the same store that Buddy shopped while in New York. Coincidence? No way. The Ramones carried the torch of Rock 'N' Roll passed down three generations and we can only imagine how long their influence will continue.

Third verse, different from the first. Joey was the groups original drummer but switched to front man for one of many reasons that circulate: as the group became tighter he couldn't keep up with the beat, Dee Dee, who was the original singer, would get hoarse quickly and my favorite reason, Joey was the only one who could remember all of the words. So why, after 27 years are we still talking about them? Because there is justice in the world, that's why. Joey was the spokesman for the band that showed the world Rock 'N' Roll was for anyone who wants it, not just reserved for pretty people who's image fits nicely on posters or teeny-bopper magazine covers. We all have our own Ramones story, mine was discovering Rock 'N' Roll High School when I was 11. I always knew I didn't quite fit in but at that moment I knew I didn't need to or even want to. I felt perfectly comfortable with The Ramones who knew how to be themselves and make music without all the unnecessary pollutants. Maybe they weren't as skilled as others but their music shot straight outta their hearts into our veins like a fix.