"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a song written by Joey Ramone. It appears on the Ramones' 1981 album Pleasant Dreams.
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Joey Ramone sings that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan on her way to Los Angeles for The Holidays, and pleads with the listener to notify federal authorities to find her or determine if she has been killed.
In a documentary film about the Ramones, it was claimed by an interviewee close to the band that it seemed clear to him that Joey must have been obliquely referring to Johnny Ramone (who used to tease Joey, the only Jewish Ramone, with anti-sementic comments) "stealing" away his girlfriend, Linda. [1][2].
Joey's brother Mickey Leigh has disagreed, saying that the song had been written before Joey learned of their affair.[3]
Like practically all Ramones songs, the time signature is 4/4. It alternates two verses with a chorus; the second chorus is followed by a bridge, after which the first verse and the chorus are repeated with a change of key.
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