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'''Something To Believe In''' is a song that was originally released as a single called the "Sire Single Version", and then re-recorded as a song on the 1986 [[Ramones]] album [[Animal Boy]]. There are also live video versions of the song. It was written by [[Dee Dee Ramone]] and [[Jean Beauvoir]] The Sire Single Version was re released as track 14 of the second disk of the [[Hey!_Ho!_Let's_Go:_The_Anthology|Hey! Ho! Let's Go:Ramones Anthology]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Hey-Ho-Lets-Go-Anthology/dp/samples/B00000JFUY/ref=dp_tracks_all_2#disc_2 See song listing]</ref> |
'''Something To Believe In''' is a song that was originally released as a single called the "Sire Single Version", and then re-recorded as a song on the 1986 [[Ramones]] album [[Animal Boy]]. There are also live video versions of the song. It was written by [[Dee Dee Ramone]] and [[Jean Beauvoir]] The Sire Single Version was re released as track 14 of the second disk of the [[Hey!_Ho!_Let's_Go:_The_Anthology|Hey! Ho! Let's Go:Ramones Anthology]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Hey-Ho-Lets-Go-Anthology/dp/samples/B00000JFUY/ref=dp_tracks_all_2#disc_2 See song listing]</ref> |
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It also the background track for a [[MTV]] music video in which the Ramones are in a group of people who give money to [[charity]]. This video is a parody of [[Hands Across America]] called Ramones Aid, featuring t-shirts with the logo hands across your face, with a large number of people appearing in it including the [[Circle Jerks]]<ref>See credits at end or Ramone Aid video for complete listing of participants</ref>. |
It also the background track for a [[MTV]] music video in which the Ramones are in a group of people who give money to [[charity]]. This video is a parody of [[Hands Across America]] called Ramones Aid, featuring t-shirts with the logo hands across your face, with a large number of people appearing in it including the [[Circle Jerks]], [[The_B-52's|The B-52's]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Spinal Tap]], [[Weird Al Yankovich]] and [[The Untouchables]]<ref>See credits at end or Ramone Aid video for complete listing of participants</ref>. |
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The song was re-released in 2005 by Rhino/Warner Bros, on the album [[Weird Tales of the Ramones]].<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/ramones/tracks/something-to-believe-in-single-version--211994322 See listing on Yahoo music]</ref>In the wake of the untimely deaths of Joey and Dee Dee interest in the Ramones continued. Producing the album [[We're_a_Happy_Family:_A_Tribute_to_Ramones|Were a Happy family:Tribute to the Ramones]] was one of the last accomplishments of [[Johnny Ramone]]. It features covers of the Ramones 17 greatest hits by artists such as Metallica, The Red Hot Chilli Pepers, and Marylin Manson, and Green Day, featured a cover of Something To Believe In, by the Pretenders.<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/window/media/page/0,,1717407-4611869,00.html Track list for Where a Happy Family Album]</ref> |
The song was re-released in 2005 by Rhino/Warner Bros, on the album [[Weird Tales of the Ramones]].<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/ramones/tracks/something-to-believe-in-single-version--211994322 See listing on Yahoo music]</ref>In the wake of the untimely deaths of Joey and Dee Dee interest in the Ramones continued. Producing the album [[We're_a_Happy_Family:_A_Tribute_to_Ramones|Were a Happy family:Tribute to the Ramones]] was one of the last accomplishments of [[Johnny Ramone]]. It features covers of the Ramones 17 greatest hits by artists such as Metallica, The Red Hot Chilli Pepers, and Marylin Manson, and Green Day, featured a cover of Something To Believe In, by the Pretenders.<ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/window/media/page/0,,1717407-4611869,00.html Track list for Where a Happy Family Album]</ref> |
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Something To Believe In is a song that was originally released as a single called the "Sire Single Version", and then re-recorded as a song on the 1986 Ramones album Animal Boy. There are also live video versions of the song. It was written by Dee Dee Ramone and Jean Beauvoir The Sire Single Version was re released as track 14 of the second disk of the Hey! Ho! Let's Go:Ramones Anthology.[1]
It also the background track for a MTV music video in which the Ramones are in a group of people who give money to charity. This video is a parody of Hands Across America called Ramones Aid, featuring t-shirts with the logo hands across your face, with a large number of people appearing in it including the Circle Jerks, The B-52's, Ted Nugent, Spinal Tap, Weird Al Yankovich and The Untouchables[2].
The song was re-released in 2005 by Rhino/Warner Bros, on the album Weird Tales of the Ramones.[3]In the wake of the untimely deaths of Joey and Dee Dee interest in the Ramones continued. Producing the album Were a Happy family:Tribute to the Ramones was one of the last accomplishments of Johnny Ramone. It features covers of the Ramones 17 greatest hits by artists such as Metallica, The Red Hot Chilli Pepers, and Marylin Manson, and Green Day, featured a cover of Something To Believe In, by the Pretenders.[4]
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Footnotes
- ^ See song listing
- ^ See credits at end or Ramone Aid video for complete listing of participants
- ^ See listing on Yahoo music
- ^ Track list for Where a Happy Family Album
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