“Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco.”

Fans of the Ramones should do themselves a huge favour and hit the order button for the video “Lifestyles of the Ramones.” It’s 58 minutes of terrific entertainment, and it will renew your passion for the band. The video includes music videos and performance footage of the following songs:

“Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?”
“Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”
“We Want the Airwaves”
“Psycho Therapy”
“Time Has Come Today”
“Howling at the Moon”
“Something to Believe In”
“I Wanna Live”
“I Wanna be Sedated”
“Pet Semetary”
“Merry Christmas”
“I Believe In Miracles”

The video begins with a voice-over that mimics Robin Leach–the host of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”–and shows Joey in his lair. Songs alternate with interview clips & footage of the Ramones and their many friends. Interviewees include: Blondie, Anthrax, Chris Isaak, the Talking Heads, Joey’s mum, and many executives from the record industry. But obviously the very best thing about this video is the Ramones. Watching them brought back the very powerful feelings that their music always evokes for me–their energy, zest for life, and irreverent, outrageous sense of humour were amazing. I love the Ramones, and I’ll treasure this tape. To quote Richard Bingenheimer, DJ, “when the word ‘Punk’ was put in the dictionary, it was meant for the Ramones. This is real Punk Rock.”