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November 28, 2007
Retrohump: Disco Stones and a Misguided Ramone
I trolled around You Tube for a bit, chasing my latest obscurities du jour, but sometimes you really just want some well worn tight pants action.
the Rolling Stones - "Miss You"
"Well worn" has at least a couple meanings in this particular case. Even back in 1978, the Rolling Stones were looking a bit rough, on a sliding scale that went from proto-craggly Mick Jagger to perpetually ghastly Ron Wood. Mick makes it clear that his primary interest in the Studio 54 set was their lovin' spoonfuls by jumping, twitching, and grinding (his teeth) more than usual. Long close-up shots of his eyes darting around in his head do not ease this impression. Keef has probably had whatever Mick's done plus twelve, yet remains completely zen. I also think the decision to film this take with live vocals does a slightly baffling disservice to one of the Stones' final finest. Some punks saw this as a bunch of irrelevant millionaires embarrassing themselves to try to stay hip. Well, lads, who sounds more dated now?
I mean, there's adapting to new trends gracefully, and there's, well...
Dee Dee Ramone (aka Dee Dee King) - "Funky Man" (excerpt)
(from the documentary, End of the Century)
"Great. I'm a Negro too." - Dee Dee Ramone
Posted by Jeff Klingman at November 28, 2007 01:22 AM
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My cousin had that Dee Dee Ramone rap tape. We had a dance routine for "German Kid" - they used to play that on the only college radio station you could hear out in Yonkers.
Posted by: d at November 28, 2007 11:29 AM
How do the lyrics to that one go?
Posted by: Jeff K at November 28, 2007 11:45 AM
I've had a pretty rough morning today. But that Dee Dee video was a pretty amazing bright spot.
Posted by: Sebastian at November 28, 2007 02:39 PM
I don't remember. Something about him being...a German kid?
Posted by: d at November 29, 2007 10:25 AM
