I was listening to this fantastic Rhino Records compilation (4 cds) of Punk music and the song "Chinese Rock" came on:
Somebody called me on the phone
Hey is DeeDee home...
I'm living on Chinese rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm living on Chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop
At least I think that is the lyric. It's such a cool song, I played it again this morning. Last night I was playing Solitaire on the computer and realized, I'm not living on Chinese Rocks today, and I am grateful for that. Still, the grit and grime and New York-ness of that song gets to me somehow. Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers did it. DeeDee Ramone wrote it. The Ramones have done the song, too. It's a classic. The heartbreak of heroin addiction written very matter-of-factly. And there I was, just playing some Solitaire and having a very mellow evening. I even did the dishes. Then this song just hit me in the solar plexus and I dug it big time.
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