Bonzo Goes To Bitburg
"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" is a song by American punk rock band the Ramones. It was issued as a single in the UK by Beggars Banquet Records in mid-1985. The song is an emotionally charged commentary on the Bitburg controversy from earlier that year, in which U.S. president Ronald Reagan had paid a state visit to a German World War II cemetery where numerous Waffen-SS soldiers were buried. Lyrically, the song was a departure from the usual Ramones topics, due to Jean Beauvoir's involvement. While not commercially successful, it was critically well received.
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| Released | June 1985
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| Studio | Intergalactic Studios, New York City
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| Length | 3:57
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| Producer | Jean Beauvoir
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Lyrics
better pull yourself back together
maybe you`ve got too much cash
better call,call the law when you gunna turn yourself in yeah
your a politician dont become one of hitlers children
bonzo goes to bitburg and he`ll stop for a cup of tea
as i watch him on tv somehow it really bothered me
drank at all the finest bars in town for an extended foriegn ploicy
pick up the pieces
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no i need something to slow me down
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no and i need something to slow me down
shouldnt wish you happines shoulda wished her very best
50,000 dollar dress,shakin hands with your highness
see through you like sellaphane you watch the world complain,but you do it any way so who am i,am i to say
bonzo goes to bitburg and he`ll stop for a cup of tea
as i watch him on tv somehow it really bothered me
drank at all the finest bars in town for an extended foreign policy
pick up the pieces
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no i need somehting too slow me down
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no and i need something to slow me down
there`s one thing that makes me sick is when someone tries to hide behind politics
wish time would go by fast
somehow they manage to make it last
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no i need something to slow me down
no no no my brain is hanging upside down
no no no and ineed somethin to slow me down
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