Blitzkrieg Bop
Song by Ramones
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Oct 6, 2026
Kelly SharonHOST
That's right.
Kelly SharonHOST
Question number five, the Ramones' 1976 hit that opens with the lyrics, "Hey, ho, let's go," is Blitzkrieg Bop.
Ricky LimeHOST
You know, this is my favorite Ramones song.
Kelly SharonHOST
It's good.
DaveHOST
Um, uh, the only, the only problem with Too Tough to Die is their live sets all became faster as well.
DaveHOST
So the beats per minute on, you know, Blitzkrieg Bop, uh, Rockaway Beach, got faster and faster to the, to the, to the point where Joey couldn't really keep up with the s- with the lyrics.
DaveHOST
So there'd be, like, gaps and, you know...
DaveHOST
And, and it just, you know, live, I mean, didn't, I didn't actually see them live, but from the live recordings I heard, um, around that time, it just took a bit of the, the Ramones-ness of it, and it was like they were pandering a bit to a, to a new, a new kind of punk.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
The Ramones' formula is on display from the jump.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
Track one, side one, of course, is Blitzkrieg Bop, featuring Johnny's guitar panned to one side, hard left, and Dee Dee's bass panned hard right.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
The other center channel filled with Tommy's drums and Joey's vocal right there in the center.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
Their self-titled debut arrived on Sire Records on April 23rd, 1976, opening again with Blitzkrieg Bop and its defining, "Hey ho, let's go," and then followed by 13 other eq- th- 13 other equally prompt, amped-up jams, including Beat on the Brat, Judy is a Punk, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, 53rd and 3rd, and of course, tonight's topic and album closer, Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
Start to finish, the album is 14 songs in under 30 minutes, and their debut codifies the Ramones formula: speed plus simplicity plus aggression plus '60s pop melody plus deadpan humor.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
The album only reached number 111 on the Billboard album chart, and radio largely ignored it, as its stripped-down sound was radically out of step with the polished arena rock dominating American music at the time.
17 MINS LATER
Michael HuntsmanHOST
So I went, uh, and I hadn't listened to the whole album front to back in a long time.
Michael HuntsmanHOST
So I'm like, "Okay, well, you know, I'm not...
CJ RamoneHOST
And it was supposed to be his retirement tour.
CJ RamoneHOST
And he just released a single with Blitzkrieg Bop as the B-side.
CJ RamoneHOST
So I said to her, I said, tell Paul, if he ever needs a bass player, I can play every song off those first two albums, no problem.
CJ RamoneHOST
And I would do the tour for free.
speaker_0HOST
You can, you can hear a little bit of the Ramones that I'm talking about in that.
speaker_0HOST
Um, it has a very Blitzkrieg Bop kind of vibe on that song.
speaker_0HOST
And, uh, yeah, that one was, was really fun live.
speaker_0HOST
I was enjoying that one.
MattHOST
He's got the Spidey suit on, but he doesn't have the mask on, and then Aunt May walks in on him and goes, "What the fuck?" But obviously it cuts on the F-bomb, and you're straight- Mm ...
MattHOST
into the credits with Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones, and it's- Brilliant ... an amazing moment.
MattHOST
It really-
WestyHOST
Nice
Matt StocksHOST
Uh, however, "Pet Sematary" as a single was their highest ever charting single.
Matt StocksHOST
So although the album was not necessarily commercially successful, uh, "Pet Sematary" to this day is still the third s- most streamed and most listened to Ramones song, um, after only "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "I Wanna Be Sedated." First album to feature a cover since Subterranean Jungle as well.
Matt StocksHOST
Um, and yeah, the first album to feature co-writes from Marky Ramone, who has a co-write on side A and side B.
Matt StocksHOST
There is a lot to pick apart with this record, C.J. Ramone.