Blitzkrieg Bop - BIlly Idol and Steve Jones

Billy Idol and Steve Jones at Grammy Museum, LA September 16, 2016

[@kArtoffelkooperative808]

LOVE YOU FROM GERMANY

[@pidster767]

2 verses that repeat themselves to the end...just goes around... he should know it even if he learnt it in the afternoon. My 9 yr old daughter knows it word for word(think ive corrupted her lol)

[@partyspaces2720]

Never realised until tonight this is really Peggy Sue with different words

[@lamper2]

i'm sorry for your hearing problem

[@antybee5415]

Most Ramones is 50s rock sped up and distorted. That is in no way a criticism. The Ramones have been my favorite band since i was a teen in the 80s.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

I realized the same thing in reverse watching the Buddy Holly movie with Gary Busey when I was I kid. In the live scenes, I realized that music was punk, it was the Ramones, but not distorted or necessarily as fast. Love Buddy Holly! Ramones did cover Buddy's touring partner, Richie Valens, when they did "c'mon lets go" with the Paley Bros on the Rock N' Roll HS soundtrack.

[@eljefescientist5726]

Jonesy is also playing open chords (opposed to Johnny's barr) which gives it a Buddy feel - esp on the final E. Ramones played on the 7th fret. Here, the open E is being played (an octave lower).

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

A-E-D

[@beingisthebestjoy]

Great cover

[@JP-nb7tm]

Who doesnt know the lyrics to Blitzkrieg Bop?? I was playing this in a band when I was 13. Mind you I cant remember what day of the week it is now 37 years later

[@krezempl]

Punks around Sex Pistols back in the days hate Ramones and US punk way, UK believes Johnny started it and US thinks it was R. Hell. for me, always england !

[@dalakerdaniel9240]

days are not the oroblem weeks I don't care but what fucking bloody year are we in... ☠️💣☠️

[@rickyhiemstra9993]

To each his own!!

[@nadzya22]

The power of lyrics 🤟

[@dubskj01]

Right boys, time for bed! The tea and toast will be round in a minute with your medication. Night night!

[@monikamohrle8906]

👏👏👏

[@tinaracle-mueller6053]

What a treat. Thanks so much!!! :D

[@kevfirey7799]

love this

[@turtleneckferret]

Why?!?! You like low rent shit ass versions of songs

[@voyeurcoma638]

Fucking hilarious, I think the Ramones would hate this, a perfect reason to laugh.

[@Mark-ld5um]

Nice guitar Jonesy 👍

[@matthewphilip1977]

About as rock n roll as Peters and Lee.

[@ulissesrocha3365]

Cool.

[@henryod65]

Good god brutal

[@commonsense5401]

As you get older you forget even the words to your own songs.

[@izzy_6283]

Ec- Exactly! idk why people are getting so bent out of shape over it. Hey at least they thought enough of the song to even sing it! And of course no one posting here could do a better job either

[@izzy_6283]

@wildcatter63 -thats the story of most rock stars & hollyweirdos! Even so, he's still one of the greats! 40yrs of badass rock n roll & he still looks & sounds dam good for age 63 even after all of those drugs & motorcycle accident!!

[@andyfin990]

@@izzy_6283 well said izzy...

[@thewhoman3182]

It's not his song though

[@simonoxley3711]

I can't remember why I walk in rooms these days..

[@musicwired1]

Ramones paved the ground for the pistols and the pistol fanboy IDOL im a fan of all but dude doing a tribute know the lyrics to the easiest Ramones song ever ..lol respect for doing it tho.

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

They just 'Buddy Hollyed' up a Classic PuNk tune! dx

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Burn into the mind of any real punk the lyrics of Blitzkreig Bop. Literally, I paid money for that vinyl in 1976 and people were showing up in droves to make a copy or just borrow it. It is holy punk ground. Notes? Please.

[@izzy_6283]

Dee Donner Ramone - im not mad at him. He's 63! He's got enough songs to remember of his own.. at least he made notes, he could've just said screw it or did a different song. Some ppl are just too particular, & they can't do it any better

[@bdwutube]

I figuratively got the vinyl

[@jasontimperley9199]

I must say I was surprised he didn’t know the words.

[@lukedrifter100]

Totally agree, half these guys hadnt a clue, posers

[@permaveg]

Billy has to read the lyrics to a classic punk song, say's a lot about him I think

[@leslietimms5012]

prob into himself too much. drink or drugs may be involved, havin a laugh; he must know the ramones lyrics

[@rickyhiemstra9993]

SAD😭😭

[@johnoleary8751]

Anarchy in the UK is the first punk tune ever made.THE WORD ANARCHY..describing the genre.

[@johnoleary8751]

@@MILKERSM WTF??

[@samman188]

hahahaha heat steam.... whatta boof

[@spalexy]

If I was there and wasted this might be good

[@honourethefire5794]

sounds like Idol is losing his voice a bit it's not great any more but Steve Jones is still a True Legend.

[@jas2819]

Daft Billy reading lyrics off a bit of paper. 😂😂😂😂

[@bdwutube]

I'll have to check this place out when I'm in Louisiana again!

[@idamiller]

The Grammy Museum is in Los Angeles, not Louisiana.

[@dmnrks5654]

its not so bad.theyre having fun or maybe steve is having more fun.but theyre profesional musicians so billy could learn the lyrics.

[@ShallNotInfringe]

Generating Steam heat...

[@Patrick_0n]

What is this??? Idol sounds good.

[@throwawayaccount6130]

Cut them some slack they’re in their 60s

[@jackierobinson5766]

Has billy idol ever actually listened to Blitzkrieg bop 😂 he sings virtually all the lyrics wrong.

[@izzy_6283]

Jackie robinson So? Not his song..is he supposed to know the words for life or something? The song came out 42 years ago!

[@ramonesfan4643]

Izzy _ It came out in his generation! It came out in his late teens, he should remember it well.

[@izzy_6283]

@@ramonesfan4643 That's just stupid! Nobody remembers all the words to every song that came out in their teens. Since Billy has been writing & singing songs for almost 40 years, i don't expect him to remember words to other people's songs bc he has to remember his own & he's got alot of them!

[@betaville72]

@@izzy_6283 It only has about 8 lines, ffs.

[@izzy_6283]

@@betaville72 And....?

[@user-uh7dd9kr6o]

0:13 2:25

[@xxxboneslicerxxx]

There are 4 Lines and Billy needed to write on paper...lol.....i guess its bc of his age ;)

[@ezrhino100]

why does this sound like eddie cochran?

[@izzy_6283]

ezrhino100 bc that was one of B.Idols idols :)

[@therespectedlex9794]

Come on everybody! With Idol's "Come on!" The originality is limitless.

[@lamper2]

all the dead ones would love that observation

[@gmantramp404]

It doesn't... Eddie Cochran could sing... LOL 🎶

[@deanroderick611]

Totally agree Eric. Shameful from a man who supported The Ramones in 1977

[@SuperBastardSquad]

if u can remember stuff from 30 plus years ago then u beter man than me

[@izzy_6283]

He's an entertainer,not a God! He's 60 yrs old here! You guys expect way too much from him

[@corvairbusguy1]

Can anyone tell me what chords Steve is using for this version?

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Looks like Amajor, Dmaj, Emaj...and B. Thats what I think but he improvises and keeps the beat which is what Rock n roll is about...and dancing etc etc etc.

[@neilthompson5748]

the wrong ones

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

cool, their version here sounds rockabilly, like eddie Cochran or gene Vincent... something the ramones, billy, and steve dig. billy coulda looked up the lyrics on the way there though, lol.

[@metafis2490]

Reminds me of 'If I had a hammer'.

[@izzy_6283]

He probably did look up the lyrics & that's why he has them written on that paper. Its not his song, so he shouldn't be expected to remember

[@liborsionko]

It only sounds that way because it's acoustic. The Ramones song book was a supercharged rehash of Holly Cochrane etc

[@lukedrifter100]

Chancers.....

[@markporter1901]

Why does Billy need the lyrics written down? It’s two versus and a chorus repeated 😂 I’m a fan of the Ramones, Pistols and Billy Idol btw. Just think it’s funny.

[@pascalarcade2330]

QUOI ??? billy read the paroles, billy m'enfin la gaffe

[@commonsense5401]

Open chords Jonesy. A bigger sound on the acoustic. Fun to see that.

[@leedsboy64]

i love love Steve Jones but that was poor

[@paulw6183]

Not sure you can do much with an acoustic guitar on this one

[@engineboom]

Steve is so straight up, no bull shit. After all these years he really hasn't changed. Unfortunately Mr Rotten has tried so hard to intellectualise the Pistols and appease the ones he hated and to add further insult became a Trump supporter WTF.

[@betaville72]

Terrible considering the talent there. Reading the words and still getting them wrong is pretty stupid.

[@tonayanman8970]

Como que con joey me cae mejor el tonayan.

[@wasdanah]

Abominable. Blitzkrieg Bop lyrics on a sheet of paper? Shame on yous.

[@juliotorres5103]

The guitar part is rearranged as are the lyrics. Don't forget you did not notice as much guitar. Also, I like the song. Rock and roll. -J.T.

[@wasdanah]

becasue he can't play downstrokes all the time. AIn't it just a ripp-off?

[@rodentsvartgul1676]

Utred...

[@darthsister7346]

Sometimes he even forgets his own songs, which he sings at every concert. So what? The fact that he wrote down the text shows how much that means to him!

[@escaton74]

much or nothing

[@Blackfire74]

billy use a cheat sheet to sing a punk hymn, how sad

[@leedsboy64]

yes i felt the same

[@djgforce11]

Have mad respect for these blokes but this was pretty putrid.

[@leedsboy64]

same here low energy dont bother

[@jasontimperley9199]

Billy Idol always was a poser. He made all the dough with his second rate stuff, while the Ramones had to work their asses off for 22 years. That sums up the bullshit of this world.

[@gmantramp404]

1stGenX album has more edgy rock n roll on it than Ramones debut album That's for sure 🤘🤘🤘

[@jasontimperley9199]

@@gmantramp404 you are embarrassing yourself with your ludicrous claim. The Ramones first album was utterly original and changed the landscape of rock n roll. Gen X was a bunch of New Wave wannabes ( exemplified by Billy Idol failing to sing the correct lyric on Blitzkrieg Bop, a sang everyone of my generation knows backwards). The Ramones have endured more than 25 years since they played their last gig. Nobody is interested in Gen X. Their contribution to rock n roll history is negligible. I saw The Ramones twice. They were the most powerful and blistering rock n roll band I have ever seen, bar none.

[@matturner6890]

Billy Idol has a cheat sheet and still got the lyrics wrong to an extremely well-known song with about 8 lines. Also it's a sin to play the guitar part without downstrokes. too old/10, time to retire

[@markjroberts43]

Acoustic?? It sounds like a Jan & Dean song, FFS....

[@samuelstalcup]

Billy Idol is such a dweeb

[@user-op4qk8tu6h]

紙見ながら歌うんじゃねぇよ!ビリー最悪😞⤵⤵

[@kenevil1]

wow, that was not the best version.

[@DG-zw9bn]

This is horrible!!! Really cringey....

[@jasontimperley9199]

Embarrassed for them. Dreadful.

[@gogoyubari366]

Ramones did it better.

[@spikeytop8982]

Billy Idol was terrible, had the lyrics in his right hand and still got it wrong 😂

[@jerryfallon1357]

Embarrassing....

[@thijsloeffen8421]

You did better?

[@gmantramp404]

@@thijsloeffen8421 I knew Billy Idol couldn't sing without autotune 🤘🤘🤘👎👎👎👎👎