The Dee Dee King Disaster | Going On Record

[@BigRob829]

Funky Man is the music that my alarm plays every weekday morning. Alarm clock ringing, its time to get up. Its time to do that funky strut.

[@WesleyGravolet]

Rad..

[@Mirellarecords]

Dee Dee king standing in the spotlight was different like every band he made after Ramones and I really like it ... ❤

[@BeautifulPlanet27]

Glad to see this sentiment I agree, no irony I like that this album exists, a complicated person with a checkered past and future being completely himself and making something with a child like sense of wonder It is genuinely so funny too though and taking it with a grain of salt especially those interview clips have me rolling, gotta have a sense of humor about it Love the Ramones but we all also know Johnny had a few other choice words in his head at the time other than "Oh, that Dee Dee!" 🤣

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

It’s a cool record. It’s a rap influenced pop punk record. And it’s outsider music.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

It absolutely is outsider music. Being outside is a relative measure.

[@Andrew-kb4px]

Bad Religion not being punk anymore is ridiculously wrong.

[@kookadams85]

Exactly. Suffer & No Control.

[@luisferreiro]

I always liked "Emergency" myself. Plus, it's a true story, which adds to its considerable charm.

[@willsaenz6320]

As bad as this record is, it still makes me happy knowing that it was exactly the record Dee Dee wanted to make. After years of struggle as a Ramone, he was happy again.

[@stevenimeson902]

I first heard funky man on MySpace back in like 2006? Loved it , downloaded it from limewire Played it for my band mates once after a drive back from a show and they all thought it was terrible… the drummer even said turn this off

[@alleyg6716]

Dee Dee Ramones rapping reminds me of how Tim Robinson sings in the sketch where he plays in a band and tries to sing a song about bones.

[@aviero1228]

That’s an awesome skit!

[@maurorafael8877]

I do think this review is a bit harsh on DeeDee, in some aspects there are clear mistakes about the Ramones and some ignorance about DeeDee s live that any real Ramones would cringe about. DeeDee wrote some of the best punk lyrics of all time and he was incredibly talented, but part of his talent came from his curiosity and will to try something new. If he was alive he would be doing techno music or so

[@nankypooh655]

Actually I liked this record. It's one of those "It's so bad that it's actually good" kind of records. But it's even MORE than that. So good that even The Ramones covered The Crusher. Also Too Much To Drink, and I Want What I Want When I Want It are actually good songs. OK, admittedly Dee Dee's "Rapping" leaves a bit to be desired if you're a fan of Rap, but it's still fun to listen to. And, hey, he even got Debbie harry, and members of The Plasmatics to be on it. This album really DOES work on so many levels. I totally understand the hate and negative criticism for this album, but, I think upon closer inspection, and with an open mind people might actually LIKE this album on many levels. (However, it DOES help to have a sense of humor when listening to it for the first two or three times)

[@TraceyAllen]

I’m pretty sure that Joey was back up vocals. Even his solo album was essentially a Ramones album. Also he was the Ramones most prolific song writer from the beginning.

[@mike902]

German Kid is one of the most unintentionally hilarious songs ever.

[@tomm3950]

I love Standing in the Spotlight. I think you're too critical. It's a great party album.

[@CollapsingRealities]

Standing in the Spotlight is a brilliant album. The first song is horrible; the outstanding Funkyman should have been there instead. It would have been a great opener. I'm glad to be a person capable of appreciating the Ramones, Genesis, Yes, After Crying, the Pet Shop Boys and Standing in the Spotlight. I suppose only people with an exquisite musical taste can listen to Standing in the Spotlight and enjoy it.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Don't know if this is true or not, but supposedly the record label refused to give the album a normal release to record stores and destroyed a lot of copies. But at one point, I found a mint copy of it in a pawn shop for $2 and resold it on Ebay for $40 (around 2003 or so). I did give it a listen and although I had been warned it was bad, my jaw still dropped at how horrible it really is.

[@MrOctober44]

Comparable to watching C Thomas Howell in Soul man

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

HAAAALF AMERICAN HAAAALF GERMAN LOL I’ve had that Stuck in my head SO MANY X Everytime I walk outside Iam singing it out loud too God Bless Dee Dee King 🤜🤜

[@keelys.5460]

Correction @ 15:20 Elvis filled in between the departure of Richie and the return of Marky.

[@kookadams85]

Standing in the spotlight is brilliant compared to 99% of C-rap/hippityhop. & You FORGOT to mention the Beach Boys/Fat Boys hit w/ Wipeout (Surfaris)! Along w/ Brian Wilson's Smart Girls 3 years later. Cmon man! 🎶

[@moxiesideshow]

How did Dee Dee Ramone and Brian Wilson make the same mistake? ("Smart Girls")

[@kookadams85]

Brian Wilson is THE g.o.a.t 💯🇱🇷

[@Ray_Dismay]

15:18 You mean the departure of Richie Ramone.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

there's one great song... Emergency... (call for Mr. Dee Dee)

[@Lucaaasso]

👍👍👍👍

[@butterbagboy]

Top 2 worst rap records ever, this one and chilly uptown’s “I got rules”

[@Backlashed]

Nice overview, the narration keeps getting very quiet then the clips are really loud.

[@dankmansalley417]

15:20 Richie left not cj. Cj came after dee dee left

[@dust-dog]

Dude, I admire your effort but you really need a proof reader/fact checker for your script. So many errors. Your audio levels could use some normalizing as well.

[@jamestabor7725]

I thought you were going to talk about Dee Dee Ramones rap record .

[@guyincognito143]

Damn, sort your audio out, please.

[@user-vm2rz3mg3v]

Awesomeeee videooos

[@xsupersuterx]

Dee Dee rules all the time!!!

[@PulseXP-yo8wu]

It was Joey that hoped it was be a success not Johnny

[@Coherent_Nonsense]

no mention of H09909..thats the closest to punk/rap i can think of

[@mike902]

Ever hear of Bob Vylan from the UK? Dude rules, heavily punk influenced rap. The song "Rock n Roll" turns into a straight up hardcore song at the end. Also Madball, Biohazard, Skarhead, 25 ta life, Fury of Five etc all the nyhc thug core is a marriage of punk and rap.

[@matturner6890]

I love honine-nine-oh-nine!

[@xx7secondsxx]

Sugar Ray NüMetal? DUUUDDEEE??? no! Korn was and is the template for Numetal. Sugar ray were punkish on a couple songs but ended up MAINLY a pop band. The Nümetal title is slapped on ANYTHING now! It's just mislabeling.

[@darkblade1011]

that part was def not to be taken seriously, it was more of a reference to the fact that in the nu metal wiki sugar ray is mentioned twice. They also predated Korn starting in the 80s, which I found hilarious

[@davidpelo8798]

Crusher is tolerable only by being a Warthog carbon copy.

[@googleedwardbernays6455]

Nothing DeeDee Ramone did was a disaster. Period. On an unrelated note, relying heavily on anthony fantano to prove your point, gives you zero credibility especially in punk rock. Even in 2023 when punks been hijacked by nerf-people

[@JohnSmith-we5lf]

Keekee Ding. Cha-cha ching

[@TheApacheTrail]

Lol so many Lil CLOWNS

[@shippo36able]

It's not a disaster. It's DeeDee. A million critics with zero value.

[@dankmansalley417]

I think the problem is it’s a cheesey record. It’s not “cool” or truthful to himself like he was on the Ramones and like hip hop and rap artist were at the time before gangsta rap. It’s dee dee being out of touch honestly

[@Eldritch-1]

Great songwriter, but rap just wasn't his thing.

[@matturner6890]

Damn bro fix your audio

[@WallyTony]

Dee Dee Ramon was so cringe

[@kookadams85]

You mean cringy & HOW?? YOU are cringy junior