Somebody Put Something In My Drink
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"Somebody Put Something in My Drink" is a song by the Ramones
from their 1986 album Animal Boy
. The song also appears on the Ramones compilation album Ramones Mania
, the only Ramones album to go gold. The song was written by Ramones drummer Richie Ramone
, who joined the band in 1983, and was supposedly based on an incident in which he was given a drink spiked with LSD
.
This song has been covered by Children of Bodom
, The Meteors
, Plan 4
, Nosferatu
, Mortifer, Farben Lehre
, Psychopunch, Dimple Minds, Acid Drinkers
and Reincidentes
with the song "Tú". Also, the Greek punk rock band Panx Romana
featured the music but change the title to "Καταστολή στο περιθώριο"(Katastoli sto perithorio "suppressing the fringe") and sang about suppressing the freedom of speech. California pop-punk band Spazboy covered the tune for the 2001 "Ramones Maniacs
" tribute (this Spazboy version was featured in the film Cabin Fever 2, although the credits incorrectly list it as being performed by the Ramones).
A music video for this song was filmed, but for financial reasons, never completed and released. However, a rough cut of the track can be found on the Ramones: It's Alive! 1974-1996 DVD. This version was performed without Richie Ramone.
The song was featured in the 1987 movie Like Father, Like Son
with Dudley Moore
, Kirk Cameron
, and Sean Astin
.
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
from their 1986 album Animal Boy
Animal Boy
Animal Boy is the ninth studio album by the American punk band the Ramones. It featured the songs "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down ", written as a protest of President Ronald Reagan's visit to the Bitburg cemetery in West Germany; "Somebody Put Something in My Drink", written by Richie Ramone, the...
. The song also appears on the Ramones compilation album Ramones Mania
Ramones Mania
-Personnel:* Joey Ramone – lead vocals* Johnny Ramone – guitar* Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wart Hog"* Marky Ramone - drums* Tommy Ramone - drums* Richie Ramone - drums, backing vocals on "Wart Hog"-Charts:Album Billboard...
, the only Ramones album to go gold. The song was written by Ramones drummer Richie Ramone
Richie Ramone
Richie Ramone is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones and the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs.-Biography:...
, who joined the band in 1983, and was supposedly based on an incident in which he was given a drink spiked with LSD
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
.
This song has been covered by Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...
, The Meteors
The Meteors
The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre—which fuses punk rock with rockabilly—its distinctive sound and style...
, Plan 4
Plan 4
Plan 4 is a Heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina that formed in 2004.-Biography:After the dissolution of Raiz, three of its members, singer Javier Compiano, drummer Gonzalo Espejo and guitarist Leandro Zunni join Diego Oviedo to form Plan 4.The band officially edited an EP containing 6...
, Nosferatu
Nosferatu (band)
Nosferatu is an English gothic rock band formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. Their albums, singles, and DVD have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, making them one of the most successful second wave gothic rock groups....
, Mortifer, Farben Lehre
Farben Lehre
Farben Lehre is a Polish punk band formed in 1986 by Wojciech Wojda.On October 21, 1986 the band held their first concert in Płock. 1990 group became a prize-winner of the Jarocin Rock Festival. The band's first album, Bez Pokory was released in 1991. They are quite successful on the local and...
, Psychopunch, Dimple Minds, Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers are Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on September 21, 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki and Robert "Litza" Friedrich . The band's style from back then to present is thrash metal, with influences of heavy metal...
and Reincidentes
Reincidentes
-Members:*Manuel J. Pizarro Fernández: drums.*Fernando Madina Pepper: bass and vocals.*Juan M. Rodríguez Barea: guitar and vocals.*Finito de Badajoz: guitar and vocals.-Discography:*Reincidentes. Discos Trilita, 1989, reedited by Discos Suicidas....
with the song "Tú". Also, the Greek punk rock band Panx Romana
Panx Romana
Panx Romana is a Greek punk rock band that was established in 1977. They are very popular among Greek anarchists and have done multiple concerts in many locations of Athens. They have also performed many well known songs such as Διακοπές στο Χακί "Vacation while wearing Khaki Panx Romana is a...
featured the music but change the title to "Καταστολή στο περιθώριο"(Katastoli sto perithorio "suppressing the fringe") and sang about suppressing the freedom of speech. California pop-punk band Spazboy covered the tune for the 2001 "Ramones Maniacs
Ramones Maniacs
Ramones Maniacs is a 26-band salute to the Ramones. This is a track-by-track cover of the Ramones Mania album, by bands from across the US, plus one from Australia and one from Canada.Album artwork by Tim Bradstreet....
" tribute (this Spazboy version was featured in the film Cabin Fever 2, although the credits incorrectly list it as being performed by the Ramones).
A music video for this song was filmed, but for financial reasons, never completed and released. However, a rough cut of the track can be found on the Ramones: It's Alive! 1974-1996 DVD. This version was performed without Richie Ramone.
The song was featured in the 1987 movie Like Father, Like Son
Like Father Like Son (1987 film)
Like Father Like Son is a 1987 comedy film starring Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore. This film is a remake of the 1976 classic Disney film Freaky Friday. The film is one of four body swap comedies to appear in the space of a year; the others were the Italian film Da grande , 18 Again! and Vice Versa...
with Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE was an English actor, comedian, composer and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in the ground-breaking comedy revue Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s, and then became famous as half of the highly popular television...
, Kirk Cameron
Kirk Cameron
Kirk Thomas Cameron is an American actor best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television situation comedy Growing Pains , as well as several other television and film appearances as a child actor...
, and Sean Astin
Sean Astin
Sean Astin is an American film actor, director, voice artist, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24...
.