jesus christ. i don't know what's more amazing, joey's singing, the way dee dee and johnny play those guitars or tommy with his drums. or their amazing energy. i wish i was there.
I´ve been listening to this since 1978 and we played several numbers based off this album.. but make no mistake, this is not what people heard at this show, the album is heavily doctored, most guitar parts are double tracked .. here even with a phaser
I don't think there's any lyric in rock n roll that rolls off the tongue better than, "I used to make a livin by a pickin the banana." Don't know what it is but it works so well.
Brilliant in it's simplicity. I remember hearing these guys for the first time in '77 and thinking, fuck, I've never heard anything else like this. I still haven't.
R.I.P. Joey Ramone...It was 12 years ago when you left us. We miss you more and more with each passing day. GOD must have wanted to hear some Punk, I'd guess.
RHCP 97,000 views, Ramones only 15,000. Can't get my head around the viewing figures. The sound and quality of this recording is awesome. Any true fan of RHCP should watch this.
PT-boat on the way to Havana I used to make a living, man Pickin' the banana. Now I'm a guide for the CIA Hooray for the USA! Baby, baby, make me a loco Baby, baby, make me a mambo Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show First stop- Havana au go-go I used to make a living, man Pickin' the banana Hooray for Havana!
Man, I remember buying this bootleg cd as a young adult in the Tianguis in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. I played the fuck outta this CD my whole Vacation. Memories.
This song is about The Bay of Pigs Invasion (which was a failure) and the events that followed with the Cuban Missile Crisis. The allegiance between the US and Cuba was broken sometime earlier when Fulgencio Batista was forced out of power by the Cuban Revolution (Communists Fidel Castro and Che Gavara were the leaders). The CIA were recruiting people in Cuba to spy on the communists, they recruited underprivileged people; "Banana Pickers" for example and they were very expendable. 1,400 US soldiers were shipped to The Bay of Pigs and also eight CIA-supplied B-26 bombers, but after less than a week the US soldiers had retreated. Read below for more info and lyrics A PT Boat is: a fast ship from the US Navy that was equipped with torpedo's. *PT (Patrol Torpedo Motor Class) - These ships were used a lot in WW 2* Havana is in Cuba (Obvious, but just pointing it out.) *LYRICS* PT boat on the way to Havana I used to make a living, man Pickin' the banana Now I'm a guide for the CIA Hooray! for the USA Baby baby make me loco Baby baby make me mambo Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show First stop, Havana go go! I used to make a living, man Pickin' the banana Hooray! For Havana Baby baby make me loco Baby baby make me mambo REPEAT FROM START
uppon2 Now that I know exactly what this song's about, I love it even more. My grandpa mustered with the 82nd Airborne at Key West before shit (was going to) hit the fan. He said they flew around for a bit then landed in Panama.
+uppon2 Good summary, but I'm pretty sure US troops didn't land at the Bay of Pigs. There were just 1400 Cuban volunteers armed, equipped and trained by the US plus a handful of CIA operatives and UDT members to guide the landing craft in. I visited Playa Giron a few years ago, you can see how the attack would have bogged down in coastal swamp/jungle, and there was no 'popular uprising' in support of the invasion...
Если кому-то будет интересно, перевел комментарий чувака ниже. Это песня об операции в заливе Свиней (Которая провалилась) и о событиях, которые следовали за Кубинским ракетным кризисом. Дружба между Кубой и США была сломлена немного раньше, когда Фульхенсио Батиста был свергнут в результате Кубинской революции (Коммунисты Фидель Кастро и Эрнесто Че Гевара были лидерами). ЦРУ вербовало людей на Кубе, чтобы следить за коммунистами. Они набирали неимущих людей. Сборщиков бананов, например, которые являлись "расходуемым материалом". 1,400 американских солдат и 8 бомбардировщиков B-26 были отправлены в залив Свиней, но не прошло и недели, как солдаты отступили. Ниже дан перевод с пояснениями. "PT boat" - это быстрый корабль ВМС США, который был оснащен торпедами. PT (Patrol Torpedo Motor Class) - эти корабли широко использовались во время Второй Мировой Войны. Гавана находится на Кубе (Очевидно, но все же отмечу). СЛОВА PT boat on the way to Havana | Патрульный катер плывет в Гавану I used to make a living, man | Там я зарабатывал на жизнь, приятель Pickin' the banana | Собирая бананы Now I'm a guide for the CIA | Теперь я - разведчик в ЦРУ Hooray! for the USA | Да здравствуют США! Baby baby make me loco | Детка, детка, сведи меня с ума Baby baby make me mambo | Детка, детка, станцуй мне мамбо Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show | Меня послали шпионить на кубинский конкурс талантов First stop, Havana go go! | Первая остановка - гаванский ночной клуб I used to make a living, man | Когда-то я зарабатывал на жизнь, приятель Pickin' the banana | Собирая бананы Hooray! For Havana | Да здравствует Гавана! Baby baby make me loco | Детка, детка, сведи меня с ума Baby baby make me mambo | Детка, детка, станцуй мне мамбо
This video never gets old - thank you Ramones for the great music - the energy is off the charts 💕 R.I.P Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy - music will never be the same.
