Blitzkreig Bop by Ramones

Genre: Punk
Year: 1976

"Blitzkrieg Bop" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released as the bands debut single in April of 1976 in the United States. It appeared as the lead track on the bands debut album, Ramones, also released that month. The song, whose composition was credited to the band as a whole, was written by bassist Dee Dee Ramone (lyrics) and drummer Tommy Ramone (music and lyrics). Based on a simple three-chord pattern, "Blitzkrieg Bop" opens with the chant "Hey! Ho! Lets go!" The song is popular at sporting events where "Hey! Ho! Lets go!" is sometimes shouted as a rallying cry. "Blitzkrieg Bop" is number 92 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 31 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, and in Read full article at wikipedia.org

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