It's clear from the previous post, a public row between the two heavyweights of the New York punk scene (over the purloining of the early Ramones composition 'Chinese Rocks' by The Heartbreakers), that band rivalries are fierce affairs, especially in relatively young scenes. Within punk it wasn't just The Clash and The Jam bad mouthing each other!
In the article, Thunders does seem to make a reasonable point that seemingly songs about sniffing glue and/or a particular brand of oven cleaner can pass Ramones quality control whereas, a song about heroin crosses the line...
Johnny's contention that they did not want to sing about heroin since "You gotta draw the line somewhere", was short lived as 'Chinese Rocks' was back in the band's set just a couple of years later, as in this show from Indianapolis.
Sadly, the comment too about Dee Dee being clean wasn't a forever deal either...
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-0ry5XEmzs6
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-oxeO7wEfQN
Nothing happens when I click on the links. any issues on your end? thanks in advance for posting it. looking forward to downloading
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