Judy Is A Punk... 2024 (Covered by The Hawkbirds)

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The Hawkbirds covering the Ramones track, "Judy Is A Punk", with Sunflower on bass, more than 3 years after first posting this song on April 15, 2021.... https://youtu.be/vF2maYwTpug

The song, written by Joey Ramone, is on the 1976 album "Ramones". Keeping with the tradition of their iconic sound, this track is loud, fast, and abrasive. The lyrics follow two fictional girls, Jackie and Judy, who run off to join the Ice Capades, and ultimately, the S.L.A. (Symbionese Liberation Army), a political group that was known for being involved with the kidnaping of Patty Hearst in 1974. It is said that Joey got the idea after walking by an apartment building in New York City "where all the kids in the neighborhood hung out on the rooftop and drank." We find it interesting that the song is called "Judy Is A Punk", yet in the first line, Joey claims that JACKIE is the punk!

???? (JACKIE is a punk, Judy is a runt
They both went down to Berlin
Joined the Ice Capades...) ????

This cover was recorded on 6/9/24 in our basement studio, on 6 separate tracks (vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, bass drum, toms/snare, and cymbals) using a Zoom H6 audio interface, and mixed with GarageBand. Not only is the sound much better than the iPhone that we used to record the first one, but also this current version was played faster and louder than the 2021 version, which was recorded on an iPhone, and without bass guitar. Thanks again for all of your feedback, which continues to help us reproduce better sound that highlights all of the accompanying instrumentation in a pleasing balance. Keep your comments coming!

Brown Bear, a hardcore Ramones fan, sat upright, tall and proud throughout the recording. Soon, on a world tour, you can come to our show and see him go crazy in the mosh pit. ????????????????????

The Hawkbirds members-
???????? Sunflower Hawkbird - Lead vocals and bass guitar
????????‍???? Mom Hawkbird - Lead guitar and back up vocals
???????? Dad Hawkbird - Drums
???? Brown Bear - Audio engineer

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