"I Wanna Be Sedated" is one of the best known songs by the punk rock group the Ramones. It was released in 1978 and appeared on their fourth album, Road to Ruin. The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1980 by RSO Records from the Times Square soundtrack album.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" was written by Joey Ramone in 1978. In an interview about the song, Joey explains the chorus:
The music video for the song, directed by Bill Fishman, was rele...
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"I Wanna Be Sedated" is one of the best known songs by the punk rock group the Ramones. It was released in 1978 and appeared on their fourth album, Road to Ruin. The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1980 by RSO Records from the Times Square soundtrack album.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" was written by Joey Ramone in 1978. In an interview about the song, Joey explains the chorus:
The music video for the song, directed by Bill Fishman, was released in September, 1988 (ten years after the song was originally released) to promote the compilation album Ramones Mania. The iconic video features the Ramones sitting at a table, nonchalantly reading and eating Corn Flakes. Meanwhile, the background room erupts into a meeting place for nuns, acrobats, ballerinas, monsters, cheerleaders, clowns, doctors, fetish nurses, and smoking schoolgirls. The film is intentionally sped up to show the excitement of the background and the soporific nature of the band. One of the video's characters is a...
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