I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone

To me, this song might be just a plea for fame. She wants to be as famous as Joey, or Thurston; she wants to be everyone's rock and roll fantasy. Either that or she wishes that she could be as famous as the boys--her gender limits her.

I know it's probably a social critique, but I like to think of it as being about a gay/bi girl wanting to be worshipped by straight girls the way some guys are.

I love this song. It's about how she's got as much talent as the male rock icons, but she's not recognized because she's a female. While my interpretations may have made her sound conceited, it's not like that; it's just a comment on the social gender boundaries in the music industry--especially since this is from one of their earlier albums (my personal favorite one) and was during the peak of the Riot Grrrl movement.

She wants to mean as much to him as Joey Ramone does. I don't think this kind of situation has ever been covered in any pop song ever (ever). The screaming bits sound like a donkey being stabbed (copyright 1991).

I don't think this song goes as deep as their other ones do. I mean, it's ironic to look back on now because they wrote it before they got to be well-known, so it's kind of funny in that aspect. In general, though, I agree with the other comments but just think that this song needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

Well, I don't hate it.

i heard that this one is just about wrestling on the floor. that sounds dumb to me but its one of their semi-early songs so... bleh.

No I think iheartnitz is right. She wishes to be as famous and well loved as male rock stars, but her gender limits her.

i love this song. and i love joey ramone. i think she wants to be someone's joey ramone because joey was important to her.

the top two comments i agree with as well.

I think it encompasses what this particular record is all about--being really loud and forbidding and impenetrable like Thurston Moore while also being really melodic and lovable and inviting like Joey Ramone. That seems simplistic maybe but she wants it both ways, and Call the Doctor is good to such a degree that she gets it both ways.