Chinese Rock

Arty is a reference to Arturo Vega, just thought I'd throw that out there. Also what happened was Dee Dee and Richard Hell wrote it, Dee Dee took it home and showed it to the rest of the guys, but they refused to play it because it was about drugs

Actually is wasn't written by Johnny Thunders at all. Most of it was written by Dee Dee Ramone, another 2 verses was written by Richard Hell who was, of course, also in the Heartbreakers and also a junkie.

ya "speratical" is right. its richard and dee dee who wrote it. then richard hell left the heartbreakers and johny thunders still recorded it and so everyone thought it was a heartbrekers song which wasnt too good for dee dee, hating johnny and all.

hahah it scares me i know all this but i swear its true., its not some shit i read in a magazine or anything. its from a great book: Please Kill Me (the Uncencored Oral History of Punk) -Legs McNeil

ah, this song makes me sad. its even more sad when sid vicious does a cover of it... the whole verse "the plaster fallin off the wall..." is so appropriate for him. deedee ramone was a lyrical genius.

I think it was Marky that said it was Dee Dee who wrote it, and Johnny Thunders was just in the room at the time. The Ramones played it, didn't like it and gave it to Johnny. When Phil Spector got with them for End of the Century, it made sense to record it again, and it turned out great.

I read please kill me, everybody who likes the ramones should definately pick up a copy

Heroin

i think the ramones version is faster than the heartbreakers version and less 'drawly', haha.

why is it called "chinese rock" heroine if it was in New York?

love. this. song. poor dee dee, man...