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Durango 95 (song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Durango 95"' is a short instrumental by the punk rock band The Ramones. It is the fourth track on their eighth studio album 'Too Tough to Die'. The song is a cultural reference to the car driven by Malcolm McDowell's character in the 1971 film 'A Clockwork Orange'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/too-tough-to-die-r16126 Too Tough To Die - The Ramones], AllMusic Retrieved on 12-26-2010 The cover of the 'Too Tough to Die' LP recalled a scene in the film.
Composition
"Durango 95" is a three-chord song with the bass playing the root notes. The drum style is quite complicated for a punk rock song due to the cymbal crashes and 7/4 time signature used in the tune's second section. The song is the shortest of all of the album's tracks. It was made an instrumental essentially to fulfill the cultural reference that Johnny Ramone wanted to give it.[http://rockpopgallery.typepad.com/rockpop_gallery_news/2007/07/cover-story---t.html Cover Story - The Ramones - "Too Tough To Die" cover by George DuBose] Retrieved on 12-26-2010
Live shows
After releasing 'Too Tough To Die', the Ramones started most of their shows with "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" theme song in a slow crescendo. At its climax, they would start playing "Durango 95". This is shown in the 'Loco Live', 'Greatest Hits Live' and 'We're Outta Here!' live albums, released respectively in 1991, in 1996 and in 1997.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/loco-live-r16133 Loco Live - The Ramones], AllMusic Retrieved on 12-26-2010[http://www.allmusic.com/album/were-outta-here-r329825 We're Outta Here! - The Ramones], AllMusic Retrieved on 12-26-2010 "Durango 95" was replaced as a set opener only occasionally in the late '80s with a nearly instrumental version of "Eat That Rat".
References
Category:1984 songs
Category:Ramones songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Ed Stasium
Category:Song recordings produced by Tommy Ramone
Category:Songs written by Johnny Ramone
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