The Ramones’ “We’re A Happy Family” is a tribute to the band, released in 2003. The song is a tribute to the band’s lead singer, Joey Ramone, who was born Jeffrey Hyman. The song covers social isolation, closeted homosexuality, and drug use, turning the concept of a happy family on its head. The album features drums by Tommy Ramone, with the backing track cover featuring Tamas Erdelyi. The drummer part of the song is the pinnacle 1-minute of Portnoy’s drumming.
The album was produced by Tony, with drums by Tommy Ramone and engineer Ed Stasium. The drum part of “We’re A Happy Family” from Rocky The Ramone is also available. The album features a tracklist with Tom Waits, Les Claypool, Casey Waits, and various other musicians. The engineers for the album were Brett Guerwitz, Richard Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante, and Josh, and John Frusciante and Josh.
The song was originally released on the 2003 CD release of “We’re A Happy Family – A Tribute To Ramones” on Discogs. The video features a drum work from the Ramones album Rocket To Russia, which was released in 1977. The song is a tribute to the band and their legacy.
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That was epic! That seems like a pretty cool crib to be holed up in, too. Equal parts music store, record store, rock museum, recording studio, movie theatre and animal shelter! Thanks for the vids, Mike. By the way, I’m an old pal of Nigel Paul’s from way back (I was in a band called Red 7 that he did F.O.H. for while we were together). Cheers and be safe.