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"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group Ramones. Written by Joey Ramone, it is one of the Ramones' most popular songs, evidence of Joey's early 1960s surf rock and Bubblegum pop influences. It debuted on their third LP, 1977's ''Rocket to Russia'', and on ''Leave Home'' (where it replaced "Carbona Not Glue" on "Leave Home" after complaints/threatened legal action by the manufacturers of Carbona cleaning fluid). It was released as a single, reaching #81 in the US, and #22 in the UK singles charts. The song is notable for being one of the first to explicitly refer to "punk rock" in its title and lyrics in terms of a subculture. It is ranked #457 on ''Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The "Sheena" referred to in the title is in fact the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; the idea being that punk rock music would appeal to a savage jungle girl (stock character) brought to civilization. Said Joey Ramone, "To me 'Sheena' was the first surf/punk rock/teenage rebellion song. I combined Sheena, Queen of the Jungle with the primalness of Punk rock. Then Sheena is brought into the modern day," ==Cover versions== * Rancid covered the song on the ''We're a Happy Family'' tribute album. * Paul Jones covered it as a single, arranged as a ballad with strings. * Hüsker Dü covered the song on ''The Living End'', a live collection taken from the band's final tour. * German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen has a live cover version available on their album ''Im Auftrag des Herrn''. * Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl covered their version of the song for the CW show ''Gossip Girl''. * Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover the song on the album ''Heroes'', a recording for the War Child charity organization. * New Model Army covered the song during their 2001 tour, shortly after Joey Ramone's death. * Shonen Knife, the all-female band from Osaka (Japan), covered the song on their 2012 Ramones tribute album'' Osaka Ramones'', with bassist Ritsuko Taneda on vocals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sheena Is a Punk Rocker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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