Tidy Tunes 2019 #27/28 She's The One / I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones

She's The One / I Wanna Be Sedated
- Ramones
from the album
'Road To Ruin'
Originally released 22nd September 1978
40th Anniversary Edition released 21st September 2018

US Chart #103

UK Chart #32

She's The One


I Wanna Be Sedated

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As we draw close to the end of the month and the end of Tidy Tunes (maybe we will do it again later in the year) I thought today I'd go with an A-Side and a B-Side from one of my favourite bands, the Ramones.

'She's the One' was the third and final single released from the 'Road To Ruin' album in 1978.  'Don't Come Close' only reached #39 in the UK Charts whilst the second single, a cover version of 'Needles and Pins' failed to chart as did the 'She's The One'.

'Road To Ruin' was the first album to feature Marky Ramone (Marc Bell) on the drums (he began recording the album only three weeks after joining) as Tommy stepped back into a more studio role. It was deemed as an attempt by the band to get more airplay and more sales by adopting a more gentler sound (though when you listen to the album maybe only a couple of tracks fit that description, especially the first two singles!). Obviously this step didn't work out so well as the album was a flop in the their homeland. In the UK the album fared better than 'Rocket To Russia' (which had only reached #60!).

Charles Shaar Murray once said that "every Ramones song should be a hit single" and sometimes looking back you wonder why on earth they didn't have more chart success because there are absolutely loads of singles that sound like they should have been massive hits.

Regardless of the lack of Chart placing this single is an absolute gem and that's why they are a Tidy Tune for today.