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2 unusual facts about The KKK Took My Baby Away


The KKK Took My Baby Away

In a documentary film about the Ramones, it was claimed by an interviewee close to the band that it seemed clear to him that Joey must have been obliquely referring to Johnny Ramone (who used to tease Joey for being Jewish) "stealing" away his girlfriend, Linda.

In the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, Johnny Ramone states that the guitar riff of "The KKK Took My Baby Away" was inspired by the riff of Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore"



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