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sheena is a punkrocker
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ivankeepzroxin said on November 26, 2005 02:40:
sweet song. did you heard it?
Harplingeboy said on November 26, 2005 21:52:
the ramones was not a “real” punkband, just compare them to sex pistols(oh my god they suck) and se...
ramones and the clash are more like punk-pop, and many popstars are influenced by them(Per loves both and also every1 in GT!), so listen to them is my tip!
Theyre great;)
KixGuy said on November 27, 2005 13:48:
Well, The Ramones were the band who invented punk rock. The Sex Pistols came up when British music companies saw The Ramones and thought they needed something like that, the punk attitude. That’s what’s punks is all about. Three chords, attitude and the urge of youth. So for those who think Ramones were not a punk band, they not only were but also invented that style. And they were the best, no doubt about it.
And I think it’s great when pop bands do covers of punk rock bands. Per’s versions of “Sheena...”, “I wanna be your boyfriend” and “Gimme gimme...” were fantastic, because they sound like Per Gessle. He turned those songs into PG songs. If one doesn’t know the Ramones (which is impossible), one could easily say that those were not versions, but Per Gessle songs.
Yes, I think it’s much more interesting when artists do their own stuff, writing their own songs. But sometimes it’s nice to hear our favorite artists’ influences and how they see their favorite songs. It’s fun.
Lennon said on December 3, 2005 18:26:
Punk is a contradicion in itself.
Punk means being AIGAINST. Against society, against politics, against the popular music and against any rules.
This was okay as long as punk itself was not popular.
But now Punk-Bands became part of Rock- and Pop-history. And suddenly Punk has it’s own rules. Strange, isn’t it? So you cannot be a punk anymore, when you listen to Punk-Music :-)
So Gessles “Sheena” is probably more Punk than any Punk-band today, because it breaks the punk-rules.
But beyond all these stupid images:
It’s the same kind of music like pop, isn’t it? The same chords, just with simpler arrangements and faster tempi. There is really no other difference between a metal- a punk-, a country- or a pop-song.
Our ears are all educated with 3 major and 3 minor chords made from 7 tones, even if the scale changes sometimes, it is never more than 12 tones.
Even Punk did not dare to break these fundamental mid-european tradition :-)
frisso said on November 26, 2005 02:48:
i’m sorry but i really hate when pop artists cover a punk band.
punk was created against al disco and pop music and so i think it’s wrong when pop artists cover punk.