Bonzo Goes To Bitburg

Name: Bonzo Goes To Bitburg
Description: This protest song by the American punk band the Ramones was released as a single in the United Kingdom by Beggars Banquet Records in the middle of 1985. The track responded to the Bitburg controversy that had occurred earlier that same year, when U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited a German World W

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This protest song by the American punk band the Ramones was released as a single in the United Kingdom by Beggars Banquet Records in the middle of 1985. The track responded to the Bitburg controversy that had occurred earlier that same year, when U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited a German World War II cemetery and delivered remarks at a location where numerous Waffen-SS members were interred. The song represented a thematic shift away from typical Ramones subject matter. Despite failing to achieve commercial success, the track received favorable critical attention.

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An emotionally charged response to the Bitburg controversy and President Ronald Reagan's state visit to a German World War II cemetery where Waffen-SS soldiers were buried.