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"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a song written by Joey Ramone. It appears on the Ramones' 1981 album Pleasant Dreams. The protagonist sings that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan on her way to Los Angeles for The Holidays and pleads with the listener to call federal authorities to find out where she is and whether she is still alive.
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. Joey's brother Mickey Leigh has disagreed, saying that the song had been written before Joey learned of their affair. Leigh explains that the song was in response to Joey's relationship with a black woman, whose parent's disapproved of the interracial relationship. Leigh asked Joey what happened to the girl and Joey responded by saying "the KKK took my baby away.
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"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a song written by Joey Ramone. It appears on the Ramones' 1981 album Pleasant Dreams. The protagonist sings that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan on her way to Los Angeles for The Holidays and pleads with the listener to call federal authorities to find out where she is and whether she is still alive.
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. Joey's brother Mickey Leigh has disagreed, saying that the song had been written before Joey learned of their affair. Leigh explains that the song was in response to Joey's relationship with a black woman, whose parent's disapproved of the interracial relationship. Leigh asked Joey what happened to the girl and Joey responded by saying "the KKK took my baby away.
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HASH1: 634A077DDDF4655E HASH2: 3F9DAB4BD56DB323 (MP3) HASH1: 96A7721A889D1D00 HASH2: 07E33AAF8DC286BC (MP3) Genre
Punk Rock
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