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Beat on the Brat by Ramones
Release Date
Performed by
RamonesProduced by
Tommy Ramone & Craig LeonWrited by
Joey RamoneAbout
“Beat on the Brat” was said by Joey to have origins relating to the upper class of New York City. Dee Dee, however, explained that the song was about how Joey saw a mother “going after a kid with a bat in his [apartment building’s] lobby and wrote a song about it.”
Beat on the Brat Lyrics
[Chorus]
Beat on the brat, beat on the brat
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
Beat on the brat, beat on the brat
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
[Verse]
What can you do?
What can you do?
With a brat like that always on your back
What can you lose?
What can you do?
What can you do?
With a brat like that always on your back
What can you lose, lose?
[Chorus]
Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh
[Verse]
What can you do?
What can you do?
With a brat like that always on your back
What can you lose?
What can you do?
What can you do?
With a brat like that always on your back
What can you lose, lose?
Beat on the Brat Q&A
Who wrote Beat on the Brat's ?
Beat on the Brat was written by Joey Ramone.
Who produced Beat on the Brat's ?
Beat on the Brat was produced by Tommy Ramone & Craig Leon.
When did Ramones release Beat on the Brat?
Ramones released Beat on the Brat on Wed Feb 04 1976.
What did Ramones say about "Beat on the Brat"?
“Beat on the Brat” was described by Dee Dee Ramone as a true story.
Joey saw some mother going after a kid with a bat in his lobby and wrote a song about it.
- from Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
Joey himself, however, related it to a desire t...