Chinese Rocks

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"Chinese Rocks" is a punk rock song co-written by Dee Dee Ramone that became a notorious anthem about heroin use in the 1970s New York punk scene.

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Chinese Rocks canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf punk rock song
song
associatedDrug heroin
associatedWithCity New York City
associatedWithScene 1970s New York punk scene
associatedWithSubculture punk
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter Richard Hell
era 1970s
firstPerformer The Heartbreakers
genre punk rock
hasReputation notorious song about heroin
hasTheme self-destruction
urban drug culture
influencedBy New York punk lifestyle
language English
lyricist Dee Dee Ramone
Richard Hell
musicStyle aggressive sound
fast tempo
notability punk anthem about heroin use
notablePerformer Ramones
The Heartbreakers
notableRecordingArtist Ramones
The Heartbreakers
performedBy Ramones
The Heartbreakers
subjectMatter drug addiction
heroin use
writer Dee Dee Ramone

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Dee Dee Ramone notableWork Chinese Rocks
The Heartbreakers hasNotableSong Chinese Rocks
Chinese Rock alsoKnownAs Chinese Rocks