We're a Happy Family
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"We're a Happy Family" is a fast, punk rock song by the Ramones that satirically portrays a dysfunctional suburban family.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Rocket to Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1970s punk rock movement ⓘ |
| bassist | Dee Dee Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Tommy Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
punk
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Johnny Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | considered a classic Ramones track ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later punk rock bands ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | It's Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood |
energetic
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Daddy's telling lies, baby's eating flies"
ⓘ
"We ain't got no friends, our troubles never end" ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
minimalist rock instrumentation
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| hasSubject | American middle-class family ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dark humor
ⓘ
dysfunctional family ⓘ suburban life ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ramones live setlists ⓘ |
| isClosingTrackOf | Rocket to Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocket to Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Tommy Ramone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Bongiovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Media Sound Studios, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| satirizes | dysfunctional suburban family life ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeVoice | first-person plural ⓘ |
| vocalist | Joey Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Dee Dee Ramone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joey Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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