Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group Ramones. Written by Joey Ramone, it is one of the Ramones' most popular songs, evidence of Joey's early 1960s surf rock and Bubblegum pop influences. It first appeared in May 1977 as a single in the UK where it reached #22 in the singles charts.^[1] In the USA, it was released as a single in July 1977, and reached #81 on the singles charts, and appeared on copies of the second issue of the band's 1977 album Leave Home (replacing the track "Carbona Not Glue"). The track, as well as it's b-side "I Don't Care", was subsequently re-recorded for their third LP Rocket to Russia.

The song is notable for being one of the first to explicitly refer to "punk rock" in its title and lyrics in terms of a subculture. It is ranked #457 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The "Sheena" referred to in the title is in fact the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; the idea being that punk rock music would appeal to a savage jungle girl (stock character) brought to civilization. Said Joey Ramone, "To me 'Sheena' was the first surf/punk rock/teenage rebellion song. I combined Sheena, Queen of the Jungle with the primalness of Punk rock. Then Sheena is brought into the modern day,"

Cover versions

Rancid covered the song on the We're a Happy Family tribute album.
Paul Jones covered it as a single, arranged as a ballad with strings.
Hüsker Dü covered the song on The Living End, a live collection taken from the band's final tour.
German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen has a live cover version available on their album Im Auftrag des Herrn.
Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl covered their version of the song for the CW show Gossip Girl.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover the song on the album Heroes, a recording for the War Child charity organization.
New Model Army covered the song during their 2001 tour, shortly after Joey Ramone's death.
Shonen Knife, the all-female band from Osaka (Japan), covered the song on their 2012 Ramones tribute album Osaka Ramones, with bassist Ritsuko Taneda on vocals.
Manic Hispanic covered the song as Creeper Is A Low Rider on their 2003 album Mijo Goes to Jr. College.

Chart trajectory

Chart (1977)	Peak positions
Sweden	20^[3]

References

1 2 "The UK version of Sheena Is A Punk Rocker". Ramones on Vinyl. May 24, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
↑ "Ramones - Rocket to Russia". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
↑ "The Complete Studio Recordings". Swedishcharts. 1977. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

Ramones

Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Joey Ramone Tommy Ramone Marky Ramone Richie Ramone C. J. Ramone

Studio albums	Ramones Leave Home Rocket to Russia Road to Ruin End of the Century Pleasant Dreams Subterranean Jungle Too Tough to Die Animal Boy Halfway to Sanity Brain Drain Mondo Bizarro Acid Eaters ¡Adios Amigos!

Live albums	It's Alive Loco Live Greatest Hits Live We're Outta Here! You Don't Come Close NYC 1978

Compilations	Ramones Mania All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 1 All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 2 Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology Ramones Mania 2 Masters of Rock Best of the Chrysalis Years The Chrysalis Years Loud, Fast Ramones The Best of the Ramones Weird Tales of the Ramones Greatest Hits Essential

Films	Rock 'n' Roll High School Lifestyles We're Outta Here! Around the World End of the Century Raw It's Alive 1974–1996

Full tribute albums	Ramones (by Screeching Weasel) Leave Home (by The Vindictives) Rocket to Russia (by The Queers) Road to Ruin (by The Mr. T Experience) End of the Century (by Boris the Sprinkler) Pleasant Dreams (by Beatnik Termites) File Under Ramones (by The Huntingtons)

Other tribute albums	Gabba Gabba Hey Blitzkrieg Over You! Ramones Maniacs We're a Happy Family The Song Ramones the Same Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids

Related articles	Discography List of Ramones concerts "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." "Rosebud" (Simpsons episode) Gabba Gabba Gabba Hey Linda Ramone Ramones Museum Clem Burke Danny Fields Daniel Rey Ed Stasium The Ramainz

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