"Punk Heart"  Parental Advisory genre: Pop Punk
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	Ramones inspired Pop Punk.
	MP3.com CD: Anatomically Incorrect - buy it! CD: Anatomically Incorrect   Label: Independent Credits: Music: Yrkki, Assman Lyrics: Assman
	Story Behind the Song I wrote these lyrics sometime in late February to early March of 1996. Basically this is a song about myself. Growing up I was always into music. Unfortunately, through my high school years I was clueless as to what Punk was. During these years I had to listen to what everyone else listened to, but somehow managed to lean towards music that was a little different. Though I listed among my favourite bands, The Beatles and Queen, I also listened to R.E.M. before anyone cared who they were and bands like New Order and Erasure. In grade 12 I first heard Skinny Puppy and thought it was pretty bizarre, but a year later I was listening to it myself. I guess my first taste of Punk music was 1981. The Kitimat Public Library had a copy of "End Of The Century" by Ramones on cassette. I borrowed it from the library several times over the next 5 years. I did not realize that this was the band that spawned the New York City punk scene and influenced so many punk bands later. To me they were a great Rock 'n' Roll band. Punk was not in my vocabulary. It wasn't until the summer of 1987 when my friend Kevin came home from University that I first realized what punk was. For the first time I heard bands like The Sex Pistols, The Clash (actually I did see the "Rock The Casbah" video a few years earlier), The Jam and an assortment of other bands. Suddenly, my listening interest changed. I started buying records by bands like The Damned, Ramones, Hard-Ons, The Cramps, Buzzcocks, Dead Milkmen, Dead Kennedys, and the list goes on. Life had started anew. The following year, my buddy Juho dubbed me Assman. At that time Juho and I formed a band called Psychotic Rendition. That is a band you'll be happy to not hear about. Without these beginnings, and my next band, Castrated Turnip, Sid Died For Squid would not have ever existed. Jari and I wrote the music at my apartment shortly after the lyrics were complete. I really wanted the song to have a Ramonesey feel to it, as it really is a tribute to the punk bands that influenced me, Ramones being my biggest. I pushed the other guys to keep it simple, and I think the end result was effective. Oh yeah, the "Nothing Is More Refreshing" line I added because Jari felt that some kind of "chant" was needed during the riff between the Chorus and Verses. Lyrics I was born in 1968 But I wasn't named 'til 1988 The gauntlet of life for 20 years I ran Before I discovered that I was Assman Playing in a band was my greatest trip Psychotic Rendition Castrated Turnip Now I'm playing in Sid Died For Squid Was it a dream come true for me or vicious Sid CHORUS: All I wanna do is play a little punk And I don't wanna hear that Rock 'n Roll junk When I'm jumping on the stage and the power chords start I'm gonna let you know I've got a punk heart It all first started back in '87 I first heard the Ramones and I was in heaven I discovered the Hard-Ons and the Damned were great It was also the year I began to masturbate I started to write songs of my own Got together with friends so I wasn't alone What we started to play was noisy bullshit But 17 people later I think I've got it CHORUS: ... Living in a small town makes it rough But it gives a lot to write about more than enough The kids really love it, on it they thrive They come to the gigs and mosh and stage dive Sometimes I wonder how long it will last As long as the kids love it I'll try to play fast I know I can't give up, and I'm glad my name's not Dan I'd rather play my punk and be called the Assman CHORUS: ...

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