023 - 'Mondo Bizarro' Side A Deep Dive

Hey kids! Welcome back to CJ Says: A Ramones Podcast.

This week, we’re going deep into Side A of Mondo Bizarro with a man who was there. The one and only CJ Ramone…

We kick things off with ‘Censorshit’, Joey Ramone’s furious, funny and unapologetically political response to the music-censorship battles of the early ’90s. CJ takes us inside the recording of the track, explains why it was an obvious choice to open the album, and recalls how the Ramones worked out the sequencing in the studio, moving songs around on the board as the record took shape.

We talk about Joey’s vocal performance, the Ramones’ history of tackling social and political subjects, and why ‘Censorshit’ worked so perfectly as both a killer album opener and a statement of intent.

Then it’s on to Marky Ramone’s ‘The Job That Ate My Brain’, with CJ shedding light on Marky's collaboration with songwriter Garrett Uhlenbrock and the wicked little world contained within the song.

From there, as always, it’s a deep dive into all the songs on Side A of the album, including the songwriting, the studio sessions, the sequencing, and the stories behind the tracks—only this time, we get to hear it all firsthand from a man who was actually in the room.

So crank it up, drop the needle, and join us for the Mondo Bizarro Side A Deep Dive.

And if you want to keep digging, head over to www.patreon.com/cjsays for the Side B Deep Dive and the rest of our exclusive Patreon content.

You won’t regret it. Gabba Gabba Hey!

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