Funky Man is the music that my alarm plays every weekday morning. Alarm clock ringing, its time to get up. Its time to do that funky strut.

Bad Religion not being punk anymore is ridiculously wrong.

I always liked "Emergency" myself. Plus, it's a true story, which adds to its considerable charm.

Dee Dee king standing in the spotlight was different like every band he made after Ramones and I really like it ... ❤

Dee Dee Ramones rapping reminds me of how Tim Robinson sings in the sketch where he plays in a band and tries to sing a song about bones.

It’s a cool record. It’s a rap influenced pop punk record. And it’s outsider music.

As bad as this record is, it still makes me happy knowing that it was exactly the record Dee Dee wanted to make. After years of struggle as a Ramone, he was happy again.

I first heard funky man on MySpace back in like 2006? Loved it , downloaded it from limewire Played it for my band mates once after a drive back from a show and they all thought it was terrible… the drummer even said turn this off

I do think this review is a bit harsh on DeeDee, in some aspects there are clear mistakes about the Ramones and some ignorance about DeeDee s live that any real Ramones would cringe about. DeeDee wrote some of the best punk lyrics of all time and he was incredibly talented, but part of his talent came from his curiosity and will to try something new. If he was alive he would be doing techno music or so

German Kid is one of the most unintentionally hilarious songs ever.

Don't know if this is true or not, but supposedly the record label refused to give the album a normal release to record stores and destroyed a lot of copies. But at one point, I found a mint copy of it in a pawn shop for $2 and resold it on Ebay for $40 (around 2003 or so). I did give it a listen and although I had been warned it was bad, my jaw still dropped at how horrible it really is.

I’m pretty sure that Joey was back up vocals. Even his solo album was essentially a Ramones album. Also he was the Ramones most prolific song writer from the beginning.

I love Standing in the Spotlight. I think you're too critical. It's a great party album.

Actually I liked this record. It's one of those "It's so bad that it's actually good" kind of records. But it's even MORE than that. So good that even The Ramones covered The Crusher. Also Too Much To Drink, and I Want What I Want When I Want It are actually good songs. OK, admittedly Dee Dee's "Rapping" leaves a bit to be desired if you're a fan of Rap, but it's still fun to listen to. And, hey, he even got Debbie harry, and members of The Plasmatics to be on it. This album really DOES work on so many levels. I totally understand the hate and negative criticism for this album, but, I think upon closer inspection, and with an open mind people might actually LIKE this album on many levels. (However, it DOES help to have a sense of humor when listening to it for the first two or three times)

How did Dee Dee Ramone and Brian Wilson make the same mistake? ("Smart Girls")

Correction @ 15:20 Elvis filled in between the departure of Richie and the return of Marky.

Comparable to watching C Thomas Howell in Soul man

Standing in the spotlight is brilliant compared to 99% of C-rap/hippityhop. & You FORGOT to mention the Beach Boys/Fat Boys hit w/ Wipeout (Surfaris)! Along w/ Brian Wilson's Smart Girls 3 years later. Cmon man! 🎶

HAAAALF AMERICAN HAAAALF GERMAN LOL I’ve had that Stuck in my head SO MANY X Everytime I walk outside Iam singing it out loud too God Bless Dee Dee King 🤜🤜

The beach song is eerily similar to Dead Milkmen's "Beach Song" (4 years earlier)

Nice overview, the narration keeps getting very quiet then the clips are really loud.

15:20 Richie left not cj. Cj came after dee dee left

Awesomeeee videooos

15:18 You mean the departure of Richie Ramone.

Top 2 worst rap records ever, this one and chilly uptown’s “I got rules”

It was Joey that hoped it was be a success not Johnny

Keekee Ding. Cha-cha ching

Damn, sort your audio out, please.

I thought you were going to talk about Dee Dee Ramones rap record .

there's one great song... Emergency... (call for Mr. Dee Dee)

Standing in the Spotlight is a brilliant album. The first song is horrible; the outstanding Funkyman should have been there instead. It would have been a great opener. I'm glad to be a person capable of appreciating the Ramones, Genesis, Yes, After Crying, the Pet Shop Boys and Standing in the Spotlight. I suppose only people with an exquisite musical taste can listen to Standing in the Spotlight and enjoy it.

no mention of H09909..thats the closest to punk/rap i can think of

Dude, I admire your effort but you really need a proof reader/fact checker for your script. So many errors. Your audio levels could use some normalizing as well.

Sugar Ray NüMetal? DUUUDDEEE??? no! Korn was and is the template for Numetal. Sugar ray were punkish on a couple songs but ended up MAINLY a pop band. The Nümetal title is slapped on ANYTHING now! It's just mislabeling.

Lol so many Lil CLOWNS

Damn bro fix your audio

It's not a disaster. It's DeeDee. A million critics with zero value.

Crusher is tolerable only by being a Warthog carbon copy.

Great songwriter, but rap just wasn't his thing.

I think the problem is it’s a cheesey record. It’s not “cool” or truthful to himself like he was on the Ramones and like hip hop and rap artist were at the time before gangsta rap. It’s dee dee being out of touch honestly

Dee Dee Ramon was so cringe

Nothing DeeDee Ramone did was a disaster. Period. On an unrelated note, relying heavily on anthony fantano to prove your point, gives you zero credibility especially in punk rock. Even in 2023 when punks been hijacked by nerf-people