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“Substitute” by The Ramones
From the album Acid Eaters (1993)
“Substitute” by The Ramones appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2007 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album Acid Eaters. Its best result is #1628 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,065 alternative song of all time.
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"Substitute" is Pete Townshend's 1966 song for the Who, and the Ramones took their own run at it on Acid Eaters in 1993, with the man who wrote it along for the ride: Townshend sings background vocals behind Joey Ramone. Townshend had built the song after getting hooked on Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' "The Tracks of My Tears", and the Ramones treat it the only way they know how.
Johnny Ramone plays guitar, C.J. Ramone bass and Marky Ramone drums, with Joe McGinty adding keyboards. Scott Hackwith produced, and he mixed it with Trent Slatton, who also recorded the session. It plays like a fan's salute, one great band tipping its hat to another, with the songwriter himself singing along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1648 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1628 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1634 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1676 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1743 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1803 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1865 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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