Gabba Gabba Hey

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Gabba Gabba Hey
Studio album by Various Artists
Released	October 14, 1991
Label	Triple X records

Gabba Gabba Hey is the title of the first Ramones tribute album released in 1991 by Triple X records. The Ramones made "Gabba gabba hey!" their slogan beginning with the song "Pinhead", which contained the lyrics: "Gabba gabba we accept you, we accept you're one of us". The song ends with: "Gabba gabba hey, gabba gabba hey!....". During their live shows a roadie dressed up as a pinhead would come on stage carrying a huge sign saying "Gabba gabba hey". This is seen in the film Rock 'n' Roll High School featuring the Ramones. The slogan comes from a scene the 1932 motion picture Freaks, in which the characters chant the line "Gooble, gobble, we accept you . . .!".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Howling at the Moon" - Buglamp featuring Keith Morris
2. "She's a Sensation" - D.I.
3. "Beat on the Brat" - Pigmy Love Circus
4. "Suzy Is a Headbanger" - L7
5. "Psychotherapy" - Rigor Mortis
6. "I Don't wanna Go Down to the Basement" - Flesheaters
7. "Glad to See you Go" - Badtown Boys
8. "I Want You Around" - Chemical People
9. "Pet Sematary" - Groovie Ghoulies
10. "Rockaway Beach" - Mojo Nixon
11. "We're a Happy Family" - Bad Religion
12. "Chinese Rock" - Jeff Dahl
13. "We Want the Airwaves" - Tommyknockers
14. "Babysitter" - White Flag
15. "I Remember You" - Metal Mike, Lisa & Julia
16. "Loudmouth" - Motorcycle Boy
17. "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" - The Agnews
18. "53rd & 3rd" - Creamers
19. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" - Blast
20. "Endless Vacation" - Bulimia Banquet
21. "I Don't Care" - Electric Ferrets

[edit] References in Other Media

• In the 1995 computer game Descent, typing the phrase "gabbagabbahey" on the keyboard during gameplay unlocked the cheat mode, after which other cheat codes (infinite weapons, infinite health, etcetera) could be entered. In the game's sequel, Descent II, typing "gabbagabbahey" lowered a player's health and shield to 1%. In both games, typing the cheat code resulted in the computer announcer's voice admonishing the player with: "Cheater!"
• In The Simpsons episode "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer" (Season 8, Episode 9), Homer Simpson eats some "insanity peppers" that cause him to hallucinate. When running to Ned Flanders for help, Homer begins to hallucinate and one of the phrases that Ned says is "Gabba gabba gabba gabba hey". The episode "C.E.Doh" features the following dialogue: "So my husband goes to a bar every night. Whoop dee doo. Who gives a bibble? Gabba-gabba hey."
• In a Christmas Episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, "A Space Ghost Christmas", When singing the traditional caroll, Deck The Halls, Zorak replaces the chorus, traditionally "fa la la la la" with "gabba gabba hey!" Space Ghost is confused by his choice of lyric, but ultimately convinced by Zorak that that is the way it is meant to be sung.
• On Dream Theater's album, Octavarium, in the song of the same name, Gabba Gabba Hey is referred to in a stanza that is a play on words with some of the bands influences.

Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Marky Ramone C. J. Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone
Discography
Studio albums: Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
Live albums: It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here! (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)
Compilations: Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006)
Tribute albums: Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones (1991) • Ramones (1992) • Rocket To Russia (1994) • Rocket to Ramonia (1996) • Road to Ruin (1998) • File Under Ramones (1999) • We're a Happy Family - A Tribute To Ramones (2003)
Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) • Ramones: Raw (2004)
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