In commercials for FX's new summer comedy Married they featured the Ramones' "Judy Is a Punk." And I was reminded the lyrics state "Jackie is a punk" while "Judy is a runt."
At no point during the three verses that mention Judy is she identified as the eponymous punk.
And somehow for over three decades I merely enjoyed the song without specifically thinking about that disparity between the title and the lyrics even though I knew exactly what the title was and what the lyrics were (well, I knew those lyrics from the start; some of the rest took some time to decipher--Joey's vocal stylings about going to Berlin and joining the ice capades took a bit longer).
Joey, you were throwing us off with that title, weren't you? Why would you do that?
Oh, I don't know why (perhaps they'll die).
Oh yeah.
At no point during the three verses that mention Judy is she identified as the eponymous punk.
And somehow for over three decades I merely enjoyed the song without specifically thinking about that disparity between the title and the lyrics even though I knew exactly what the title was and what the lyrics were (well, I knew those lyrics from the start; some of the rest took some time to decipher--Joey's vocal stylings about going to Berlin and joining the ice capades took a bit longer).
Joey, you were throwing us off with that title, weren't you? Why would you do that?
Oh, I don't know why (perhaps they'll die).
Oh yeah.
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