Durango 95

Album: Too Tough To Die (1984)
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Songfacts®:

  • Written by Johnny Ramone, this song is an instrumental that was inspired by a passage in the book A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The characters steal a sports car, which the character Alex calls a "Durango 95." The car was made up for the book, but in the movie it was portrayed by a Probe 16. The reckless youth go for a joy ride, running other drivers off the road along the way, and then drive it into a body of water and watch it sink. This song is supposed to go along with the characters' joy ride.

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  • Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThis is the band's only instrumental song in their discography. It uses only three chords with the bass guitar playing the root notes. The second section of the song has an unusual (for a punk song) 7/4 time signature.

    The band would use this song as a set opener (After playing the theme to "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly) for almost all of their shows from '84 on, only occasionally replacing it for some shows in the late '80's with a nearly instrumental version of "Eat That Rat".

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