Why Did You Beat Up That Queer, Johnny?

[RegularGuy]

Does anyone remember a song from the mid to late 70's that went:

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, why did you beat up that queer?

If so, I'd like to know the title, artist and album.

Thanks!

[FastFreddy]

This may not be what you’re looking for but Josie Cotton – a one-hit-wonder -- did Johnny Are You Queer from her LP Convertible Music. That was 1982 and she was hot but she didn’t go any further than that.

Great song.

[-=£em in Pa=-]

That is a great song !!
But Im pretty sure that the lyrics are
"why are you so queer, boy ? ", or something to that
effect...
Josie Cotton has a cameo as the singer in the band in
Valley Girl, Nick Cages first or very early movie.

[RegularGuy]

Definitely not Josie Cotton.

A guy on my floor of the dorm in college had this on an LP in 1976 or 77. It featured two voices, one asking repeatedly:

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, why did you beat up that queer?
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, why did you beat up that queer?
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, why did you beat up that queer?
Why did you beat up that queer, Johnny?

The other voice, Johnny's, tries to justify himself, saying things like:

"But he was so soft."

And, "He didn't cry or nothin'"

I'm sure this is pretty obscure. I remember it being acoustic, not very melodic and funny.

[CyLowe97]

The Go-Go's had an early track called "Johnny Are You Queer?"

There's a version of it on their compilation Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000000QHA/qid=1140101431/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/102-4541948-4325705?s=music&v=glance&n=5174)

Not sure if that's the song you're looking for...

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[RegularGuy]

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[scottogo]

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6srv283c056a

[RegularGuy]

That's gotta be it. You da man, Scott. Tanks.

[-=£em in Pa=-]

Wow...My Punk-Fu was waaaay off on that one ! :mad:

[randya]

Don't know why, but I'm reminded of this:

ARTIST: Julie Brown
TITLE: The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun
Lyrics

Hooooo - It was homecoming night at my high school
Hooooo - Everyone was there, it was totally cool
Hooooo - I was real excited, I almost wet my jeans
Hooooo - 'Cause my best friend Debbie was homecoming queen

She looked so pretty in pink chiffon, chiffon
Riding the float with her tiara on, tiara on
Holding this humongous bouquet in her hand, bouquet
She looked straight out of Disneyland

You know, like the Cinderella ride, I mean definitely an E ticket, E
ticket
The crowd was cheering, everyone was stoked, was stoked
I mean it was like the whole school was totally coked or something
The band was playing Evergreen
And all of a sudden somebody screamed

Look out! The homecoming queen's got a gun!

{Refrain}
Everybody run, the homecoming queen's got a gun
Everybody run, the homecoming queen has got a gun

Debbie's smiling and waving her gun
Picking off cheerleaders one by one
Oh Buffie's pompom just blew to bits
Oh no, Mitzie's head just did the splits
God, my best friend's on a shooting spree
Stop it, Debbie, you're embarrassing me
How could you do what you just did
Are you having a really bad period

{Refrain}

Stop Debbie, you're making a mess
Powder burns all over your dress

An hour later the cops arrived
By then the entire glee club had died, no big loss
You wouldn't believe what they brought to stop her
Tear gas, machine guns, even a chopper
"Throw down your gun and tiara and come out of the float"
Debbie didn't listen to what the cop said
She aimed and fired and now the math teacher's dead
Oh it's really sad but kind of a relief
I mean, we had this big test coming up next week

{Refrain}

Debbie's really having a blast
She's wasting half of the class

The cops fired a warning shot that blew her off the float
I tried to scream "duck" but it stuck in my throat
She hit the ground and did a flip, it was real acrobatic
But I was crying so hard I couldn't work my Instamatic
I ran down to Debbie, I had to find out
What made her do it, why'd she freak out
I saw the bullet had got her right in the ear
I knew then the end was near

So I ran down and I said, in her good ear, "Debbie, why'd you do it?" She raised her head, smiled, and said "I - I did it for Johnny." Johnny? Well like who's Johnny? Answer me, Debbie, who's Johnny? Does anybody here know Johnny? Are you Johnny? There was one guy named Johnny but he was a total geek, he always had food in his braces. Answer me, Debbie, who's Johnny? Oh God this is like that movie Citizen Kane you know where you later find out Rosebud was a sled? But we'll never know who Johnny was because like she's dead.

[JIB]

Does anyone remember a song from the mid to late 70's that went:

Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, why did you beat up that queer?

If so, I'd like to know the title, artist and album.

Thanks!
My research has determined that it is actually called "The Illiad." It's on Ed Sanders' solo album Sanders' Truckstop . If you are so inclined, I found it on Limewire. One of the managers at the grocery store I worked at in high school turned me on to it. He was this crazy dude who grew up in Ann Arbor during the '60s and used to tell me all these stories about seeing The MC5 and The Stooges live. He stuck it on the end of a Stooges tape he made for me.

[Gojohnnygo.]

This may not be what you’re looking for but Josie Cotton – a one-hit-wonder -- did Johnny Are You Queer from her LP Convertible Music. That was 1982 and she was hot but she didn’t go any further than that.

Great song.

I hate that song!!! I got into my first fistfight because of that crappy song years ago.

[jeff williams]

Check Warlock Pinchers 'Morrisy rides a _ock horse'.

Art Phag was kinda funny too.
Ya, I've gay friends. IT'S LATE AND NOBODIES YANKING MY CHAIN.

OOPs..sorry about 'caps.

[RegularGuy]

My research has determined that it is actually called "The Illiad." It's on Ed Sanders' solo album Sanders' Truckstop . If you are so inclined, I found it on Limewire. One of the managers at the grocery store I worked at in high school turned me on to it. He was this crazy dude who grew up in Ann Arbor during the '60s and used to tell me all these stories about seeing The MC5 and The Stooges live. He stuck it on the end of a Stooges tape he made for me.

I am in awe.

The album is apparently long gone outta print. I hate to do the Limewire thing...but...I may just hafta...

[JIB]

I am in awe.

The album is apparently long gone outta print. I hate to do the Limewire thing...but...I may just hafta...
Hey, I'm in awe that someone else has heard it! Glad to help.

[RegularGuy]

Hey, I'm in awe that someone else has heard it! Glad to help.

Heard it and haunted by it thirty years after the fact.