ABC/Rick RowellBillie Joe Armstrong is performing during a virtual tribute concert to Joey Ramone Tuesday night to celebrate what would’ve been the late Ramones frontman’s 69th birthday.
The Green Day frontman will play a song called “Now I Wanna Drink Some Bleach,” presumably a reworked version of the Ramones song “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.” We assume that the new title refers to Donald Trump‘s suggestion that injecting disinfectants could help treat COVID-19, a suggestion the president later claimed was “sarcastic.”
In addition to Armstrong, the lineup for the tribute concert includes former Ramones members C.J. andRichie Ramone, Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick, Blondie‘s Clem Burke, Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, and Patti Smith‘s guitarist Lenny Kaye.
Additionally, the late Alan Merrill, who co-wrote “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” is also on the bill. Merrill died late March of COVID-19 complications, so maybe he recorded whatever he was planning to perform prior to his death.
You can watch the show starting tonight at 8 p.m. ET via the Joey Ramone Facebook page. The online event will also raise money for Joey Ramone Foundation for Lymphoma Research.
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