batty_110 October 31st, 2007 11:13PM  
I'd say that they're fed up with a brat and are trying to inspire standing up to the 2 foot tall bullies that seem to run rampant anywhere there are kids or teenagers. I like the idea of using the bat on them ^.^

anonymous April 21st, 2009 10:13PM  
Haha good interpretation batty 11
but I remember seeing an interview of the Ramones and they said they wrote the song after watching a mother chase down her misbehaving song with a baseball bat

anonymous July 6th, 2009 06:08PM  
you both may be right. it's right that they were inspired by seeing the mother and the misbehaving son. but batty 110s interpretation is right because: beat on the brat was on the first album and at that point they did not expect too many people to ask them what the song is supposed to be. they expected the vast majority to listen to it and have their own interpretation. but not to ask the (at that time) infamous ramones personally or even look for an interview. i guess the ramones wanted the song to be understood like it is understood by batty 110 or other people who don't know about the mother son story.

anonymous September 2nd, 2009 09:29AM  
I believe this is Joey's song to Johnny. Johnny is a military brat, and Joey and Johnny clashed often to a point where Johnny got married to Joey's girlfriend.