Ain't It Fun

Rocket from the Tombs

About Ain't It Fun

"Ain't It Fun" is a song written by Peter Laughner and Gene O'Connor (known as Cheetah Chrome) and performed by their protopunk band Rocket from the Tombs. The song was first released by O'Connor's later group, Dead Boys, on their 1978 second studio album We Have Come for Your Children.


Year:
2002
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Ain't it fun when you're always on the run
Ain't it fun when your friends despise what you've become
Ain't it fun when you get so high
Well...that you just can't come
Ain't it fun when you know that you're gonna die young

It's such fun

Ain't it fun when you taking care of number one
Ain't it fun when you feel like you just gotta get a gun
Ain't it fun when you just can't seem to find your tongue
Cause you stuck it too deep into something that really stung
It's such fun

Well, so you come up to me and spit right in my face
I didn't even feel it
It was such a disgrace

I broke the window smashed my fist right through the glass
I didn't even feel it
It happened so fast

Such fun

Ain't it fun when you tell her she's just a cunt
Ain't it fun when you she splits and leaves you on the run
Well, Ain't it fun when you broken up every thing that you ever done
Ain't it fun when you know that you're gonna die young

It's such fun
Such fun 

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Rocket from the Tombs

Rocket From the Tombs (or RFTT) is an American rock music band originally active from mid-1974 to mid-1975 in Cleveland, Ohio. more »

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Written by: Eugene Richard O'Connor, Peter Laughner

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10 facts about this song

Bands Involved
The punk rock band "Dead Boys" and protopunk band "Rocket from the Toms" are both linked to the song "Ain't It Fun."
Song Release
Initially, the song "Ain't It Fun" was written and performed by the band "Rocket from the Toms" in the early 1970s but wasn't officially released by them until 2002, in their compilation album "The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs."
Dead Boys Version
The song was covered and popularized by the band "Dead Boys." They released their version of "Ain't It Fun" in their second and final studio album titled "We Have Come for Your Children" in 1978.
Songwriters
"Ain't It Fun" was written by two members of "Rocket from the Toms", Peter Laughner and Gene O'Connor. Gene O'Connor later went by the stage name Cheetah Chrome and was also part of the "Dead Boys."
Song Theme
The lyrics of the song evoke a sense of nihilistic fun and point towards the self-destructive tendencies that sometimes accompany it.
Influences
"Ain't It Fun" has been a notable influence in punk rock music and has been covered by several other bands and artists, including Guns N' Roses, who included a version of the song in their 1993 cover album "The Spaghetti Incident?"
Album Popularity
"We Have Come for Your Children," the album by "Dead Boys" which featured "Ain't It Fun," charted at number 188 on the Billboard 200, indicating it had a noticeable impact during its time.
Recognition to the Song
Rolling Stone magazine ranks "Ain't It Fun" by the Dead Boys as one of the 10 greatest punk rock songs, showing the critical acclaim and respect it holds in the music industry.
Song's Live Performances
"Ain't It Fun" was part of the Dead Boys' powerful live set and continued to be a fan-favorite during their performances.
Tribute to Peter Laughner
The song "Ain't It Fun" is featured in a five-disc box set that was released as a tribute to Peter Laughner in 2019. It contained a comprehensive collection of his work with various Cleveland bands, including Rocket from the Tombs.

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