Ain't It Fun

Dead Boys

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:
1978
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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 that you, well you just can't cum
Ain't it fun
When you know that you're gonna die young?
It's such fun
(chorus)
Yeah fun,
Such fun
Such fun, fun, fun
Yeah fun
Such fun
Such fun, fun, fun
Yeah fun
Such fun
Such
Ain't it fun
When you're 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, just can't seem to find your toungue
Cause you stuck it too deep into somethin that really stung
It's such fun
Well, you come up to me
They spit right in my face
I didn't even feel it
It was such a disgrace
I punched my fist right through the glass
I didn't even feel it
It happened so fast
(chorus)
Ain't it fun
When you tell her she's just a cunt
Ain't it fun
When she splits and leaves you all alone
Ain't it fun
When you've broken up every band that you've ever begun
Ain't it fun
When you know that you're gonna die young
It's such fun
(chours)

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Dead Boys

Dead Boys are an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. The band was among the first wave of punk bands, and was known as one of the rowdiest and most violent punk groups of the era. Dead Boys were formed by vocalist Stiv Bators, lead guitarist Cheetah Chrome, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum, and drummer Johnny Blitz in 1976, splintering off of the band Rocket From The Tombs. They released two studio albums, Young Loud and Snotty and We Have Come for Your Children. Dead Boys were initially active from 1976 to 1979, briefly reuniting in 1986, and then later again in 2004 and 2005 for the first time without Bators, who had died in 1990. In September 2017, Chrome and Blitz reunited the band with a new lineup for a 40th anniversary tour al… 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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