I Wanna Be a NY Ranger
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| Single by the Misfits | ||||
| Released | August 1998 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, CD | |||
| Recorded | May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Horror punk | |||
| Length | 1:38 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Cafiero | |||
| Producer(s) | John Cafiero | |||
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The marketing department of the New York Rangers objected to the use of the word "danger" in the song's lyrics.
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"I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" is the eighth single by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was written by John Cafiero and originally intended to be performed by the Ramones for a promotional campaign for the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden. However, the Ramones retired in 1996 and Cafiero instead presented the song to the Misfits, who recorded it with Cafiero singing lead vocals. A condensed 30-second version with then-Misfits singer Michale Graves on vocals appeared later that year on the Short Music for Short People compilation.
John Cafiero had originally written "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" with the intention for it to be recorded by the Ramones as an anthem for the New York Rangers ice hockey team. The song is a punk rock interpolation of the military cadence "Airborne Ranger", inspired by the simplicity of older Ramones songs such as "Beat on the Brat". However, the Ramones retired in 1996 before the project came to fruition. Cafiero had by then made an association with the Misfits, directing the music videos for their songs "American Psycho" and "Dig Up Her Bones" from their 1997 album American Psycho. He presented "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" to them, and the song was recorded in May 1998 at Proedge, the band's machine shop and rehearsal studio in Vernon Township, New Jersey. It was tracked live to tape with Cafiero providing the vocals in place of regular singer Michale Graves, and was mixed by drummer Dr. Chud at Creepy Attic Studios in Lodi.
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