Ramones festive track ‘Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)’.The song, which originally featured on the New York band’s 1989 album ‘Brain Drain, has been reworked into a more downbeat version by the Manchester trio.
You can listen to PINS’ take below.The original track was first released as a B-side in 1987, to the single ‘I Wanna Live’ before it went on to feature on ‘Brain Drain’.It failed to chart in both the US and the UK.Earlier this year, IDLES covered the Ramones’ ‘I Wanna Be Sedated’ as part of one of their live streamed sets at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.Meanwhile, Alanis Morissette recently covered John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’.Other recent Christmas releases, include those by Sam.
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