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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". [2]
A military cadence or cadence call is a call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. They are counterparts of the military march . Military cadences often take their rhythms from the work being done, much like the sea shanty .
The music video, however, depicts a couple torn apart by the war in Iraq, which began in 2003 and continues raging to this day. 40. Tony Orlando & Dawn, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
The song is associated with all current American airborne units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 101st Airborne Division and 11th Airborne Division, and the 120th CTS (United States) as well as British airborne units. It is known as "Mancha Roja" (Spanish for "Red Stain") in airborne units from multiple ...
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The song was sung on college campuses and across the United States throughout the 20th century. [7] The chorus has been included as part of many other drinking songs, such as "There Are No Airborne Rangers", [8] "Glorious" (1950s college song), [9] "The Souse Family", [10] and "The California Drinking Song". [11]
The song, which begins with a spoken introduction by Kris Kristofferson, tells the tale of Niles Harris, a soldier in the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the United States Army during Operation Hump in South Vietnam on November 8, 1965.
Kenneth Mervyn Thomas (born July 1, 1965) is an American country music singer and former United States Army Ranger. Thomas was deployed in support of Operation Restore Hope as a member of Task Force Ranger in Somalia, and served in the Battle of Mogadishu. Thomas works as a motivational speaker drawing from this experience as an Army Ranger.