| 释义 |
- Covers
- Use in pop culture
- External links
- References
{{Infobox song
| name = You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
| cover = YouCan'tPutYourArmsAroundAMemory.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Johnny Thunders
| album = So Alone
| B-side = Hurtin'
| released = 1978
| format = 7", 12"
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| genre = Punk rock
| length = 3:48
| label = Real Records ARE3
| writer = Johnny Thunders
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}}"You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory" is a song released in 1978 by ex-New York Dolls member Johnny Thunders. The title was taken from a line in the "Better Living Through TV" episode of the sitcom The Honeymooners,[1] and was written for his close friend Fabienne Shine. Considered by many his signature song, the ballad is said to be about Thunders’ heroin addiction. However, according to Nina Antonia's biography, Johnny Thunders...In Cold Blood, the song was written before he was even a member of the New York Dolls, and years before he had ever tried heroin. Peter Perrett, from the English new wave band The Only Ones, supplied guitar and backing vocals. Covers- Guns N' Roses covered the song on their album, "The Spaghetti Incident?". All the instruments on this version were performed by Duff McKagan.
- Giant Sand covered the song on the album Ballad of a Thin Line Man (1986).
- The Sand Rubies recorded the song for their 1998 reunion album Return of the Living Dead.
- Ronnie Spector, of The Ronettes, recorded the song on her 1999 She Talks to Rainbows EP featuring Joey Ramone.
- Johnny Thunders' friend Michael Monroe, of Hanoi Rocks, covered the song on his debut solo album, Nights Are So Long (1987).
- Nikki Sudden was known for covering the song live.
- The Bruisers covered the song on their 2001 Better Days.
- Sheer Terror covered the song on the live DVD Beaten By The Fists Of God (2005).
- The Mighty Wah! recorded a version of the song in 1983.
- Mondo Generator frontman Nick Oliveri recorded a solo version of the song for the bands' Australian Tour EP 2008
- Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson joined Jesse Malin on stage to perform this song at the City Winery in New York City on February 19, 2011.
- Willie DeVille performed a cover on the 1996 Thunders tribute album I Only Wrote This Song For You
- Tim Presley under the moniker White Fence covered the song on the album Is Growing Faith (2011).
- Roxanne Fontana recorded the song in London in 2018; download single released (2019).
Use in pop culture- The Sopranos featured the song at the end of episode 11, "House Arrest," of season two.
- The song is played in Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead (1999).
- Featured in episode 1 of the sixth season of Californication
- Featured in the final episode of Parts Unknown (2018).
- The song is played in Jeff Tremaine's "The Dirt" biopic about Mötley Crüe (2019).
External links- {{MetroLyrics song|johnny-thunders|you-cant-put-your-arms-around-a-memory}}
References1. ^https://fms-mag.com/random-obscurities-love-heroin-johnny-thunders/
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