Johnny Thunders

Real name: John Anthony Genzale
Born: July 15, 1952
Died: April 23, 1991
Country: United States
IPI: 00075684833 23 works
00075684931 33 works
Affiliation: BMI
Member of: New York Dolls
Heartbreakers [US]
Gang War

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Alone in a Crowd	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Los Lobos
Ask Me No Questions	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	The Golden Arms
Blame It on Mom	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	(3 artists)
Children	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Wayne Kramer
Dead or Alive	Johnny Thunders	May 26, 1978	The Voodoo Dolls
Diary of a Lover	Johnny Thunders	1983	Die Toten Hosen
Disappointed in You	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	(2 artists)
Downtown REL	Johnny Thunders	May 26, 1978	Atom Rhumba Originally by New York Dolls REC
Endless Party REL	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Gang War Originally by New York Dolls REC
Go Back to Go	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	The Golden Arms
Homeless	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	The Screwballs
Hurt Me REL	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	Marc Almond Originally by Heartbreakers [US] REC
In Cold Blood	Johnny Thunders	1983	Arthur Kane
Just Another Girl	Johnny Thunders	1983	(2 artists)
King of the Gypsies	Johnny Thunders	March 7, 1983	Rant 'n' Rave
Little Bit of Whore	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	(2 artists)
London Boys	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	(4 artists)
M.I.A. REL	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	(2 artists) Originally by Gang War REC
Sad Vacation	Johnny Thunders	January 1983	(4 artists)
So Alone	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	Michael Monroe [FI]
Society Makes Me Sad	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Sylvain Sylvain
Some Hearts	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	David Johansen
Too Much Junkie Business	Johnny Thunders	January 1983	Peter Sellers and The Hollywood Party
You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory	Johnny Thunders	September 22, 1978	(21 artists)

Covers by Johnny Thunders

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Alligator Wine	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Screamin' Jay Hawkins
	As Tears Go By	Johnny Thunders	1990	The Rolling Stones REC, Marianne Faithfull REL
	Baby It's You	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	The Shirelles
	Born to Lose	Die Toten Hosen with Johnny Thunders, Cheetah Chrome, Handsome Dick Manitoba	November 4, 1991	The Heartbreakers [US]
	Can't Seem to Make You Mine	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	The Seeds
	Crawfish	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	October 1985	Elvis Presley
	Daddy Rolling Stone	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	Otis Blackwell
	Eve of Destruction	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	Barry McGuire
	Gloria	Johnny Thunders	2016	Unverified
	Great Big Kiss	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	The Shangri-Las
i	Green Onions	Johnny Thunders	1983	Booker T. and The MG's
	He Cried	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Teddy Daryll
	I Can Tell	Johnny Thunders	1999	Unverified
	I'd Rather Be with the Boys	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	The Toggery Five REL, The Rolling Stones REC
	I'm Talking About You	Johnny Thunders	1999	Unverified
	It Ain't Me Babe	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	Bob Dylan
	(I Was) Born to Cry	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Dion
	Joey Joey	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	Bob Dylan
	Let Me Entertain You (Parts 1 and 2)	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Jacqueline Mayro, Karen Moore REL, Jacqueline Mayro and Karen Moore PRF, Sandra Church and Company PRF, Sandra Church REL
	Like a Rolling Stone	Johnny Thunders	1984	Bob Dylan
	Lonely Planet Boy	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	New York Dolls
	Louie Louie/Hang On Sloopy	Johnny Thunders	January 1983	The Vibrations, Richard Berry and The Pharaohs
	Love Is Strange	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Mickey & Sylvia REL, Bo Diddley REC
i	Pipeline	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	Chantay's
	Play with Fire	Johnny Thunders	1994	The Rolling Stones
	Que sera sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)	Johnny Thunders	October 5, 1987	Doris Day with Frank DeVol & His Orch. REC, Eddy Howard REL, Doris Day BRD
	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Johnny Thunders	November 1, 2019	Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Acc.
	She Wants to Mambo	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	The Chanters [US1]
	Stepping Stone	Johnny Thunders	1993	Paul Revere & The Raiders
	Subway Train	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	New York Dolls
	The Wizard	Johnny Thunders	July 14, 1992	Marc Bolan
	Treat Her Right	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Roy Head and The Traits
	Two-Time Loser	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Allen Bunn Orchestra
	Uptown to Harlem	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	The Chambers Brothers
	Who Needs Girls?	Johnny Thunders	March 7, 1983	Booker T. and The MG's
	You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory	Johnny Thunders & The Courettes	February 15, 2023	Johnny Thunders

Web Covers by Johnny Thunders

	Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
	These Boots Are Made for Walkin'	Johnny Thunders	March 3, 2011	Nancy Sinatra

Songs written by Johnny Thunders

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Alone in a Crowd	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Covered by Los Lobos
Ask Me No Questions	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	June 1978	Covered by The Golden Arms
Babylon	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	June 10, 1977	Covered by (3 artists)
Baby Talk	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by Clem Burke, Tommy Stinson, Walter Lure, Wayne Kramer
Bad Girl	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	July 1973	Covered by (3 artists)
Blame It on Mom	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Covered by (3 artists)
Born to Lose	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	May 20, 1977	Covered by (20 artists)
Chatterbox	Johnny Thunders	New York Dolls	1974	Covered by (14 artists)
Children	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Covered by Wayne Kramer
Dead or Alive	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	May 26, 1978	Covered by The Voodoo Dolls
Diary of a Lover	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	1983	Covered by Die Toten Hosen
Disappointed in You	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Downtown	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls REC, Johnny Thunders REL	May 2, 1975	Covered by Atom Rhumba
Endless Party	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls REC, Johnny Thunders REL	1973	Covered by Gang War
Go Back to Go	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	Covered by The Golden Arms
Goin' Steady	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by (2 artists)
Homeless	Johnny Thunders, Daniel Rey	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Covered by The Screwballs
Human Being	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	1974	Covered by (5 artists)
Hurt Me	Johnny Thunders, Richard Hell	Heartbreakers [US] REC, Johnny Thunders REL	1975	Covered by Marc Almond
I Love You	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by (3 artists)
In Cold Blood	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	1983	Covered by Arthur Kane
It's Not Enough	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by (5 artists)
It's Too Late	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	1974	Covered by The Hellacopters
I Wanna Be Loved	Johnny Thunders	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by (8 artists)
Jet Boy	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	July 1973	Covered by (8 artists)
Just Another Girl	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	1983	Covered by (2 artists)
King of the Gypsies	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	March 7, 1983	Covered by Rant 'n' Rave
Let Go	Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan	The Heartbreakers [US]	October 3, 1977	Covered by (4 artists)
Little Bit of Whore	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Covered by (2 artists)
London Boys	Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure, Billy Rath	Johnny Thunders	June 1978	Covered by (4 artists)
M.I.A.	Johnny Thunders	Gang War REC, Johnny Thunders REL	October 1979	Covered by (2 artists)
Personality Crisis	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	July 1973	Covered by (10 artists)
Pirate Love	Johnny Thunders	New York Dolls REC, The Heartbreakers [US] REL	May 2, 1975	Covered by (9 artists)
Sad Vacation	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	January 1983	Covered by (4 artists)
So Alone	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	June 1978	Covered by Michael Monroe [FI]
Society Makes Me Sad	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Covered by Sylvain Sylvain
Some Hearts	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Covered by David Johansen
Subway Train	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	July 1973	Covered by (3 artists)
Too Much Junkie Business	Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure	Johnny Thunders	August 6, 1982	Covered by Peter Sellers and The Hollywood Party
Who Are the Mystery Girls?	Johnny Thunders, David Johansen	New York Dolls	1974	Covered by (2 artists)
You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory	Johnny Thunders	Johnny Thunders	June 1978	Covered by (21 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Who Needs Girls?	Johnny Thunders	Green Onions	Johnny Thunders

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bootlegging the Bootleggers	Johnny Thunders	1990	Jungle Records [GB]
Chinese Rocks (Ultimate Live Collection)	Johnny Thunders	1993	Anagram Records
Copy Cats	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	June 20, 1988	Jungle Records [GB]
Hurt Me	Johnny Thunders	August 1983	New Rose
Hurt Me More	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Meldac
In Cold Blood	Johnny Thunders	January 1983	New Rose
Que Sera Sera	Johnny Thunders	December 1985	Jungle Records [GB]
Saddest Vacation - Last Live in Japan Act. 1 - Add Water an Stir	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Meldac
Saddest Vacation - Last Live in Japan Act. 2 - Add Water an Stir	Johnny Thunders	December 16, 1991	Meldac
So Alone	Johnny Thunders	October 6, 1978	Real Records
So Alone [CD Reissue]	Johnny Thunders	July 14, 1992	Sire
The New Too Much Junkie Business	Johnny Thunders	March 7, 1983	ROIR

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Diary of a Lover	Johnny Thunders	1983	PVC

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Crawfish	Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin	October 1985	Jungle Records [GB]
Dead or Alive	Johnny Thunders	May 26, 1978	Real Records
Hurt Me	Johnny Thunders	1984	New Rose
Que sera sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)	Johnny Thunders	October 5, 1987	Jungle Records [GB]
You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory	Johnny Thunders & The Courettes	February 15, 2023	Cleopatra
You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory	Johnny Thunders	September 22, 1978	Real Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Learning English, Lesson One	Die Toten Hosen	November 4, 1991	Totenkopf
Like a Rolling Stones	various artists	1994	Revenge Records [FR]
Punk Rock Christmas 2	various artists	November 1, 2019	Cleopatra

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Again... This One's for J.O.H.N.N.Y.	various artists	2001	Munster Records
Again...This One's for Johnny Pt. 2	Michael Thimren	2001	Munster Records
A Tribute to Johnny Thunders	various artists	1993	Tim/Kerr Records
A Tribute to Johnny Thunders - I Only Wrote This Song for You	various artists	2002	Diesel Motor Records
Born to Lose - A Tribute to Johnny Thunders	various artists	September 18, 2009	Skykrebs Records
I Only Wrote This Song for You - A Tribute to Johnny Thunders	various artists	1995	Essential Records
Stranded in the Doll's House - Tribute to Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan	various artists	1997	Hurtin' Records
Valley of the Tokyo Dolls - A Tribute to Johnny Thunders	various artists	September 15, 2004	Pictus