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Ellen DeGeneres a Dramarama fan? Who knew? - VIDEO

by Joel Keller, posted Jan 24th 2008 2:42PM

Dramarama's Cinema VeriteMost people have a song or two that strongly reminds them of their college years. Mine is "Anything, Anything," by the relatively obscure '80s alt-rock group Dramarama. I just love the abandon with which frontman John Easdale sings the chorus, especially at the end of the song: "I gave you candy/gave you diamonds/gave you pills/I gave you anything you want/hundred dollar bills/I'll even let you/hear the songs I want to sing/I'll give you anything, anything anything..."

Anyway, apparently, Ellen DeGeneres is also a fan; in fact, "Anything, Anything" is her favorite song, and she asks her DJ to play it during every commercial break. So for her 50th birthday, the DJ surprised her by bringing out Dramarama to play the song live. You can see the video after the jump (be patient - it takes a while to load).

Gallery: Dramarama

I've got to tell you, this was fun to watch. And it was fun to see Ellen be the only person in the audience to know the words; I'm guessing that most of the audience members were too old, too young, or too social in college to know who the hell Dramarama was.

By the way, Dramarama still does some live shows, especially after they were featured on VH1's Bands Reunited a few years ago. Information on the band's doings can be found at Easdale's web site.


[via PopCrunch]

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GREG GABAYLO

ALOHA Ellen, DRAMARAMA is "Anything, Anything" Born there music Again, Very Cool and ROCK OUT BAND !!! Got us all Jumping and sing along! A must be seen again on your T.V. show or in Concert near you. "BRING THEM BACK SOON"!!! Your Big Fan In Oahu, Hawaii. MAHALO! GREGORY G.

January 27 2008 at 7:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jap

All that crying she did about some dog may have helped increase her ratings,people waiting around to see what she will do next on her show!

January 26 2008 at 7:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joel Keller

Folks, the "punk" headline was generated by AOL, not me. The word "punk" is nowhere on my post. Dramarama is an alt-rock band -- one of my favorites. Not sure why AOL decided to use the word "punk" in their headline.

January 26 2008 at 6:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nightowl

Was she a lesbian punk before she was a punk lesbian?

January 26 2008 at 6:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
susie

WELL THAT WAS 4:14 MINUTES WASTED OF MY LIFE

January 26 2008 at 6:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wendy

I saw the show. She wasn't the only one that know the lyrics!

January 26 2008 at 6:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Freddy

Who would've thought!?! Ellen and I have two things in common......women and Dramarama!!!

January 26 2008 at 5:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rick

Ouch! This brings up a memory from the past of me and my friend (both Quaalude wastes at the time) sitting on the ground outside of Jimmy's club where Ellens brothers band was playing. As obnoxious twits do, we made a few unkind remarks to Ellen as she passed us on the street and her companion gave both of us a well deserved kick in our gonads! You can only guess what type of comments were made and as an adult now, I truly regret my unkind behaviour. Ellen did nothing to warrant such rudeness except win Showtimes Funniest person in America. Sorry Ellen

January 26 2008 at 5:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan

Dramarama is awesome! I have Loved them since I was a teen! As for John, if You don't care, why read it and then post that You don't care?

January 26 2008 at 5:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John F.C. Taylor

Who or what is Dramarama? Why should we care if Degeneres is a fan? Maybe we should also be concerned about what brand of toilet paper she uses.

January 26 2008 at 5:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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