Blank Generation (song)
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| "Blank Generation" | |
|---|---|
 EP cover | |
| Song by Richard Hell and the Voidoids | |
| from the EP Another World | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | 1976 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Label | Sire |
| Songwriter | Richard Hell |
"Blank Generation" is the title track of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' 1977 debut album Blank Generation. A rewrite of Bob McFadden and Rod McKuen's 1959 record "The Beat Generation",[3] Richard Hell wrote the new lyrics during his time with the band Television, and performed it live with another band, the Heartbreakers.[4]
"Blank Generation" was previously released on the Another World EP in 1976.[5] Other versions of the punk classic were available as demos and on one 1975 limited-edition pressing as well.
An earlier live recording by the Heartbreakers, recorded at CBGB on July 7, 1975, appeared on the What Goes Around... album.[6] Demo recordings of the song also have survived.
A live March 1974 recording at CBGB with Television can be found on Spurts: The Richard Hell Story.[7]
