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Today's Morning Edition music is from 30 years ago Tuesday when, during a state visit, President Ronald Reagan participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at cemetery near Bitburg, Germany. 

He was widely criticized for being there after it was revealed that 49 members of a Nazi SS division were buried in the cemetery. 

During the same trip, Regan declined to visit the site of a World War II concentration camp. 

In response to Reagan's decision, the Ramones wrote and recorded this song, which was subtitled "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg."

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Today's Morning Edition music features the Ramones' "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg," which was written about President Ronald Reagan's visit to a German cemetery.

Today's Morning Edition music is from 30 years ago today when, during a state visit, President Ronald Reagan participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at cemetery near Bitburg, Germany. He was widely criticized for being there after it was revealed that 49 members of a Nazi S.S. division were buried in the cemetery. During the same trip, Regan declined to visit the site of a World War Two concentration camp. In response to Reagan's decision, the Ramones wrote and recorded this song which was subtitled "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg."

Reagan's trip to Germany inspired the Ramones

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