Road to Ruin (The Ramones album)

“We're so young, but we're on the road to ruin”

Uncle Jerry notes that while 'road to ruin' is a common cliché, it is also the title of a 1978 album by the Ramones. He wonders whether Taylor is referencing the album, noting it falls in the same late-1970s time period as the New Romantic movement, though the Ramones played mainly in New York and were not directly connected to the New Romantics. Angela agrees she would bet Taylor is referencing the album. Uncle Jerry hedges, 'did she just use a cliché or is she referencing the album by the Ramones?'