OK, while I'm waiting for news of the new album (I've been mostly just lurking since then), I started listening to old Green Day albums I haven't listened to in a long time. Recently, I listened to Nimrod, which, while not my favorite album, has a lot more good songs than I remembered. One of those songs is Prosthetic Head. When I first heard the album, I wondered why Good Riddance wasn't the last song, since it seemed it would make sense to have a quiet, sentimental song to end an album (like Macy's Day Parade is or Whatsername to some degree). However, listening back, I realized how awesome this song really is.

I'm not sure its my favorite closing song on a Green Day album, but its pretty close. So, how about you? What's your favorite final song? For the purpose of this, don't count hidden tracks (like All By Myself) and don't count the last four tracks off Kerplunk (Sweet Children, Best Thing in Town, Strangeland, and My Generation) since they weren't originally part of the album and were just tacked on at the end.

add a poll with closing songs and al will chosse

ps-polls rulessssssssss

I love Walking Contradiction ending Insomniac because it makes me want to listen to more GD since its such a catchy tune.

Good call, poll added

Words I Might Have Ate does not close Kerplunk

Walking Contradiction is such an awesome yet frustrating tune, since you finish it and want more (the fact that Insomniac is so short doesn't help). Its the opposite of everything you'd expect in a final song, which is what makes it so cool.

Whatsername =)

you forgot shenanigans..

It did originally, but they later stuck the "Sweet Children" EP to the end of the album (giving the four songs that actually end it). Since Words I Might Have Ate feels like a final song (and I think is a better ending song anyway), I figure it would be fair to count it as it was originally intended.

EDIT: I'll add the last song to Shenanigans now, thanks Noname

EDIT again: I guess I can't. Oh well, write in the vote if its your favorite

whatsername.

i went with Macy's Day Parade, just seems perfect for a final song on there. but i like Ha Ha You're Dead too, didn't see the post about writing it in until after i voted

I'd have to say Whastername.

It's a beautiful song and very melodic. And the last little instrumental in it makes for a nice, open ended ending, where you can make your own assumptions on where the story goes after that.

I thought it was an inspired ending on Green Day's part.

macys day parade it doesnt surprise me that the favorites are the slow songs

i said Whatsername....only because its slow but yet it's still rockin!! and also because american idiot is one of the best green day cd's there is

F.O.D. Great song.

i voted Macy's Day Parade, but i also prefer Whatsername

Damn.
Most of these are some of my favorite songs.
But I went with Whatsername...
And shouldn't it be "All By Myself" instead of F.O.D? Just because it's a hidden track doesn't mean that you shouldn't list it.

Whatsername.

It was between that and Prosthetic Head though.

same

I Want To Be Alone... I like my guitar solos

I see everyones voting for Whatsername haha.
I voted Macy's Day Parade.

I like Macy's Day Parade, it's a great song and just seems to be a the kind of song you can finish listening to music with. I'm not sure exactly why haha, maybe because it's calm and quieter.

Same

I voted for Macy's Day Parade, I think it really brings Warning to a nice close.

I love Macy's Day Parade, but it was a close one between that and Whatsername.

I voted for Walking Contradiction. I prefer Whatsername though.

Why'd you do that?

I voted for Prosthetic Head.

Whatsername. It's just a great closing song.

F.O.D

I think American Idiot should've ended with Homecoming

I voted for whatshername. it was hard tough

I voted for Macy's Day Parade cause I love that song.

Whatsername - just about. I love Walking Contradiction so much, but Whatsername is just such an amazing song - it towers above everything (almost)

I love Walking Contradiction as a song, it'd be up there with my favourite Green Day songs. But I don't think it's the best "closing song".

F.O.D

I voted for Prosthetic Head.

This was a hard one, but I went with Whatsername.

Words I Might Have Ate. It's a great song

I Want to be Alone.

Whatsername.
The best one.

walking contradiction but f.o.d does not close dookie all by myslef does it would go with that

prosthetic head.

I chose Prosthetic Head.
I love the lyrics, because they are so honest.
I think it's a good closing to Nimrod, because all the songs are so different and expirimental.

Me too! The drums at the end would've ended the album so well.

Macy's day parade, or maybe walking contradiction...I voted macy's

i love F.O.D coz it has a funny secret track by tre hehehe and also the song is pretty catchy

I voted for F.O.D. It was close between that and Whatsername though.

Am I the only one who doesn't actually like Whatsername?
I went with Prosthetic Head, i dunno why, it just seems to end Nimrod perfectly.
Macy's Day parade is a good one too.

Whatsername is awesome, its like the orgasm of the album, kinda.

But I also really like Macy's Day Parade, Words I Might Have Ate and FOD- they roxcxcxcxss my soccxxcxcsxscsxcssss.

Whatsername. That song brings back all the memories of staying up late listening to American Idiot on my cd player, it's really emotional.

I love Macy's Day Parade. I like when albums end on a softer note. Plus it practically makes me tear up every time I hear it. Billie sounds so freakin' sad, man.