J'net Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 This week's Song of the Week is Christie Road from the Kerplunk! album. Please use this thread to discuss your thoughts and feelings about the song. Kerplunk! was originally released in 1992 and has since gone platinum. It was re-released in January 2007 by Reprise Records. Kerplunk! was my first Green Day album, so all the songs on it are special to me. However, I can't imagine anyone who couldn't relate to this song on some level, except maybe someone who's too young to have experienced that NEED to establish an independent identity away from the parents, teachers and other authority figures. I love the lyrics of this song (they take me back to Central Park in Bedford, Texas) and I love the way Billie sings it – especially the ChrisTIE Road part. This week, we have a bonus – three videos!!! I wonder how many of you will actually watch all three. The Fuse version … At Roseland in 2000 – Billie's voice sounds so much lower to me, and the song seems a bit slower than normal. Gotta love this version, especially the beginning ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5QsKVCH22E Christie Road Lyrics Staring out of my window Watching the cars go rolling by My friends are gone I've got nothing to do. So I sit here patiently Watching the clock tick so slowly. Gotta get away Or my brains will explode. Give me something to do to kill some time. Take me to that place that I call home. Take away the strains of being lonely. Take me to the tracks at Christie Road. See the hills from afar Standing on my beat up car. The sun went down and the night fills the sky. Now I feel like me once again As the train comes rolling in. Smoked my boredom gone Slapped my brains up so high. Mother stay out of my way Of that place we go. We'll always seem to find our way to Christie Road. If there's one thing that I need That makes me feel complete So I go to Christie Road. It's home. It's home. It's home. It's home. It's home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can nominate songs for discussion as Song of the Week in the Song Discussions thread, which contains links to each previous Song of the Week from 9/14/2009 forward in its original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabbag Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love this song so much and I like how he sang part of it during the Shout medley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:Whatsername:. Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love this song so much. If I ever get to hear it in concert I'll be the happiest person on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prisca Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love hearing this song live; it's beautiful! And J'net I totally get what you mean about the Christie Road part-- it's my favorite too. This song also reminds me about my best friend when we used to hang out all the time before we went to different high schools. This was "our" song.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzupOKkFIgc^Personally, the Nokia gig has been my favorite Green Day show thus far. Not only was I finally able to experience one of my favorite songs live but I was also surrounded by some of the greatest people from GDC that I was fortunate enough to meet. That only adds to how special that song it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob. Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 this is such an awesome song! i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura! Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I LOVE this song! It has to be in my top 5 favorite songs. I love it played live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdpony Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 one of green day's best songs ... from my fav album .... it cam make me happy ... or homesick ... depends onmy mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woahsilence Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 yes! finally! i love this song<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2pasalacqua Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 i love this song so much. i remember it was one of the first songs I heard off Kerplunk. BJ sang it acoustically at the san jose show last year and it was one of my favorite moments of the night.to me, this song kind of represents that metaphorical "place" that I can always go to make me realize that everything is okay. "we'll always seem to find a way to christie road" is like, we will always find ourselves in the end, and we'll always realize what really matters in life. it sounds SO cheesy... haha. i might be going to the actual tracks at christie road this weekend...they are in a town called Martinez which is north of Berkeley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Great choice! I agree J'Net, we all have our own Christie Road and our own personal hell to escape from.I'm hopefully taking a train out to San Fran this summer, and the train will actually stop in Emeryville, so we'll be traveling along the tracks at Christie Road (actually Avenue). I am too geeky for being excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyMarie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love that we do Song of the Week. Sometimes a song kinda goes under my radar until it's SotW , and I take the time to *really* listen and analyze it. I'm going to do that tonight and then come back and read everyone's thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartscollide Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love this song so so so so so much!It used be my all time favourite Green Day song when I was 12/13.It still means a whole lot to me because I can relate to it.This song brings back so many awesome memories as well.I can't wait to one day here this song live, and of course when that happens I'll absolutely freak out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari91 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 There are no words that describe how much i love this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy of suburbia. Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I love this song so much!This was my theme song for my senior yearof high school.It just summed up my life perfectly.I love when he plays it live...But I loved it even better when heplayed it acoustically during the tour.he sung it with so much emotion...it was beautiful. I freaked out and almost cried. no joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel07 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 this is probably one of my favorite songs, that video of them performing it on fuse is on my ipod. i would freaking piss my pants if i ever got to see them play it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorty13 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wish Green Day would stop summing up my life in song form haha. I love this song so much, this and Westbound Sign hit me like a ton of bricks when I heard them for the first time. It's super weird to think that someone like THEM grew up somewhere like THIS. Suburbia sucks and this song makes it a little bit better. Wish I had a Christie Road to get away from things. "Take me to that place that I call home" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsflash777 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 ^ Markelle!And yeah, this is one of those songs that just stands out to me. It's simple but so fucking gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Breakdown Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 This song is awesome.I want to hear this live so bad.Song of the week, you have done it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2pasalacqua Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I wish Green Day would stop summing up my life in song form haha.hahahaha! seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agija Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Christie Road is one of my favorite songs ever. I just love the way it sounds and makes me feel. I'd also love to hear it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather! Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Christie Road was my favorite song for about a year, and I still love it. Definitely one of the better/best on Kerplunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy of suburbia. Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Christie Road is one of my favorite songs ever. I just love the way it sounds and makes me feel. I'd also love to hear it live.mine too.that song just makes me think aboutmy life in general.I heard it live in D.C. and Billieplayed it acoustically...I freaking melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_city's_burning Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Christie Road is one of my favorite songs of all time. I was lucky enough to see them play it live in Hartford, CT last July. I was so happy that i cried...like an idiot! lol The song just gives me a great feeling and i can definitely relate to it so much. Seeing it live is such a fantastic experience, i can't even begin to describe how amazing it is. Love this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 OMG YES.Christie Road is my Most favorite song Offa Kerplunk.Its just so relaxing to listen to on the way hoem from a vacation!AHH good times :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffx Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Christie Road is off Kerplunk which just happens to be my favourite Green Day record, so naturally I love this song to death. Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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